Stertzbach Returns, Leads Leps to 6-4 Win at Carrollton
Wilson’s Bunt Scores Leeders for a JV Winner
Louisville 6, Carrollton 4
In his first pitching start back from injury, Dillon Stertzbach pitched 6 solid innings and struck out 11 to lead Louisville past host Carrollton 6-4. Stertzbach also had 2 RBI’s offensively and Chad Neff smacked a 2-run triple for the 13-5, 9-2 Leopards.
Louisville took a 4-0 lead through the first three innings. Mike Kelly doubled in Kyle White in the first inning to break the scoreless tie. Kelly and White had two hits a piece for the Leps in the game.
Then in the second inning, Stertzbach led off with a double and then scored when Alex Hollifield singled him home. In the third frame, both Kelly and Jon Crank singled to start the inning. Next, Stertzbach singled home both Kelly and Crank to give Louisville a 4-0 advantage.
Carrollton cut the lead in half with two runs in the fourth inning, but Neff hit a line drive triple to left field in the fifth that brought home both Riley Groves and Garrett Yoder to make it 6-2 Leopards.
The Warriors tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double by Andrew Collins and an RBI single by Cody Walker. However, the Leopards got out of the jam and shutout Carrollton for the final two innings to take the game and keep their NBC Title Fate within their own hands.
Note: Minerva Beat Alliance resulting in the Aviators falling one game behind Canton South and Louisville for the NBC lead.
Box Score
Team 123-456-7–R-H-E
Louisville 112-020-0–6-10-2
Carrollton 000-220-0–4-6-1
Louisville Leopards Varsity Batting
Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K White | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C Ruffier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M Kelly | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J Crank | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R Groves | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D Stertzbaugh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
A Hollifield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
G Yoder | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
P Parks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C Neff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 31 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Louisville Leopards Varsity Pitching
Pitching | O | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D Stertzbaugh | 18 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 64.5% |
R Groves | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80.0% |
Totals | 21 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 65.8% |
Carrollton Warriors Varsity Batting
Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A Collins | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
C Walker | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
S Mohn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
T Krantz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
A Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
A Gang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
M Dobrijevic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Z Fry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
C Moyer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 28 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Carrollton Warriors Varsity Pitching
Pitching | O | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J Lowery | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 67.1% |
M Voulgares | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72.0% |
Totals | 21 | 7.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 68.2% |
Records: Louisville 13-5, 9-2; Carrollton 8-10, 2-9
NEXT UP: The Leopards will next host the Carrollton Warriors on Thursday, May 3 at 4:30 PM. JV & Freshman will play at Carrollton during the same time.
JV REPORT
Louisville 3, Carrollton 2, 8 innings
Corey Wilson’s bunt brought home a sliding Chad Leeders in the bottom of the eighth inning lifting the Leopards to a 3-2 home victory over the Warriors.
Zach Schaffner and Michael Lautner each drove in runs for Louisville earlier in the game. Schaffner also pitched 6.2 innings, struck out 6, and allowed no earned runs on just 4 hits.
Carrollton scored a run in both the sixth and seventh innings to send the game into extra innings before the Leopards moved to 10-6 on the year.
JV PICTURES
JV BOX SCORE
Carrollton Warriors JV Batting
Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Warner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Zollars | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Brannick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Yoder | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Birtcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Hezoucky | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Russ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 30 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Carrollton Warriors JV Pitching
Pitching | O | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Birtcher | 15 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 55.9% |
Hezoucky | 7 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 52.8% |
Totals | 22 | 7.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 54.8% |
Louisville Leopards JV Batting
Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R Graybeal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C Zwick | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Z Schaffner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Z Shea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
M Lautner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J Agnone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T Butera | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
J Crank | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
C Hahn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C Leeders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 26 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
Louisville Leopards JV Pitching
Pitching | O | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | S% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z Schaffner | 20 | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 65.2% |
C Zwick | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% |
A Nelson | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72.7% |
Totals | 24 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 65.7% |
Records: Louisville 10-6