After picking up a much needed win on Wednesday evening over Leetonia, the Clippers looked to make it two in a row on Thursday night at home against Beaver Local; and that we did. Far and away our best overall offensive performance of the season in terms of hits, we racked up 16 knocks. It did take a minute to really get things strung together, starting in a 2-1 hole, but much like Wednesday night, it would be the fourth inning when the Clipper bats caught fire. Scoring 6 runs on 6 hits in the fourth inning alone, we jumped out to a commanding 7-2 lead before coming within two feet of ending it in the fifth, scoring 4 more runs on 4 hits. Junior Hunter Davanzo hit a ball to left that came up just short of a mercy-rule walk-off home run. The Clippers came away with a win by a final of 11-2 in 7 innings. Sophomore Avery Young was very good on the bump, going the distance to earn the win; a day after he earned his first career save. Young only allowed 4 hits, surrendering just 1 earned run, while striking out 8 Beavers. Senior Reese Roush had the Clippers’ first 4 hit game of the season, among 5 players that had multiple hits.
ON THE MOUND: Sophomore Avery Young (W), 7.0 innings, 8 strikeouts, 1 earned run.
AT THE PLATE: Senior Reese Roush, 4 hits, 2 RBIs… Junior Sam Inboden, 3 hits, including a double, a run… Senior Max Conway, 2 hits, including a double, 2 RBIs, 3 runs… Junior Hunter Davanzo, 2 hits, including a double, 2 RBIs… Senior Daniel Goehring, 2 hits, an RBI, a run… Senior Zane Strohecker and freshman Liam McElwain each had a hit, an RBI, and a run… Sophomore Avery Young, a hit, 2 runs… Senior Blake Unger and sophomore Rocco Mediate each scored a run.
The JV squad played 2 innings after the varsity game with Beaver Local’s JV team and won 6-1. Freshman Thatcher Smith picked up the win. Juniors Ashton McCullough and Trey Snyder, sophomores Nick Klindworth and Aiden Quintus, and Smith each had RBIs.
The Clippers will be back in action, after this prom weekend, on Monday at home against Southern Local. The JV squad will play again on Tuesday at United.
Columbiana Clippers 
After picking up a much needed win on Wednesday evening over Leetonia, the Clippers looked to make it two in a row on Thursday night at home against Beaver Local; and that we did. Far and away our best overall offensive performance of the season in terms of hits, we racked up 16 knocks. It did take a minute to really get things strung together, starting in a 2-1 hole, but much like Wednesday night, it would be the fourth inning when the Clipper bats caught fire. Scoring 6 runs on 6 hits in the fourth inning alone, we jumped out to a commanding 7-2 lead before coming within two feet of ending it in the fifth, scoring 4 more runs on 4 hits. Junior Hunter Davanzo hit a ball to left that came up just short of a mercy-rule walk-off home run. The Clippers came away with a win by a final of 11-2 in 7 innings. Sophomore Avery Young was very good on the bump, going the distance to earn the win; a day after he earned his first career save. Young only allowed 4 hits, surrendering just 1 earned run, while striking out 8 Beavers. Senior Reese Roush had the Clippers’ first 4 hit game of the season, among 5 players that had multiple hits.
ON THE MOUND: Sophomore Avery Young (W), 7.0 innings, 8 strikeouts, 1 earned run.
AT THE PLATE: Senior Reese Roush, 4 hits, 2 RBIs… Junior Sam Inboden, 3 hits, including a double, a run… Senior Max Conway, 2 hits, including a double, 2 RBIs, 3 runs… Junior Hunter Davanzo, 2 hits, including a double, 2 RBIs… Senior Daniel Goehring, 2 hits, an RBI, a run… Senior Zane Strohecker and freshman Liam McElwain each had a hit, an RBI, and a run… Sophomore Avery Young, a hit, 2 runs… Senior Blake Unger and sophomore Rocco Mediate each scored a run.
The JV squad played 2 innings after the varsity game with Beaver Local’s JV team and won 6-1. Freshman Thatcher Smith picked up the win. Juniors Ashton McCullough and Trey Snyder, sophomores Nick Klindworth and Aiden Quintus, and Smith each had RBIs.
The Clippers will be back in action, after this prom weekend, on Monday at home against Southern Local. The JV squad will play again on Tuesday at United.
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