The Hagerstown baseball team traveled to Middletown on Wednesday, April 15, for a game with the Shenandoah Raiders. It was an important game between two unbeaten teams that are assigned to the same sectional. The Tigers were the aggressors at the plate and on the mound from the opening pitch. Sophomore left-hander Nolan Cheeseman pitched […]
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Bulldogs, Tigers open invite with big wins
Hagerstown and Centerville, two powerhouse softball programs, moved toward a tournament matchup with blowout wins in first-round games in the Centerville Softball Invitational on Friday, April 17, on the Centerville diamond. Hagerstown defeated Rushville 16-1 and Centerville defeated Richmond 24-1. Game one: Hagerstown 16, Rushville 0 The 2A seventh-ranked Lady Tigers sent a message by […]
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Tigers sweep Pirates, remain unbeaten
The Tigers won both games in their April 11 doubleheader with the visiting Greensburg Pirates, but there was no similarity in the paths they took to the wins. Game one was a slugfest with the teams combining to collect 22 hits and score 24 runs. Game two was a pitchers’ duel with the two teams […]
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Knights run-rule Bearcats 10-0
The Northeastern baseball team hosted Muncie Central in a nonconference game on Thursday, April 9. The game was never in doubt. The Knights took a 5-0 lead in the first inning and expanded it to 10-0 before the game was halted after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. Gavin Johnson and Max McClain […]
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Road win evens Devils’ record
The Richmond baseball team evened their season record at 2-2 on Tuesday, April 7, with a road win at Union County. The Patriots outhit the Red Devils 7-5, but the Devils were much more efficient, converting their five hits into 14 runs and defeating the Patriots by the final score of 14-8. The game was […]
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Lincoln drubs Union
The Lincoln baseball team traveled to Modoc on Thursday, April 9, for a nonconference game with the Union Rockets. Eagle head coach Jeff Gwin showed off the depth of his young talent by starting eight freshmen in the game. They combined to collect 16 hits and defeated the Rockets 17-7 in a game halted after […]
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Knights defeat Lady Wildcats
The Northeastern softball team hosted Franklin County on Friday, April 10, in a nonconference game. The Lady Knights never trailed in the game en route to a 9-3 victory. Hailey Elsrod was the winning pitcher, turning in a complete game performance and striking out nine. Elsrod also collected two base hits. Karri Gammon led the […]
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Tigers defeat Union County
The Hagerstown softball team hosted Union County on Thursday, April 9, in the Tri-Eastern Conference opener for both teams. The Lady Tigers got a complete game performance from pitcher Sydney Dobbs and defeated the Lady Patriots 8-3. The Lady Tigers took an 8-0 lead after three innings and were never seriously threatened. Aaliya Anderson, Mackenzee […]
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Bulldogs defeat Cowan in opener
The Lady Bulldogs overpowered the visiting Lady Blackhawks 12-4 in their April 6 season opener, the first game with coach Scott Gray. Centerville took a 4-0 lead in their first at bat and never trailed. Freshman Steffee Paisley hit two home runs, driving in four runs, and sophomore Hannah Beaman also swatted two home runs […]
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Tigers run-rule Wildcats
The Hagerstown softball team, ranked 10th in the 2A state poll, opened its regular season on Thursday, April 2, with a road trip to Brookville to face Franklin County. The Lady Tigers scored in every inning to overpower the Lady Wildcats 15-1 in a game that was halted after five innings because of the 10-run […]