Shea’s Walk-Off Single Lifts Louisville Past Minerva in Wild 7th Inning

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Louisville 6, Minerva 5

Zach Shea blooped a single into right field bringing home Joe Crank to give Louisville a 6-5 come from behind victory against visiting Minerva Thursday. With the victory, the Leopards are now 2-4 overall and 2-1 in conference play.

The lead changed hands five times during this see-saw affair. Stephen Kerzan, who finished 2-for-3 Beatty's Sports Spring 2014 Baseball Shirt 1for Louisville, singled home Jordan Hughes to open the scoring in the first inning. The Lions took the lead in the top of the third by virtue of Alex Gould’s 2-run double.

The Leopards knotted the game in the bottom half of the inning as Alex Hollifield drove in Corey Hileman. Hollifield would later triple in the sixth inning before being tagged out at the plate. The Inside-The-Park Home Run would have been the second of his career, the first came against Salem in 2012. Hollifield also finished with 2 hits for the game.

The fourth inning saw Louisville retake the lead when Jake Adams singled home Crank. The Leopards went up 4-2 in the fifth inning when Garrett Yoder sacrificed home Kerzan who led off the inning with a triple.

The score remained the same until the wild seventh inning. Minerva scored three runs in the top half of the inning to stun Louisville and take a 5-4 advantage. Tyler Stewart delivered a 2-run single to right and Jansten Locke also hit an RBI single to center. Stewart finished the game with 3 hits to lead the Lions.

With the heart of the lineup due up for the Leopards, the game was far from over. Kerzan walked to start the last of the seventh. Then Yoder reached on an error to put runners on second and third with no outs. Next, a bunt attempt resulted in Kerzan being tagged out at the plate and left runners on the corners.

With Louisville still trailing by a run, Adams grounded to second into what looked to be a potential game-ending double play. However, the throw to second was wide allowing Yoder to score the tying run and leaving both Crank & Adams in scoring position. After that Shea provided the game-winner.

On the mound, Adams worked the first four innings and struck out 5. Hughes worked the final three innings to pick up the decision.

With the victory, Louisville has now taken 25 out of the last 27 games from Minerva including the last 14 overall. The Leopards have also won 13 consecutive games against the Lions at home.

UP NEXT: The Leopards will next take on the North Canton Hoover Vikings on Monday, April 14 at 5:00 PM. Varsity will be home and JV & Freshman will be on the road.

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BOX SCORE

LEOPARDS 6, LIONS 5

Team 123-456-7–R-H-E

Minerva 002-000-3–5-8-5

Louisville 101-110-2–6-9-2

MINERVA LIONS VARSITY BATTING
Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Tyler Stewart 5 2 3 2 0 0
Jantsen Locke 2 1 1 1 3 0
Mitch Croston 5 0 1 0 0 2
Alex Gould 4 0 1 2 0 0
Austin Catlett 1 0 0 0 2 0
Treep 4 0 0 0 0 1
Zane Zeedrich 1 1 1 0 3 0
Tyler Mayle 2 0 0 0 0 2
Dalton Hartshorn 4 0 0 0 0 1
Hunter Long 2 1 1 0 0 1
Totals 30 5 8 5 8 7
Batting

2B: Alex Gould, Hunter Long
TB: Tyler Stewart 3, Jantsen Locke, Mitch Croston, Alex Gould 2, Zane Zeedrich, Hunter Long 2
RBI: Tyler Stewart 2, Jantsen Locke, Alex Gould 2
ROE: Alex Gould
HBP: Austin Catlett
SB: Tyler Stewart

Quality At Bats

Team Total: 21 (53.85%)

Tyler Stewart 2, Jantsen Locke 4, Mitch Croston 3, Alex Gould 2, Austin Catlett 2, Zane Zeedrich 3, Tyler Mayle, Dalton Hartshorn 2, Hunter Long 2

Fielding

E: Jantsen Locke, Treep 4

 

MINERVA LIONS VARSITY PITCHING
Pitching IP H R ER BB K HR S%
Mitch Croston 6.0 8 4 2 3 1 0 .629
Alex Gould 0.1 1 2 0 1 0 0 .619
Totals 6.1 9 6 2 4 1 0 .627
Pitching

L: Alex Gould
HBP: Mitch Croston
WP: Mitch Croston
Pitches-Strikes: Mitch Croston 97-61, Alex Gould 21-13
Groundouts-Flyouts: Mitch Croston 3-10, Alex Gould 0-0
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Mitch Croston 18-30, Alex Gould 2-5

 

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY BATTING
Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Connor Zwick 4 0 1 0 0 0
Jordan Hughes 2 1 1 0 2 0
Alex Hollifield 4 0 2 1 0 0
Stephen Kerzan 3 1 2 1 1 0
Garrett Yoder 3 1 0 1 0 0
Joe Crank 3 2 0 0 1 0
Jake Adams 4 0 1 1 0 0
Zach Shea 3 0 1 1 0 0
Corey Hileman 3 1 1 0 0 1
Totals 29 6 9 5 4 1
Batting

3B: Alex Hollifield, Stephen Kerzan
TB: Alex Hollifield 4, Zach Shea, Jordan Hughes, Connor Zwick, Corey Hileman, Stephen Kerzan 4, Jake Adams
RBI: Alex Hollifield, Zach Shea, Garrett Yoder, Stephen Kerzan, Jake Adams
SF: Garrett Yoder
ROE: Garrett Yoder, Corey Hileman, Joe Crank 2, Jake Adams
FC: Alex Hollifield, Joe Crank
HBP: Zach Shea
SB: Alex Hollifield
CS: Alex Hollifield, Joe Crank

Quality At Bats

Team Total: 20 (57.14%)

Alex Hollifield 3, Zach Shea, Jordan Hughes 2, Garrett Yoder, Connor Zwick 2, Corey Hileman, Joe Crank, Stephen Kerzan 4, Jake Adams 3

Fielding

E: Alex Hollifield, Jordan Hughes

 

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS VARSITY PITCHING
Pitching IP H R ER BB K HR S%
Jake Adams 4.0 4 2 2 5 5 0 .562
Jordan Hughes 3.0 4 3 2 3 2 0 .571
Totals 7.0 8 5 4 8 7 0 .566
Pitching

W: Jordan Hughes
HBP: Jake Adams
Pitches-Strikes: Jordan Hughes 63-36, Jake Adams 96-54
Groundouts-Flyouts: Jordan Hughes 3-4, Jake Adams 4-3
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Jordan Hughes 9-17, Jake Adams 6-22

JV: Louisville 23, Minerva 1, 5 Innings

The Leopards scored 15 runs in the top of the fifth to turn an already convincing lead into a 23-1, 5 inning blowout. With the victory, the JV Squad is now 3-1 overall and 3-0 against NBC foes.

Brody Hahn led Louisville by going 3 for 3 at the plate, scoring 4 runs, and driving in 3 runs. Kyle Ashcraft also hit a triple and batted in 4 runs, and Justin Agnone drove in 3 runs.

On the mound, Alex Hewitt surrendered just 1 hit and struck out 2 in 3 innings of work. Tyler Adams closed out the final 2 innings and struck out 6.

BOX SCORE

LEOPARDS 23, LIONS 1, 5 Innings

Team 123-456-7–R-H-E

Louisville 222-2(15)–23-14-1

Minerva 000-10–1-3-7

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV BATTING
Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Casey Nau 2 1 1 0 1 1
Justin Agnone 2 2 1 3 1 0
Brody Hahn 3 4 3 3 3 0
Cameron White 2 0 1 1 1 0
Paul Howard 1 2 0 1 1 0
Alex Hewitt 2 1 2 2 1 0
Tyler Adams 1 2 1 2 1 0
Kyle Ashcraft 4 2 2 4 1 1
Tyler Croxton 5 2 1 2 0 1
Christian Hendricks 4 0 1 2 0 2
Brock Haren 0 1 0 0 0 0
Trevor Burk 2 1 0 0 0 0
Isaac Mathie 2 2 1 1 1 0
Nick Harsh 3 2 0 0 1 1
Reis Rankin 1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 23 14 21 12 6
Batting

2B: Tyler Croxton, Cameron White
3B: Kyle Ashcraft
TB: Tyler Adams, Brody Hahn 3, Casey Nau, Justin Agnone, Kyle Ashcraft 4, Tyler Croxton 2, Christian Hendricks, Isaac Mathie, Cameron White 2, Alex Hewitt 2
RBI: Tyler Adams 2, Brody Hahn 3, Justin Agnone 3, Kyle Ashcraft 4, Tyler Croxton 2, Christian Hendricks 2, Isaac Mathie, Paul Howard, Cameron White, Alex Hewitt 2
ROE: Justin Agnone, Reis Rankin, Trevor Burk 2, Nick Harsh 2
FC: Tyler Croxton 2
HBP: Brock Haren, Paul Howard
SB: Brody Hahn, Kyle Ashcraft, Tyler Croxton, Alex Hewitt, Nick Harsh

Quality At Bats

Team Total: 27 (56.25%)

Tyler Adams, Brody Hahn 6, Casey Nau, Justin Agnone, Kyle Ashcraft 4, Tyler Croxton, Christian Hendricks 2, Isaac Mathie, Paul Howard, Cameron White 3, Alex Hewitt 3, Nick Harsh 2

Fielding

E: Tyler Croxton

 

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS JV PITCHING
Pitching IP H R ER BB K HR S%
Alex Hewitt 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .727
Tyler Adams 2.0 2 1 0 0 6 0 .730
Totals 5.0 3 1 0 0 8 0 .729
Pitching

W: Alex Hewitt
Pitches-Strikes: Tyler Adams 37-27, Alex Hewitt 33-24
Groundouts-Flyouts: Tyler Adams 0-1, Alex Hewitt 3-3
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Tyler Adams 6-9, Alex Hewitt 7-11

 

MINERVA LIONS JV BATTING
Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Dakota Romano 3 0 2 0 0 0
Jason Campbell 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jarrod Sebrell 1 0 0 0 0 1
Dylan Ossler 2 1 0 0 0 1
Jake Preston 2 0 0 0 0 1
Jack Hanley 2 0 1 1 0 0
Kyle Gulling 2 0 0 0 0 1
Wyatt Kohl 2 0 0 0 0 2
Stirling Hunter 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jacob Yacklin 1 0 0 0 0 1
Cody Long 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Reed 1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 20 1 3 1 0 8
Batting

2B: Dakota Romano
TB: Dakota Romano 3, Jack Hanley
RBI: Jack Hanley
ROE: Cody Long, Dylan Ossler
FC: Jason Campbell
SB: Dylan Ossler

Quality At Bats

Team Total: 8 (40.00%)

Jason Campbell, Tim Reed, Stirling Hunter, Dakota Romano 3, Jack Hanley, Jake Preston

Fielding

E: Cody Long, Tim Reed, Kyle Gulling, Wyatt Kohl, Jack Hanley 2, Jake Preston

 

MINERVA LIONS JV PITCHING
Pitching IP H R ER BB K HR S%
Derek Zwahlen 4.0 8 8 4 4 5 0 .552
Jason Campbell 0.0 2 5 4 1 0 0 .462
Stephen Biedka 0.1 1 5 4 2 0 0 .524
Hunter Long 0.1 3 5 5 4 1 0 .432
Jake Preston 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500
Totals 5.0 14 23 7 12 6 0 .515
Pitching

L: Derek Zwahlen
HBP: Jason Campbell, Stephen Biedka
Pitches-Strikes: Jason Campbell 13-6, Hunter Long 37-16, Derek Zwahlen 96-53, Stephen Biedka 21-11, Jake Preston 4-2
Groundouts-Flyouts: Jason Campbell 0-0, Hunter Long 0-0, Derek Zwahlen 2-3, Stephen Biedka 0-0, Jake Preston 0-1
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Jason Campbell 3-5, Hunter Long 5-8, Derek Zwahlen 15-27, Stephen Biedka 4-6, Jake Preston 1-2

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