Southern squeaks by Wellsville for first league win
SALINEVILLE — Zac Mayfield’s walk-off double in the eighth inning led Southern to a 6-5 win over Wellsville on Thursday in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play.
Mayfield added two more hits. Ethan Richards had a double for the Indians.
Braden Rhodes was the winning pitcher with a strikeout and walk in 2/3s of an inning.
Leland Monte had two hits for Wellsville.
Ethan Morris took the loss with three strikeouts and three walks in 2 1/3 innings.
Southern is 2-8 and 1-5 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference.
Wellsville is 2-11 and 1-7 in the EOAC.
Wellsville hosts United today.
Southern is at Columbiana today.
WE: 1-2-0-2-0-0-0-0–5-7-3
SO: 2-2-0-0-0-1-0-1–6-6-4
Weir High 12, Beaver Local 8
WEIRTON, W.Va. — Weir High scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull away from Beaver Local in a 12-8 win on Wednesday.
Paxton Grimes led the Beavers wtih a double, triple, single and four RBIs. Nathan Stull added two hits.
Isaac Dailey took the loss with three strikeouts and five walks in 3 2/3 innings of relief.
Beaver Local (2-11) is at Columbiana today.
BL: 1-2-0-2-0-3-0–8-6-2
WH: 1-5-1-0-0-5-x–12-8-4
Madonna 10, East Liverpool 0
EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool ended up on the side of another lopsided loss on Wednesday as Weirton Madonna scored a 10-0 win in five innings.
Madonna limited the Potters to just one hit — a Dre Brown single. Owen Davis took the loss with no walks and no strikeouts in two innings.
East Liverpool (1-13) is slated to play at Oak Glen today.
MA: 3-2-4-1-0–10-10-2
EL: 0-0-0-0-0–0-1-4
Edison 10, Heartland 0
RICHMOND — Heartland managed just two hits in a 10-0 loss in five innings to Edison on Wednesday.
Paul Bender and Owen Bender had hits for the Lions. Alex Hamilton took the loss with a strikeout and walk in 4 1/3 innings.
Heartland (2-7) is at East Palestine today.
HC: 0-0-0-0-0–0-2-6
ED: 1-1-3-2-3–10-4-0
Harrison 12, Oak Glen 1
CADIZ — Harrison Central exploded for 10 runs in the fourth as the Huskies downed Oak Glen 12-1 in five innings on Wednesday.
Colt Hissam had two hits for the Bears. Ethan Wedge took the loss for the Bears with two strikeouts and no walks in 3 1/3 innings.
Oak Glen (8-13) hosts East Liverpool today.
OG: 0-0-1-0-0–1-2-4
HC: 0-0-2-10-x–12-9-0