Leopards Crash Fleet of Aviators: Baseball, Softball, Tennis All Win
BASEBALL
Louisville 1, Alliance 0
For the second straight day a Louisville pitcher hurled a one-hitter against Alliance. Mike Kelly pitched a complete game one-hit shutout, struck out nine, and walked only one setting up a wild last of the seventh. Chris Duckworth doubled to start the scoring threat. Then Riley Groves laid down a sacrifice bunt, but Alliance pitcher Nathan Rice threw the throw to first into right field. Duckworth scored on the play ending the game and leaving Louisville alone atop the NBC (Louisville 5-1, Marlington 4-1, Minerva 3-1). Despite a 12 strikeout performance Rice was handed the loss for Alliance, who had previously been undefeated before the Leopards beat them in back-to-back nights.
BOX SCORE:
LEOPARDS 1, AVIATORS 0
Alliance 000 000 0 — 0 1 4
Louisville 000 000 1 — 1 5 2
PITCHING: Rice and Grimes. Kelly and Neff. WP—Kelly. LP—Rice. HITTING: HR’s-None
Records— Louisville 6-2, 5-1. Alliance 7-2, 4-2.
NEXT UP: Louisville will take on GlenOak in a doubleheader today (April 15) at 4:30 PM and 7:00 PM at Gilhousen Field. JV and Freshman will also play GlenOak at home today at 4:30 PM.
JV RESULT: Louisville 20, Alliance 4, 5 Innings.
SOFTBALL
Louisville 3, Alliance 0
The Lady Leopards bounced back from an excruciating defeat at home with a solid shutout win over the Aviators. Brittany Flanigan dominated by throwing a complete game shutout and striking out six en route to her fourth victory of the season.
The offense cracked the goose egg in the top of the fourth inning when Shelby Swigert doubled in Chandler Rice. Swigert quickly completed the rest of her journey when Ashley Horton singled her home soon after to give Louisville a 2-0 cushion after the fourth.
Later, Jordan Monnot led off the top of the sixth with a double and then Swigert grounded a sac bunt that moved her to third. Then Horton delivered her second RBI single in as many at-bats to give Louisville a 3-0 lead that they would never relinquish.
BOX SCORE:
LEOPARDS 3, AVIATORS 0
Louisville 000 201 0 — 3 5 1
Alliance 000 000 0 — 0 3 1
PITCHING: Flanigan and Isla; Bondoni and Stanley. WP—Flanigan 4-1. LP— Bondoni 3-5. HITTING: HR’s-None.
Records—Louisville 6-1, 4-1; Alliance 3-5, 2-2
NEXT UP: The Lady Leps will travel to Marlington to face the Dukes today (April 15) at 4:30 PM. JV will play at Marlington during the same time.
JV RESULT: Louisville 12, Alliance 1
BOYS TENNIS
Louisville 3, Alliance 2
Records: Louisville 3-3, 2-1; Alliance 2-1
SINGLES
#1 Singles winner: Alliance: Zach Davis (A) d. Aaron Sullivan (L) 6-1, 6-7 (7-3), 6-1
#2 Singles winner: Alliance: Ben Stone (A) d. Nicholas Terra (L) 6-0, 6-0
#3 Singles winner: Louisville: Michael Thomas (L) d. Cody Shearrow (A) 6-0, 6-0
DOUBLES
#1 Doubles winner: Louisville: Vince Burwell & Daniel Thompson (L) d. Danny Salle & Aaron Kline (A) 7-6 (7-1), 6-4
#2 Doubles winner: Louisville: Adam Sullivan & Anthony Hoover (L) d. Eric Eichner & Luke VanOrsdale (A) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
NEXT UP: Boys Tennis will next compete in the Louisville Doubles Classic at 9 AM Saturday, April 16 at Louisville High School.
BOYS TRACK
Louisville 88, Carrollton 40
Shot put—Dolvin (C) 44-7. Discus—Maple (C) 122-2. High jump—Minster (L) 6-0. Long jump—Cavalier (L) 16-6. 3,200-meter relay—Louisville (Gronow, Cummings, Swartz, Milburn) 10:08.0. 110 hurdles—Sayers (L) 16.74. 100—Burrier (C) 11.22. 800 relay—Louisville 2:02.0. 1,600—Koczwana (L) 4:47.0. 400 relay—Louisville (Reynolds, Sluss, Minster, Meadows) 50.4. 400—Gentry (L) 52.2. 300 hurdles—Irwin (C) 42.3. 800—Stevens (L) 2:08.0. 200—Burrier (C) 22.9. 3,200—Cummings (L) 11:05.0. 1,600 relay—Carrollton (Burrier, Irwin, Smith, Stertzbach) 3:39.0.
GIRLS TRACK: Didn’t compete. They will travel to Carrollton for a meet against the Warriors on Thursday, April 28 at 4:30 PM.
NEXT UP: Boys and Girls Track will compete in the Gilmore Academy Invitational at 10:00 AM on Saturday, April 16.
