ADA __ Playing just their second home game of the season, the Ada High School softball team soundly defeated Blanchard Valley Conference foe Arlington 10-0 on Wednesday, April 16.
Senior catcher Natilyn McClain smacked a triple and two doubles to pace the Bulldog offense as she drove in three runs.
Ada senior pitcher Jenna Bassitt hurled a five-inning shutout to win her ninth game. She struck out nine and allowed just two hits with one walk.
“It was good to see us get back on the winning track,” said fourth-year Bulldog head coach Jeff Bassitt. “Natilyn hit and caught well, and Jenna pitched well. Our defense was solid.”
BLOOMDALE – The visiting Ada High School softball team lost a tight 2-1 pitcher’s duel to Blanchard Valley Conference rival Elmwood on Monday, April 14.
Elmwood tied the game with a run in the fourth, then scored the eventual winning run in the fifth. The Bulldog girls had chances to score but couldn’t get the timely hit.
Ada senior pitcher Jenna Bassitt went all six innings. She struck out five and allowed six hits with no walks. She permitted one earned run.
“We had our chances, it was two good teams going at it,” said fourth-year Bulldog head coach Jeff Bassitt. “We didn’t get the hits when we needed them.”
BLOOMDALE – The visiting Ada High School baseball team lost 12-2 to Blanchard Valley Conference foe Elmwood on Monday, April 14.
The Bulldogs scored two runs in the top of the first inning to break on top lead early. But the Royals answered with three scores in the home half of the opening frame and never relinquished the lead.
Elmwood tacked on one run in the second and two more in the third to go ahead, 6-2. Single runs in the fourth and fifth frames extended the margin to 8-2.
The Royals invoked the 10-run rule with four runs in the bottom of the sixth.
NORTH BALTIMORE __ The visiting Ada High School baseball team lost a 5-4 non-conference nailbiter in the final inning to North Baltimore Saturday, April 12.
The Bulldogs tied the game 4-4 with a run in the top of the seventh frame. But NB tallied a walk-off run with one out in the home half of the seventh to win.
With one out in the seventh, the Tigers started their final rally with a drag bunt single by Zander Ferdinandsen. He then stole second. The next two batters walked to load the bases.
NB then won it on a bases-loaded walk that forced in Ferdinandsen with the winning run.
ADA __ The Ada High School boys tennis team played its belated season opener on a cold Thursday at the park courts and defeated visiting Wapakoneta, 3-2.
Ada starts out 1-0 with the win to commemorate the debut of new head coach Carter Bivens. Wapakoneta fell to 0-4 after the close defeat.
Ada senior Nathan Williams lost the closest and longest match of the evening at first singles. He won the first set 6-1, then lost set two by a tight 7-5 count.
