Kalida 7 Archbold 1
ARCHBOLD -Kalida stayed alive in the ACME District 2 district tournament by jumping on the Bluestreaks 5-0 after two innings on their way to a 7-1 win.
Archbold, who finishes the summer at 4-11, had six hits in the game, all singles.
ARCHBOLD 000 100 0 – 1 6 2
KALIDA 230 101 x – 7 5 0
Records: Archbold 4-11
WINNING PITCHER: Buss (7 innings, 6 hits, 1 run, 5 strikeouts, 0 walks)
LOSING PITCHER: Towns (4.1 innings, 2 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks) OTHERS: Burrowes
LEADING HITTERS: (Kalida) J. Smith-double, 3 RBIs; Horstman-2 singles, 2 runs; B. Smith-4 runs- (Archbold)-6 singles
Fairview 4 Edgerton 3
DEFIANCE – Fairview erased an early 1-0 deficit with a three-run second inning and then held off an Edgerton rally to grab a 4-3 win in ACME District 1 district tournament elimination game.
Nate Swank and Kadyn Picillo each registered two hits for the Bulldogs.
EDGERTON 010 200 0 -3 7 4
FAIRVIEW 031 000 x – 4 6 3
Records: Edgerton 12-8, Fairview 13-7
WINNING PITCHER: J. Shininger (4 innings, 4 hits, 3 runs, 2 strikeouts, 2 walks) OTHER: A. Shininger
LOSING PITCHER: Everetts (6 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs, 2 earned, 3 strikeouts, 3 walks)
LEADING HITTERS: (Edgerton) Swank-double, single; Everetts-triple; Picillo-2 singles; (Fairview) Mack-2 singles, 2 RBIs
Defiance 5 Bryan 0
DEFIANCE – A night after Bradyn Shaw fired a shutout, it was Aidan Kiessling’s turn as he allowed just four hits and struck out eight to help Defiance move within a win of a berth in the state tournament.
Dylan Dominique tossed a complete game for Bryan in the loss and Colbrin Miley was 2-3 with a double and single.
Bryan will now take on Fairview in the loser’s bracket final today at noon in Bryan with the winner advancing to the district final on Sunday to play Defiance.
DEFIANCE 022 100 0 – 5 7 1
BRYAN 000 000 0 – 0 4 2
Records: Defiance 13-4, Bryan 15-5
WINNING PITCHER: Kiessling (7 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 8 strikeouts, 1 walk)
LOSING PITCHER: D. Dominique (7 innings, 7 hits, 5 runs, 4 strikeouts, 3 walks)
LEADING HITTERS: (Defiance) Jiminez-2 singles; Frederick-2 runs; (Bryan) Miley-double, single