The North Union softball team moved into the top spot of the Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division with a 6-5 victory over Benjamin Logan on Monday. The Lady Cats, who now hold a 7-3 record in the conference, got to work early by tallying two runs in the first inning.
They followed with a single run in the second inning to take a 3-0 lead.
The Raiders found a groove in the bottom of the second inning against Bailee Amstutz, who started inside the circle for the Lady Cats.
The Lady Raiders tagged Amstutz for four runs after notching five hits to take a 4-3 lead.
NU coach Dawn Draper called on Reese DeCamp to take over in the circle in the third inning.
DeCamp gave up a single run which allowed the Raiders to expand their lead to 5-3 at the end of third.
The Lady Cats answered with a pair of runs in the fourth inning to knot the game at 5-5.
NU got the run it needed in the fifth to move out front by 6-5.
DeCamp kept the Lady Raiders in check by shutting out Ben Logan though the final two innings to give NU their 14th win (14-5) of the season.
Kennady Ruhl went two-for-three in the box and tallied one RBI.
Kayla Sedgwick had a two-for-five day at the plate, also driving in a run.
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The North Union baseball team struggled to find its hits against Central Buckeye Conference opponent Benjamin Logan, dropping a 9-0 game.
The Cats could only muster three hits against the Raiders, while Ben Logan tagged Trevyn Feasel, who started on the mound for the Wildcats, for five runs through the first four innings.
NU coach Klarke Ransome called on John Hughes to come in relief during the fifth inning.
The new arm could do little to stop the Raiders from picking up four additional runs through two innings of work.
Collecting hits for the Wildcats were Feasel, Landon Converse and Chris Isler.
Both NU teams are scheduled to return to action at home on Wednesday.
The Cats will close out their two-game series against the Raiders.
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