Leopards Let NBC Slip Away at Marlington 8-2
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Marlington 8, Louisville 2
Marlington scored five runs in the first inning last Wednesday and finished off Louisville Tuesday evening 8-2. The loss ends the Leopards chances at a third straight NBC Title and gives Canton South the the league outright. Chad Neff hit a 2-run home run in the fourth inning for the Leopards only runs in the game.
Marlington picked up where they left off by pouring three more runs on in the bottom of the third to start the continued suspended game. Dymonte Thomas’ 2-run triple was the key play for the Dukes in the inning. Thomas finished the contest with 2 hits and Shawn Kirk also had two hits for Marlington.
Louisville tried to counter in the bottom of the inning when Neff blasted a 2-run home run that landed on Beeson Street past the left field fence with nobody out. The Leopards went on to load the bases, but two strikeouts watching ended the threat. The umpire’s calls failed to appease the Louisville faithful in attendance, but the score still remained 8-2 Marlington through four innings.
The Leopards managed just three hits after that, but were unable to spring anyone home. Louisville struck out 13 times in the contest, as Marlington starting pitcher Jordan Knapp delivered the first nine of those and Michael Tolerton finished off the Leopards with 4 more to go along with three shutout innings to close the game.
The Leopards enter District tournament play with a mark of 18-7 and finish the year second in the NBC with a record of 11-3. Louisville will rematch with Alliance in the DII Canton District Semifinals at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium on Thursday, May 17 at 5:00 PM. The two teams split their series during the regular season.
PICTURES
Box Score
Team 123-456-7–R-H-E
Louisville 000-200-0–2-6-5
Marlington 503-000-X–8-7-0
Louisville Leopards Varsity Batting
Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K White | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
C Ruffier | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
M Kelly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
J Crank | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
C Neff | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
D Stertzbaugh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
R Groves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J Duckworth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
A Hollifield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 25 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
Louisville Leopards Varsity Pitching
Pitching | O | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J Duckworth | 14 | 4.2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 63.8% |
M Kelly | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.5% |
Totals | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 63.6% |
Marlington Dukes Varsity Batting
Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D Thomas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
J Walker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T Rupert | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
J Fey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
M Tolerton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
D Greiner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S Kirk | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E Wutrick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
R Linerode | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B Baulderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 27 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Marlington Dukes Varsity Pitching
Pitching | O | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J Knapp | 12 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 59.5% |
M Tolerton | 9 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 67.7% |
Totals | 21 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 61.7% |
Records: Marlington 10-17, 6-8; Louisville 18-7, 11-3
NEXT UP: The Leps will next take on the Alliance Aviators in the DII Canton District Semifinals at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium on Thursday, May 17 at 5:00 PM.
JV REPORT (From May 9)
Marlington 4, Louisville 3
Zach Shea, Corey Wilson, and Connor Zwick each had RBI’s for the Leopards during the 4-3 loss to Marlington last Wednesday. The JV squad finishes the season 11-8 overall and 9-4 in the NBC.
JV Box Score
Team 123-456-7–R-H-E
Marlington 000-400-0–4-7-2
Louisville 001-110-0–3-5-3
Marlington Dukes JV Batting
Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S Masters | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
L Schoeppner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B Brodzinski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M Hoffmeyer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
M Ray | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
D Byelene | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
T Copeland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
J Hodgekin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A Pucci | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 28 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Marlington Dukes JV Pitching
Pitching | O | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K Johnson | 12 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63.6% |
J Jones | 9 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 59.3% |
Totals | 21 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 61.7% |
Louisville Leopards JV Batting
Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R Graybeal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C Zwick | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Z Schaffner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Z Shea | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M Lautner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
T Butera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
J Crank | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C Leeders | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
V Knebl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 26 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Louisville Leopards JV Pitching
Pitching | O | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z Schaffner | 12 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 67.2% |
C Zwick | 9 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 63.2% |
Totals | 21 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 65.7% |
FRESHMAN (May 9): Marlington 11, Louisville 0