The Olentangy softball team used a three-run sixth to get some breathing room on the way to a 9-6 OCC-Cardinal Division win over visiting Dublin Jerome Wednesday night in Lewis Center.
The Braves led most of the way, but didn’t pull away until late.
The Celtics landed the first blow, plating three runs in the top of the first, but the lead didn’t last long. Olentangy answered with a run in the bottom half before scoring four in the second to take the lead for good.
Candace Walters, Grace Yanez and Emilia Dipiero had run-scoring singles in the big sixth.
Overall, Yanez, Addi Hulshof, Petra Dissett and Dipiero had three hits apiece while Dipiero, Alex Newsome and Payton Kilrain had two RBI each.
Walters earned the complete-game win in the circle, allowing six runs, three earned, on seven hits while striking out four and walking three.
Buckeye Valley 16, Wellington 2, 5 inn.
The Barons broke the scoring seal with three runs in the first and only added to their edge the rest of the way en route to run-ruling visiting Wellington in MSL-Ohio action Wednesday in Delaware.
Sophia Richards led the charge, finishing 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs and two knocked in. Other standouts included Mackenzie Hughes and Audrey Condit, who were both 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI; and Lauren Haunhorst, who finished 2-for-3 with a game-best four RBI.
Marysville 9, Olentangy Berlin 3
The Monarchs scored five times in the third and never looked back, adding another in the fifth and three more in the sixth en route to a league win over the host Bears Wednesday night in Delaware.
Berlin never got going until it was too late, scoring twice in the fifth and again in the sixth.
Payton Caldwell led the Bears in the setback, finishing 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Hilliard Bradley 4, Olentangy Orange 1
The Pioneers outhit the host Jaguars, 6-3, but five fielding errors did them in Wednesday night in Hilliard.
Bradley built a 4-0 edge with single tallies in the first and second innings before adding a pair in the fifth.
Orange got one back in the sixth, but that’s as close as things got.
Gauri Naik led the Pioneers with a pair of hits. She was also the though-luck loser in the circle as all four of the runs she allowed were unearned.
Centerburg 13, Big Walnut 12
The Golden Eagles erupted for 10 runs in the third, but it wasn’t enough as visiting Centerburg rallied for a non-league win Wednesday night in Sunbury.
After the big inning put Big Walnut up 10-7 heading into the fourth, Centerburg answered with a run in the fifth and five in the sixth to complete the comeback.
Quinn Kuhlman led BW with three hits and four RBI in the setback.
