RIDGEWAY__The visiting Ada High School softball team defeated county foe Ridgemont handily 10-1 in a Saturday, April 13 makeup game postponed by one day due to wet fields.
ADA__After a layoff of over two weeks due to bad weather, the Ada High School baseball team lost a seesaw 17-9 battle to visiting Botkins on Saturday, April 13.
The non-league defeat dropped the Bulldog record to 0-4. Botkins improved to 2-5 with the win.
The Trojans scored at least one run in all seven innings, while Ada tallied in five innings of the back-and-forth bout.
“If we can’t make the routine plays we are going to struggle,” said Ada second-year head coach Toby Smith. “We need to find consistency. When we do, we will have better results.”
Botkins stole 16 bases and capitalized on 11 Bulldog errors to score 11 unearned runs.
Playing at home, the Ada High School softball team dodged the rain long enough to run-rule visiting Kalida 11-1 in a non-league contest Wednesday evening, April 10.
Playing at home, the Ada High School softball team rallied late but lost a classic pitchers’ duel 3-2 to visiting county rival Riverdale on Tuesday evening, April 9.
ABOVE) Ada freshman Reese Jordan hurled her first varsity win over Arlington. BELOW) Ada center fielder Tess Griffith connects vs. Arlington.
By Cort Reynolds
Playing at home on April 6, the Ada High School softball team swept Arlington in a doubleheader by the combined total of 26-3 on a sunny but cool day at War Memorial Park.
Ada won the opener 15-1 and also took the nightcap 11-2.
The Bulldogs improved to 5-1 with the dominating sweep. The Red Devils fell to 1-4 after the defeats.
“It was nice to get a couple more wins,” said Ada head coach Jeff Bassitt. “I thought we ran the bases well.”
The Bulldogs jumped in front 4-0 in the opener after one inning, and were never threatened. Three Arlington errors and a Karley Wagner single keyed the frame.
