Mason stars on mound, at plate as VB stops Arlington

VAN BUREN 13ARLINGTON 0ARLINGTON -- Grady Mason doubled, scored three times and drove in three runs.On the mound, he was just as formidable.Mason allowed just two singles and struck out eight in five scoreless innings as Van Buren blanked Arlington, 13-0.VB's baseball team continued its scoring start, improving to 9-1, 3-0 in the Blanchard Valley Conference.Black Knights leadoff hitter Will Rampe doubled, walked three times and scored three runs, while Brock Daniel doubled, scored twice and drove in a run.Arlington's Brady Griggs and Cooper Hawkins each delivered a single.Griggs pitched four innings and took the loss for the Red Devils, who fell to 1-5, 1-1 in the BVC.Van Buren 113 35 -- 13 8 0Arlington 000 00 -- 0 2 1WP --G. Mason. LP -- Griggs. TOP HITTERS: (VB) G. Mason 2B, 1B, 3-RBI; Daniel 1B, 2R, RBI; Rampe 2B, 3R. (A) Griggs 1B, Hawkins 1B. L-B 18VANLUE 0VANLUE -- Taden Troyer had four hits and drove in four runs, Trevin Lieb tripled, doubled and drove in three, and Liberty-Benton improved to 5-2, 3-0 in the BVC with an 18-0 win at Vanlue.Jackson Knepper picked up the win on the mound for L-B. Liberty-Benton registered 16 hits in the win. L-B pitchers limited Vanlue to four hits.The Wildcats committed seven errors in the loss.Liberty-Benton 3(10)0 14 -- 18 16 0Vanlue 000 00 -- 0 4 7WP --J. Knepper. LP --Spears. TOP HITTERS: (L-B) T. Lieb 3B, 2B, 1B, 3-RBI; Troyer 2B, 2-1B, 4-RBI; Schworm 1B, 2B, RBI, R. McCOMB 12ARCADIA 1McCOMB -- Grady Schroeder was in the zone at the plate for McComb against Arcadia Monday. The Panthers' catcher slugged a home run, scored three times and drove in four runs as McComb run-ruled the Redskins, 12-1.It was Schroeder's first home run of the season, and for the Panthers, it was their first win.McComb improved to 1-5, 1-1 in the BVC.Braydon Shoop allowed three hits and a run in five innings, striking out seven and walking three. Shoop backed himself at the plate with a double and a run scored. The Panthers' Kahle Drown doubled, singled twice and drove in two runs.Also for the Panthers, Cameron Smith doubled, singled and plated two runs.For the Redskins (2-6, 0-3 BVC), Isaac Stoner singled twice and scored. Nick Martinez was the starting pitcher for Arcadia and went 2 1/3 innings, allowing eight runs, seven earned on eight hits. He struck out three and walked one. Arcadia 100 00 -- 1 3 2McComb 305 4X -- 12 12 1WP --Shoop. LP -- Martinez. TOP HITTERS: (A)Stoner 2-1B, R; Colman 1B. (McC) G. Schroeder HR, 1B, 3R, 4-RBI; Drown 2B, 2-1B, 2-RBI; Steinbrook 2B, R, RBI; Shoop 2B, R; C. Smith 2B, 1B, 2-RBI. LEIPSIC 12P-G 1LEIPSIC -- Tommy Offenbacher tripled, doubled, scored three times and drove in two runs, and Leipsic erupted for 11 third inning runs in routing Pandora-Gilboa 12-0.Ty Lammers also had a big day at the plate for the Vikings, with a double, a single and four RBIs. Mill Paniaga tripled and scored twice while driving in a run.John Dewar pitched five shutout innings for Leipsic, walking two and striking out 11. The Vikings improved to 6-3, 3-1 in the BVC. Nolan Leatherman singled for the Rockets' lone run. Denton Leatherman took the loss on the mound, going 2 1/3 innings and allowing 10 runs, one earned, on six hits. He struck out two.P-G dropped to 0-8, 0-2 in the BVC. Pandora-Gilboa 000 00 -- 0 1 4Leipsic 10(11) 0X -- 12 9 0WP -- Dewar. LP -- Leatherman. TOP HITTERS: (P-G) N. Leatherman 1B. (L) T. Offenbacher 3B, 2B, 1B, 2R, 2-RBI; T. Lammers 2B, 1B, 4-RBI; Dewar 2B, R, 2-RBI; Paniagua 3B, 2R, RBI. ELMWOOD 12ADA 2BLOOMDALE -- Nico Allen had three hits, drove in four runs, and Elmwood scored in all six innings in a 12-2 win over Ada.The Royals registered 14 hits -- 13 singles -- in a victory that moved them to 5-1, 2-0 in the BVC. Ryken Ziegler tripled and singled twice for Elmwood, while Kason Hammer singled twice and drove in a run.And though it was nice for Elmwood starting pitcher Zackery Gross to have that run support, he hardly needed it, allowing just four hits and two runs, each of which came in the first inning.Gross pitched a complete game six innings, striking out 10 and not walking a batter as the Royals improved to 5-1, 2-0 in the BVC.Ada's Mason Ribley ripped a two-run double. Brody Rister took the loss on the mound for Ada, going 3 2/3 innings and allowing seven runs, six earned, on 11 hits. The Bulldogs dropped to 2-6, 1-2 in the BVC. Ada 200 000 -- 2 4 4Elmwood 312 114 -- 12 14 0WP --Gross. LP -- Rister. TOP HITTERS: (A) Wibley 2B, 2-RBI. (ELM) Allen 3-1B, 4-RBI; Ziegler 3B, 2-1B,R; Hammer 2-1B, RBI. H. NORTHERN 6W-G 5GOSHEN --Kruz Curtis doubled, had three hits and drive in a run, and River Guinn added two doubles and two RBIs as Hardin Northern edged Waynesfield-Goshen in its NWC opener, 6-5.Dylan Bacon singled, drove in a run, and picked up a win on the mound for the Polar Bears, who improved to 6-1.Bacon improved to 3-0, while Xander Wilson recorded a save. H-LOUDON 21ST. JOE 0FREMONT --Hopewell-Loudon erupted for six runs in the first and three runs in the second at Fremont St. Joe.It proved only a hint of what was to come.The Chieftains scored 12 runs in the third, finished with 14 hits, and shut out the Streaks 21-0 in a Sandusky Bay Conference River Division game.Brody Brickman had a pair of hits, drove in two runs and scored four times for the Chieftains, while Kellen Frankart added two hits, two runs, and four RBIs.Braylon Martinez went 3 for 4 for H-L. N. BALTIMORE 16C-R 3RAWSON - Noah Laureano had a game to remember, and North Baltimore scored 13 runs over the final three innings in a 16-3 NWCC win at Cory-Rawson.Laureano smacked three doubles, had four hits overall and drove in six runs. Luke Long also doubled and singled twice while scoring three times and driving in a run. Jayce Ferdinandsen singled, scored and drove in two runs.Braiden Solly went six innings and allowed four hits and three runs in picking up the win for the Tigers. He punched out nine batters and walked two. For Cory-Rawson, Mason Hall tripled, singled and scored. Hunter Cosart was the Hornets starting pitcher, and he went two innings, allowing three unearned runs on three hits.North Baltimore 030 053 5 --16 12 0Cory-Rawson 200 001 -- 3 5 5WP --Solly. LP --Cosart. TOP HITTERS: (NB) Laureano 3-2B, 1B, 6-RBI; C. Clark 2-1B, 2-RBI; Long 2B, 2-1B, RBI; J. Ferdinandsen 1B, 2-RBI. (C-R) Hall 3B, 1B, R; Banner 2-1B, 2-RBI. COL. GROVE 9ALLEN EAST 5HARROD --Kyle Hopkins had two hits and drove in two runs as Columbus Grove rallied from a 4-1 deficit to win 9-5 at Allen East.Hopkins also struck 12 strikeouts over six innings to pick up the win.Jacob Ricker had a hit and drove in two runs for the Bulldogs.