BETHEL — Sammy Roush spun a two-hitter and Blanchester did the little things right in a 2-1 win over Bethel-Tate Wednesday in a crucial SBAAC National Division baseball game.
“When you do the little things right big things can happen,” Blanchester manager Aaron Lawson said. “We made the routine plays (Wednesday) and executed a pickoff play late that killed the rally. We did what we had to do offensively. We faced a very good arm and were able to jump out early. We keep preaching strikes and defense will win a lot of games. The team has continued to buy into that motto.”
The win puts Blanchester at 10-2 in the league while Bethel-Tate falls to 8-1 with three games to play. The Tigers won the first meeting of the season between the two National Division titans 7-2.
Roush struck out nine and walked just one in pitching a gem against the high-powered Tigers. The run he allowed was unearned.
The two teams combined for five hits.
SUMMARY
May 1, 2024
@Bethel-Tate High School
Wildcats 2, Tigers 1
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(2) BLANCHESTER (ab-r-h-rbi) Roush 4-1-1-0 Dees 4-0-0-0 Sipple 4-0-0-0 Dick 1-0-0-0 Mueller 2-0-0-0 Elston 3-0-0-0 Reynolds 3-1-1-0 Wiley 1-0-1-0 Sears 3-0-0-0 TOTALS 25-2-3-0
(1) BETHEL-TATE (ab-r-h-rbi) Schultian 3-0-0-0 Snider 2-0-0-0 Ladd 3-0-1-0 Brumfield 1-0-1-0 Seibert 2-0-0-0 Moss 3-0-0-0 Vontz 3-1-0-0 Vontz 3-0-0-0 Morris 2-0-0-0 TOTALS 22-1-2-0
2B: BT-Brumfield
HBP: BL-Dick, Mueller; BT-Brumfield, Seibert, Snider
SB: BL-Mueller, Roush; BT-Seibert, Snider
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Blanchester
Roush (W)^7^2^1^0^1^9
Bethel-Tate
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