Wyatt Binckley raced home with the winning run on a seeing-eye double by Conner Tooney, allowing Heath to edge two-time defending state champion Apple Creek Waynedale in an exciting Division III state semifinal.
Olentangy Berlin's remarkable and historic season came to a halt Friday in a stinging 4-1 defeat to Twinsburg. The Bears managed just four hits against Tigers ace Josh Stalnaker (above). Steve Blackledge writes for Press Pros. (Photo by Julie McMaken Wright)
Hamilton Badin, Beloit West Branch (above) advance to the Div. II finals with wins in the tournament's first action from Canal Park in Akron. Read Steve Blackledge.....
The namesake of the annual Little League Classic in Versailles, Craig Stammen made it home for the weekend, and in time to witness the benefits of his time, commitment, and belief in the values of community baseball.
The state baseball tournament is played this weekend in Canal Park, one of our favorite venues for such an affair, because the park dimensions (above) reminds us of some of the old-time parks that were asymmetrical, different, and a little kooky. A stroll down memory lane with Hal McCoy......