Apr. 8—MIDDLE POINT — With the graduation of eight players from last year’s Northwest Conference championship baseball team, Lincolnview coach Eric Fishpaw is depending on his underclassmen to fill the voids this spring.
After a strong start, Fishpaw is feeling a little more at ease with his situation.
In Thursday’s 10-5 non-conference win over visiting Fort Jennings, Lincolnview pounded 14 base hits, including seven hits in its big seven-run fifth inning.
The most impressive thing about Lincolnview’s seven hits in the fifth inning was that they came off Fort Jennings ace Jarron Swick, who came in to pitch the fourth and fifth innings.
“When Swick came in — who is a phenomenal pitcher — we had our No. nine-hole hitter up, Grant Zielke,” Fishpaw said. “You have two options. … You are either going to shy away from him or you are going to embrace it. I thought our guys did a great job of embracing it, stepping up to the challenge and coming through with a big seven spot.”
Zielke went 2 for 3, including a double and two RBI.
Fort Jennings led 5-2, heading into the bottom of the fifth.
That was when Lincolnview’s bats got busy.
The Lancers sent 11 batters to the plate in the fifth, scored seven runs on seven hits and pulled out to a 9-5 advantage.
For the game, Holden Price led the Lincolnview hitting attack, going 3 for 3 with a double and two RBI. Other Lincolnview players who recorded two hits were Chayse Overholt, Myles Moody and Seth Brant.
Conlan Hatfield got the starting nod on the mound for Lincolnview. The sophomore right-hander worked four innings before giving way to Gavin Evans.
Hatfield gave up three runs (one earned) on five hits. He struck out four, while throwing 61 pitches.
Evans pitched 2 1/3 innings before being replaced in the seventh. Evans gave up two runs (two unearned), while striking out two and walking three. Sophomore Seth Brant came in to pitch in the seventh and recorded the final two outs.
Leipsic bounces back against Fort Jennings
LEIPSIC — Leipsic’s 4-2 baseball win over Fort Jennings on Tuesday gave the Vikings a victory in their Putnam County League opener and also put a one-sided loss to Elida in their season opener behind them.
Leipsic scored all the runs it needed when it got three of them in the bottom of the first inning.
Then senior pitchers Tommy Offenbacher and Nick Schroeder held Fort Jennings to two runs and five hits and the Vikings added a fourth run in the third inning on a cold, breezy day.
“I thought Tommy and Nick just really did a nice job today,” Leipsic coach Darren Henry said. “I’m really proud of how they pitched on a tough day to pitch. The Fort Jennings pitchers did a good job too on a tough day to pitch for sure,” he said.
Offenbacher allowed three hits and two runs, struck out eight and walked two in four innings on the mound.
“I did all right but I just trusted my defense to work behind me and they made plays for me all day,” said Offenbacher, who has committed to Capital University.
Fort Jennings starter Owen Calvelage went 2 1/3 innings, allowed four runs and six hits, struck out two and walked one. Jarron Swick (no runs, one hit, three strikeouts, one walk) pitched the final 3 2/3 innings for the Musketeers.
Leipsic’s three-run first inning began with Schroeder drawing a walk and stealing second base.
Offenbacher, the next batter, singled to right field and went to second base on a throw to the plate. No. 3 hitter Ty Lammers singled to score Offenbacher and Colin Niese’s double scored Lammers.
In the third inning, Offenbacher, Niese and Myles Camareno singled to load the bases and a wild pitch scored Offenbacher for a 4-0 lead.
Fort Jennings got its two runs in the top of the fourth inning when Swick singled, advanced on a walk and a stolen base and he and Adam Hoersten scored on a Leipsic error.
Offenbacher was 2 for 2 and Niese and Camareno both were 2 for 3.
Strong starters
—Jayden Pitney of Continental struck out 13 batters and picked up the win against Pandora-Gilboa.
—Ryan McGue racked up 12 strikeouts for Elida in a 3-0 loss to Bryan.
—Jaxon Hoffman picked up the win for Kalida after keeping McComb off the scoreboard and allowing just two hits.
—Xander Wilson struck out 12 hitters in four innings during Hardin Northern’s 7-2 win over Arcadia.
—Carson Yaeger limited Fort Jennings to one hit in six innings in Ottawa-Glandorf’s 6-0 win.
Going the distance
—Kasey Gross tossed a no-hitter for St. Marys against LCC, ending the night with six strikeouts.
—Andrew Elwer threw a five-inning complete game for Delphos St. John’s, allowing just two hits against Delphos Jefferson.
—Jack Stechshulte tossed a three-hit shutout with nine strikeouts for Kalida in a 2-0 win over Holgate.
Closing time
—Drew Bailey pitched three hitless innings with six strikeouts to earn the save for Wapakoneta against Benjamin Logan.
—Jude Stemen of Spencerville struck out seven hitters in three innings to get the save against Parkway.
—Braylon Steinbrunner picked up a seven-out save for Celina in a 2-0 win over Parkway.
—Grady Kleman-Beazley tossed two scoreless innings to pick up the save for Kenton in a 5-3 win over Elgin.
—Brendan Barlage struck out two hitters in the seventh inning to pick up the save for Miller City in a 7-4 win over Elida.
—Wyatt Pore went three innings to pick up the save for Hardin Northern in a 7-2 win over Arcadia.
—Jonny Pester of Miller City worked three innings to pick up the save against Delphos Jefferson.
Walk-off winners
—Brady Baldauf drew a walk to lead LCC to a walk-off win over Lima Senior.
Standout sluggers
—Tysen Patterson of Spencerville had three hits and drove in four runs out of the leadoff spot in a 12-5 win over Parkway.
—Myles Moody of Lincolnview recorded a three-hit game in a 10-2 win over Paulding.
—Wyatt Fuerst paced Columbus Grove’s lineup with three hits and two runs batted in during a 14-0 win over Ottoville.
—Tyce McClain drove in five runs for Delphos St. John’s in a 19-1 win over New Knoxville.
—Hunter Scott went 3 for 5 with three runs batted in during Perry’s 14-1 win over Jackson Center.
—Kahlil Ligon drove in three runs for Defiance in an 8-4 win over Liberty-Benton.
—Bryson Penix recorded a three-hit game and scored three runs in Crestview’s 11-9 loss to Hicksiville.
—Logan Kerner collected three hits for Kalida in an 8-0 win over McComb.
—Jack Wenzinger drove in three runs for Miller City in a 7-4 win over Elida.
—Blayne Hill went 3 for 3 for Bluffton in an 11-2 victory over Bluffton.
—Ty Lammers had three hits for Leipsic in a 6-4 loss to Van Buren.
—Logan Hutcheson went 3 for 4 with a double in Defiance’s 9-1 win over Paulding.
—Noah Gomez added three runs batted in for Defiance against Paulding.
—Jayden Stechschulte drove in three runs for Ottawa-Glandorf in a 6-0 win over Fort Jennings.
—Gavin Evans went 4 for 4 with five runs batted in for Lincolnview in a 24-1 over Ottoville.
—Chayse Overholt also recorded four hits for Lincolnview against Ottoville.
—Myles Moody added four runs batted in for the Lancers’ rout of Ottoville.
—Andrew Allen recorded three hits and scored three runs for Ada in a 12-0 win over Vanlue.
Running wild
—Brodee Schulte-Arnold stole three bases for Celina in a 5-2 loss to Marion Local.
—Tyce McClain scored three runs for Delphos St. John’s in an 11-1 win over Delphos Jefferson.
—Grant Zielke crossed the plate three times in Lincolnview’s 24-1 win over Ottoville.
—Case Young scored three times for Lincolnview in a runaway victory against Ottoville.
—Levi Green added three runs scored to his three-hit game in Ada’s 12-0 win over Vanlue.
Home run club
—Jacob Kaiser hit a solo home run for St. Marys in a 2-0 win over LCC.
BASEBALL RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
Tuesday, April 1
St. Marys 2, LCC 0
Wapakoneta 7, Benjamin Logan 1
Spencerville 12, Parkway 5
Lincolnview 10, Paulding 2
Columbus Grove 14, Ottoville 0 F/5
Continental 15, Pandora-Gilboa 5 F/5
Indian Lake 11, Bath 1
Delphos St. John’s 19, New Knoxville 1
Perry 14, Jackson Center 1
Kalida 4, Miller City 3
Arcadia 2, Upper Scioto Valley 0
New Bremen 9, Waynesfield-Goshen 2
Ada 9, Bluffton 3
Marion Local 5, Celina 2
Anna 6, St. Henry 5
Coldwater 7, Fort Loramie 2
Fort Recovery 14, Franklin Monroe 7
Wednesday, April 2
Kalida 8, LCC 2
Liberty-Benton 14, Ada F/5
Thursday, April 3
LCC 8, Lima Senior 7
Wayne Trace 5, Bath 4 F/9
Celina 2, Parkway 0
Defiance 8, Liberty-Benton 4
Bryan 3, Elida 0
Kenton 5, Elgin 3
Coldwater 18, Shawnee 0 F/5
Delphos St. John’s 11, Delphos Jefferson 1 F/6
Fort Recovery 5, Adams Central 1
Minster 3, Spencerville 1 F/6
New Knoxville 9, Upper Scioto Valley 0
Arcanum 8, St. Henry 6
Van Buren 2, Columbus Grove 0
Hicksville 11, Crestview 9 F/8
Lincolnview 10, Fort Jennings 5
Fairview 11, Continental 0 F/5
Kalida 8, McComb 0
Cory-Rawson 6, Ada 3
Friday, April 4
Defiance 9, Paulding 1
Miller City 7, Elida 4
Russia 5, Shawnee 2
Minster 6, Crestview 5
Wayne Trace 6, New Bremen 4
Parkway 11, Bluffton 2
Columbus Grove 11, Arlington 7
Hardin Northern 7, Arcadia 2
Riverdale 15, Waynesfield-Goshen 5 F/6
Van Buren 6, Leipsic 4
Saturday, April 5
Elida 3, Kalida 2 F/9
Liberty-Benton 17, Bluffton 3 F/5
Monday, April 7
Delphos St. John’s 4, Shawnee 0
Fort Loramie 4, Celina 0
Ottawa-Glandorf 6, Fort Jennings 0
Coldwater 8, LCC 2
Lincolnview 24, Ottoville 1 F/5
Kalida 2, Holgate 0
Ada 12, Vanlue 0 F/5
Leipsic 3, Riverdale 1
Miller City 9, Delphos Jefferson 1
Start 11, Lima Senior 5
St. Henry 16, Franklin Monroe 2 F/5
Van Wert 3, Parkway 2
Tuesday, April 8
Games ended after The Lima News deadline. Find scores, game stories, photos and more on LimaScores.com.
St. Marys at Elida, 5:30 p.m.
Delphos St. John’s at Spencerville, 5 p.m.
Fort Recovery at Houston, 5 p.m.
Marion Local at Fort Loramie, 5 p.m.
Minster at Jackson Center, 5 p.m.
Crestview at Parkway, 5 p.m.
Versailles at Russia, 5 p.m.
Riverdale at Allen East, 5 p.m.
Lincolnview at Ayersville, 5 p.m.
Continental at Ottoville, 5 p.m.
Pandora-Gilboa at Fort Jennings, 5 p.m.
Kalida at Leipsic, 5 p.m.
Upper Scioto Valley at Waynesfield-Goshen, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9
Waite at Lima Senior, 5 p.m.
Hardin Northern at Kenton, 5 p.m.
Allen East at Parkway, 5:30 p.m.
Crestview at Fort Jennings, 5 p.m.
Arcadia at Leipsic, 5 p.m.
Ada at McComb, 6 p.m.
Pandora-Gilboa at Arlington, 5 p.m.
Thursday, April 10
Fostoria at Lima Senior, 5 p.m.
LCC at Bath, 5 p.m.
Genoa Area at Defiance, 5 p.m.
Hardin Northern at St. Marys, 5:30 p.m.
Coldwater at New Knoxville, 5 p.m.
Delphos St. John’s at Minster, 5 p.m.
Fort Recovery at Marion Local, 5 p.m.
St. Henry at New Bremen, 5 p.m.
Versailles at Parkway, 5 p.m.
Allen East at Bluffton, 5 p.m.
Delphos Jefferson at Columbus Grove, 5 p.m.
Crestview at Lincolnview, 5 p.m.
Ada at Spencerville, 5 p.m.
Miller City at Cory-Rawson, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 11
Sylvania Southview at Lima Senior, 6:30 p.m.
Wapakoneta at Celina, 5:30 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf at Defiance, 5:30 p.m.
Elida at Van Wert, 5:30 p.m.
Kenton at Shawnee, 5:30 p.m.
Anna at Fort Recovery, 5 p.m.
Minster at Russia, 5 p.m.
Botkins at New Bremen, 5 p.m.
Parkway at LCC, 5 p.m.
Carey at Bluffton, 5 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Patrick Henry, 5 p.m.
Delphos Jefferson at Leipsic, 5 p.m.
Lincolnview at Perry, 5 p.m.
Upper Scioto Valley at Spencerville, 5 p.m.
Pettisville at Continental, 5 p.m.
Fort Jennings at Arlington, 5 p.m.
Wayne Trace at Kalida, 5 p.m.
Ottoville at Antwerp, 5 p.m.
Wauseon at Pandora-Gilboa, 5 p.m.
Jackson Center at Hardin Northern, 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 12
Celina Bulldog Invitational: Columbus Grove vs Celina, 10:30 a.m.
Celina Bulldog Invitational: Columbus Grove vs New Haven, 1 p.m.
Ed Sandy Classic at Elida: Elida vs Pandora-Gilboa, 10 a.m.
Ed Sandy Classic at Elida: Riverdale at Delphos St. John’s, 12 p.m.
Delphos Jefferson at Bath, 11 a.m.
Versailles at St. Marys, 12 p.m.
Versailles at St. Marys, 2 p.m.
LCC at Wapakoneta, 11 a.m.
Ansonia at Fort Recovery, 11 a.m.
New Knoxville at Waynesfield-Goshen, 11 a.m.
Bluffton at Genoa Area, 12 p.m.
Crestview at Kalida, 12 p.m.
Lincolnview at Wayne Trace, 12 p.m.
Ayersville Invitational: Continental vs Ayersville, 12 p.m.
Holgate at Fort Jennings, 11 a.m.
Holgate at Fort Jennings, 1 p.m.
Edgerton at Leipsic, 10 a.m.
Edgerton at Leipsic, 12 p.m.
Arlington at Miller City, 11 a.m.
Arlington at Miller City, 1 p.m.
Ada at North Baltimore, 10 a.m.
Monday, April 14
Lima Senior at Mansfield Senior, 5 p.m.
Versailles at Celina, 5:30 p.m.
Ayersville at Elida, 5 p.m.
Marion Pleasant at Kenton, 5 p.m.
Wayne Trace at Ottawa-Glandorf, 5 p.m.
Shawnee at Fort Recovery, 5:30 p.m.
Van Wert at Fairview, 5 p.m.
Coldwater vs Jay County, 5 p.m.
Kalida at Delphos St. John’s, 5 p.m.
Covington at Minster, 5 p.m.
New Bremen at Ansonia, 5 p.m.
Fairlawn at New Knoxville, 5 p.m.
Parkway at Antwerp, 5 p.m.
Columbus Grove at Allen East, 5 p.m.
LCC at Crestview, 5 p.m.
Spencerville at Delphos Jefferson, 5 p.m.
Ada at Elmwood, 5 p.m.
Pandora-Gilboa at Leipsic, 5 p.m.
Perry at Upper Scioto Valley, 5 p.m.
Temple Christian at Ridgedale, 5 p.m.
Hardin Northern at Waynesfield-Goshen, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, April 15
Van Wert at Bath, 5 p.m.
Defiance at Wapakoneta, 5:30 p.m.
Shawnee at Elida, 5 p.m.
Kenton at Ottawa-Glandorf, 5:30 p.m.
Coldwater at Delphos St. John’s, 5 p.m.
Parkway at Fort Recovery, 5 p.m.
New Knoxville at Marion Local, 5 p.m.
Minster at St. Henry, 5 p.m.
New Bremen at Versailles, 5 p.m.
McComb at Bluffton, 5 p.m.
Continental at Columbus Grove, 5 p.m.
Kalida at Fort Jennings, 5 p.m.
Leipsic at Miller City, 5 p.m.
Pandora-Gilboa, 5 p.m.
Perry at Hardin Northern, 5 p.m.
Ridgemont at Temple Christian, 5 p.m.
Ridgedale at Upper Scioto Valley, 5 p.m.
Waynesfield-Goshen at North Baltimore, 5 p.m.
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