NORTH BALTIMORE __ The visiting Ada High School baseball team lost a 5-4 non-conference nailbiter in the final inning to North Baltimore Saturday, April 12.
The Bulldogs tied the game 4-4 with a run in the top of the seventh frame. But NB tallied a walk-off run with one out in the home half of the seventh to win.
With one out in the seventh, the Tigers started their final rally with a drag bunt single by Zander Ferdinandsen. He then stole second. The next two batters walked to load the bases.
NB then won it on a bases-loaded walk that forced in Ferdinandsen with the winning run.
ADA __ The Ada High School boys tennis team played its belated season opener on a cold Thursday at the park courts and defeated visiting Wapakoneta, 3-2.
Ada starts out 1-0 with the win to commemorate the debut of new head coach Carter Bivens. Wapakoneta fell to 0-4 after the close defeat.
Ada senior Nathan Williams lost the closest and longest match of the evening at first singles. He won the first set 6-1, then lost set two by a tight 7-5 count.
SPENCERVILLE – The Ada High School track and field teams competed at the annual eight-team Spencerville Bearcat Relays Thursday, April 10.
The Ada boys finished fifth, while the Bulldog girls came in sixth.
Columbus Grove won the boys team title with 119 points, followed by Ft. Loramie (68) and Spencerville (67).
Pandora-Gilboa came in fourth with 57 points. The Ada boys tied New Bremen for fifth with 48 points. Perry nudged out Delphos St. John’s by a half point for seventh place, 33.5-33.
SPENCERVILLE __ The visiting Ada High School softball team shut out former NWC rival Spencerville 10-0 with a run-rule shortened no-hitter on a cold Thursday evening, April 10.
Ada senior ace Jenna Bassitt fired a five-inning no-hitter to earn her seventh win of the season. She struck out eight Bearcats to record the win.
The Bulldogs scored seven runs in the second and third innings, and rolled to their fourth straight victory.
“It was nice to get another win and play solid defense,” said fourth-year Bulldog head coach Jeff Bassitt.
SPENCERVILLE __ The visiting Ada High School baseball team lost 10-1 at former Northwest Conference foe Spencerville on a chilly Thursday evening, April 10.
The Bearcats broke open a close 3-1 game with seven runs in the sixth inning to seal the verdict.
Ada’s overall record dropped to 2-4 after the loss. The hosts improved to 2-3 with the victory.
The Bulldogs led 1-0 after the first inning. Senior leadoff hitter Levi Green singled, stole second and scored on an RBI single off the bat of Brody Rister.
The Bearcats took the lead with three runs in the home third.
