CANFIELD TURNS AROUND AND WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
BOARDMAN OH- Canfield bounced back and took down Wheelersburg 5-1 on Monday in the winner-take-all championship game of the 10U state tournament.
An early error got Canfield on the board in the first inning.
Reese Grimes singled for Wheelersburg, tying the game at one in the bottom of the first.
The game stayed tight until the fifth inning when Lilly Barber singled, driving in two runs. McKayla Lang then tripled, pushing the lead to 5-1.
Barber was a force on the mound, allowing just four hits and one run over six innings, striking out nine and walking three. Brynn Williams took the loss for Wheelersburg, pitching one and one-third innings, giving up one run on two hits, striking out two, and walking one. Grimes started for Wheelersburg, giving up one hit and four runs (three earned) over four and two-thirds innings, with eight strikeouts and six walks.
Lang drove in two runs, going 1-for-2. Emmie Edenfield, Barber, and Lang each had a hit. Lucy Crowgey led with two walks. Canfield showed patience at the plate, drawing seven walks. They were solid in the field, committing no errors, with Lang handling nine plays.
For Wheelersburg, Grimes went 1-for-2 and drove in a run, while Shalyn Hall led with two hits in two at-bats.
With this win, Canfield clinches the 10U state championship.