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Clippers 3 / Chiefs 2, 10 innings softball / Lakewood 2, Akron Hoban 1

Colabello delivers winning homer Vierstra pitches Lakewood

to its second straight title
Chris Colabello hom- and an error in the seventh. Todd Han-
ered in the top of the fourth inning put the kins singled and took
10th inning to lift the Clippers up 1-0. Mike second on Josh Wil-
Clippers to a 3-2 victory Papi walked, then son's sacrifice. Hankins
By Adam Jardy on second and third Terzola’s final
over host Syracuse on advanced to second moved up on Giovanny The Columbus Dispatch and just one out, grounder and threw
Saturday night before on a wild pitch by Urshela's ground-
Vierstra buckled to Brownfield at first
10,369 at NBT Bank Chiefs reliever Cody out and scored on a
AKRON — Court- down and struck out base.
Stadium. Satterwhite. Nellie single by Colabello.
ney Vierstra has Ashley Matousek and The win is Lake-
It was the Clip- Rodriguez flied out to Shawn Armstrong
spent her high school saw Hoban’s Jessica wood’s fifth state
pers' third consecutive center, advancing Papi (1-0) got the win
career building a Knicely called out title in 16 years, all
victory. to third, and a single despite giving up the
name for herself in after being struck with Nadolson at the
Colabello's homer, off to left by Jeremy Lucas run in the ninth. Jeff
the circle. by her own suicide helm, and might have
Rafael Martin (1-1), was scored Papi. Johnson pitched the
In her final game squeeze attempt. been the coach’s final
his fifth of the season. The Chiefs' Matt 10th for his third save.
for Lakewood, she Vierstra didn’t game.
Syracuse tied it at 2 in Skole answered in the Clippers starter
was joined there by allow another runner The Lancers won
the ninth when Pedro bottom of the fourth Shawn Morimando
the entire Lancers to reach scoring posi- three straight from
Severino scored on a with a solo homer to went seven innings,
team in a group hug tion, one day after 2008-10, each time
groundout by Andrew right. giving up one run on six
as they celebrated a allowing six runs earning a famous ride
Stevenson. Columbus took hits, with five strike-
2-1 victory against — four earned — on through Hebron on a
A walk, a wild pitch a 2-1 lead in the outs and two walks.
Akron Hoban to eight hits in a 14-6 fire truck.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Charlotte at Buffalo, 1:05 p.m. Columbus IP H R ER BB SO repeat as Division II win against Jonathan Hoban’s run was
Rochester at Norfolk, 1:05 p.m.
Toledo at Scranton, 1:05 p.m.
Morimando
Colon H,4
7 6 1 1 1 5
0.2 0 0 0 1 1
champions Saturday Alder. unearned, and Vier-
NORTH DIVISION
TEAM W L PCT GB Gwinnett at Indianapolis, 1:35 p.m. Olson H,6 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 night. “I knew at that time stra finishes her
Pawtucket at Durham, 5:05 p.m. Armstrong W,1-0
1 2 1 1 0 0
Lehigh Valley 37 18 .673 —
Lehigh Valley at Louisville, 6:05 p.m. Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 2
“It’s not like any- I needed to step up,” career undefeated in
Scranton 31 22 .585 5
Buffalo 30 23 .566 6 thing else,” Vierstra Vierstra said. “(Nad- her final two seasons.
Friday’s results Syracuse IP H R ER BB SO
Rochester
Pawtucket
24 26 .480 10 1/2
24 26 .480 10 1/2 Columbus 11, Syracuse 5 O’Sullivan 3 2 0 0 1 1 said of that moment. olson’s) voice was in Her last loss came in
Syracuse 17 34 .333 18 Scranton 7, Toledo 5
Buffalo 9, Charlotte 4
Satterwhiter 3 1 1 1 4 1 “It’s, we’ve worked my head. I knew if we the 2015 title game.
Gott 2 2 1 1 0 2
SOUTH DIVISION Louisville 8, Lehigh Valley 5 Martin L,1-1 2 1 1 1 0 1 so hard this year …” got out of that inning, “She had her ‘A’
TEAM W L PCT GB Durham 6, Pawtucket 4
Rochester 6, Norfolk 2 HBP: Colabello by O’Sullivan, Lucas by
The senior, who we should be good to game today, where
Durham 33 21 .611 —
Gwinnett 28 26 .519 5 Indianapolis 4, Gwinnett 1 O’Sullivan. WP: Armstrong; Satterwhite. improved to 71-2 in go.” (Friday) she didn’t,”
T: 2:52. A: 10,369.
Charlotte 26 28 .481 7
Clippers 3, Chiefs 2 her final three sea- As the intensity Nadolson said.
Norfolk 22 32 .418 10 1/2
COL AB R H BI SYR AB R H BI sons for Lakewood, amped up with each “With her out there,
Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 Sanchez 2b 5 0 0 0 Clippers schedule
WEST DIVISION
TEAM W L PCT GB Urshela 3b 5 0 1 0 Snyder dh 4 0 1 0 June 6: Louisville, 7:05 p.m.; 7: couldn’t finish her inning, both fanbases I thought our odds
Indianapolis 30 24 .556 — Colabello lf 4 1 2 2 Raburn lf 5 0 0 0
Shaffer rf 4 0 0 0 Skole 1b 4 1 2 1
Louisville, 7:05 p.m.; 8: Louisville, thought while fight- racheted up their were pretty good
12:05 p.m.; 9: Indianapolis, 7:15 p.m.;
Columbus
Toledo
26 29 .473 4 1/2
24 30 .444 6 Papi cf 3 1 0 0 Solano c 4 0 1 0 10: at Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m.; 11: at ing back joyful tears efforts to out-shout when we got up 2-0.”
Louisville 20 34 .370 10 Kratz c 4 0 1 0 Sever’o pr-c 0 1 0 0
N.Rod’z 1b 3 0 0 0 Butler rf 3 0 1 0
Indianapolis, 1:35 p.m.; 13: Durham, 7:05
p.m.; 14: Durham, 7:05 p.m.; 15: Durham,
near third base, the other until Lake- ajardy@dispatch.com
Saturday’s results Lucas dh 3 0 1 1 Stvnson cf 4 0 1 1 7:05 p.m.; 16: Gwinnett, 7:15 p.m.; 17: surrounded by wood’s erupted when @AdamJardy
Hankins 2b 3 1 1 0 Green 3b 4 0 1 0
Columbus 3, Syracuse 2, 10 innings
Falu ss 3 0 1 0
Gwinnett, 7:15 p.m.; 18: Gwinnett, 2:05
p.m.; 19: at Louisville, 7:05 p.m.; 20: at
supporters and team- Davis fielded Maddie
Buffalo 4, Charlotte 0
Lehigh Valley 5, Louisville 3 Totals 33;3 6 3 Totals 36 2 8 2 Louisville, 12:05 p.m.; 21: at Louisville, mates. She didn’t
7:05 p.m.; 22: Toledo, 7:05 p.m.; 23:
Pawtucket 6, Durham 4
Toledo 2, Scranton 0 Columbus 000 100 000 1—3 6 1 Toledo, 7:15 p.m.; 24: Toledo, 7:15 p.m.; need to, the Lancers’ HOME
Norfolk 8, Rochester 7 Syracuse 000 100 001 0—2 8 1 25: Toledo, 2:05 p.m.; 26: at Charlotte, performance said it MONDAY-THURSDAY
7:05 p.m.; 27: at Charlotte, 7:05 p.m.; 28: vs. Louisville Bats
Gwinnett 6, Indianapolis 4, 11 innings
E: N.Rodriguez (2); Rathburn (2). DP: at Charlotte, 7:05 p.m.; 29: at Charlotte, all.
Today’s games Columbus 2, Syracuse 2. LOB: Columbus
8, Syracuse 7. 2B: Kratz (7); Skole (12).
7:05 p.m.; 30: at Toledo, 7:05 p.m. Senior Brenna
Columbus (RHP Merryweather 1-0,
0.00) at HR: Colabello (5); Skole (7). S: Wilson. Brownfield blasted
SB: Stevenson (2).
Syracuse (RHP Ross 2-3, 6.39), 1:05 p.m. a two-run homer
down the left-field
line after Alexa Perry
Boys Volleyball led off the third

Darby cruises, but Scioto,

inning with a triple
to provide the only MONDAY - 7:05 PM
runs Lakewood (32-1)
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up, Brownfield said
Frank DiRenna against St. Edward, Akron Hoban 3, Dublin Scioto
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Hilliard Darby took moments and we’re to finish 20-4.
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25-10, 25-11, 25-9 win in focus when we’re this state final today.
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“That was probably
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assists and Derek Topp
one of the hardest-hit
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balls (I’ve ever had),
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excited,” she said.
The Panthers (24-4) (21-3).  ance since 2003. Cameron
“She blasted that
advanced to play Cin- Balla added six kills and
ball,” coach Criss
THURSDAY - 12:05 PM
cinnati Elder (23-4) in a
state semifinal at noon
Cleveland St. Ignatius 3,
Westerville South 0: South
James Chappelear had
four kills.
Nadolson said. BUSINESS DAY SPECIAL
today. The final is at 4 After losing the first two
The Knights (24-3) with an appearance by
lost to St. Ignatius 25-18,
halved the deficit JAKE THE DIAMOND DOG
p.m. 25-19, 25-16 to finish 21-7. games, Scioto won the
in the fourth with a
“We’re on a mission, Roman Swabinsky had third behind late kills by
one-out single from FRIDAY - 7:15 PM vs. Indianapolis
and it’s something the 17 assists and five kills Topp and Chappelear.
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