June 5, 2010
33rd Annual OHSAA State Softball
Championships
Recaps and box scores to be posted following each championship
game
Division II - Hebron Lakewood 1, Poland Seminary 0
Box
Score
AKRON, Ohio -
Moving up from Division III to Division II didn't stop No. 4 Hebron Lakewood
from winning its third
consecutive state softball championship when the Lancers defeated top-ranked Poland
Seminary 1-0 Saturday at the 2010 OHSAA State Softball Tournament at Firestone Stadium in
Akron.
Junior pitcher
Alyssa Patznick scattered six hits over seven innings while striking out four to shutout
the Bulldogs. Poland Seminary sophomore pitcher Erin Gabriel was nearly as brilliant,
giving up only one run on five hits and striking out 12. Gabriel's only mistake was in the
second inning, when Lakewood's freshman third baseman Kelsi Thompson blasted a lead-off
home run, which proved to be the difference in the game.
Lakewood becomes
the fourth school to win three consecutive softball titles and first since Gibsonburg
accomplished the feat in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Lakewood stopped Poland's 25-game winning
streak and denied the Bulldogs their first state championship. The Lancers finish the
season at 29-5, while Poland Seminary drops to 30-2.
Semifinal Box Scores
Hebron Lakewood 5,
Greenville 4
Poland Seminary 5, New
Concord John Glenn 4
Division I - Massillon Perry 10, Grove City 0
Box Score
AKRON, Ohio – In its third state
tournament appearance, unranked Massillon Perry captured its first state title in
convincing fashion when it defeated top-ranked Grove City 10-0 Saturday in the 2010 OHSAA
Div. I state championship at Firestone Stadium in Akron.
The Panthers scored early and often, plating
three runs in the first, one in the second, four in the fifth and two in the sixth to cap
off the run-ruled victory. Seniors Anna Fach, Caitlyn Ferrell and Sarah Samblanet and
sophomore Shelbi Tilton each collected two hits to lead Perry. Senior Maria Tayse also
knocked a two-run home run to end the game in the sixth.
Junior pitcher Casi Rohr scattered six hits
over six innings while striking out seven to keep the Greyhounds at bay. Grove City was
looking denied its second state title and finishes the season at 28-5. Massillon Perry
ends its state title season with a record of 26-3.
Semifinal Box Score
Massillon Perry 5, Holland
Springfield 0
Grove City 2, Liberty
Twp. Lakota East 0
Division IV - Pleasant Hill Newton Local 5, Strasburg-Franklin 0
Box Score
AKRON, Ohio - Unranked Pleasant Hill Newton Local scored five
runs in the first two innings to down defending champion Strasburg-Franklin 5-0 and claim
the school's first state title in any sport Saturday at the 2010 OHSAA Div. IV state
softball championship at Firestone Stadium in Akron.
Leadoff hitter and sophomore Marina Snipes got on base three
times and scored two runs in front of senior Hannah Oburn (2-4, 2B, RBI) and junior Brooke
Knepper (3 RBI). Freshman pitcher Kirsten Burden fired a complete-game shutout for the
Indians scattering eight hits over seven innings and striking out six.
Newton Local was making its third state tournament appearance
and finishes the season at 27-5. Strasburg-Franklin was making its 11th state tournament
appearance and was searching for its sixth state championship.
Semifinal Box Scores
Strasburg-Frankin 4, New
Riegel 1
Pleasant Hill Newton
Local 7, East Canton 3
Division III - Jeromesville Hillsdale 2, West Liberty-Salem 1
Hillsdale Downs West Liberty-Salem to Claim
Sixth State Title
Moore's triple, Young's complete game lead Falcons
Box Score
AKRON, Ohio -
Two first-inning runs were all No. 10 Jeromesville Hillsdale needed to get by No. 4 West
Liberty-Salem 2-1 for its sixth state championship Sunday at the 2010 OHSAA Div. III state
softball championship at Firestone Stadium in Akron.
Hillsdale senior
Carly West led off the game with the first of her two hits and was knocked in by sophomore
Jenn Moore's triple an out later. Moore scored on a fielding error to give the Falcons the
2-0 advantage. Those runs held up thanks to senior pitcher Adrienne Young's complete-game
three-hitter. Young, who finishes the season at 19-1, struck out eight and gave up only
one run in the sixth.
Hillsdale's six
state championships tie the Falcons for third all-time for most state softball
championships. West Liberty-Salem, in its second state tournament appearance, was looking
for its first state title and finishes 27-4. Hillsdale improves to 29-5.
Semifinal Box Scores
Jeromesville Hillsdale 6,
Piketon 2
West Liberty-Salem 3,
Archbold 2
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