JTV Sports Jackson County Scoreboard April 27, 2024

Baseball

Lumen Christi 13, Gabriel Richard 3: The Titans scored seven runs in the final two innings to pull out the win. They finished with 15 hits in the contest led by Brodie Gregory with four hits and two RBIs and Ben Gaston with three hits and two RBIs.

Lumen Christi 6, Gabriel Richard 1: The Titans earned a sweep scoring four runs in the fourth inning. Kash Kalahar finished with two hits and two RBIs, and Brodie Gregory and Jack Fitzpatrick collected two hits apiece for the Titans. Nathan Hinkley and J.J. Brown combined for a two-hitter for Lumen Christi.

Springport 14-10, Bloomingdale 4-0: The Spartans earned a pair of wins over Bloomindale Saturday. Tyler Carpenter finished with three hits and two RBIs in the 14-4 opening win. Drew Sanford and Tyren Martin combined for a one-hitter in the 10-0 win for Springport. Gibson Overweg finished with four hits and two RBIs for the Spartans.

Western Invitational: The Panthers won their own tournament with wins over Loy Norrix, 5-3, and Haslett, 10-8. Western secured six hits in game one but turned that into five runs. Nick Allen, Justin Chapko, and Ben Parrott combined to slow down Loy Norrix in the contest. Western exploded for seven runs in the first inning in the championship game as Ben Parrott finished with three hits.

Softball

Western Invitational: The Panthers earned a win in the opening round of the tournament 17-2. Abby Nieswender led the home run attack with a four-bagger and five RBIs. The Panthers also had home runs by Anna Benn, Ashlyn Yeo, and Palmer Fortress. The Panthers lost to Clinton 17-0 in the final as they were only able to secure two hits.

Girls Soccer

Springport at Stockbridge Invitational: The Spartans advanced to the tournament championship game with a 7-0 win over the host school. Springport lost 8-0 to Eaton Rapids in the finals.

Columbia Central at Onsted Invitational: The Golden Eagles won the title with a pair of 3-0 wins over Onsted and Dundee. CCHS freshman Mara Henry would net two first half goals and one in the second for the natural hat-trick ahead of solid defense by Ella Stiles, Ava Penix, Emma Shafer, and May Aldaffer that kept Onsted mostly at bay. Sophomore goalkeeper Kolie Brown collected a handful of saves for the shutout. Henry scored two goals in the championship game and Kennedy Salter added the third for CCHS (5-4).

Girls Tennis

Columbia Central at Adrian Invitational: Columbia Central defeated Adrian, 8-0, and Milan, 6-2, to remain undefeated on the season. The Golden Eagles are now 7-0 on the season.

Lumen Christi Tri-Meet: The Titans finished third the Bloomfield Sacred Heart and North Muskegon with six points at a tri-meet. Allison Wheeler/Katelyn Ellis finished 2-1 on the day at No. 4 doubles for the Titans.

Western 6, Otsego 2: The Panthers swept the doubles’ competitions and Western won at Nos. 3 and 4 singles. Western – ranked No. 8 in the state – won at Nos. 3 and 4 singles. Western is 12-3 overall for the season.

College Athletic Events

Baseball

Jackson College 10, Schoolcraft 0: Luke Micunek pitched a two-hitter for the Jets, striking out nine batters. Marcus Patton hit a home run and knocked in one run, Jared Kramp finished with two hits and three RBIs, and Henry Major finished with two hits and two RBIs for Jackson College in the six-inning win.

Jackson College 9, Schoolcraft 6: Marcus Patton added another home run for Jackson College and finished with three RBIs for the game. Caden Oliver knocked in two runs and Logan Christopher and Max Bowers added two hits for the Jets. Jackson edges closer to an Eastern Division title with the wins. They are 25-17 overall, 17-4 in conference play. The Jets travel to Kalamazoo Valley for a single game at 2 p.m.

Softball

Spring Arbor 9, Goshen 7: Spring Arbor scored six times in the third inning of the home contest. Brooke Meeker knocked in three runs with a triple and Grace Lentz finished with two hits for SAU.

Spring Arbor 11, Goshen 1: The Cougars enjoyed another big inning – eight runs – in the third inning at home against Goshen. Emmalee Hamp finished with two hits and five RBIs to lead SAU. She also pitched a four-hitter improving to 19-7 on the mound for the Cougars. SAU is 31-18 for the season, 23-13 in Crossroads League play.

Lake Michigan 4, Jackson College 3: Lake Michigan scored four runs in the second inning and held on for the win. Ashley Sturgill hit a solo home run and Addison Bobbio finished with one hit and one RBI.

Lake Michigan 7, Jackson College 3: Alana Knox and Karson Fairbanks hit home runs for Jackson to account for two of the three runs for Jackson. The Jets are 16-18 overall, 12-14 in conference play. Jackson travels to Ancilla next Thursday for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.