Louisville Shutout at West Branch, Warriors Clinch Share
West Branch 5, Louisville 0
Louisville outhit West Branch 6-4, but the host Warriors still shutout the Leopards 5-0 Saturday. With the victory, West Branch clinches a share of their first NBC Title since 1997. With the loss, Louisville falls to 8-14.
Connor Zwick led the Leopards with 2 hits. Jake Adams, Marcus Buccasso, Corey Hileman, and Stephen Kerzan had the other basehits.
The Warriors were led by Kip DeShields who pitched a complete game shutout and struck out 3. Jake Smith also batted 2-for-2 with a double and 2 runs batted in.
UP NEXT: The Leopards will next host the West Branch Warriors on Thursday, May 22 at 4:30 PM. It will be Senior Night and the final game of the 2014 season.
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BOX SCORE
WARRIORS 5, LEOPARDS 0
Team 123-456-7–R-H-E
Louisville 000-000-0–0-6-5
West Branch 200-210-X–5-4-0
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY BATTING
Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Connor Zwick | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jordan Hughes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Hollifield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Stephen Kerzan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Joe Crank | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jake Adams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marco Buccasso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brock Haren | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Corey Hileman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY PITCHING
Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Hollifield | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .652 |
Jordan Hughes | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .579 |
Totals | 6.0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .600 |
WEST BRANCH WARRIORS VARSITY BATTING
Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Adams | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dylan Greenawalt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jake Smith | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Jerian Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kip Deshields | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chipper Tuel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kyle Zigler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Luke Wallbrown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jake Evanoff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 22 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
WEST BRANCH WARRIORS VARSITY PITCHING
Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kip Deshields | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .576 |
Totals | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .576 |
Records: West Branch 14-10, 11-2; Louisville 8-14, 7-6
JV Game 1: Louisville 6, West Branch 1
Paul Howard pitched a complete game 1-hitter and struck out 5 to lead Louisville past visiting West Branch 6-1 in Game 1 of a Double Header.
Brody Hahn led the Leopards offensively by batting 2-for-4 with a double and 2 runs batted in.
BOX SCORE
LEOPARDS 6, WARRIORS 1
Team 123-456-7–R-H-E
West Branch 100-000-0–1-1-3
Louisville 210-021-X–6-6-0
WEST BRANCH WARRIORS JV BATTING
Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heffinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Steele | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brown | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wallace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hillyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Goode | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hedrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
McHugh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
WEST BRANCH WARRIORS JV PITCHING
Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smith | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .505 |
Hedrick | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .586 |
Totals | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .523 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV BATTING
Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trevor Burk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tyler Adams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Brody Hahn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cameron White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kyle Ashcraft | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Isaac Mathie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Casey Nau | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Paul Howard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Christian Hendricks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 27 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV PITCHING
Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Howard | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .612 |
Totals | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .612 |
JV Game 2: Louisville 9, West Branch 6, 5 Innings
The Leopards defeated the Warriors 9-6 in the second game of Saturday’s twin bill to conclude the season. The game was called after 5 innings due to the weather.
Brody Hahn & Cameron White each batted 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI’s to lead Louisville. Justin Agnone, Tyler Croxton, and Reis Rankin each had a pair of runs scored as well.
With the victory, the Louisville JV Squad finishes the season with an overall record of 14-4 and a league record of 11-1. This makes them the Outright NBC Champions of Junior Varsity Baseball as every other team has at least two losses.
BOX SCORE
LEOPARDS 9, WARRIORS 6, 5 Innings
Team 123-45–R-H-E
Louisville 232-11–9-7-1
West Branch 020-22–6-7-2
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV BATTING
Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyler Croxton | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Tyler Adams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Brody Hahn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Cameron White | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Kyle Ashcraft | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Isaac Mathie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Reis Rankin | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Justin Agnone | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nick Harsh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV PITCHING
Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kyle Ashcraft | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
Tyler Adams | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .567 |
Totals | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .559 |
WEST BRANCH WARRIORS JV BATTING
Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heffinger | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Steele | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brown | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wallace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hillyer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Goode | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hedrick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
McHugh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 22 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
WEST BRANCH WARRIORS JV PITCHING
Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hillyer | 2.0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .571 |
Wallace | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .458 |
Steele | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .394 |
Totals | 5.0 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .486 |
RECORDS: Louisville 14-4, 11-1