Louisville to Host 2019 Division II District Baseball Tournament
The Northeast District Athletic Board has officially named Louisville as the host of the 2019 Division II District Baseball Tournament in May.
The Northeast District Athletic Board has officially named Louisville as the host of the 2019 Division II District Baseball Tournament in May.
Louisville Middle School 7th Graders Connor Morley and Will Aljancic helped lead their baseball team, Aces Elite 13U, to a Runner-Up finish in the 2018 Strongsville Memorial Day Classic.
Bryce Zuppe doubled in the third for the only Louisville hit as the 2nd Seed Leopards fell to the Defending State Champion Blue Devils 1-0 in the DII Akron District Championship. Louisville finishes with a record of 22-8 for the 2018 season.
Bryce Zuppe hit a 2-out walk-off single in the bottom of the 9th as #2 Seed Louisville rallied from a 3-run deficit to defeat #6 Norton 4-3 in the DII Akron District Semifinals at Canal Park. Dillon English also batted 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Leopards.
Cam Lingle pitched 5 scoreless inning in relief and Davis Burick hit a Grand Slam as part of a 9-run 12th inning as Louisville won 18-9 at Canton South to claim the NBC Outright for the first time since 2011. Bryce Zuppe also drove in 6 runs and scored 4 as LHS finished 13-1 in the NBC.
Louisville rallied back from a 3-run deficit to down visiting West Branch 5-3 to clinch a share of the NBC. Andrew Gray pitched a complete game and struck out 10 and Cam Lingle batted 2-for-3 with the go-ahead double in the sixth as LHS beat the Warriors for the first time since 2014.
Bryce Zuppe batted 3-for-5 with a 2-run triple as the Leopards knocked off the Indians 11-5 in the DII Akron Sectional Finals to advance to Canal Park. Caleb Prasco and Jackson Kandel each had 2 hits and Jack Davis also hit a 2-run triple as LHS improved to 19-7.
Jack Davis and Caleb Prasco each drove in runs, but the Leopards fell on the road to the Warriors 5-2. Both teams are now 11-1 in the NBC and will face off against on Thursday.
Bryce Zuppe hit a walk-off solo homer with 2 outs in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Leopards past the Raiders 2-1. Caleb Prasco also doubled in Dillon Rebuck for the game-tying run an inning before as LHS improved to 18-6.
Austin Cummings scored with 2 outs in the seventh to break the shoutout, but Louisville fell at Perry 7-1. Jackson Kandel, Dillon Rebuck, and Bryce Zuppe had the only hits for LHS who falls to 17-6.