In Northern Buckeye Conference softball play there were three
strong pitching performances by Wood County teams Friday.Hannah Gauthier pitched a three-hit shutout as
Rossford downed Lake, 5-0.Elmwood’s Miranda Benschoter pitched a no-hitter as the Royals blanked Genoa,
11-0 in five innings.Otsego’s Kylie Asmus pitched a two-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over
Woodmore.SOFTBALLRossford 5, Lake 0 PHOTO GALLERYIn Millbury,
Gauthier struck out six and walked three.Kelly Swope was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for the
Bulldogs and Mandi Longeway was 2-for-3. Rossford is 13-4 overall and 3-2 in the NBC.Kayla Encalado was
2-for-3 for Lake, now 8-9 overall and 2-4 in the NBC.Elmwood 11,Genoa 0, 5 inningsIn Genoa, Benschoter
struck out five and walked four to help Elmwood remain undefeated in league play. The Royals are 14-4
overall and 5-0 in the NBC.Brittany George, Katie Bottesch, Tori Hillard and Olivia Myers each had two
hits for Elmwood. Bottesch and Hillard each drove in three runs. Benschoter and George each hit a double
and Myers hit a triple.Otsego 2, Woodmore 0In Woodville, Asmus struck out 11 and walked two and had two
of Otsego’s five hits.Eastwood 14,Fostoria 3, 5 inningsIn Fostoria, Eastwood’s Ally Gabel hit two home
runs to help the Eagles down Fostoria. Eastwood, now 16-2 overall and 5-2 in the NBC, scored 10 times in
the top of the fifth inning. Fostoria is 2-14, 1-5.Other top hitters for Eastwood were: Diana Bushman,
2-for-4; Emily Helm, 3-for-4; and Cassidy Rolf, 2-for-4, double.Northwood 10,Bettsville 0, 5 inningsIn
Northwood, the Rangers improved to 9-9 overall with the non-league win.Top hitters for Northwood were:
Cortney Georgeson and Bri Crispen, each 2-for-3; and Katie Vancs, 3-for-4.BASEBALLPerrysburg 3, Napoleon
0In Napoleon, Mark Delas pitched a one-hitter striking out four and walking two as Perrysburg blanked
Napoleon. The Yellow Jackets are 17-1 overall and 7-0 in the Northern Lakes League.Perrysburg has only
four hits with Steve Slocum and Spencer George each hitting a double. Slocum drove in two runs and Gus
Dimmerling had the other RBI.Eastwood 11, Fostoria 6In Fostoria, Eastwood pounded out 14 hits on the way
to the NBC win.The Eagles are 6-0 in the NBC and 13-3 overall.Mat Drown was 4-for-5 for the Eagles with
two doubles and two RBI while Jordan Luther and Skylar Dieker each had two hits.Chris Hampton had three
hits for Fostoria, including a double.Genoa 8, Elmwood 2In Genoa, the Comets pounded out 13 hits in the
NBC win.Zach Foster hit an RBI double for Elmwood, now 8-8 overall and 2-4 in the NBC.BASEBALLPERRYSBURG
3, NAPOLEON 0PERRYSBURG 000 030 0—3 4 0NAPOLEON 000 000 0—0 1 0Delas and Durham; Willeman and
Fielder.EASTWOOD 11, FOSTORIA 6EASTWOOD 140 201 3—11 14 3FOSTORIA 302 000 1—6 8 5WP — Schmeltz; LP —
Kitchen.GENOA 8, ELMWOOD 2ELMWOOD 100 001 0—2 4 2GENOA 200 510 X—8 13 1Reynolds and Hall; Rightnowar and
Wolfe.SOFTBALLROSSFORD 5, LAKE 0ROSSFORD 301 100 0—5 7 2LAKE 000 000 0— 0 3 4WP — Gauthier; LP —
Materni.ELMWOOD 11, GENOA 0, 5 inningsELMWOOD 371 00— 11 12 2GENOA 000 00 —0 0 2WP — Benschoter; LP —
Lea.OTSEGO 2, WOODMORE 0OTSEGO 000 020 0—2 5 0WOODMORE 000 000 0—0 2 1WP — Asmus; LP — Phillips.EASTWOOD
14, FOSTORIA 3, 5 inningsEASTWOOD 210 1(10)—14 12 1FOSTORIA 003 00—3 5 5Foster and Rahrig; Moore and
Smith.NORTHWOOD 10, BETTSVILLE 0, 5 inningsBETTSVILLE 000 00—0 1 4NORTHWOOD 001 45—10 11 2WP — Seibert;
LP — Harrison.