Wednesday, April 14, 1999
CINCINNATI HIGH SCHOOL REPORT
Seven Hills records rare win over SCD
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Fifteen years of frustration came to an end for the Seven Hills baseball team Tuesday.
Riding the arm and bat of senior Steve Mitchell, the Stingers defeated Summit Country Day 8-4 in Miami Valley Conference play at Seven Hills.
“We know it's been at least 15 years since we last beat Summit,” Seven Hills assistant coach Dave Sharp said. “We didn't play well (Monday) against Summit and made too many mental errors.”
The Silver Knights, 15-5 winners over Seven Hills on Monday, led only once before Seven Hills pushed across three runs in both the fourth and fifth innings.
Besides going the distance and striking out nine, Mitchell also went 3-for-3, including a two-run home run in the fifth inning.
• Wyoming 6, Winton Woods 5 — An elbow injury kept Kyle Lewis from playing baseball last season, but the layoff apparently hasn't affected the play of the Wyoming junior.
For the second consecutive day, Lewis came through with a clutch play in the seventh inning, giving Wyoming its fourth victory in five games.
Lewis smacked a run-scoring double off the center-field fence, driving in the winning run.
On Monday, Lewis threw out a Taylor runner at the plate, preserving Wyoming's 2-1 victory over the Yellowjackets.
“We only have four seniors, and I didn't know what to expect,” first-year Wyoming coach Ron Ogden said.
• Fayetteville 13, Williamsburg 0 — Coach David Tatman had no plans to rush pitcher Larry Underwood, preferring to work the sophomore into the starting lineup slowly.
But after Tuesday's two-hit, 12-strikeout, shutout victory over Williamsburg, Tatman may have second thoughts. After all, Underwood hasn't allowed a run in seven innings while striking out 17.
“(Underwood is) poised for a sophomore and if he keeps going, he could take over the No.1 pitching spot,” Tatman said.
• Cincinnati Country Day 2, Lockland 1 — Brett Smith wasn't projected as a starting pitcher for Cincinnati Country Day, but coach Tim Dunn needed an extra arm during the early season.
Pressed into action Tuesday for a third time, Smith came through again, scattering two hits and striking out eight, giving the Indians their ninth victory in 10 games.
“Brett is more a shortstop than a pitcher,” Dunn said. “He's been a little bit of a surprise and is now 3-0 and also batting .598.”
John Smith came through with the key hit, a single that drove in Shane McMahon with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh.
• Anderson 9, McNicholas 4 — The Redskins remain the hottest baseball team in Cincinnati, winning for a fourth consecutive time.
Jay Seibert went the distance, scattering six hits, and also came through with the bat, delivering a three-run homer during the six-run fourth inning.
• Middletown Madison 5, Bellbrook 4 — The Mohawks erased a three-run deficit in the seventh inning, using a walk, sacrifice and four singles to pull it out.
Jason Jackson started the four-run rally with an RBI single.
Softball
• Ross 3, McAuley 0 — Ranked No.3 in The Enquirer's Division I poll, Ross rode the arm of Allison Blake to the victory over the seventh-ranked Mohawks.
Blake allowed only one hit and struck out seven with Lucy Haubner driving in runs in the fifth and fifth innings.
• North Adams 13, Manchester 3 — Amanda Sparks stole a single-game school-record seven bases, including third base three times and home once, giving North Adams its first victory.
• Fairfield 8, Oak Hills 1 — The Indians, ranked No.2 in The Enquirer's Division I poll, pushed across seven runs in the sixth inning to win their 10th game in 11 outings.
Kyla Chaney's single drove in the winning run after two Fairfield batters had walked and advanced to second and third on a wild pitch.
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