Troy seniors Andrew Helman (above) and Trayce Mercer combined for a five-inning no-hit, perfect game shutout of Sidney Wednesday. The offense did the rest in a 12-0 run-rule win. So...are the Trojans that good? Read more.
Troy's Owen Harlamert dropped a perfect bunt that allowed teammate Caleb Akins to score in the top of the 10th ... and the Trojans' pitching did the rest in the bottom of the inning for a key Miami Valley League victory on Friday night.
It's why so many people show up to watch a softball game. Wild and woolly, you never know what's going to happen. And Tipp proved it with a four-run comeback in the bottom of the eighth - pitcher Ella Henn (above) driving in the winning run - to beat Bethel.
A team of high expectation, experienced pitching, and senior experience, the Troy Trojans flexed its muscle Monday in the home opener at Market Street Field...21 hitters came to the plate in the second inning and 12 scored, in a 15-2 run-rule whooping over Fairborn.
Holderman's shot that won it....A last-second shot in overtime by Butler's AJ Holderman, a former Tipp player, broke his old team's heart and cost #4-seed Tippecanoe a share of the Miami Valley League title. Read more in Saturday's Press Pros.