By Cort Reynolds
PAULDING - The visiting Ada baseball team made the long trip to Paulding and fell 9-2 in the Northwest Conference finale Monday evening in a makeup contest.
The Bulldogs dropped to 6-12 overall and finished 1-7 in the NWC following the defeat. The Panthers improved to 15-6 and ended up 7-1 in the NWC with the win, putting them second behind state-ranked Lincolnview.
Ada trailed 4-0 after three innings, but plated two runs in the top of the fourth to cut the deficit in half.
Paulding responded with a run in the home fourth, then pushed across four more in the bottom of the fifth to seal the outcome.
Tyler Jameson collected two hits, a walk and scored a run for Ada. Trent Ennis tallied the other Bulldog run.
Spencer Wall drove in a run while Roman Snyder had an RBI hit.
Paulding out-hit Ada, 13-3. The Bulldogs were charged with three errors compared to two miscues by the Panthers.
123 456 7 R H E
Ada 000 200 0 2 3 3
Pau 301 140 x 9 13 2
WP-McGarvey LP-Sousley
The Bulldogs host Cory-Rawson (4-14, 1-9 BVC) in a non-league makeup game Wednesday, May 12.
Ada net match at Rams rained out
UPPER SANDUSKY - The Ada tennis team traveled to Upper Sandusky Monday evening for its final regular season dual match of 2021.
However, the match was rained out after just a few games were completed to keep the Bulldog 2021 record at 8-7.
Senior Miranda Wills ends her regular season 11-5-1 at first singles.
Junior southpaw Dexter Woods III finished 15-2 at second singles.
The top two Ada singles players will combine to play doubles May 13/15 at the Div. II sectionals this week at UNOH in Lima.
