ELM GROVE — In what might be the longest OVAC Tom Bechtel Softball Championship Game in the history of the event, Caldwell defeated Bridgeport, 6-2, to win the Class 2A title Friday night on Lisa’s Field at the I-470 J.B. Chambers Complex.

The top-seeded Redskins led 6-0 in the bottom of the sixth on Monday when inclement weather forced a suspension of the game. It was resumed from where it left off.

Caldwell took advantage of six errors by the second-seeded Bulldogs before the weather turned bad.

Bridgeport’s Vanessa Mullen drilled a two-run homer in the top of the seventh to keep the Bulldogs from being blanked.

Mikayla Mumaw struck out 10, walked one and yielded four hits.

Regular Season

Martins Ferry 5, Cambridge 3

MARTINS FERRY — In the completion of a game suspended last week due to inclement weather, the Purple Riders fell behind 3-2 after three-and-a-half innings, but Maddie Lucas belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the frame that proved to be the difference.

Lucas also came on to pitch in the second after Abbey Snedeker had started the previous contest. Lucas, who recorded her 200th career strikeout earlier this week, struck out 10, walked two and gave up three singles. Snedker had three Ks in her inning of work.

Averi Hughes collected an RBI double, as did Samantha Goddard. Both came in the third inning.

River 7, Bellaire 1

SARDIS — Ava Wohnhas fanned 14 Big Reds and slugged a two-run homer as the Pilots (12-13) navigated past the visitors (8-13). She now has 205 strikeouts on the season.

Kaylee Hagan drove in three runs with a single and double. Jenna Talbott added a two-run single.

Union Local 13,

Steubenville Catholic 1

STEUBENVILLE — Liv Blakley singled twice, doubled twice and drove in a run as the Jets (16-9) soared past the host Crusaders (4-12).

Myah Martin also belted a three-run double while Laken Vinskovich singled twice and knocked in a pair of runs.

Ev Blakley struck out nine, walked two and gave up one hit.

BASEBALL

Mazeroski Classic

Wheeling Central 7, Ridgewood 0

CADIZ — Kade Koroneos singled twice, doubled and drove in a run as the Maroon Knights blanked the Generals on the artificial surface at Mazeroski Field inside Sally Buffalo Park.

Braxton Billick also singled three times and Koy Lipinski drove in two runs with a single and double.

Wheeling Central plays St. Clairsville at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Regular Season

Wheeling Park 12,

East Fairmont 2

WHEELING — The Patriots scored at least once in the first six innings in routing the visiting Bees on Patriot Field.

Kolten Whitmire (singled, triple), Jaxson Updegraff (single, 2 doubles), Coldin Burkhart (2 singles) and Paul McGee (2 singles) all drove in two runs each to pace the Wheeling Park 13-hit attack.

Erik Blazier went the first five frames, striking out one and walking none. Updegraff struck out two in an inning.

River 6, Shadyside 2

SHADYSIDE — Kaden Hunt scattered five hits and fanned six as the Pilots declawed the Tigers on Fleming Field.

Peyton Blue belted three singles and drove in three runs, while Lucas Dennis singled, tripled, and knocked in a run.

Wyatt Parr singled and doubled for Shadyside.