By Cort Reynolds
Playing at home, the Ada baseball team gave up 10 sixth-inning runs and lost 16-2 to visiting Delphos Jefferson in a Northwest Conference bout Thursday on the warm, sunny evening of April 21.
Ada fell to 4-7 overall and 0-4 in the NWC with the six-inning loss. Meanwhile, DJ improved to 4-6 overall and 2-1 in the NWC with the win.
Colin Bailey pitched a six-inning complete game and struck out eight Bulldogs. He allowed just three hits, and also aided his own cause at the plate with three hits and three runs batted in.
DJ scored single runs in each of the first and third frames to build a 2-0 lead. The Wildcats extended the margin to 4-0 with two more scores in the fourth.
Ada cut the deficit in half with two runs in the home fourth.
DJ got one run back in the top of the fifth for a 5-2 lead. The Wildcats then broke the game open with 10 runs in the sixth inning.
Jefferson banged out 15 hits to three safeties by Ada. Wildcats Braylon Scalf and Bailey each hit a triple, double and a single in five at bats.
Scalf collected four runs batted in, scored four times and stole one base. Bailey also scored twice and stole a base.
123 456 7 R H E
DJ 101 21(10)x 16 15 0
Ada 000 200 x 2 3 3
WP-Bailey LP-Snyder
2B-Scalf (DJ), Bailey (DJ)
3B-Scalf (DJ), Bailey (DJ)
Ada plays at Arlington Friday, then visits LCC Monday, April 25 in a pair of non-league games.
