Aviators Blank Leopards, Louisville Ends Season 18-8
Alliance’s Nathan Rice threw a 2-hit shutout & struck out 15 to lead Alliance to a 1-0 District Semifinal win over Louisville. Kyle White had two hits for the Leopards.
Alliance’s Nathan Rice threw a 2-hit shutout & struck out 15 to lead Alliance to a 1-0 District Semifinal win over Louisville. Kyle White had two hits for the Leopards.
Marlington scored five runs in the first inning last Wednesday and finished off Louisville Tuesday night 8-2. Chad Neff hit a 2-run home run for the Leopards only runs of the game.
Jon Crank went 4-for-4 with a 3-run triple & 4 RBI’s and Riley Groves pitched a 6-inning shutout & delivered the game-ending RBI during Louisville’s 10-0 win over the Fairless Falcons in the Sectional Final.
Dillon Stertzbach pitched a complete game & struck out 9 during Louisville’s 5-1 Senior Night win over Marlington. Connor Ruffier & Mike Kelly also had 3 hits a piece to lead the 17-6, 11-2 Leopards.
Mike Kelly drove in 3 runs and Kyle White also drove in 2 to help lead the Louisville Leopards over the Division III fifth ranked Canton Central Catholic Crusaders 6-4. Groves earned the win to move to 8-0.
The past 40 years of Louisville Leopards Baseball State Playoff History from 1972-2011. Louisville has won 2 district titles, 16 sectional titles, and is 40-40 overall.
Jon Crank went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI’s, Connor Ruffier scored twice, & Mike Kelly pitched a complete game to lead the Leopards in the first game and Bryan Adams also went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI’s in the second game.
Eight different Leopards provided RBI’s and eight different Leopards also scored during Louisville’s 13-2 NBC victory over visiting Carrollton. Riley Groves earned the victory on the mound and is now 7-0 for the season.
Dillon Stertzbach pitched 6 solid innings and struck out 11 to lead the Louisville past host Carrollton 6-4. Stertzbach also had 2 RBI’s offensively and Chad Neff had a 2-run triple for the 13-5, 9-2 Leopards.
The Leopards will host the #7 seeded Fairless Falcons in the Sectional Final on Friday, May 11 at 4:30 PM after drawing the 3rd seed.