Monarchs battle back from deficit; fall 10-9 to Gahanna in eight-inning tournament game
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May 28, 2026
Marysville’s Mason Springs connects on a pitch in an early-season contest. Springs recorded three hits in Tuesday’s game against Gahanna. Springs finished the season batting .394 for the Monarchs with four doubles, five triples, four home runs and 18 runs batted in. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jack Christian)

Monarchs battle back from deficit; fall 10-9 to Gahanna in eight-inning tournament game

By Jack Christian

Marysville battled back from an early deficit, but it wasn’t quite enough as the Monarchs dropped a 10-9 heartbreaker to Gahanna in extra innings during the Division I Central District semifinal baseball game.

Mason Springs and Brady Carper got the Monarch offense going in the top of the first with...

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