Pirate baseball team loses a tough one
By Cort Reynolds
FT. JENNINGS - Visiting Bluffton lost a non-league makeup baseball game to Fort Jennings 5-3 Thursday evening.
The Pirates drop to 0-24 with the defeat, while FJ improved to 4-18 with the victory.
Gavin Schimmoeller earned the pitching win with six innings of five-hit hurling. He gave up two earned runs, while striking out four and walking none.
Musketeer Aidan Grothouse earned the save in relief. Eli Brown singled twice and drove in a run. Jon Grote doubled and scored two runs.
The Pirates visit non-league local rival Cory-Rawson (4-15) Friday, May 14 in another makeup game. C-R lost 2-1 at Ada Wednesday.
Thirteen seed Bluffton then plays at 11th-seeded Elmwood in Div. III sectional first round play Wednesday, May 19.
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