FHS baseball scores four in first, tops Bowling Green

FINDLAY 4B. GREEN 1BOWLING GREEN – Jack Rhoades, Reece Stillings and Jacob Gebhardt delivered clutch RBI singles in the first inning and Findlay got an outstanding pitching effort from Cole Hull in beating Bowling Green 4-1 on Wednesday in a Northern Lakes League cross-over baseball game.Findlay's first four batters – Jackson Fletchner, Blade Wendt, Landon Echelberry and Rhoades – all reached base and came around to score during a four-run first inning.Findlay would not score another run the rest of the game, but Hull kept Bowling Green in check. The sophomore right-hander allowed just one run on four hits with one walk. The Trojans backed him with errorless defense.Fletchner (2-1B), Echelberry (1B, 3B) and Rhoades (2-1B) had two hits each for Findlay (8-6). Brennan Howard had two hits for Bowling Green (6-10).Findlay 400 000 0—4 9 0B. Green 000 000 1-1 4 1WP—Hull. LP—Gilles. TOP HITTERS: (Fin) Fletchner 2-1B; Echelberry 1B, 3B; Rhoades 2-1B. (BG) Howard 2-1B. SOFTBALL FINDLAY 16WHITMER 4TOLEDO – Findlay got a monster game from sophomore third baseman Monika Kerwin in Wednesday's 16-4 Northern Lakes League win over Toledo Whitmer.Findlay's lead-off hitter, Kerwin smashed two home runs, also singled, drove in four runs and scored four times. Junior catcher Addelyn Sprang lined two doubles and also drove in four runs for the Trojans, who chalked up their third straight win to improve to 11-5 overall and 2-4 in NLL Buckeye Division games.Freshman centerfielder Davinee Harris had a double, two singles and two RBI. Laney Oliver (2-1B), Lola Spieles and Jayla Broan all added RBI singles for the Trojans, who scored six runs before Whitmer (5-12, 2-9 NLL) came to bat for the first time.Findlay 612 304—16 13 0Whitmer 201 001—4 6 5WP—Steffes. LP—Stoldt. TOP HITTERS: (Fin) Kerwin 1B, 2-2HR, 4 RBI; Sprang 2-2B, 4 RBI; Oliver 2-1B, RBI; Da. Harris 2-1B, 2B, 2 RBI; Spieles 1B, RBI; Brown 1B, RBI. (TW) Hannibal 2-1B; Munoz 1B, HR, RBI; Black 1B, RBI. GIRLS LACROSSE NORTHVIEW 14FINDLAY 3SYLVANIA – Sylvania Northview jumped ahead early and rolled to a 14-3 win over Findlay in a Northern Lakes League girls lacrosse matchup.Northview improved to 8-5 with Wednesday's win. Findlay had a two-match win streak halted and is 4-7. (14-sub head)Kryling gets aceFINDLAY – Findlay's Matt Kryling scored a hole-in-one at Hillcrest Golf Club on Tuesday, acing the 130-yard No. 3 hole with a 13-wood. Witnessing the shot was Jim Snyder. LOCAL SPORT Wednesday's Results BOYS TENNISU. SANDUSKY 5GALION 0SINGLESNo. 1 – Abraham Baldwin (US) def. Jack Rinehart 6-1, 6-2.No. 2 – Nick Nieset (US) def. Zach Moneysmith 6-0, 6-0.No. 3 – Ryan Day (US) def. Logan Estep 6-1, 7-5.DOUBLESNo. 1 – Gage McWilliams/Lyman Starner (US) def. Carson Walker/ Katelyn McMullen 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.No. 2 – Chandler Elkins/ Reece Gottfried (US) def. Will Rinehart/ Stella Volz 6-2, 6-2. SCHEDULE Thursday's Events BOYS TENNISBowling Green at Findlay, 4:30 p.m. PREP BASEBALLFindlay at Bowling GreenArcadia at Waynesfield-GoshenCory-Rawson at McCombLiberty-Benton at Otawa-GlandorfCarey at ArlingtonBluffton at Lincolnview (NWC)Spencerville at Columbus Grove (NWC)Vanlue at Buckeye CentralPandora-Gilboa at Fort Jennings PREP SOFTBALLArcadia at Waynesfield-GoshenCory-Rawson at McCombCarey at ArlingtonBluffton at Lincolnview (NWC)Columbus Grove at Spencerville (NWC)Vanlue at Buckeye CentralKalida at Ottawa-GlandorfLakota at Elmwood