Pitching leads Mel Ott 'Major' Red Sox over Reds

Mel Ott "Major" Red Sox pitchers gave their best performance of the season as Patrick Bouchane, Joey Mirando, and Jake Ziegler combined to shut down the Reds, 12-5, for their first win.

Bouchane did not allow a ball to leave the infield through four innings and Mirando and Ziegler were very strong in relief.

The Red Sox bats came alive with Brandon Bork, Jimmy Faso and Kevin Adams each hammering extra base hits. Jason Yeates and Danny Rutter scored on a Faso triple in the sixth to put the game out of reach.

Tyler Novo and Joe Freirt were strong defensively as the Red Sox put forth their best effort of the season.

'AAA' baseball

Red Sox 7, Cardinals 6

The Red Sox used a come-from-behind, late-inning rally for a third straight game and kept their record clean with a 7-6 victory over the Cardinals on June 5.

Led by coaches Mark Hammer, Paul Daddario and Jim Lyskawa, the Red Sox upped their season mark to 12-0.

They built a 5-0 lead and seemed to be cruising as Cal Jackson threw four shutout innings, allowing only three hits and striking out four. But the Cardinals bats came alive in the bottom of the fifth with six runs crossing the plate. The big blow was a grand slam off the bat of Andrew White.

The Red Sox rallied in their last at-bat and were lifted by the bat of Miles Young, whose triple tied the game at 6-6. Young would later score what proved to be the game winning run. Red Sox hitting stars also included Jeff Becker (2 for 3, two runs scored) and Mitch Daddario (hit, two runs scored). Becker also closed the game out retiring the Cardinals in order in the bottom of the sixth.

'A' baseball

Red Sox 10, Yankees 5

The Red Sox beat the Yankees, 10-5, in dramatic fashion on June 9, scoring six runs in the top of the sixth inning.

With two outs in their last at-bats, McKenzie Austin walked to score Joseph Torrillo with the tying run and Jacob Simmons singled in Josh Gordon with the go-ahead run to extend the Red Sox winning streak to six.

The offensive stars for the Red Sox were Abel Tefera (three hits, two runs), Andre Torrico (four walks, three runs), Giovanni Gilchrist (two hits) and Justin Boucher (two hits). Torrillo and Simmons pitched two scoreless innings in the fifth and the sixth to help complete the comeback.

The Yankees took the lead in the fourth when Joe Cliento cleared the bases with a grand slam home run.

Red Sox 2, Dodgers 0

The Red Sox defeated the Dodgers 2-0 for their fifth straight win. Dylan Kowalik led the way with two hits, including a triple that drove in the only two runs of game.

Jacob Simmons also had two hits and pitched two strong shutout innings. Giovanni Gilchrist and Andre Torrico also pitched two shutout innings for the Red Sox.

'Minor' Softball

Heat 7, Bandits 6

Pitchers Jessica Strauss and Jenna Patterson combined for five strikeouts and held off the first-place Bandits, 7-6.

The Heat tightened up defensively after giving up 15 runs earlier this season to the undefeated Bandits.

First baseman Victoria Rigler made a spectacular catch on a sharp line drive in the second inning. Danielle Rambus and Emily Dunne scored key runs in a big fourth inning rally. Abigail Frost tied it up in the fifth before Samantha

Rohloff crossed the plate for the game-winning run.

Heat 15, Riptides 4

Madison Badley went 1 for 1, drew two walks, and scored a run in the Heat's 15-4 win over the Riptides.

Lauren Downen and Kristine Hafner scored two runs each, and Daniel Rambuss and Ashley Decker each scored a run to pace the Heat offense and secure the team's sixth victory of the season.

Heat 4, Force 2

Jessica Strauss struck out 10 batters and gave up just one run on two hits over four innings pitched to help shut down the potent Force.

Samantha Rohloff went 3 for 4 and scored two runs as the Heat scored three runs in the fifth inning to break a close 1-1 tie. Ashley Decker smacked her first hits and scored a run to help secure the win.

Force 15, Bandits 13

Timely late-inning RBI base hits from Megan Beal and Christyn Schwaab propelled the Force to an extra-inning win against the high-powered Bandits. The Bandits, as expected, came out swinging in the first inning. Julia Mings opened the game with a base hit and Emily Ackendorf finished the inning with a RBI base hit en route to a 3-0 lead. But Force starting pitcher Nicole Merrifield kept the Bandits in check over the next three innings by striking out seven and holding the Bandits to only one walk and three runs.

The Force offense, sparked by power hitting from Hannah Sheridan, Michelle Dachs, and Maddie Butler, climbed their way back into a 6-6 tie heading into the fifth.

The two teams slugged it out in the fifth and sixth innings, each scoring three runs. The Force was eventually able to break the tie in the seventh, highlighted by both Beal and Schwab's clutch bases-loaded hits en route to a big four-run rally. Dachs pitched the seventh and struck out the last hitter with the Bandits threatening once again to close out the win.

Racers 12, Riptide 10

Brianna Spence, Melanie Izard, and Alana Zendano each had two hits as the Racers came from behind to edge the Riptide.

Additional hits for the Racers were provided by Emma Burke, Alexa Archambault, Katie Fortman, Alyssa Orrico and Analiese Piccillo. Spence, Izard, Taylor Sinclair, and Sarah Raimondi each scored two runs.Additional runs were scored by Burke, Archambault, Piccillo, and Zendano.

A solid defense was provided by the Racers, including a second-inning double play from Spence to Archambault to end the inning.

Spence (three innings) and Izard (two innings) provided solid pitching.