New Philadelphia baseball team wins second straight OHSAA district title
Noah Bollon's clutch hit Wednesday lifted the New Philadelphia baseball team to its second straight Division II district title. His two-run single in the top of the seventh inning gave the Quakers a 5-4 win over Tri-Valley in Coshocton.
Carter Vandall's RBI single scored Carson Long with the game's first run after Long doubled to start the rally. Vandall later singled and scored to tie the game 3-3 in the fifth. Bollon had a key bunt single in that rally, setting up Gaven Blake's game-tying sacrifice fly. Two innings later, Bollon delivered his game-winning hit.
Owen Courtney was the winning pitcher and Blake got the save for New Philadelphia, which advances to a regional semifinal June 1 at Harrison Central. The Quakers (16-10) will play Cambridge (16-4), which was an 11-3 winner over Indian Valley in another Division II district final Wednesday.
Cambridge broke the game open with a six-run top of the seventh. The Bobcats had six of their 17 hits in the inning. Freshman pitcher Garrett Carpenter worked into the seventh for Cambridge and got the win.
In a regional softball semifinal Wednesday, Unioto defeated Indian Valley 4-3.
This article originally appeared on The Times-Reporter: New Philadelphia baseball defeats Tri-Valley in OHSAA district final
