By Cort Reynolds

ADA__The Ada High School baseball team lost to visiting Blanchard Valley Conference foe McComb 24-1 in a league game on Wednesday, April 8.

The Panthers broke the game open with seven runs in the second inning, capped by a grand slam. The visitors then pushed nine more runs across home plate in the third to build a 17-0 lead. 

The Bulldogs and McComb each scored a run in the fourth frame. The Panthers added six runs in the fifth to invoke the mercy rule.

The Bulldogs dropped to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the BVC with their first defeat. McComb improved to 1-2 overall and 1-0 in BVC play with the decisive victory. 

The Panthers out-hit the Bulldogs, 18-5. The Bulldogs made six errors that led to nine unearned runs, while McComb committed no errors.

Left fielder Brody Rister singled twice and drew a walk to lead the Ada offense.

Catcher Andrew Allen singled and stole a base. Third baseman Robert Shanks and right fielder Logan Fleece each hit a single. Fleece also walked and drove in the lone Ada run.

Camden Swain swatted a grand slam, singled, drew a walk and drove in six runs to pace the Panther offense.

Grant Schaublin socked a triple, doubled, singled and knocked in three runs while scoring three. Luke Kern slapped four singles and drove in three runs while scoring three runs.

Winning pitcher Brayden Welty smacked a double, hit a single, walked twice and scored three runs. Cameron Smith singled twice and walked, was hit by a pitch, scored four times and walked. Kahle Drown rapped out a pair of singles, had four RBIs and tallied three runs.

McComb left seven runners on base, while Ada stranded six runners.

Ada won a forfeited game over visiting league foe Vanlue Monday, 13-3.

WP-Welty LP-Wibley 

2B-Schaublin (M), Welty (M)

3B-Schaublin (M)

HR-Swain (M)