By Cort Reynolds

ARCADIA__The visiting Ada High School baseball team lost to Arcadia 4-1 in a Blanchard Valley Conference makeup game on Monday, May 11.

Arcadia scored two runs in the second inning to take a 2-0 early edge. The Redskins added a single run in the fourth to extend the lead to 3-0.

The Bulldogs tallied their lone run in the top of the sixth frame, but Arcadia matched it in the home sixth to provide the final margin.

“We need to limit the number of times we give the other team free outs,” said Ada head coach Toby Smith. “In order for us to win some of these tight ball games we have been in lately, we need to limit those free outs by putting the ball in play with two strikes.

”If we do that, we will win some of these,” he added.

The Bulldogs struck out 13 times in the loss.

The Redskins and Ada each knocked out five hits. The Bulldogs drew four walks and made three errors, while the Redskins coaxed seven bases on balls and made no errors.

Arcadia scored two unearned runs.

Ada dropped to 7-13 overall and 3-6 in BVC play after the road defeat.  

Arcadia evened its records at 10-10 overall and 5-5 in the BVC with the home win to conclude its league slate.

Ada senior Mason Wibley smacked a double and a single to pace the offense. Andrew Allen singled and drew a walk. 

Wes Mowery and Xavier Smith each hit a single. Robert Shanks drew a pair of walks. Thad Smith walked and scored the Ada run. Junior DH Brody Rister was hit by a pitch.

Mowery pitched the first three innings for Ada, allowing three hits and two earned runs. He struck out five and walked five.

Wibley pitched one inning of scoreless relief with one whiff. Rister tossed the final two frames, giving up two hits and no earned runs while striking out four.

Isaac Stoner earned the win. He pitched a seven-inning complete game, allowing five hits and one earned run. Stoner struck out 13 and walked four.

On offense, Stoner hit two singles, walked and scored a run. Allhouse also singled home a run and had one RBI. 

Arcadia left 11 runners on the basepaths, while Ada stranded six.

The Bulldogs visit struggling non-league foe Temple Christian (0-8) on Tuesday, May 12.

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