Jillian Brownfield singled and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the sixth inning May 19, lifting the Granville softball team to a 4-3 victory against visiting No. 7 Marion Harding in a Division III district semifinal.
Megan Lodge struck out nine in a three-hitter and took a shutout into the sixth inning before Harding scored three unearned runs to tie the game. The No. 6 Blue Aces (9-16) play No. 1 Bloom-Carroll for a district title at 5 p.m. Thursday at Pickerington Central.
Avary King hit an RBI double for Granville. Aubrey Lackey added a double and a run, Bella Metcalf a hit and an RBI and Sydney Cottrell two walks and a run.
Lucia Kuhn struck out 11 and allowed five hits for Johnstown in a 3-0 loss at No. 2 Fairbanks in a Division V district semifinal.
Jenna Hochanadel singled twice for the No. 7 Johnnies (16-11). Abigail Wood and Emma McGeehan added a single apiece.
Lilly Holmes singled twice and scored for Newark in an 11-1 loss at No. 11 Grove City in a Division I district semifinal.
Audrey Lennon added two hits and Tyana Spears a hit and an RBI for the No. 18 Wildcats (8-18).
D'Neya Dennis singled and scored for Licking Valley in a 7-1 loss to visiting Danville.
Taylor Penick drove in Dennis with a sacrifice fly for the Panthers (20-5). Emory Whisner struck out five and allowed three hits and three runs in four innings.
Luke Mollohan was a perfect 3 for 3 with two doubles, three runs and four RBIs in Liberty Christian's 8-1 victory against visiting Delaware Christian in Mid-Ohio Christian Athletic League play.
Drew Fye and Logan Dyer added two hits and an RBI apiece and Jackson Cecil and Mason Kamppi a hit and two runs apiece for the Eagles (6-6, 4-5). Mollohan, Cecil and Dawson Kamppi combined to strike out 10 in 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.
Aidyn Burgess' RBI single to score Weston Simon in the top of the eighth inning gave Utica a 5-4 victory at Danville.
Burgess and Braxton Fisher recorded two hits, a run and an RBI apiece to lead Utica (8-16), which scored a run to tie the game in the top of the seventh, and Gaige Spray added a hit and a two runs and Bryson Macy a hit and two RBIs. Daniel Bero and Jaxson Riggs combined to strike out seven in two scoreless innings of relief each.
Miller Hutchison doubled twice as a part of a three-hit game, scored twice and drove in two for Newark Catholic in a 10-5 victory against visiting Cardington.
Hal Gillespie added two hits, a run and an RBI, Alex Nagel three runs and Owen Przymierski a hit and two RBIs for the Green Wave (15-9). Nagel struck out six and allowed two earned runs in four innings, and Andy Gossett struck out three and allowed one hit and one run in two innings of relief.
Landon Pierce's squeeze bunt gave Lakewood the lead for good during a five-run bottom of the sixth inning as the Lancers edged visiting Fredericktown 11-9.
Carson Anderson, Garrett Hardway and Evan Moore each notched a hit, two runs and an RBI for the Lancers (14-9). Gavin Kessler added two hits, a run and an RBI and Colton Ferry a hit and two RBIs.
Evan Lohr doubled twice and singled, racking up six RBIs in Licking Valley's 11-7 victory at John Glenn.
Zane Hochschild added two hits, a run and an RBI, Trey McLaughlin a hit, two runs and an RBI and Zane Hancock a run and two RBIs for the Panthers (18-6).
Tino Martin doubled twice and singled for Licking Heights in an 8-1 loss to visiting Gahanna.
Caleb Starns added a hit and an RBI, and Blake Caldwell threw two hitless innings of relief for the Hornets (3-19).
Dylan Gray and Brayden Windnagel each singled for Watkins Memorial (12-10) in a 6-0 loss at Dublin Jerome.