HUNTINGTON – Wheeling Park made it two wins in a row with a 6-2 decision over Ripley during the Highlander Classic at Jack Cook Field on the campus of Marshall University.

Sophomore Jaxon Updegraff went the distance on the mound, striking out five, walking two and scattering four singles. Both runs were unearned. At the plate, he singled, doubled and drove in two runs.

Miles Gorby continued to hit the cover off the baseball with three singles and an RBI. Kolten White also drove in a run with two base hits, while Braydon Bartsch singled twice and knocked in a run.

With the game deadlocked at 2, the Patriots (2-3) scored once in the bottom of the fifth and added three runs in the sixth.

Wheeling Park is scheduled to play again today at 11:30 against St. Albans.

Brooke fell to the Red Devils 7-1 earlier on Thursday. No details were provided.

Toronto 5, Steubenville 2

TORONTO — For the first time in more than a decade, two OVAC baseball titans clashed on the diamond on Thursday.

Toronto hosted Big Red in an early season battle of the unbeatens at the Knights Baseball Complex, and the state-ranked Red Knights earned an impressive home victory.

After falling behind 2-1 in the second inning, the Red Knights (3-0) scored the final four runs of the game and out-hit Steubenville 6-2.

Toronto entered the first week of action ranked No. 2 in Ohio Division VI in the Ohio Prep Baseball Coaches Association preseason poll.

Big Red starter Matt Fabbro struck out six and the only walk he issued was intentional.

Bouscher was able to go the distance despite not recording a strikeout and walking four.

Toronto struck first in the bottom of the first when Bouscher smacked a one-out triple, the only extra base hit of the game, and scored on Michael Henry’s sac fly.

Big Red answered back with a pair in the top of the second as AJ Borsch hit an RBI single and then scored on a Karson Simmons line out to left that went deep enough for Borsch to tag up and make it 2-1.

Toronto’s big inning started with back-to-back singles from Max Rebich and Caden McGrath. Fabbro struck out the next two attempting to escape the jam, but Rebich scored on a passed ball and Lucas Wiseman and Gunnar Newbold hit back-to-back RBI singles to make it 4-1 Red Knights.

McGrath added a two-out RBI single in the fourth to add some cushion.

Indian Creek 11, Buckeye Local 0

MINGO – Parker Heath tossed a complete game two-hitter as the Redskins (2-0) rolled past the visiting Panthers. Heath struck out 10 and didn’t walk a batter in his 66-pitch effort, of which 42 were strikes.

James Brothers singled, doubled and finished with four RBI. Logan Wedlake added a two-run single, while Hunter Rusnak and Sylus Hyde each singled and doubled.

SOFTBALL

Martins Ferry 14, St. Clairsville 5

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The Purple Riders (8-0) scored at least one run in each of the first five innings as they defeated the Red Devils (3-6) for the second time this week.

Five Martins Ferry players recorded two hits each, with Ava Rose leading the way with a double and triple that accounted for three runs. Maddie Lucas had a single and solo home run, while Gracie Lucas singled, doubled and drove in two runs. Giana Chirpas and Tori Long evenly split four one-base safeties, with Chirpas recording an RBI. Makayla Cole added a two-run single and Ella Mamone had a run-scoring double.

Monica Tedeschi and Mamone combined on a seven-hitter, with Tedeschi striking out seven and Mamone one.

Grace Miller singled twice for St. Clairsville. Karlee Higgins added a two-run double and Molina Price had a double.

Martins Ferry visits St. Joe today to face Bellaire.

Barnesville 4, Union Local 0

BARNESVILLE – Ella Betts fired a one-hitter, striking out nine and walking just one as the Shamrocks kept possession of the coveted Milk Pitcher Trophy.

Barnesville scored all of its runs in the bottom of the second. Abygail Ady and Sophia Carpenter had RBI singles, while Betts and Aubrey Johnson also recorded runs batted in. Emma Swan singled and tripled. Gracie Hines had a double.