{"id":205891,"date":"2026-05-14T20:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=205891"},"modified":"2026-05-14T20:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:14:20","slug":"prep-recap-baseball-softball-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/05\/14\/prep-recap-baseball-softball-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"Prep recap: baseball, softball, tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent sports<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baseball<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crestview 11 Shawnee 1 (six innings)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIMA — Crestview jumped out to a 5-0 lead and never looked back on the way to an 11-1 road win over Crestview on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owen Heckler held the Indians to just two hits over five innings with five strikeouts. Cash Hammons pitched the remaining inning and didn\u2019t allow a hit. At the plate, Luke Sawmiller, Denver McDougall and Jace Wehner each had three hits. Wehner had a two-RBI double in the sixth inning, and Sawmiller drove in a run in the seventh, while McDougall had an RBI single in the second inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Knights (6-10) are scheduled to travel to Perry today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lincolnview 2 Minster 0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MINSTER — Gavin Evans went the distance on the mound and held Minster to a pair of hits with nine strikeouts and five walks, and Lincolnview topped Minster 2-0 on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both of Lincolnview\u2019s runs came in the first inning, when Chayse Overholt scored on a grounder by Seth Brant, and Holden Price scored on a passed ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lancers (17-3) are scheduled to play at Ottawa-Glandorf today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert 6 Kalida 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

KALIDA — Van Wert trailed Kalida 3-1 after five innings but the Cougars rallied with three runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh for a 6-3 win at Kalida on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Griffin McCracken put Van Wert on the board when he scored on a passed ball in the third. Alex Benner scored on an error in the sixth, then Jace Huebner singled home Wyatt Scott to tie the game. A sacrifice fly by Finley Dickinson scored Brayson Davis, then in the seventh inning, Cam Werts blasted a two-run homer for the final margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huebner, Dickinson and Blade Lowe combined to strike out five Wildcat batters, with five strikeouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert (11-11) is scheduled to play at Columbus Grove on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Softball<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defiance 11 Van Wert 0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defiance shut out the Cougars 11-0 at Jubilee Park on Thursday. Meah Johnson had two of Van Wert\u2019s seven hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tennis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zach Stoller recorded a pair of 6-0, 6-0 victories at the Division II sectionals to advance to the semifinals on Saturday. While no other Cougars advanced, head coach Mitch Price said he was pleased with the effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Great effort by all of our guys today and we’re proud of the way everyone competed,” Price said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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