Chagrin Falls senior pitcher Keith Orzen refused to let this one get away. After giving up three runs in the top of the seventh Tuesday, Orzen hit a three-run home run with one out in the bottom of the inning to tie rival Kenston, 4-4. Then Orzen, switched to the outfield, singled home Danny Spain in the bottom of...
Chagrin Falls senior pitcher Keith Orzen refused to let this one get away. After giving up three runs in the top of the seventh Tuesday, Orzen hit a three-run home run with one out in the bottom of the inning to tie rival Kenston, 4-4.
Then Orzen, switched to the outfield, singled home Danny Spain in the bottom of the ninth to give the Tigers (14-5, 3-4) a 5-4 win in the Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division baseball game.
It was the second loss of the season for the Bombers (12-2, 5-2).
St. Ignatius 6, St. Edward 4: The Wildcats (12-5) rallied from a four-run deficit after four innings, scoring four runs in the top of the sixth for the win against their West Side rival in the game played at Baldwin Wallace.
Westlake 2, Berea 1: Mac Bilski stole home in the bottom of the seventh to give the Demons (10-7, 4-5) the Southwestern Conference win. Dylan Crocker allowed three hits and struck out four in going the distance for the winners. Berea stands 1-14, 1-6.
Rocky River 11, Lakewood 7: Matt Kadlec's bases-loaded double in the top of the seventh inning keyed a five-run inning as the Pirates prevailed in the West Shore Conference game. Brian Hrdlicka had three hits for the Rangers.
Bay 3, Elyria Catholic 0: Craig Linder allowed three hits, striking out five, as the host Rockets (3-13, 2-6) won the West Shore Conference game. The Panthers drop to 6-8, 2-4.
West Geauga 8, Orange 0: Senior Harrison Sigman tossed a three-hitter while striking out nine in going the distance.
Normandy 3, Valley Forge 0: Mitch Kern got the shutout as he struck out 13 and allowed three hits for the visiting Invaders (9-7).
Bedford 5, Lorain 4: Senior Avery Eursher hit a three-run home run in the third inning as the Bearcats (5-5, 5-4) held off the visiting Titans in a Lake Erie League game.
Stow 3, Hudson 1: Andrew Hurd's two-run single keyed a three-run fifth inning for the host Bulldogs (12-4, 4-3) in the Northeast Ohio Conference River Division. Troy Johnson retired the last 11 batters he faced for the winners. Hudson stands 13-3, 5-1.
Aurora 6, Perry 1: Jake Czerwinski drove in three runs with a home run and a double for the host Greenmen (14-3, 7-1) in the Chagrin Valley Conference Chagrin Division. Adam Berger had 10 strikeouts to improve to 5-1.
Softball
Willoughby South 1, Riverside 0: Sophomore second baseman Lauren Blasinsky led off the game with a solo home run for the host Rebels (7-9) in the Premier Athletic Conference. Jessica Bradshaw got the shutout in a complete-game effort. The Beavers stand 14-2.
Lake Catholic 6, Padua 1: Savannah Karako hit a leadoff home run for the host Cougars (10-5) in the North Coast League Blue Division game. The Bruins (4-10) hurt themselves with four errors.
Walsh Jesuit 8, NDCL 4: Senior first baseman Cori Anter had a home run and three runs batted in to back the pitching of sophomore Taylor Rahach as the visiting Warriors (14-3, 6-1) tied Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (17-3, 6-1) for the lead in the NCL Blue Division. Rahach stands 10-3 on the season.
Elyria 1, Medina 0: Marie Masters tripled and scored in the top of the first as the Pioneers (14-4) prevailed in the Northeast Ohio Conference River Division. The Bees dropped to 10-5.
Avon 3, Hathaway Brown 2: Kaylee Morton singled home the go-ahead run for the host Eagles (9-4). The Blazers are 12-4.
Holy Name 9, Chanel 2: Abbey Yaugher hit her seventh home run of the year and drove in four runs for the visiting Greenmen (12-2) in the NCL White Division game.
Avon Lake 2, Olmsted Falls 0: Pitcher Annie Wennerberg struck out 13 for the visiting Shoregals (14-1) in the SWC game.
Highland 13, Cloverleaf 3: Kaitlyn Krajcik hit a three-run home run to back the four-hit pitching of AnnMarie Kirchner as the host Hornets (12-5, 7-2) won the Suburban League game. Emilee Zimmerman had a three-run home run for the Colts (9-11, 3-6).
Girls lacrosse
Magnificat 9, Rocky River 7: Kelsey Doyle and Jillian Zavoda each had three goals for the Blue Streaks. Maddie Russell had four scores and Chaffy Asaad two for the Pirates.
Boys lacrosse
University School 13, Hawken 5: Junior Bobby Mead had five goals as the Preppers scored eight goals in the second half.