2014 OHSAA Baseball
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2014 OHSAA Baseball
State Tournament
Huntington Park, Columbus
June 5-7, 2014
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Division IV
Semifinal #1:
Defiance
Tinora 4, Convoy Crestview 3
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Semifinal #2:
Newark
Catholic 6, Berlin Center Western Reserve 2
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State Championship:
Defiance
Tinora 4, Newark Catholic 3
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Defiance Tinora Walks Off with First
Baseball State Championship
Rams base hit in the bottom of
seventh leads to 4-3 victory over Newark Catholic
COLUMBUS, Ohio � In its fourth-straight trip to the Ohio High
School Athletic Association baseball state tournament, eighth-ranked
Defiance Tinora claimed its first state championship edging No. 5 Newark
Catholic, 4-3, in the Division IV final Saturday morning at Huntington
Park in Columbus.
Trailing by one heading into the seventh inning, Newark Catholic (20-8)
scored to tie the game, 3-3, as a result of a leadoff walk, sacrifice
bunt, and base hit coupled with an error. Tinora would rally in the
bottom of the inning when junior E.J. Kissel and senior Reid Renollet
reached after being hit by a pitch. Kissel would come around to score
the game-winning run from second base on a base hit to left field by
senior Clay Pittman.
Tinora (25-4) broke through for its first baseball title after falling
in the state tournament semifinals for three consecutive years. The Rams
won a total of 95 games in the four-year span.
Delivering the key hit in the bottom of the seventh, Pittman also picked
up the victory on the mound coming on in relief in the seventh after
spending the first six innings behind the plate catching. He finished
the game going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Tinora jumped out to an early 2-0 in the first inning, before Newark
Catholic scored in the top of the fourth on three consecutive hits,
which included a leadoff double by senior Hunter Nance. The Rams would
answer in the bottom of the fourth after senior Derek Drewes tripled and
scored on sophomore Brevin Renollet�s RBI single up the middle.
Newark Catholic would add one more in the fifth, on a Nance RBI
sacrifice fly scoring sophomore Mitch Lohr.
The Green Wave finished as runner-up for the third time in program
history (1987, 2007, 2010), after winning the 2013 Division IV baseball
state title.
Division III
Semifinal #1:
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 3, Orrville 0
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Semifinal #2:
Coldwater 3,
Wheelersburg 2 - 10 innings
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State Championship: Coldwater 4,
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 2
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Coldwater Claims its Sixth Baseball State
Championship
No. 2 Cavaliers down No. 3 CHCA,
4-2
COLUMBUS, Ohio � Second-ranked Coldwater jumped out to a three run
lead in the top of the first inning and never looked back, defeating No. 3
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 4-2 in the Ohio High School Athletic
Association Division III baseball state championship game Saturday afternoon
at Huntington Park in Columbus.
The 2014 title for Coldwater was its sixth in baseball, and first since
1992. It was the 19th overall state tournament appearance for the Cavaliers
(29-4), having last been to the final four in 2009.
Coldwater�s first batter of the game reached on an error, before being
sacrificed over. After a one out walk, senior Grant Muhlenkamp tripled to
right-center driving in two runs. Sophomore Adam Klosterman would drive
Muhlenkamp in, giving the Cavaliers a 3-0 lead. Coldwater would score once
more in the third on a RBI sacrifice fly by senior Mitch Heyne.
Muhlenkamp�s contributions came not only at the plate but on the mound as
well, throwing five innings to earn the win, his second of the state
tournament. The right-hander picked up the victory in Coldwater�s 3-2,
10-inning, semifinal win over Wheelersburg. Thursday semifinal starter,
junior Derek Thobe earned Saturday�s save with two innings of scoreless
work.
After allowing the three runs early, CHCA senior pitcher Blake Swanger
settled in, allowing only one more run and three more hits in the game,
finishing with nine strikeouts. In seven innings of work, Swanger
surrendered only one earned run.
CHCA (29-3) was able to plate two runs in the game, scoring in the third on
two hits and an error by Coldwater, and in the fifth inning on an RBI double
by Chase Murray. The senior outfielder led the Eagles on offense, going
3-for-3 with two RBI.
In its second state tournament appearance, CHCA finishes as runner-up for
the first time. The Eagles had previously reached the final four in 2005.
Division I
Semifinal #1: North
Royalton 3, Gahanna Lincoln 0
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Semifinal #2:
Massillon Jackson
4, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 2
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State Championship: Massillon Jackson
5, North Royalton 1
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Massillon Jackson Earns First State Baseball
Championship
No. 10 Polar Bears cap off
tournament run with 5-1 victory over North Royalton
COLUMBUS, Ohio � Massillon Jackson was last in the baseball state
final four in 1947, 67 years later in the schools second appearance, the
10th-ranked Polar Bears claimed their first baseball state championship
defeating North Royalton, 5-1, in the Ohio High School Athletic Association
Division I baseball final Saturday afternoon at Huntington Park in Columbus.
After defeating two-time defending champion Cincinnati Moeller, 4-2, in a
semifinal on Friday, Jackson (26-5) took control of the championship game
early, scoring two runs in the first inning on a hit and an error, before
adding insurance runs in the fourth, sixth, and seventh.
The Polar Bears were led offensively by senior leadoff hitter Kyle Mottice
and senior Mike McCann, who each totaled two hits apiece. McCann also drove
in a run. On the mound for Jackson, sophomore Sam Miller picked up his
second victory of the weekend, throwing four innings of two-hit, scoreless
baseball in relief.
North Royalton (22-8) scored one run, while collecting six hits, including
two by senior Nate Kocan and two by senior Bryan Bielak. Senior designated
hitter Frank Frate also tallied a hit and an RBI.
The Bears finished as runner-up in the school�s first baseball state
tournament appearance.
Division II
Semifinal #1:
Jonathan Alder
3, Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 1
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Semifinal #2:
Bloom-Carroll
10, Sandusky Perkins 0
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State Championship: Bloom-Carroll
9, Plain City Jonathan Alder 0
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Bloom-Carroll Slugs Way to First Baseball
State Title
No. 1 Bulldogs collect 12
hits, defeat No. 2 Jonathan Alder, 9-0
COLUMBUS, Ohio � Scoring 19 runs in two state tournament games,
No. 1 ranked Carroll Bloom-Carroll provided all the proof necessary for
its ranking, defeating second-ranked Plain City Jonathan Alder, 9-0, in
the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II championship game
Saturday evening at Huntington Park in Columbus.
The baseball title is the first for Bloom-Carroll after the Bulldogs
fell to Wheelersburg, 5-4, in the Division III championship game a
season ago.
This year�s state tournament had a different feel for Bloom-Carroll
after winning a five-inning, 10-0, win game versus Sandusky Perkins on
Friday, before putting up nine runs in the final. The Bulldogs (29-3)
totaled 22 hits and 17 RBI in the two games.
In the championship game, Bloom-Carroll starting pitcher Corey Stanley
only needed one run, throwing a complete game, seven inning shutout,
while allowing only four hits and striking out four. The Bulldog offense
was paced by senior Tyler Sorg and sophomore Seth Paszke. Both collected
two hits with two RBI. Junior Chase Cattran also tallied two hits, while
senior Scott Baker added a hit and two RBI.
Playing in its second-consecutive Division II championship game,
Jonathan Alder (28-5) couldn�t quite keep up with the fire power of
Bloom-Carroll. Seniors Casey Graber, Trent Kaltenbach, and Zach Ary,
along with junior Mitchell Eye collected the four Jonathan Alder hits.
Eye started on the mound for the Pioneers lasting 2 1/3 innings before
giving way to junior Luke Nees.
Jonathan Alder has now finished as runner-up for the second time, to go
along with its two state championships.
Watch all four 2014 OHSAA baseball state
championship games on
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Sunday, June 8
Division IV State Championship, 10 a.m. (from
6/7), TWCSC (1311 HD/311 *)
Division III State Championship, 12 p.m. (from
6/7), TWCSC (1311 HD/311 *)
OHSAA Division II State Championship, 2 p.m.
(from 6/7), TWCSC (1311 HD/311 *)
OHSAA Division I State Championship, 4 p.m.
(from 6/7), TWCSC (1311 HD/311 *)
2014 OHSAA Baseball State Tournament Pairings
All Games at Huntington Park, Columbus
Home team listed first
Division IV
Defiance Tinora (23-4) vs. Convoy Crestview (20-6), Thursday, June 5, 10
a.m.
Newark Catholic (19-7) vs. Berlin Center Western Reserve (N/A), Thursday,
June 5, 1 p.m.
Div. IV State Championship: Saturday, June 7, 10 a.m.
Division III
Orrville (18-11) vs. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (28-2), Thursday,
June 5, 4 p.m.
Coldwater (28-4) vs. Wheelersburg (24-6), Thursday, June 5, 7 p.m.
Div. III State Championship: Saturday, June 7, 1 p.m.
Division I
Gahanna Lincoln (17-12) vs. North Royalton (21-7), Friday, June 6, 10 a.m.
Cincinnati
Archbishop Moeller (24-4) vs. Massillon
Jackson (24-5), Friday, June 6, 1 p.m.
Div. I State Championship: Saturday, June 7, 4 p.m.
Division II
Plain City Jonathan Alder (27-4) vs. Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin
(17-11), Friday, June 6, 4 p.m.
Carroll Bloom-Carroll (27-2) vs. Sandusky Perkins (26-5), Friday, June 6, 7
p.m.
Div. II State Championship: Saturday, June 7, 7 p.m.
2014 Baseball State Tournament Preview
One of the finest minor league ballparks in the country
welcomes back the Ohio High School Athletic Association state baseball
tournament this weekend for its 87th edition. Huntington Park, which opened
in 2009 and has hosted the state tournament ever since, continues to earn
accolades, including last year from the National Federation of State High
School Associations.
The 2014 state tournament divisional order is IV, III, I and
II. Tickets are just $8 at the gate and the stadium is not cleared between
games. The OHSAA Radio Network will once again broadcast all 12 games, which
can be heard at OHSAA.org and on stations around the state. Time Warner
Cable will televise the state championship games on Saturday.
The state tournament begins Thursday with the Division IV
semifinals when eighth-ranked Defiance Tinora (23-4) squares off against
unranked Convoy Crestview (20-6). Both teams were in the state tournament
last year and lost in the semifinals. Crestview beat fourth-ranked
Cincinnati Country Day in the regional final, while Tinora beat 10th-ranked
Hamler Patrick Henry. The other semifinal pits defending state champ and
fifth-ranked Newark Catholic (19-7), which owns seven state titles, against
unranked and state tournament newcomer Berlin Center Western Reserve (20-5),
which beat 12th-ranked Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas in the regional final.
In Division III, Orrville (18-11) is back in the state
tournament for the first time since 1976 after falling in the regional
tournament the last two years. The unranked Red Riders face third-ranked
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (28-2), which defeated all seven Division
I schools they faced this year. The second Div. III semifinal features
second-ranked Coldwater (28-4) against defending state champion Wheelersburg
(24-6). Coldwater beat No. 1-ranked St. Henry twice this season, including
in the district final, and is making its 19th trip to the state tournament
(only Cincinnati Elder has more with 20). Wheelersburg ended the season
unranked despite winning its seventh straight district crown and 10th
straight conference title. The Pirates� five-straight regional championships
ties the OHSAA baseball state record, held by Lima Senior (1960-64) and
Tiltonsville (1931-35).
In the Division I semifinals Friday, unranked opponents
Gahanna Lincoln (17-12) and North Royalton (21-7) face off in the first
game. Gahanna beat No. 7 Grove City and No. 6 Olentangy Liberty in the
regional tournament, while North Royalton advanced out of the regional
tournament for the first time in school history. The other Div. I semifinal
pits third-ranked and defending two-time defending state champion Cincinnati
Archbishop Moeller (24-4) against 10th-ranked Massillon Jackson (24-5),
which is back in the state tournament for the first time in 67 years after
beating fourth-ranked Hudson in the regional final. Moeller has won 11
straight district championships.
The semifinals wrap up Friday afternoon and evening with
Division II, beginning with second-ranked Plain City Jonathan Alder (27-4),
which played in the state championship game last year, against unranked
Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (17-11), which beat fifth-ranked
Peninsula Woodridge in the regional final. The second Div. II semifinal will
see top-ranked Bloom-Carroll (27-2), which fell in the Div. III state title
game last year to Wheelersburg, against 10th-ranked Sandusky Perkins. The
Perkins Pirates knocked off seventh-ranked LaGrange Keystone in the regional
semifinal and won a regional final tilt against Bryan, which had eliminated
defending Div. II state champ Defiance in the district tournament.
Statewide
Tournament Brackets
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2014 OHSAA Baseball Regional Pairings
Dates, Locations and
Times Subject to Change
Division I
Home team listed first
Region 2 � Dublin Regional
Grove City (23-5) vs. Gahanna Lincoln (15-12)
at Dublin Coffman HS, Thurs., 2 p.m.
Powell Olentangy Liberty (24-5) vs.
Pickerington North (18-8) at Dublin Coffman HS, Thurs., 5 p.m.
Regional Final: at Dublin Coffman HS, Fri., 5
p.m.
Region 3 � Bowling Green Regional
Whitehouse Anthony Wayne vs. Sylvania
Southview at Bowling Green State University, Thurs., 5 p.m.
Lakewood St. Edward (17-7) vs. North Royalton
at Cuyahoga Community College, Thurs., 5 p.m.
Regional Final: at Bowling Green State
University, Fri., 5 p.m.
Region 4 � Cincinnati Regional
Mason vs. Troy at University of Cincinnati,
Thur., 2 p.m.
Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller vs. Beavercreek
at University of Cincinnati, Thurs., 5 p.m.
Regional Final: at University of Cincinnati,
Fri., 5 p.m.
Region 1 � Canton Regional
Mentor (17-7) vs. Massillon Jackson at Thurman
Munson Stadium, Thurs., 2 p.m.
Aurora (19-8) vs. Hudson (23-3) at Thurman
Munson Stadium, Thurs., 5 p.m.
Regional Final: at Thurman Mason Stadium,
Fri., 5 p.m.
Div. I State Tournament at Huntington Park,
Columbus
Region 2 vs. Region 3, Friday, June 6, 10 a.m.
Region 1 vs. Region 4, Friday, June 6, 1 p.m.
Div. I State Championship: Saturday, June 7, 4
p.m.
Division II
Home team listed first
Region 8 � Fairborn Regional
Bellefontaine vs. Plain City Jonathan Alder
(25-1) at Wright State University, Thurs., 5 p.m.
Tipp City Tippecanoe vs. Monroe at Wright
State University, Thurs., 2 p.m.
Regional Final: at Wright State University,
Fri., 5 p.m.
Region 5 � Hudson Regional
Poland Seminary (19-5) vs. Peninsula Woodridge
at The Ball Park at Hudson, Thurs., 5 p.m.
Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin vs. Canton
South (18-8) at The Ball Park at Hudson, Thurs., 2 p.m.
Regional Final: at The Ball Park at Hudson,
Fri., 5 p.m.
Region 7 � Zanesville Regional
Jackson (20-4) vs. Carroll Bloom-Carroll
(25-1) at Gant Memorial Stadium, Thurs., 2 p.m.
Steubenville vs. Dover at Gant Memorial
Stadium, Thur., 5 p.m.
Regional Final: at Gant Memorial Stadium,
Fri., 5 p.m.
Region 6 � Tiffin Regional
Wapakoneta vs. Bryan at Tiffin University,
Thurs., 2 p.m.
Sandusky Perkins vs. LaGrange Keystone at
Tiffin University, Thurs., 5 p.m.
Regional Final: at Tiffin University, Fri., 5
p.m.
Div. II State Tournament at Huntington
Park, Columbus
Region 8 vs. Region 5, Friday, June 6, 4 p.m.
Region 7 vs. Region 6, Friday, June 6, 7 p.m.
Div. I State Championship: Saturday, June 7, 7
p.m.
Division III
Home team listed first
Region 9 � Massillon Regional
Youngstown Ursuline vs. Gates Mills Gilmour
Academy (10-11) at Massillon Washington HS, Thurs., 2 p.m.
Independence vs. Orrville (15-11) at Massillon
Washington HS, Thurs., 5 p.m.
Regional Final: at Massillon Washington HS,
Fri., 5 p.m.
Region 12 � Xenia Regional
Hamilton Badin vs. Dayton Chaminade Julienne
at Athletes in Action Sports Complex, Thurs., 2 p.m.
Anna (24-6) vs. Cincinnati Hills Christian
Academy at Athletes in Action Sports Complex, Thurs., 5 p.m.
Regional Final: at Athletes in Action Sports
Complex, Fri., 5 p.m.
Region 10 � Elida Regional
Fredericktown vs. Coldwater at Elida HS,
Thurs., 5 p.m.
Millbury Lake vs. Huron at Elida HS, Thurs., 2
p.m.
Regional Final: at Elida HS, Fri., 5 p.m.
Region 11 � Chillicothe Regional
Marion Elgin (20-4) vs. Bellaire (18-7)
at Ohio State University, 5 p.m.
Wheelersburg (21-6) vs. Frankfort Adena at
Chillicothe Paint Stadium, Thurs., 2 p.m.
Regional Final: at
at Ohio State University
Div. III State Tournament at Huntington Park, Columbus
Region 9 vs. Region 12, Thurs., June 5, 4 p.m.
Region 10 vs. Region 11, Thurs., June 5, 7
p.m.
Div. I State Championship: Saturday, June 7, 1
p.m.
Division IV
Home team listed first
Region 14 � Hamler Regional
McComb (22-3) vs. Hamler Patrick Henry (20-9)
at Patrick Henry HS, Thurs., 2 p.m.
Defiance Tinora vs. Toledo Christian (19-6) at
Patrick Henry HS, Thurs., 5 p.m.
Regional Final: at Patrick Henry HS, Fri., 5
p.m.
Region 16 � Springfield Regional
Covington vs. Cincinnati Country Day at
Fairborn HS, Thurs., 2 p.m.
Fort Loramie vs. Convoy Crestview at Fairborn
HS, Thurs., 5 p.m.
Regional Final: at Fairborn HS, Fri., 5 p.m.
Region 15 � Lancaster Regional
Bainbridge Paint Valley (15-14) vs.
Steubenville Catholic Central at Beavers Field, Thurs., 2 p.m.
Newark Catholic (17-7) vs. Glouster Trimble
(17-5) at Beavers Field, Thurs., 5 p.m.
Regional Final: at Beavers Field, Fri., 5 p.m.
Region 13 � Lorain Regional
Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Berlin
Center Western Reserve at Lorain Pipe Yard, Thurs., 4 p.m.
Attica Seneca East vs. Cuyahoga Heights at
Lorain Pipe Yard, Thurs., 7 p.m.
Regional Final: at Lorain Pipe Yard, Fri., 5
p.m.
Div. IV State Tournament at Huntington
Park, Columbus
Region 14 vs. Region 16, Thurs., June 5, 10
a.m.
Region 15 vs. Region 13, Thurs., June 5, 1
p.m.
Div. I State Championship: Saturday, June 7,
10 a.m.
State Tournament Schedule
Thursday, June 5 - State Semifinals
10:00 a.m. - Division IV Semifinal 1
1:00 p.m. - Division IV Semifinal 2
4:00 p.m. - Division III Semifinal 1
7:00 p.m. - Division III Semifinal 2
Friday, June 6 - State Semifinals
10:00 a.m. - Division I Semifinal 1
1:00 p.m. - Division I Semifinal 2
4:00 p.m. - Division II Semifinal 1
7:00 p.m. - Division II Semifinal 2
Saturday, June 7 - State Finals
10:00 a.m. - Division IV State Final
1:00 p.m. - Division III State Final
4:00 p.m. - Division I State Final
7:00 p.m. - Division II State Final
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