{"id":120038,"date":"2019-07-08T05:22:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T10:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=120038"},"modified":"2019-07-08T14:24:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T19:24:24","slug":"acme-recap-van-wert-wins-sectional-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2019\/07\/08\/acme-recap-van-wert-wins-sectional-title\/","title":{"rendered":"ACME recap: Van Wert wins sectional title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Van Wert independent sports<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONVOY — Van Wert captured the ACME West sectional title and advanced to district competition with a 7-2 win over Delphos St. John\u2019s on Saturday, then a 6-2 victory over Delphos Jefferson on Sunday. Crestview and Lincolnview saw their respective ACME seasons come to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Against the Blue Jays, Parker Conrad had three of Van Wert\u2019s 10 hits, including two doubles, plus two RBIs, while Keaton Brown, Ries Wise and Josh Halker each drove in a run. The Cougars scored two runs in the first inning, two more in the second, two in the fourth and one in the fifth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keaton Brown earned a complete game victory, holding Delphos St. John\u2019s to five hits while striking out 11 and walking three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Sunday\u2019s sectional championship game against Delphos Jefferson, Brown paced Van Wert with three hits and Conrad had two hits and two more RBIs as the Cougars rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win 6-2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Three of Van Wert\u2019s runs were scored in the fourth inning \u2013 Conrad scored on an error, Hunter Bolenbaugh drove in Levi Eddins, then Bolenbaugh scored on another Wildcat error. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conrad picked up the win on the mound by fanning 14 Delphos Jefferson batters, allowing five hits and walking two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert (9-2-3) will begin district competition against an opponent and date and time to be determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other ACME sectional baseball action over the weekend, host Crestview was eliminated with Friday\u2019s 8-7 loss to Delphos St. John\u2019s, then an 8-1 loss to Lincolnview on Saturday. The Lancers were led by Carson Fox, who finished with three hits and three RBIs, while Clayton Leeth and Aaron Cavinder each had a pair of hits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lincolnview, who lost on Friday 3-2 to Delphos Jefferson during Friday\u2019s opening round, was eliminated on Sunday with a 9-1 loss to Delphos St. John\u2019s. The Lancers finished the season 6-7-1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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