STEUBENVILLE — Noah Kokiko took care of matters on the mound, while the Big Red baseball team’s bats erupted for 12 hits plating 14 runs against East Liverpool.

Kokiko pitched a one-hitter striking out eight, and Big Red tallied 11 runs in the bottom of the second inning en route to a 14-0 victory in five innings Thursday.

“We hit the ball well,” first-year Big Red coach Justin Banks said. “We had some solid barrels which was nice to see.”

Kokiko recorded the win for Steubenville (10-4). He retired the first 10 batters he faced, and he did not issue a walk on his way to the shutout.

“Noah pitched well,” Banks said. “Noah had a rough outing his last time out, but he came back and threw strikes. PTC – pitch to contact, and he did that. It was a successful outing for him today.”

East Liverpool (2-16) used three pitchers in the game. Braden Duke started on the mound for the Potters, and he took the loss. He struck out two and walked two in his two innings of work. He was replaced to start the third by Carstin Suznevich. Suznevich struck out one while walking one in his one inning of work. Jayden Shaw came on to pitch the fourth. Shaw did not strike out or walk a batter.

Big Red outhit East Liverpool, 12-1, with six extra-base hits.

Rocco Nocera recorded two doubles, a single and four RBIs, Matthew Fabbro finished with a single, a double and three RBI and AJ Borsch contributed two doubles and an RBI. Also, Jagger Rawson delivered two singles and two RBI, Royal Mayo and Nick Lovato each tallied a single and an RBI and Nolan Blackburn collected a double.

Duke singled in the fourth inning for the Pottesr’ lone hit .

After being kept off the scoreboard in the first, Big Reds scored 11 runs on eight hits in the second. Big Red sent 15 batters to the plate in the inning. Big Red added three more runs in the third.

“We were able to get some of our younger guys in,” Banks said. “We were able to get them some varsity experience. This is going to huge for their development. They got to see the speed of the game. This will help the program down the road.”

Big Red will host Harrison Central today. East Liverpool will play at Weir on Tuesday.

EL: 0- 0-0-0-0– 0- 1-1

ST: 0-11-3-0-x–14-12-1

EAST LIVERPOOL (2-16): Duke LP (2IP, 2K, 2BB), Suznevich (1IP, 1K, 1BB), Shaw (1IP, 0K, 0BB) and Shallcross. Duke S.

STEUBENVILLE (10-4): Kokiko WP (8K, 0BB) and Simmons. Mayo S, RBI; Rawson 2S, 2RBI; Borsch 2D, RBI; Nocera S, 2D, 4RBI; Blackburn D; Fabbro S, D, 3RBI; Lovato S, RBI.