Ottawa City Rec Softball results
In Tuesday and Thursday Night Men’s League play in Ottawa:
Berta’s Tap 12, Allison Asphalt 2: For Allision, Jason Gaughan had two hits. For Berta’s, Kray Wheeler and Andrew Mathis both had three hits, with Brazon Wheelerand Hunter Sutton contributing two hits each. Matt Lambert ended the game with a walk-off homer.
Hometown National Bank 10, J.F. Brennan 11: Alex Koziel, Troy Yeager, Ken Hicks, Jeff Demoss, Elliot Kowalski, Jake Less and Bryce Robert had two hits, while Clay Caputo homered for Hometown. For Brennan, Jason Kennedy led the way going 4 for 4. Spencer Smith and Kyle Kokrada each had three hits, with Eric Farmer, Caleb Smith and Taylor Morgan contributing two including Morgan’s homer.
J.F. Brennan 9, Korte Turpin Tree Service 4: Camry Sarver and Justin Switeck each had two hits for Korte Turpin. As for J.F. Brennan, Josh Stillwell and Caleb Smith each had three hits, with Taylor Morgan, Curt Linn and Mickey Armstrong adding two, including an Armstrong round-tripper.
Hometown National Bank 21, Berta’s Tap 9: Hometown National Bank’s Adam Demoss and Elliot Kowalski each had four hits, with Alex Koziel chipping in three. Jake Less, Ryan Fuchs, Ken Hicks and Bryce Roberts each had two hits. Berta’s Tap took its first loss despite Andrew Mathis’ three hits. Kray Wheeler, Matt Lambert, Hunter Sutton, Tyler Carson, Kipp Caputo and Drew Johnson all added two hits.
J.F. Brennan 19, Allison Asphalt 9: Tic Allison, Dave Dillard, Dan Dillard and Jovan Lynch each had two hits in the loss. Morgan Taylor and Mickey Armstrong each hit a pair of home runs, while Nick Allegretti added three hits, including a homer. Steve Johnson also had a three-hit night.
Allison Asphalt 18, Korte Turpin Tree Service 2: For Korte Turpin, Austin Stewart had two hits. Javon Lynch had the hot bat for the winners, going 3 for 3 with a solo homer. Jim Fultz added three hits, and Jim Snell collected two hits.
Marquette softball scores area’s lone IESA regional title
The Marquette Academy junior-high softball club was the area’s lone IESA regional champion this fall, defeating Mendota Holy Cross, 5-4, for the Class 2A championship. Marquette then saw its season halted with a 13-3 loss to Metamora in the sectional.
Two other area softball clubs, both in 1A, made their regional championship games but lost, Flanagan 6-5 to Metamora St. Mary’s and Seneca 7-3 to Mazon-Verona-Kinsman.
The area’s lone baseball team to make an IESA regional title game was Ottawa Shepherd in Class 3A, losing an 11-1 championship game to Minooka.