By DAVE BONINSEGNA

The Delphos Herald

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COLUMBUS GROVE — Kalida head baseball coach Jim McBride is retiring at the end of the season after a long and stellar career.

Saturday afternoon in the first round of the sectional tournament, he collected his 351st victory as the Wildcats defeated the Cory-Rawson Hornets 5-1 and moved on to face Columbus Grove on Tuesday for the sectional championship.

By JIM METCALFE

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BATH TOWNSHIP — Van Wert put up a 10-spot in the top of the first inning versus Elida Saturday morning/afternoon and made it stand up for a 20-9 Division II 5-inning fast-pitch softball tourney victory over Elida at Bath High School.

The Lady Cougars (10-9) took advantage of seven Lady Bulldog (10-11) miscues in the field and other plays that needed to be made but weren’t that opened the door for 17 unearned runs.

By BRIAN BASSETT

DHI Correspondent

MIDDLE POINT - Just about everything went right for the Parkway Lady Panthers in their tournament opener against Jefferson at Lincolnview High School Saturday.

The Lady Panthers rode 14 hits to plate 12 runs and got a 2-hit shutout from junior Sierra Fent and senior Kylie Snyder to roll to a 12-0, 5-inning win.

By JIM METCALFE

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SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — Parkway senior ace right-hander Jordan Stephenson one-hit Jefferson Saturday afternoon, pacing the Panthers to a 6-0 Division III sectional baseball triumph at Shawnee Field.

Stephenson (5-3) only allowed three base-runners in his 92-pitch, 64 for strikes, effort: a Ross Thompson solid single to right with one out in the Jefferson sixth; a free pass to Jordan Herron with two down in the fifth; and Austin Jettinghoff, who got aboard on a two-out error in the fourth.

AP Baseball Writer

CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Phillips homered and made a spectacular rally-busting play — using his left knee to get a forceout and start a double play — as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Friday night.