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PORTS Taking a look back at sports highlights throughout

Muskingum County for August 10 - 19, 2025.

Zanesville Senior Pioneers wrap up regular season play against

Columbus Coyotes by Matthew Dotson

Ethan McClellan aims for a hit against the Mustangs. Matthew Dotson

Vs. Columbus Coyotes ble to left hit by Merriman, followed by
(8/17 doubleheader) Trenton Gregg, who scored on the next
In Central Ohio Men’s Adult Baseball at-bat after tagging up to take the final
League action, the Zanesville Senior Pio- Pioneers tally up to 8 – 1, which is how
neers battled it out with the Columbus they took game one.
Coyotes in a doubleheader on Sunday, After a short break, the Mustangs
August 17th at Gant Stadium in down- picked up their bats first in the start of
town Zanesville. The Pioneers put up a game two, after a quick 1,2,3 inning,
good fight, but lost game one by a score it was the Pioneers’ turn. Brad Barclay
of 9 – 5. cracked a line drive to center, and Mc-
Even in the heat of the Afternoon, the Clellan scored on the throw to take the
Pioneers stepped up their defense in 1 – 0 lead for the bottom of the 1st. Af-
game two, holding the Coyotes to just a ter two strikeouts at the hands of pitcher
one-point lead, but fell eventually by a Trenton Gregg, Joey Hiner hit a line drive
score of 2 – 1. double to left that gave enough distance
for Andrew Church, Sheldon Merriman,
Vs. Columbus Mustangs and Wes Carder to make it a fast 4 – 0
(8/10 doubleheader) game, followed by a single from Barclay
The Mustangs traveled to downtown that drove in Hiner to end the bottom of
Zanesville on Sunday to face the Se- the 2nd up 5 – 0. The top of the 3rd was
Matthew Dotson nior Pioneers at Gant Municipal Sta- fast, with Gregg taking down three bat-
dium. The Pioneers started off game ters in a row. Daniel Huffman took the
one strong, with Joey Hiner picking up a first run in the bottom of the 3rd on a
run off of a ground ball hit by Ethan Mc- passed ball to give the Pioneers a 6 –
Clellan to grab a 1 – 0 lead in the top 0 advantage. Robert Warne also scored
of the 1st inning, followed by Brad Bar- on a passed ball, followed by Church,
clay doubling into center field to drive who scored on an error, putting the Pio-
home McClellan to lead 2 – 0. In the top neers at 8. Merriman scored on an error
of the 2nd inning, Wes Carder crossed moments later, with Hernandez scoring
home base on an error by the catcher, on a ground ball hit by Carder. Ethan
increasing the Pioneers’ score to 3 – 0. McClellan popped out to center field,
The Mustangs grabbed a run in the bot- but in doing so allowed Barclay to gain
tom of the 3rd, but Zanesville answered a run for the team. The last two runs of
back when Hiner doubled to right field, the game were powered by a double hit
allowing Carder to score Zanesville’s 4th to left field by Huffman that gave Hiner
run. Hiner followed up on the next batter and Barclay the go-ahead to cross home
when he scored on a throw, giving the plate, wrapping up the Pioneers’ total at
Pioneers the 5 – 1 advantage. Sheldon 13 to the Mustangs’ 1 run, and sweep-
Merriman scored at the top of the 6th on ing the doubleheader from Columbus.
a single hit by Hernandez to lead 6 – 1.
At the top of the 7th, Brandon (Wheels)
Wheeler scored on a fast ground dou-
Brandon Bush fires off a fastball to Mustang’s batter. Matthew Dotson