ZANESVILLE — Brody White slugged a double and single and tossed 2 1/3 innings of relief to lead Sheridan to a 5-2 win against Zanesville at Jay Payton Field.
The win was the first for new Generals coach Josh Coleman, who took over for Hall of Fame coach Doug Fisher in March. Connor Roshon added a homer and single and Tyler Turnes pitched 4 2/3 innings to get the win.
Canon Mercer launched a solo homer for Zanesville. Maddox Mohler took the loss.
Logan 11, West Muskingum 8: Wes Houston blasted two homers and drove in five in a losing cause for the Tornadoes in a nonleague game in Falls Township.
Houston also singled and Sam Wiseman doubled with two singles for West, which had four errors in falling behind 9-2 after two innings. Wiseman also pitched four scoreless innings.
Indian Valley 3, Ridgewood 1: Maison Kiser tossed a complete game in a losing cause for the Generals, who were held to three hits by Braves starter Deagan Beaber in an Inter-Valley Conference-South Division clash in Gnadenhutten.
Beaber, who struck out eight, also had three singles and stole two bases. Indian Valley scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to break a 1-all tie.
No player had more than a single for Ridgewood.
Garaway 2, River View 1 (8 inn.): Cooper Gintz squeezed home the go-ahead run in the eighth as the Pirates outlasted the host Black Bears in a pitcher’s duel at Ron Tisko Field.
Cole Greenwalt allowed three hits and didn’t yield an earned run in seven innings for River View, striking out nine. Kydron Snow drove in the team’s only run with a single in the fourth to tie the game at 1.
Cols. Wellington 6, Rosecrans 5: The Bishops scored five times over the final two innings but couldn’t complete the comeback in a Mid-State League-Cardinal Division road clash.
Hayden Perdue slugged a double and pitched 5 1/3 innings for Rosecrans, which had five hits and drew five walks. Coen Grandstaff added two singles.
Bellaire 10, Cambridge 0: The Bobcats managed only three hits and committed six errors in a Buckeye 8 loss on the road.
Softball
West Muskingum 11, Meadowbrook 10: Kyanna Bowers drove in the game-winning run in the seventh for the host Tornadoes, rallied from a 10-4 deficit over the final two innings in an MVL-Small School Division home win.
Bowers finished 4-for-5 with five RBIs — two of her hits were doubles. Addy Antonetz and Daylee Foster had two doubles and a single; Kadie Bare got the win in relief.
Sommer Ginn hit two homers with three RBIs to pace Meadowbrook. Natalee Norman double and singled.
Crooksville 18, Maysville 2: Page Frame drove in three runs and Dalena Rollison had three of the Ceramics’ 11 hits in a dominant effort against the Panthers in Newton Township.
Frame had a double and single and Mylin Driggs belted a homer and scored three times for Crooksville, which improved to 8-0.
New Lexington 15, Coshocton 2 (5 inn.): Caroline Dupler drove in three runs with a double and two singles to pace the Panthers in an MVL-Small School rout in New Lexington.
Alexandra Pyle added four RBIs and Ava Gleason a double and single for New Lex; Mia Metzger struck out seven to get the win.
Sierra Gambill doubled and singled for Coshocton.
Minerva 8, River View 7: Kayla McPeak cracked a double and single in a losing effort for the visiting Lady Bears, who couldn’t overcome nine errors, five walks and four wild pitches in a nonleague game.
Joann Thompson added two singles with an RBI for River View, which led 8-5 after five innings before Minerva rallied with two runs in the sixth and seventh to earn the win. The Lions overcame nine errors.
Bellaire 8, Cambridge 5: The Bobcats were outhit, 15-5, in a Buckeye 8 loss at Cambridge City Park.
Laney Harper had two singles and pitched a complete game for Cambridge, which had five errors and trailed 8-3 in the seventh.
This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Sheridan gets Coleman first win; West M softball walks off winners
ZANESVILLE — Brody White slugged a double and single and tossed 2 1/3 innings of relief to lead Sheridan to a 5-2 win against Zanesville at Jay Payton Field.
The win was the first for new Generals coach Josh Coleman, who took over for Hall of Fame coach Doug Fisher in March. Connor Roshon added a homer and single and Tyler Turnes pitched 4 2/3 innings to get the win.
Canon Mercer launched a solo homer for Zanesville. Maddox Mohler took the loss.
Logan 11, West Muskingum 8: Wes Houston blasted two homers and drove in five in a losing cause for the Tornadoes in a nonleague game in Falls Township.
Houston also singled and Sam Wiseman doubled with two singles for West, which had four errors in falling behind 9-2 after two innings. Wiseman also pitched four scoreless innings.
Indian Valley 3, Ridgewood 1: Maison Kiser tossed a complete game in a losing cause for the Generals, who were held to three hits by Braves starter Deagan Beaber in an Inter-Valley Conference-South Division clash in Gnadenhutten.
Beaber, who struck out eight, also had three singles and stole two bases. Indian Valley scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to break a 1-all tie.
No player had more than a single for Ridgewood.
Garaway 2, River View 1 (8 inn.): Cooper Gintz squeezed home the go-ahead run in the eighth as the Pirates outlasted the host Black Bears in a pitcher’s duel at Ron Tisko Field.
Cole Greenwalt allowed three hits and didn’t yield an earned run in seven innings for River View, striking out nine. Kydron Snow drove in the team’s only run with a single in the fourth to tie the game at 1.
Cols. Wellington 6, Rosecrans 5: The Bishops scored five times over the final two innings but couldn’t complete the comeback in a Mid-State League-Cardinal Division road clash.
Hayden Perdue slugged a double and pitched 5 1/3 innings for Rosecrans, which had five hits and drew five walks. Coen Grandstaff added two singles.
Bellaire 10, Cambridge 0: The Bobcats managed only three hits and committed six errors in a Buckeye 8 loss on the road.
Softball
West Muskingum 11, Meadowbrook 10: Kyanna Bowers drove in the game-winning run in the seventh for the host Tornadoes, rallied from a 10-4 deficit over the final two innings in an MVL-Small School Division home win.
Bowers finished 4-for-5 with five RBIs — two of her hits were doubles. Addy Antonetz and Daylee Foster had two doubles and a single; Kadie Bare got the win in relief.
Sommer Ginn hit two homers with three RBIs to pace Meadowbrook. Natalee Norman double and singled.
Crooksville 18, Maysville 2: Page Frame drove in three runs and Dalena Rollison had three of the Ceramics’ 11 hits in a dominant effort against the Panthers in Newton Township.
Frame had a double and single and Mylin Driggs belted a homer and scored three times for Crooksville, which improved to 8-0.
New Lexington 15, Coshocton 2 (5 inn.): Caroline Dupler drove in three runs with a double and two singles to pace the Panthers in an MVL-Small School rout in New Lexington.
Alexandra Pyle added four RBIs and Ava Gleason a double and single for New Lex; Mia Metzger struck out seven to get the win.
Sierra Gambill doubled and singled for Coshocton.
Minerva 8, River View 7: Kayla McPeak cracked a double and single in a losing effort for the visiting Lady Bears, who couldn’t overcome nine errors, five walks and four wild pitches in a nonleague game.
Joann Thompson added two singles with an RBI for River View, which led 8-5 after five innings before Minerva rallied with two runs in the sixth and seventh to earn the win. The Lions overcame nine errors.
Bellaire 8, Cambridge 5: The Bobcats were outhit, 15-5, in a Buckeye 8 loss at Cambridge City Park.
Laney Harper had two singles and pitched a complete game for Cambridge, which had five errors and trailed 8-3 in the seventh.
This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Sheridan gets Coleman first win; West M softball walks off winners
