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Mud Hens edge Bats in extras in continuation of Wednesday's game; nightcap of DH rained out
LOUISVILLE — The Toledo Mud Hens won over Louisville in extra innings by a final of 9-8 on Thursday in a game that was a continuation of play that was suspended Wednesday. Because of a rainout the night before, Thursday was penciled in as a doubleheader, but the seven-inning nightcap had to be postponed because of weather again. As a result, on Friday the Mud Hens and Bats will play a pair of seven-inning contests with first pitch of the opener coming at 5:05 p.m. at Louisville Slugger Field. Although Toledo (26-21) had blown a five-run lead that forced the game into extras, a Bligh Madris sacrifice fly scored Jace Jung for the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th inning, allowing the Mud Hens to prevail. Toledo pitcher Trey Wingenter struck out the side in the bottom half to shut down the Bats and earn the win.
Whitmer, St. Francis advance in D-I district baseball
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — By the skin of their collective teeth, the Whitmer Panthers survived for a 9-8 victory over Northview on Thursday at Bowling Green's Carter Park to advance to this weekend's Division I district baseball finals. The Panthers (19-7), who avenged two league losses to Northern Lakes League Buckeye Division champion Northview, will face St. Francis de Sales (18-11) in the district final, which will be played Saturday at 7 p.m. or Sunday at 3 p.m. St. Francis has graduation at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The Knights advanced by blanking Anthony Wayne 4-0 in Thursday night's second semifinal at Carter Park. Junior Colin Hennessey (6-1) pitched a three-hit shutout for St. Francis.
Toledo ousted from MAC baseball tournament after splitting games
AVON, Ohio — Sixth-seeded Toledo outlasted the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds at the Mid-American Conference baseball tournament, but the Rockets’ run came to an end Friday afternoon with a 4-3 loss to No. 3 seed Ball State in an elimination game. The Rockets, who were sent to the elimination bracket with an 8-0 loss Thursday evening to second-seeded Western Michigan, bounced back Friday morning with an 8-4 victory over No. 4 seed Miami (Ohio). Living to play another game! ????@toledobaseball | #MACtion pic.twitter.com/jFbbpwACtO Against Ball State, however, the Rockets couldn’t overcome the Cardinals’ three-run sixth inning, finishing the season with a 27-32 record.
Anthony Wayne softball tops Perrysburg for regional title
CLYDE, Ohio — The third-ranked Anthony Wayne Generals will make their third trip to the Division I state softball semifinals in four years after taking a 9-1 victory over eighth-ranked Northern Lakes League rival Perrysburg in Friday’s regional final at Clyde High School’s Joe Wilson Field. The Generals (29-1), who have posted a 114-12 overall record since 2021, will face second-ranked Pataskala Watkins Memorial (30-1) in a D-I state semifinal next Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Firestone Stadium in Akron. “This is an incredible accomplishment for these seniors, AW coach Ron Myers said. “They're playing their hearts out right now, and we're running on all eight cylinders. We've peaked at the right time of year. “When you get to the final four in the state, though, everybody is great. These seniors are great kids, and they're fun to be around. I'm going to enjoy having one more week with them.”
Ottawa Hills, Lake advance to D-III district finals
DEFIANCE — Ottawa Hills is one win away from a third consecutive district championship following an 8-1 victory over Archbold. Standing in the way is Lake, which outlasted Otsego 10-6 in the late game of the Division III districts, setting the stage for Saturday’s noon showdown with a regional berth on the line. “We got clutch hits, we scored in five of the six innings, and we got pretty good pitching,” summed up Ottawa Hills head coach Chris Hardman, who led the Green Bears to the state semifinals a year ago and now has his squad at 18-9 this season against a very challenging schedule. Deadlocked at 1-1, Ottawa Hills pushed across two runs in the bottom of the third and pulled away with one in the fourth and two in each of the fifth and sixth innings.
Fired College Football Assistant Coach Suing For $10-Plus Million
Former Toledo assistant coach Craig Kuligowski is suing the university after he says he was wrongfully fired from the position due to his age and race. He's seeking more than $10 million in damages from the school and believes that his due process rights were violated. After Kuligowski ...
Division III and IV softball: Oak Harbor to face former league foe in regional semifinal
Three Toledo-area high school softball teams will be chasing regionals in Division III and Division IV this week. In Division III, sixth-ranked NBC champion Oak Harbor (24-2, 11-1) looks to earn its second trip to the state final four in three years after reaching the D-II semifinals in 2022. The Rockets of second-year coach Cami Haas face former longtime Sandusky Bay Conference foe Margaretta (19-10) in Wednesday's 5 p.m. semifinal at Findlay High School. Two area teams have qualified for regionals in Division IV, with Buckeye Border Conference runner-up Montpelier (17-7, 7-1) facing Monroeville in the 5 p.m. semifinal at Rossford, and SBC River Division member Fremont St. Joseph (12-13) facing eighth-ranked Vienna Mathews in a 2 p.m. semifinal at Berea.
Mud Hens suffer doubleheader sweep to Louisville on two walk-offs
LOUISVILLE — The Toledo Mud Hens suffered a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Louisville as the Bats scored two walk-off wins on Friday at Louisville Slugger Field — 4-2 in the first game and 4-3 in the nightcap. Toledo (26-23) took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning of the first game, but Louisville got a walk-off three-run homer from Austin Wynns off Mud Hens reliever Andrew Vasquez (3-1). The Mud Hens trailed 1-0 after two innings after Hernan Perez reached on a fielding error by Bligh Madris that allowed Peyton Burdick to score. But Parker Meadows hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth to tie the game, and the Mud Hens took the lead in the top of the sixth when Ryan Vilade launched a solo home run to left field.
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