Baseball Dusts Canton South 7-2
Louisville 7, Canton South 2
The Louisville Leopards downed the visiting Canton South Wildcats 7-2 Tuesday Evening at the Field of 
Dreams. With the victory, Louisville improves to 6-7 overall and 3-4 in the NBC.
Jake Adams batted 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs and scored a run to lead the Leopards. Stephen Kerzan also went 2-for-3 at the plate with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, and a run scored for Louisville.
On the mound, Paul Howard (1-1) pitched a complete game, gave up 0 earned runs on 8 hits, and struck out 3 for the Leopards.
Ty McKinney led the Wildcats by batting 2-for-4 with 2 doubles and a run scored. Silas Snyder had the 
only Canton South RBI on a sac fly in the sixth. JC Phillippi & Rashawn Pride also had 2 hits each for South.
Isaac Mathie, Reis Rankin, and Cam White all had multi-hit games for Louisville. The Leopards out-hit the Wildcats 12-8 for the game.
UP NEXT: The Leopards will next travel to Canfield to take on the Cardinals on Wednesday, April 20 at 5:00 PM. JV & Freshman will host Canfield at the same time.
Don’t forget to Subscribe to Our Posts for Free
Order Individual Player Highlight Video
VARSITY BOX SCORE
LEOPARDS 7, WILDCATS 2
Team 123-456-7–R-H-E
Canton South 001-001-0–2-8-0
Louisville 002-050-X–7-12-3
CANTON SOUTH WILDCATS VARSITY BATTING
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashawn Pride | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khord Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Phillippi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty McKinney | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Lundsford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Croston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Silas Snyder | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Akers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Griffen Tessanne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Lutz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
CANTON SOUTH WILDCATS VARSITY PITCHING
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JC Phillippi | 4.0 | 86 | .523 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Ron Croston | 2.0 | 34 | .559 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 6.0 | 120 | .533 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY BATTING
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Deckerd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Reis Rankin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Adams | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac Mathie | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyler Adams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Kerzan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam White | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Harsh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Haren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brody Hahn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Howard | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 28 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY PITCHING
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Howard | 7.0 | 89 | .674 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 89 | .674 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Records: Louisville 6-7, 3-4; Canton South 5-7, 3-4
JV: Louisville 13, Canton South 0, 5 Innings
The Leopards JV Squad remained undefeated with a 13-0 shutout of the host Wildcats Tuesday. Louisville is now 13-0 overall and 7-0 against NBC competition this season.
Jack Davis (4-0) pitched a complete game, 1-hit shutout and struck out 10 to lead the Leopards.
Dillon Deckerd batted 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs to lead the Leopards on Offense. Brendon Hoffman also finished 2-for-3 at the dish with 3 runs scored, Cam Lingle drove in 2 runs, and Cam Prasco also had a multi-hit game.
Malachi Knox had the lone hit for the Wildcats in the fifth inning.
JV BOX SCORE
LEOPARDS 13, WILDCATS 0, 5 INNINGS
Team 123-45–R-H-E
Louisville 205-51–13-10-0
Canton South 000-00–0-1-5
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV BATTING
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Wahl | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon English | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Zuppe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Carpico | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brendon Hoffman | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Yadrnak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dillon Deckerd | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Doerschuk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Prasco | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Budinski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam Lingle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Max Hartline | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Satchel Strickmaker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Davis | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 28 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV PITCHING
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Davis | 5.0 | 64 | .656 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 5.0 | 64 | .656 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
CANTON SOUTH WILDCATS JV BATTING
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Skillern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Peyton Tender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaxon Frey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Beau Robbins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dalton Frey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malachi Knox | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Bayer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hunter Morrow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarod Dunn | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
CANTON SOUTH WILDCATS JV PITCHING
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Walker | 3.2 | 92 | .620 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Beau Robbins | 1.1 | 36 | .361 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 5.0 | 128 | .547 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Records: Louisville 13-0, 7-0
