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BASEBALL Big Red bounces back with a big win STEUBENVILLE — AJ Borsch delivered a gem on the mound and the Big Red baseball team bounced back with a big, 2-1 victory over visiting Indian Valley on Thursday evening at the Crimson Complex. Borsch tossed a complete game three-hitter with seven strikeouts and five walks, helping Big Red improve to 8-3. Big Red scored both of its runs in the bottom of the first and the right-hander made the lead stand up, putting up zeroes from the fourth inning on. After Cole Bowers was hit by a pitch, Matt Fabbro ripped an RBI triple to right ...

John Marshall edges past Brooke, 4-3

GLEN DALE – Coming of an 8-0 blanking at Morgantown on Wednesday, John Marshall was looking to bounce back against W.Va. Class AAA Region I rival Brooke 24 hours later. The Monarchs (10-3) did just that in taking the lead and then holding off the Bruins, 4-3, between rain drops at Monarch ...

Nationals beat the Pirates 8-7 in extras, split series

PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Wood singled to score automatic runner Jorbit Vivas in the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Thursday. Reliever Clayton Beeter (1-0) got his first career win despite giving up the ninth-inning run that sent the game to an ...

Guardians rookie Messick has no-hit bid broken up in 9th in 4-2 win

CLEVELAND (AP) — Parker Messick took a no-hitter into the ninth inning, José Ramírez homered for the third time in four games and the Cleveland Guardians opened a seven-game homestand with a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. Making his 11th major league start, ...

Creek pulls away from the Huskies

MINGO JUNCTION — With two teams highly ranked in the latest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association Poll clashing Wednesday evening, a run rule game was probably not what many headed to Muth Field to watch Harrison Central battle Indian Creek would have envisioned. However, that is exactly what ...

Park jumps on Big Red early, pulls away

STEUBENVILLE — The ball does not need to be put in play to produce at the plate. The Big Red baseball team gave up too many free bases against Wheeling Park as the Patriots took advantage of six walks, four hit batters and multiple wild pitches to defeat Big Red, 11-0, via the run rule in six innings Wednesday at the Crimson Complex. From the start of the game, it just wasn't Big Red's day. "(It was not our day) today," first-year Big Red (7-3) head coach Justin Banks said. "(Park starter Jaxson) Updegraff was strong. He was dealing. He kept us off-balance." The first four ...