LEOPARDS CRANK UP THE RUNS

LOUISVILLE OH-  Louisville wasted no time putting Massillon in a hole Thursday night, hanging an 8-spot in the first inning and never looking back in a 15-5 beatdown.

Everything clicked early. The Leopards took advantage of an error, worked a bases-loaded walk, and then the bats exploded. Katelynn Miller ripped a 2-run double, Shae O’Neill lifted a sac fly, Taylor Thompson added an RBI single, and Kaitlin Twinem capped the inning with a no-doubt shot to center—good for two more.

And they weren’t done. Louisville kept the pedal down in the second, tacking on four more. Leah Claugus led off with a solo blast to right, O’Neill dropped in a 2-run double, and Thompson drove in another with her second knock of the game.

Massillon showed some fight in the fourth with a 3-run bomb from Rylee Adams, but the Leopards answered right back in the fifth when Addy Campbell crushed a 3-run homer to right on a hitter’s count to walk it off in style.

Anna Sirohman got the start in the circle, going four innings while giving up five runs on five hits with three punchouts and no walks. Taylor Schneider came in to finish it off, tossing a clean frame with two strikeouts.

Louisville’s offense stayed hot, racking up 11 hits on the night. Thompson, Twinem, and Miller each picked up a pair, while Campbell and O’Neill both knocked in three runs. Twinem also swiped two bags as the Leopards kept the pressure on with speed and smart baserunning.

Adams provided the pop for Massillon with three RBIs, and Shelby Decker went 2-for-3 to lead the Tigers in hits, but the early deficit proved too much to climb out of. The Leopards hit the road Friday for a matchup with Triway, looking to keep the offense rolling.