Leopards Drop First NBC Game 11-4 to Alliance
Alliance 11, Louisville 4
Alliance broke open a 1-1 tie with 10 runs in the fifth and sixth innings en rout to beating host Louisville 11-4 in baseball action Thursday evening. Mike Kelly had two RBI’s for the Leopards and Jon Crank & Pavin Parks had two hits each to lead the Leps offensively.
After being shutout three straight times by the Leopards, Alliance erupted for 11 runs. Hunter Cannon, Jared Grimes, and Zack Wys each had multiple hits for 6-2, 4-2 Alliance. If Alliance had not fallen to Carrollton 3-2 last week they would also be in a locked tie atop the NBC.
Joey Duckworth also picked up an RBI in the bottom of the sixth to help Louisville avoid being mercied. Crank had the only other RBI for the 8-3, 5-1 Leopards who now fall into a first place tie with Canton South. The Wildcats used 4 runs in the final two innings to sneak by West Branch at home 4-3 Thursday evening. The Leopards and Wildcats will meet Wednesday and Thursday of next week for two crucial possibly NBC-deciding games.
Box Score
Team 123-456-7–R-H-E
Alliance 001-037-0–11-9-2
Louisville 000-101-2–4-9-2
Alliance Aviators Varsity Batting
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Phillips | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| A Butera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| J Grimes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| H Cannon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M Whitaker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| M Pisanello | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| A Rovnak | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| S Cundiff | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z Wyss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T Roose | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Turney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C Byelene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D Godsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Alliance Aviators Varsity Pitching
| Pitching | O | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Ince | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 66.3% |
| Totals | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 66.3% |
Louisville Leopards Varsity Batting
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K White | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R Groves | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Kelly | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J Crank | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J Duckworth | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| G Yoder | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| G Cozy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P Parks | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C Ruffier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Louisville Leopards Varsity Pitching
| Pitching | O | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Kelly | 15 | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 61.0% |
| J Hughes | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43.8% |
| Totals | 21 | 7.0 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 54.3% |
Records: Alliance 6-2, 4-2; Louisville Leopards 8-3, 5-1
NEXT UP: The Leps will next host the GlenOak Golden Eagles in a doubleheader this Saturday, April 14 at 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM.
JV REPORT
Alliance 10, Louisville 3
Alliance erupted for a 6-run fifth inning to pull away from Louisville 10-3 Thursday at Alliance. For the Aviators, Mike Williams and Nick Skidmore combined to strike out 10 Leopards hitters and give up just 2 earned runs on 5 hits.
Riley Graybeal, Zach Schaffner, and Jeff Agnone each had RBI’s for Louisville who is now 6-5 this spring.
JV Box Score
Team 123-456-7–R-H-E
Louisville 111-000-0–3-5-4
Alliance 121-060-X–10-9-2
Louisville Leopards JV Batting
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Graybeal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| J Crank | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Z Schaffner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C Zwick | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T Butera | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Nelson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J Agnone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| M Lautner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V Knebl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C Hahn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 25 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Louisville Leopards JV Pitching
| Pitching | O | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Sims | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 58.8% |
| R Lautner | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 52.0% |
| Totals | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 55.9% |
Alliance Aviators JV Batting
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Hammerton | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D Dickson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| N Strata | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S McConnell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| M Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| M Unckrich | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| N Skidmore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D Gill | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| T Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| K Haynes-Myers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Alliance Aviators JV Pitching
| Pitching | O | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Williams | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 61.2% |
| N Skidmore | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 55.4% |
| Totals | 21 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 58.3% |
