Dane Ebel saw a no-hit bit foiled in the seventh inning, but his 11-strikeout performance powered Lincolnview to an 8-1 rout of overmathced Tiffin Calvert, His first cousin, Ohio-State-bound Landon Price, went 3-for-4 to pace the Lancers' offense.
Senior Grant Saunders pitched a gem two-hitter, and teammate Zane Shappie came up with the big hit to push Russia past Newark Catholic and on to Saturday's Division IV state final. Read about the game in the latest update from the state tournament.
After fifty years I’ve come to understand that nothing is more unpredictable, and inexplicable, than tournament baseball. Last week's regional round bore proof that brought back a lot of old memories. Read more....
May was a fertile month for reader response - on better weather for baseball, the firing of Ohio State coach Greg Beals, our scholar-athlete awards…and Zach Dezenzo’s story.