Blue Devils can’t keep up vs. Clips
LISBON — Ella Eisenbraun and Reagan Bell combined on a one-hitter and Columbiana pounded out six extra-base hits in a 13-0 win over Lisbon in five innings Tuesday.
Eisenbraun pitched the first four innings, giving up a hit with four strikeouts and one walk. Reagan Bell pitched the final inning and struck out two.
Columbiana improves to 9-3 and 7-0 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference, tied with United for the league lead.
Lisbon drops to 4-9 and 3-5 in league play.
Alexis Sperling led the Clippers by going 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs. Callahan Ward and Eisenbraun each had two hits, including a triple, and scored two runs. Bell tripled, singled and scored two runs. Brooke McKim drove in two runs with a double. Addison Marshall added a triple and Josie Hepler a double. Natalie Barrow scored two runs.
Abby Ammon singled with two outs in the first inning for Lisbon’s lone hit.
Columbiana scored five runs in the first inning, four runs coming with two outs.
Bell led off with a single on an 0-2 pitch, advanced on Kyla Hogan’s sacrific bunt and scored when Eisenbraun’s fly ball was dropped in left field. Barrow singled up the middle and Sperling drove in two runs with a double that hopped off the center field fence to make it 3-0. Ward hit a shot up the middle off two Lisbon defender’s gloves to score Sperling. Ward then came home on Hepler’s double to center field.
Kamryn Peruchetti took the loss, giving up four earned runs with one strikeout and one walk in five innings.
Both teams return to action today as Columbiana hosts Southern and Lisbon entertains Crestview.
C: 5-0-1-4-3–13-14-0
L: 0-0-0-0-0– 0- 1-6

