The seventh seeded Eastern baseball team punched its ticket back to the district championship game, defeating second-seeded host Symmes Valley 5-0 behind a one-hitter from senior Matthew Blanchard on Saturday in Lawrence County. Trevathan and Sammons each had two hits in the setback for Fairland. Barber led the guests with two hits and three RBIs. Fairland outhit the Raiders by a 9-6 overall margin. FHS answered with two runs in the home half of the sixth, but ultimately never came closer. Barber doubled home both Dalton Jones and Euton in the sixth, then later scored on a Joel Horner single for a 4-1 cushion. RVHS - which will host Meigs on Monday in the D-3 district semifinals - built a 1-0 lead in the fourth as Barber singled home Alex Euton, but the fifth seeded Dragons answered with a run in their half of the fourth for a 1-all tie. The 12th seeded Raiders never trailed and got six solid innings from starter Chase Barber, who worked six innings and allowed three runs, nine hits and four walks while striking out seven for the winning decision. River Valley notched the program’s district berth in program history on Saturday with a 4-3 victory over host Fairland in a D-3 sectional final in Proctorville. Ashton Nunemaker led the Mustang offense with two hits in three chances. Bailey Jones and Andrew Dodson had a hit apiece for the Maroon and Gold, with Jones scoring the lone run.
Luke Blackburn pitched a complete game for the fourth-seeded hosts, striking out 10.
The Mustangs never made it past second base, with Stewart striking out 11 batters and walking none for the pitching win. Meigs (15-8) left two runners on base in each of the first two innings, but didn’t score the game-winning run until the fourth frame, taking advantage of two errors by Westfall (21-7). One was enough as the 13th-seeded Marauders claimed their first sectional title since 2016 behind a four-hit complete game shut out from sophomore Ethan Stewart. Meigs sophomore Ethan Stewart (26) pitches during the Marauders’ April 26 game against Athens in Rocksprings, Ohio.
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