Tag Archive for: Quakers

SALEM GIRLS FALL TO MINERVA 4-2

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SALEM, OH- Bailee Thorn scored both Salem runs and ended the game with 2 hits including a double. With Salem down 4-1 in the bottom of the 6th, Hayden Carner hit a ball off the left field fence. If not for the breeze blowing inward she would have tied the game at 4-4. Instead, Minerva made a great relay into the plate cutting down the second rbi in what ended up an RBI double and ended the rally. Elly Exline, Meg Rossero and Sara Castles had the other Quaker hits. Rylie Troy stole a base in the game.

PHOTO CREDIT: GARY LEININGER

Taylor Thorpe went the distance (7.0 IP) in the circle and struck out 14 taking her streak of double-digit strikeouts in a game to 5. Only 1 run was earned in the game. Thorpe’s battery mate Hayden Carner called a great game behind the dish as well.

Salem is at Marlington Thursday

 

**By Mike Thorpe and salemathletics.org**

WEST BRANCH BATTLES PAST SALEM

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BELOIT, OH-The Quaker offense was blanked for the second straight game as they lost a well-pitched game against West Branch 2-0 in Beloit.

Sophomore starter and Big Dog of the Valley Week 2 Nominee Lane Rhodes threw 6 solid innings giving up 1 earned run on 3 hits while striking out 7. But the bats never got going as they could only muster 3 hits off of the West Branch starter who went the distance striking out 9.

The Quakers are now 3-5 on the season and 2-3 in the EBC. They will host these same Warriors on Wednesday at home with first pitch at 5:00 pm.

 

**Written and contributed by Mike Debarr and salemathletics.org**

SALEM OFFENSE TRUMPS EAST PALESTINE

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UNITY, OH- Meg Rossero sparked the Salem offense with a lead-off triple in the top of the 2nd. She would score on Hannah Kelm RBI to give the Quakers the early 1-0 lead. Meg also added a single later as her bat is beginning to sizzle. With one out in the top of the 5th, another senior Jessica Slocum laid down a bunt single to lead things off in an inning in which Salem scored 3 times. With two outs the Quakers slammed back to back to back hits to open things up some. Elly Exline with an RBI single up the middle, Taylor Thorpe an RBI bloop single to right center and Hayden Carner with an RBI double to left that traveled 210 ft. Hayden’s shot would have been out of 90% of parks. Hannah Kelm added a single to the 9 hit attack. Thorpe, Rossero, and Exline had a multiple hit game. Elly Exline also stole another base and leads the team.

On defense Meg Rossero took a hit away in right field with a running snag on a would be hit. Hayden Carner made back to back catches on balls that were blooped up around the plate including a nice diving catch. Hayden sure can get that mask off. Speaking of Hayden – she won Big Dog of the week sponsored by Baird Brothers and YSN Live. Well deserved and congrats Big Dog!

Taylor Thorpe struck out 15 including a streak of 7 in a row and 5 straight to close out the game. Twelve of the Ks were swinging. She pitched the complete game (7ip) allowing just 2 hits, 0 earned runs while walking just 1.

 

**Written and Contributed by Mike Thorpe and salemathletics.org**

BIG DOGS OF THE VALLEY WEEK 1 ANNOUNCED

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With Nearly 70,000 Votes cast during the first week of Spring’s Baird Brothers Big Dogs of the Valley, two very deserving student-athletes brought home the title!

 

Congratulations to both winners!  You’ll be entered automatically into our Player of the Year awards at the end of the season.

 

HAYDEN CARNER- SALEM HIGH SCHOOL

Hayden went 2-3 with a walk and drove in 3 runs in her game against Alliance.

 

LOGAN BELL- LISBON

Logan dealt 6 full innings against United and struck out 13 Eagles while scattering only 2 hits, and walking one.

AVIATORS FLY PAST SALEM, SPLIT SERIES

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ALLIANCE, OH- The Quaker bats were silenced on Wednesday in Alliance as Aviator ace Gavin’s Bruni went 5 innings striking out 10 and giving up 0 runs on just 2 hits.

Senior starter Adam Wilson pitches well for Salem but didn’t get the defensive support he needed and Alliance scored 2 in the 2nd, 2 in the 3rd and 3 in the 4th to run away with it.

Salem falls to 3-3 on the year and 2-2 in the league and will travel to Louisville today to face the Leopards at 5 o’clock.

 

**Contributed by Mike Debarr and salemathletics.org**

 

 

SALEM LADIES SMOTHER UNITED IN SIX

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HANOVERTON, OH- Salem exploded for 9 in the 6th to secure the victory. The 18 hit attack was a total team effort as every spot in the lineup had at least one hit. Bailee Thorn hit her second home run in two nights and had 4 RBIs in the game. Taylor Thorpe hit the top of the fence for a double and ended with 4 hits while reaching base in all 5 at-bats. Elly Exline and Sara Castles each had three hits. Hayden Carner added two hits. Jenna McClish, Meg Rossero, Hannah Kelm and Brooke Veglia all had hits in the game.

The defensive play of the game came from Sara Castles who made a running catch in left. Sam Moore in a soccer goalie-like fashion showed her athletic ability behind the plate with some nice blocks.

Taylor Thorpe garnered the win in the circle while striking out 11, giving up one hit and allowing no runs. Rylie Troy made her debut and pitched well in relief. Rylie struck out 2 in an inning of work.

 

**Contributed by Mike Thorpe and salemathletics.org**

ALL RHODES LEAD TO SALEM WALK-OFF VS. ALLIANCE

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The Quakers picked up their second conference win on Tuesday as they edged the Aviators in extra innings with a 6-5 walk-off winner at Ray Reisbeck Field.  Sophomore Lane Rhodes was the hero for the Quakers as he went 7 innings on the mound, striking out 6 and went 3-5 at the plate including a single in the 8th inning to drive in the winning run.

The Aviators jumped out to 2-0 lead in the first inning but Salem came right back in the bottom half of the inning to tie it up on a 2 run single by senior Josh Young.  Alliance went right back to work in the 2nd getting 2 more runs to take a 4-2 lead but the Quakers again responded with 2 runs of their own on a 2 out, 2 run single by Rhodes to tie it up again.

That would be it for both teams until the 7th when Alliance took the lead but the Quakers yet again rallied to tie in the bottom of the 7th with 2 outs when an error by Alliance allowed pinch runner Nick Coletta to score the tying run.

Junior Seth Seddon came in to relieve Rhodes in the 8th and despite putting 2 runners on, got out of the inning unscathed with a big strikeout to set the stage for the Quakers dramatic walk-off win.

Freshman Blaise Exline reached with 1 out on another Alliance error and after a wild pitch got him into scoring position Lane Rhodes hit a ground ball over the third base bag that brought Exline in and the Quakers out of the dugout to mob Rhodes at first base.

The Quakers are now 3-2 on the young season and 2-1 in the EBC. Salem will play the Aviators again on Wednesday at Alliance starting at 5 pm.

 

*Contribution from Mike DeBarr and salemathletics.org

WARRIORS OUTLAST LADY QUAKERS

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BELOIT, OH- The West-Branch/Salem rivalry is alive and well!

Salem’s Bailee Thorn stepped to the plate of a 1-1 game in the top of the 5th. With Freshman Jenna McClish at second, Bailee launched a 1-2 pitch over the fence field fence as Grace Heath twisted and turned but ran out of real estate. At that moment It just may have been as loud as any softball game we’ve been part of. In the bottom of the 6th with Salem clinging to a 3-2 lead, Jordan Anderson hit a similar shot (two-run) for what would be the game winner on a 0-2 pitch.

Hayden Carner had two hits and continued calling a great game behind the plate. Meg Rossero had a single and she got robbed of an RBI double when centerfielder Grace Heath made a great diving catch in the right-center gap. Hannah Kelm also had a hit for the Quakers.

Defensively Bailee Thorn played lights out at short. Taylor Thorpe made an athletic play on a squeeze bunt and Hayden Carner applied an equally as skilled tag.

Taylor Thorpe went the distance (6 innings) in the circle striking out 10, allowing 3 hits and just 2 earned runs.

UNITED STEALS THEIR WAY PAST SALEM

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HANOVERTON, OH- The United Eagles continue to deliver in the clutch in the early going of 2019.  On Friday, it was the stellar pitching and timely hitting that allowed them to walk away with another victory.

In the first inning, Salem got their offense started. Lane Rhodes grounded out, scoring one run. The Quakers would also put up three runs in the seventh inning. Salem‘s big inning was driven by walks by Blaise Exline, Billy Blackburn and by Ricky Enlow.

Leyman was in mid-season form and pitched United to victory. He surrendered four runs on four hits over six and two-thirds innings, striking out six. Hahlen threw one-third of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.

Josh Young took the loss for Salem. He surrendered seven runs on ten hits over five and two-thirds innings, striking out three.  Offensively, Bryce Owen, Young, Joey Watson, and Blaise Chaffin each collected one hit to lead Salem.

United scattered ten hits in the game. Block, Parker Hydrick, and McDevitt each racked up multiple hits for United. Magnuson led United with three stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with nine stolen bases.

 

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QUAKERS GRAB LATE LEAD, DOWN DEVILS

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SALEM, OH- It’s been a rocky start to the season for the Lisbon Blue Devils.  Leads have been hard to hold late, and Thursday proved to be much of the same.  Lisbon lost the lead late in a 7-4 defeat to Salem on Thursday. The game was tied at three with Salem batting in the bottom of the fifth when Blaise Exline doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run.

The Blue Devils opened up scoring in the first inning when Seth Seddon induced Nick Mundy to hit into a fielder’s choice, but one run scored for Lisbon.

On the bump, Seddon earned the win for Salem. He surrendered three runs on one hit over four and two-thirds innings, striking out five. Josh Young and Ricky Enlow entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.

PHOTO CREDIT: GARY LEININGER

Garrett Cox took the loss for Lisbon. He allowed six hits and seven runs over four and two-thirds innings, striking out two.  Offensively, Mundy, Tyler Welsh, Jaikep Entrikin, and Blake Reynolds each collected one hit to lead the boys in blue.

Adam Wilson led Salem with two hits in three at-bats.

 

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