Heartland drops Wellsville, 26-6
Heartland Christian 26, Wellsville 6
WELLSVILLE — Hudson Miller drove in six runs and scored five and Paul Bender scored six runs in leading Heartland Christian past Wellsville, 26-6, in five innings Thursday.
Bender had two doubles and a single and Miller singled twice and doubled. Jacob Goehring drove in five runs as he doubled and singled. Jack Morgan added three runs.
Ethan Morris topped Wellsville with a double.
The Tigers walked 15 Heartland batters and gave up 14 unearned runs.
Heartland (1-3) will play at East Palestine today.
Wellsville (0-4) will host East Liverpool on Saturday.
HC: 8-1-10-4-3–26-13-1
W: 5-1- 0-0- 0–6- 4-6
Leetonia 5, Southern 3
SALINEVILLE — Dominic Lewis’ triple highlighted a three-run third inning to help Leetonia beat Southern, 5-3, in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play Thursday.
The Bears snapped a nine-game EOAC losing streak to improve to 1-3 overall and in league play.
Southern drops to 3-2 overall and 3-1 in the EOAC, leaving United and Columbiana as the only unbeaten teams left in the league.
Jason King and Samuel Falk combined on a two-hitter. King got the win, giving up three runs, two earned, on one hit in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out 11 and walked six. Falk earned the save, allowing one hit and striking out two in 1 2/3 innings.
Mason Pitts took the loss, giving up five runs, three earned, on four hits in seven innings. He struck out 13 and walked six.
Leetonia hosts Wheeling Madonna today, while Southern at Malvern on Saturday.
L: 0-0-3-1-1-0-0–5-4-1
S: 0-0-0-1-1-1-0–3-2-3
Abbeville (S.C.) 13, Lisbon 12
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Logan Overholt’s RBI single in the bottom of the 12th lifted Abbeville (South Carolina) to a 13-12 win over Lisbon on Thursday.
Ashton Hinchliffe and Logan Sturgeon had two hits and two RBIs each for the Devils. Bryce Esarey had a double and an RBI.
Esarey took the loss with a strikeout and five walks in 1 2/3 innings.
Lisbon is 2-1 and will play Malvern and Mercyhurst Prep today.
LI: 4-0-1-1-3-3-0–12-10-2
AB: 5-2-1-0-1-3-1–13- 8-4


