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2013 OHSAA Softball
State Tournament
Coverage
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2013 OHSAA
Softball
State Tournament
Firestone Stadium, Akron
June 6-8, 2013
Division I
PDF Semifinal Box Scores
GAME 1:
North Canton
Hoover 15, Mentor 3 [ HTML Box with
Play-by-Play ]
GAME 2:
Elyria 5,
Mason 0 [ HTML Box with Play-by-Play ]
Championship Game
Box Score: North Canton Hoover
7, Elyria 0 [
HTML Box with Play-by-Play ]
Firestone Stadium – Saturday, June 8, 10:00 a.m.
North Canton Hoover Tops Elyria for Seventh Crown
AKRON, Ohio � Undefeated, top-ranked and two-time defending state
champion North Canton Hoover scored four times in the sixth inning to pull
away from third-ranked Elyria en route to a 7-0 win Saturday in the OHSAA
Div. I softball state championship at Akron Firestone Stadium.
The Vikings (34-0) now have won seven state titles, which is second-most
all-time in Ohio behind Akron Springfield�s nine championships. Hoover�s
other titles came in 2012, 11, 08, 06, 99 and 98 and their 14 state
tournament appearances are tied for most all-time. The 2013 Vikings are the
first big-school team (AAA or Division I) to go undefeated and are the sixth
team to win back-to-back-to-back championships
Junior pitcher Tara Thacker (22-0) allowed just three hits and struck out
six Elyria batters in notching a shutout. She also doubled and drove in
three runs. Freshman Andrea Farrah had three hits and two RBI.
Elyria (27-6) was making its 10th state tournament appearance, which is the
most among big schools (AAA or Division I) and takes home the state
runner-up trophy for the fourth time to go along with two titles.
Division IV
PDF Semifinal Box Scores
GAME 1:
Strasburg-Franklin 3, Covington 0 [ HTML Box
with Play-by-Play ]
GAME 2:
North
Robinson Colonel Crawford 8, Rockford Parkway 1 [ HTML
Box with Play-by-Play ]
Championship Game
Box Score:
Strasburg-Franklin 7, North Robinson Colonel Crawford 4
[ HTML Box with Play-by-Play ]
Firestone Stadium – Saturday, June 8, 1:00
p.m.
No. 7 For Strasburg-Franklin; Tigers
Ground Eagles, 7-4
AKRON, Ohio � Third-ranked
Strasburg-Franklin overcame a pair of deficits and plated the go-ahead
runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on its way to a 7-4 win over
North Robinson Colonel Crawford and the Division IV state championship
Saturday at Akron Firestone Stadium.
Now with seven state titles, the Tigers (30-5) become the fourth school
in OHSAA softball history to earn seven or more championships, joining
Akron Springfield (nine), Tallmadge (seven) and North Canton Hoover
(seven). Strasburg, which was making its state record-tying 14th state
tournament appearance, also won state titles in 2011, 09, 91, 89, 88 and
87.
After knocking off No. 1 and undefeated Covington in the semifinals
Friday, Strasburg took an early 2-0 lead Saturday with a pair of runs in
the first inning, but Colonel Crawford senior Kendra Hudson launched a
three-run home run to give the Eagles (19-10) a 3-2 lead. The two teams
traded single runs over the next couple innings until the Tigers� big
sixth inning outburst, with all three runs being unearned.
Senior Karly DiBacco had two hits and two runs batted in for Strasburg,
while junior pitcher Kristina LaRocca (27-5) struck out eight and
scattered five hits.
Division III
PDF Semifinal Box Scores
GAME 1:
Bloom-Carroll
11, Pemberville Eastwood 1 [ HTML Box with
Play-by-Play ]
GAME 2:
Columbia
Station Columbia 3, Columbus Bishop Ready 1 [
HTML Box with Play-by-Play ]
Championship Game
Box Score: Bloom-Carroll
3, Columbia Station Columbia 2
[ HTML Box with Play-by-Play ]
Firestone Stadium – Saturday, June 8,
4:00 p.m.
Bloom-Carroll Holds on for State Title over
Columbia
AKRON, Ohio � No. 1 Bloom-Carroll scored three runs in the bottom of
the fifth inning, then hung on after Columbia Station Columbia scored twice
in the top of the seventh inning to win the Division III state title, 3-2,
Saturday at Akron Firestone Stadium.
After finishing as the state runner-up last year, Bloom-Carroll (29-3) wins
its third championship after taking home back-to-back titles in 2006 and
2007.
Bloom-Carroll sophomore pitcher Taran Alvelo struck out 12, walked none and
allowed only three hits. Freshman Mckenna Coffman provided the big hit in
Bloom-Carroll�s three-run fifth inning with a two-run single, while junior
Katie Silvia drove in the other Bulldog run.
Fifth-ranked Columbia (29-5) was making its first trip to the state
tournament and was playing in the school�s first state championship game in
any sport. Senior Christine Lyzen belted a two-run double to account for the
Raiders� runs in the seventh inning.
Division II
PDF Semifinal Box Scores
GAME 1:
Newark
Licking Valley 4, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 1 [
HTML Box with Play-by-Play ]
GAME 2:
Springfield
Kenton Ridge 1, Granville 0 [ HTML Box with
Play-by-Play ]
Championship Game
Box Score: Newark Licking Valley vs. Springfield Kenton Ridge
[ HTML Box with Play-by-Play ]
Firestone Stadium – Saturday, June 8,
7:00 p.m.
Newark Licking Valley Wins First State
Championship
AKRON, Ohio � Back in the state tournament for the first time since
1988, Newark Licking Valley took home the school�s first softball state
championship Saturday with a 6-5 win over Springfield Kenton Ridge at Akron
Firestone Stadium.
Nine players for Licking Valley (24-7) all collected one hit, with sophomore
Sierra McConnell�s contribution being a solo home run. Sophomore Shelby
McCombs, who had one of those hits and an RBI, struck out 11 batters and
allowed only one earned run.
Brittany Hartling posted three hits for Kenton Ridge (31-3), which was back in the
state tournament for the first time since 2003.
2013
Softball Statewide Tournament Brackets
A Guide for Using & Navigating OHSAA
Brackets
Schedule
Thursday, June 6 - Championship
Semifinals
10:00 a.m. - Division I Semifinal 1
TBA (Rain Delay) - Division I Semifinal 2
Friday, June 7 - Championship Semifinals
9 a.m. - Division IV Semifinal 1
- Division IV Semifinal 2 (all semifinals will begin
approximately 60 minutes after conclusion of previous game)
- Division III Semifinal 1
- Division III Semifinal 2
- Division II Semifinal 1
- Division II Semifinal 2
Saturday, June 8 - Championship Finals
10:00 a.m. - Division I Final
1:00 p.m. - Division IV Final
4:00 p.m. - Division III Final
7:00 p.m. - Division II Final
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Statewide Radio Coverage
See what radio stations around
the state are carrying softball state tournament games.
Canton WHBC Radio - North Canton Hoover
Big Time Sports (TV) - North Canton Hoover and
Strasburg-Franklin, semfinal games only
Elyria WEOL Radio - Elyria and Columbia
Newark WHTH Radio - Granville and Licking Valley
Lancaster WFCO Radio - Bloom-Carroll
Dover WJER Radio - Strasburg-Franklin
Uhrichsville WBTC Radio - Strasburg-Franklin
Bucyrus WBCO Radio - Colonel Crawford
Celina WCSM Radio - Parkway
Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association State Polls-
Final Poll
How a panel of coaches rate Ohio
high school softball teams in the final poll of 2013.
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