Twin Valley South struck
early with a big 2nd inning where they scored 7 runs. Dayton Christian switched
pitchers and brought in Sam Worley midway through the inning, but Wes Cole hit
a monster triple off of him and cleared the bases. However, Worley stopped TVS from scoring from
the next inning on. But pitcher Jacob Bassler held Dayton Christian to three
runs for South's first sectional win in years.
Dayton Christian actually
scored first in the game, getting 2 runs in the home half of the first
inning. While South had left 2 runners
stranded in their first at bat. But South
took advantage in the second inning and batted around. The Dayton Christian
pitcher got a shaky start – hitting the first batter, then walking the next.
Now South hitters had him figured out and the runs began to pile up. The Dayton Christian coach had to go to Worley
to stop the bleeding.
But after the second
inning Worley got into a groove and held South scoreless. Cody Roell got a hit off of him in the 6th
inning, but the other innings were all 3 up and 3 down for South. So South’s defense needed to step up and keep
the Warriors from scoring. South’s
defense was of the bend but do not break variety. The Warriors were able to get on base, but
for the most part South kept them off the
plate.
There were several great
defensive plays during this stretch, but Wes Cole at shortstop had a notable
play climbing a ladder to snag a screaming line drive that would have dropped
for a base hit. Jacob Bassler defended
his position on another double play.
Catching a short hit in the air back to the mound and whipping the ball
to first to catch the base runner off the base to complete the double play. Great plays like this limited Dayton Christian
to just 1 additional run in the 5th as TVS would win 7-3 and get the
sectional title.
“Getting that big lead
early worked for us,” remarked Coach Bassler, “in the 1st inning we
could see that they were starting to figure our pitcher out. But after they got behind and starting
pressing to get a hit, then it worked better for us. They got very aggressive at the plate and
then his pitches started to work again. Scoring those runs changed their outlook and
what they had to do.“
“Our defense was great
today,” he continued, “the way he pitches, they don’t always make solid
contact. So that gives us a greater chance of making a play, and we can play
defensively well enough. Wes Cole made a
great play when they roped a line drive right over him. Offensively we did well in that big inning
and when they brought Worley in both Cole and Gunther Lautensleger got RBI hits
off of him.”
South next played for the
district title against Cinncinati Summit Country Day. South could not keep their momentum and fell
12-2. Still it was a successful season
for South and although they lose a deep senior class, they have a number of starters
returning for next season.
Tri-County North’s
baseball team lost their bid for a sectional title of their own losing to
Versailles 3-0. They had defeated the
Tigers earlier this spring in a regular season game, but the Tigers turned the
tables on them in the tournament.
Spring time has been a
successful time for South - switching to track, the South boys and girls teams
both won district championships at Welcome Stadium this past Saturday. The boys won by a whisker – beating second
place Dixie by one point. Good luck to
the local athletes that will be competing at Troy in the South West Regionals!
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