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LIMA LOCOS  12  SOUTHERN OHIO COPPERHEADS  1  -  FINAL/7 Innings 

SIMMONS FIELD - The Lima Locos made quite a statement winning its second straight game in mercy rule fashion defeating the Southern Ohio Copperheads 12-1 in seven innings.

 

The win for Lima (4-5) clinched a series victory over the Southern Ohio (5-7) after losing the opener on Friday night in Athens. The Locos combined to outscore the Copperheads 21-2 in its two wins of the series.

 

Lima jumped out to a 4-0 lead after one inning of play. The Locos loaded the bases and played station-to-station scoring those four runs.

 

Lou Fujiwara (University of Washington) scored the first run on a bloop single to short right field by catcher Brice Estep (Coastal Carolina).

 

A Copperheads (5-7) error allowed Blake Bowen (University of Akron) to score from third base. Kaden Brown (Kennesaw State) delivered an RBI-single and Liam Richards (Yavapai College) capped it off with a sacrifice fly.

 

That was all Lima starting pitcher Matteo Pare (Pensacola State College) needed as he produced his third quality start of the season. Pare went five innings giving up just one run on five hits improving his record to 2-0 on the season.

 

Wright, who is an incoming freshman to University of Louisiana, went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs. The baby faced youngster joined the team on Friday and is off to a great start going 6-for-10 for the weekend in his first ever collegiate competition.

 

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Brown, the Locos first baseman, also went 2-for-3 driving in two RBIs.

 

Andrew Stechschulte (Ohio Northern) pitched the final two innings for Lima closing out the game. Stechschulte, who is the son of former Locos head coach Gene Stechschulte, allowed just one base runner striking out two batters in the process.

 

The Locos begin a three-game series on Tuesday traveling to Grady’s Field taking on the the Xenia Scouts. The Copperheads return home hosting a three-game series against the Muskegon Clippers. 

 

 

XENIA SCOUTS  13  MICHIGAN MONARCHS  10 

GRADY’S FIELD - The Xenia Scouts prevented being swept winning a wild 13-10 game over the Michigan Monarchs on Father’s Day at Grady’s Field.

 

The two teams combined for 23 runs and 30 hits with a total of six errors committed during the topsy-turvy event.

 

The Monarchs (6-3) took what looked like a commanding 8-3 advantage but the Xenia offense struck for nine runs in the taking a 12-8 lead.

 

The Scouts (7-5) sent 13 batters to the plate during the sixth inning onslaught. Three doubles out of the first four batters of the inning, Zach Zarko (LeTourneau University), Noah Ruiz (Biola University) and Will Lawrence (Samford) provided the first two runs. 

 

Zarko, in his second at bat of the inning, tied the game with an RBI-single scoring Connor Donohue. Jake McNamara (Palm Beach Atlantic) gave Xenia the lead with a two-single plating Bo Solley (Harding University) and Harrison Barnes (Tuskegee University).

 

The Monarchs rallied in the ninth inning scoring two runs. Scouts pitcher Andrew Hickman (Oklahoma Christian) slammed the door on the threat recording the final out capping off the a crazy game for of offense.

 

Despite 20 hits the Monarchs were not able to pull off the road sweep of the series. 

 

Alonzo Paul (Ohio State) and Kimo Fukofuka (San Jose State) each provided four hits for Michigan. Reginald Sharpe (Michigan State) and Derek Ruiz (Macomb CC) also had three hits apiece.

 

On the Xenia side, Noah Ruiz went 4-for-5 while Zarko and Lawrence each had three hits with two of them being doubles.

 

Xenia will wrap up its eight-game home stand on Tuesday in a rematch of last year championship series against the Lima Locos. The Monarchs return home hosting the Hamilton Joes.

 

 

GRAND LAKE MARINERS  8  MUSKEGON CLIPPERS  6 

MARSH FIELD - The Grand Lake Mariners earned a much needed win sparing itself from being swept with an 8-6 win over the Muskegon Clippers.

 

The Mariners (3-9) snapped a seven-game losing streak with a get away day win before embarking on a six-hour ride back home to Celina.

 

Ethan Barnitz (West Virginia State) was the hero for Grand Lake hitting a three run homer in the eighth inning giving the Mariners a late two-run lead. Barnitz’s shot was to the opposite field slicing just fair behind the foul pole in left field.

 

Mariners pitcher Gibson Adema (Indiana Wesleyan) made that lead stand up holding the Clippers in check during the final two innings. Adema earned the win Cooper Hums giving up just one run on one hit during his three innings of work.

 

Muskegon (5-4) overcame an early 4-0 deficit. After scoring three runs in the fifth inning, the Clippers took a 5-4 advantage in the sixth. Ethan Scheib’s (Saginaw Valley State) RBI-single tied the game and Zach Warren’s (Grand Valley State) run-scoring base hit took the lead.

 

The Clippers added a run in the seventh inning when Diego Pena (Western Michigan) contributed an RBI-ground out drove in Cooper Hums (Western Michigan).

 

It doesn’t get any easier for the Clippers as they make the trip to Athens taking on the Southern Ohio Copperheads for a three-game series. 

 

Grand Lake will take its turn with a three-day break before returning to action Friday night against the Michigan Monarchs.

 

 

ABOUT THE GREAT LAKES SUMMER COLLEGIATE LEAGUE 

The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate, founded in 1987, is a wood-bat league that is certified by the NCAA and is partially funded by Major League Baseball. The GLSCL is a non-profit 501(c)(3) entity that is one of 12 members of the National Alliance of Collegiate Summer Baseball (NACSB). The league currently consists of 7 active franchises in Ohio and Michigan boasting several players that have earned service time in major league baseball.