MINERAL RIDGE SURVIVES WILD ENDING
CAMPBELL OH- Mineral Ridge looked like they had it wrapped up being up eight runs heading into the final frame—but Campbell Memorial made things real interesting before the Rams escaped with an 11-9 win on Wednesday.
The Rams built a steady lead throughout, using a mix of timely hits and Memorial miscues to go up 7-2 heading into the fifth. That inning saw Savannah Turek and Lily Merolillo both go yard with solo shots to give Ridge some breathing room.
In the seventh, they tacked on four more, with Sullivan Sandy knocking in a run and Maddie Gerberry launching a three-run bomb to center to make it 11-3.
Then things got dicey. Memorial refused to roll over, putting up six in the bottom half—fueled by a double, an RBI single, and a massive grand slam that cut it to just two runs. But Turek came in to stop the bleeding and lock it down before the comeback turned into a collapse.
Merolillo picked up the win in the circle, going five innings and giving up just three hits and two runs while fanning four. Ridge’s offense was rolling all night with 14 hits—Gerberry led the way with three RBIs, while seven different players had two hits each.
The Rams also swiped seven bags, turned a clean double play, and stayed aggressive from first pitch to final out.
Memorial’s bats woke up late, and one of their big hitters finished 2-for-4 with four RBIs—including that late slam—but the hole was just too deep. Next up, Mineral Ridge heads to McDonald on Thursday looking to keep the momentum alive.