THE TICE IS RIGHT; POTTERS BOUNCE BACK AGAINST EDISON

RICHMOND, OH- One day after Potter pitching broke down giving up 18 runs in the span of two innings, the Blue Machine bounced back in a big way- blanking Edison 1-0 to split the season series.

The best chance for East Liverpool came early bottom of third inning with the bases loaded, Kaleb Whitmore induced Evan TIce to flyout to left to end the threat.

When we fast forward to the bottom of 7th inning when Jake Smith and Paxton Grimes got aboard via errors.  Edison loaded the bases with an intentional walk of Devin Toothman bringing imposing left-hander Mason Ludwig to the plate,  the strategy paid off early as Ludwig grounded to second base with a force play at the plate, Which brought up the sophomore standout Tice to try and win it for the Potters, the catcher came through with a deep flyball to right-center, allowing Paxton Grimes to cap off his night and score the winning run.

Tice would go 1-4 on the night with the only RBI of the game, while Anderson Fitch also contributed a knock in the contest.

Paxton Grimes gets the victory on the bump, going the distance giving up three hits, and fanning another three.

Kaleb Whitmore went 4 2/3 innings striking out four, giving up just two hits, and two walks.  Matt Parsons started the contest and pitched a pair of innings and struck out two.

Cole Pittman, Matt Parsons, and Gage Cline each had hits for the Wildcats.

For the second night in a row, both teams combined for 5 hits.

East Liverpool (1-1) is scheduled to to take on Harrison Central on Friday, April 1st while Edison (1-1) will travel to Beaver on Friday as well.

*Story contributed by Chris Sigler