BASEBALL: Leopards “Crank” Out 4-2 Win at Salem
Jon Crank hit a 2-run homer in the top of the sixth and Riley Groves also pitched a complete game striking out 6 and also drove in a run at the plate to lead the 12-5, 8-2 Leopards.
Jon Crank hit a 2-run homer in the top of the sixth and Riley Groves also pitched a complete game striking out 6 and also drove in a run at the plate to lead the 12-5, 8-2 Leopards.
Mike Kelly reached on an error in the bottom of the 7th bringing home Connor Ruffier for the game-winning run in giving Louisville a 4-3 NBC win over Salem. Alex Hollifield also had an inside-the-park home run.
Joey Duckworth delivered a 2 out, 2-run walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh to lift Louisville past Indian Valley 12-11 in Game 2. The Braves won game one 6-5.
Riley Groves pitched a complete game while striking out 9 and Mike Kelly drove in three runs to lead the Louisville Leopards. Louisville, Canton South, & Alliance are now tied atop the NBC.
Logan Bowles pitched a complete game while striking out 8 and DJ Wilson hit a 2-run homer in the top of the seventh to lead the Canton South Wildcats to a 5-1 win over the Louisville Leopards.
Alliance broke open a 1-1 tie with 10 runs in the fifth and sixth innings en rout to beating the host Louisville 11-4 Thursday. Mike Kelly had two RBI’s for the Leopards and Jon Crank & Pavin Parks had two hits each to lead the Leps offensively.
Riley Groves threw a two-hit shutout and Pavin Parks delivered the game-winning RBI in the sixth to lead the Leopards past the Aviators 1-0.
Louisville jumped out to a 6-1 lead early and survived a seventh inning Hoover rally to defeat the Vikings 6-5 Monday evening at Louisville High School.
Connor Ruffier & Dillon Stertzbach each had three hits each and Mike Kelly went the distance as the visiting Louisville Leopards defeated the West Branch Warriors 10-3. Kyle White & Garrett Yoder each had a pair of hits as well for the Leopards.
After Louisville took a 1-0 first inning lead, Jackson scored eight unanswered en rout to an 8-3 victory at LHS Wednesday Evening. Kyle White, Riley Groves, and Mike Kelly each had 2 hits a piece.