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Junior Pioneers improve to 5 – 4 after battling through

schedule BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ

With two more runs, the top of the they dropped the game to the visi-
third, the Bison took back over, 3 – tors 9 – 6.
1, upping it 5 – 1 at the top of the
fourth. The Pioneers battled back
to within a run in the bottom of the
sixth, trailing 7 – 6, but unfortunate- READ AND SHARE ISSUES OF THE BUZZ
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ly the Bison nabbed two more runs,
and the Pioneers couldn’t recover as

Pioneers hit three straight

wins after downing Zanesville

Senior Legion BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ

Junior Pioneers catcher positions himself to take out Bruins runner. Matthew Dotson
Vs. Bo Jackson Elite (6/13) Vs. Turn2 Blue Jays (6/11)
The Elite stopped off in Zanesville On the road in Hilliard on Thursday,
on Saturday to play the Pioneers. the Pioneers started off on the right
Winland made quick work of the foot as they jumped out to a quick
Elite in the first inning, with three lead over the Blue Jays when J Ralph
outs in four at-bats. In the bottom of singled to drive home Campbell, 1 –
the inning, Peyton Tichenor started 0. McLain followed by stealing home
off scoring for the Pioneers with a base, 2 – 0, and W Hartman hit a
single that drove in Caleb Campbell, single, scoring Ralph, 3 – 0. The Blue
1 – 0. In the bottom of the second Jays scored two runs in the bottom of
inning, Wyatt Stapleton sacrificed to the third, but still trailed, 3 – 2.
drive in Luke Smith, 2 – 0, followed At the top of the fifth, the Pioneers
by a double from Campbell that came alive again, with Campbell Zanesville Senior Pioneer No. 14 swinging at a high fastball against Zanesville’s Post 29 Sr. Legion.
Matthew Dotson
brought in Slade Glaub and Braydon scoring on a walk, 4 – 2. Hartman
Maine, 4 – 0. Carter McLain singled sacrificed to bring home McLain, 5 In a game at Gant Municipal Sta- Harney pitched a one, two, three
to score Campbell, 5 – 0. The final – 2. Ralph and Brody Hammersley dium on Tuesday, June 2nd, the Se- inning to put the Pioneers back at
run for the Pioneers came in the bot- scored on an error, 7 – 2. The Blue nior Pioneers faced off against the bat. At the top of the seventh inning,
tom of the third when Tichenor stole Jays rallied for three runs in the bot- Zanesville Post 29 Sr. Legion. The Rashid Sesay scored on an error to
home base, putting the Pioneers up tom of the sixth, but were downed by game went on for five scoreless in- cap the Pioneers’ scoring at three
6 – 0. The Elite just missed a shut- the Pioneers 7 – 5. nings as both defenses were doing runs, 3 – 0.
out by grabbing a run in the top of Thomas Olan started for the Junior their jobs, with Landon Harney pull- In the bottom of the seventh, Q
the seventh, but fell to the Junior Pio- Pioneers; he gave up just 3 hits, 3 ing off five innings with 0 runs on 5 Warden scored on a play just before
neers 6 – 1. runs, struck out 8, and walked 4 in hits, 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts for the J McBride’s double to grab a run, but
Noah Winland earned the win for four and one-third innings pitched. Senior Pioneers. the Legion was shut down before
the Pioneers, with 1 run over 8 hits in At the top of the sixth inning, Steve they could tie the game and fell to
seven innings pitched. He struck out Vs. Ohio Bison (6/10) Malenda grounded out to third base, the Pioneers 3 – 1.
5 and walked 1. At Gant Stadium on Wednesday, allowing Brandon Pritchard to score The Senior Pioneers will be back in
The next home game for the Junior the Pioneers face the Bison, who the first run of the game for the Pio- action at Gant Stadium on Saturday,
Pioneers will be against the Turn2 took a quick 1 – 0 lead in the first neers. J Neff scored shortly after, just June 20th, as they take on the Arling-
Blue Jays on Thursday, June 18th, at inning. Zanesville tied up the game before the final out of the inning, put- ton Tigers; the first pitch is set for 7
7:30 PM. at the bottom of the second, 1 – 1. ting the Pioneers up 2 – 0 against PM.
Post 29 Senior Legion.

Zanesville Post 29 Senior Legion split a doubleheader with

Post 159 Senior BY MATTHEW DOTSON | THE BUZZ

Vs. Post 159 Senior doubleheader on Monday, June 15th, at 5:30 PM for
(6/13) a doubleheader.
In game one against Post 159, the
visitors took the first run of the game Vs. Cambridge/Belle Valley Post
in the top of the third inning, 1 – 0. 84/641 doubleheader (6/9)
They compounded their lead at the top Zanesville started game one of a
of the sixth inning with a four-run ral- pair against Cambridge/Belle Valley
ly, 5 – 0. Zanesville was only able to on Tuesday on the road with a run.
fight back with one run in the bottom Cambridge came back with nine runs
of the seventh after Post 159 added of their own in the bottom of the inning
two more in the top of the inning, and to lead 9 – 1 after one. Adding three
they dropped game one 7 – 1. runs in each of the next two innings,
Zanesville was the scoring starters Cambridge led 15 – 1 after three in-
as they grabbed a run in the bottom nings, and despite grabbing a run at
of the second inning when McBride the top of the next inning, Zanesville
scored on a passed ball, 1 – 0. In was overcome 15 – 2 by their hosts in
the bottom of the fourth, Zanesville’s game one.
Butcher grounded out to score Nor- In game two, Cambridge landed a
ris, 2 – 0. Murray followed by stealing run to open scoring in the bottom of
home for the third run, 3 – 0. Post 159 the second inning after holding Zanes- Zanesville Post 29 Sr Legion’s Tre Butcher collided with Sr. Pioneer’s #16 at first base.
tried to answer back, but only got one ville without a run, 1 – 0. They added Matthew Dotson
run in the next inning to trail, 3 – 1. three more runs in the next inning, 4
Murray hit a sacrifice fly to score Nor- – 0. Zanesville’s T Hague stole home
ris in the bottom of the sixth, 4 – 1. base in the top of the fourth for the Ohio Pottery Zanesville
Despite trying to catch up to the top of only run of their game, before Cam-
the seventh, Post 159 only gained one bridge added six runs in the bottom Waltz Family Owned Since 1951
more run, and fell to Zanesville 4 – 2 of the fifth to seal the deal and take
in game two to split the pair. game two 10 – 1 for the sweep. Veteran
The Post 29 Senior Legion will face Owned
Cambridge/Belle Valley Post 84/641

SUMMER SPORTS

SCHEDULES

(6/12 - 6/26)

SENIOR PIONEERS ZANESVILLE JUNIOR
(Home Games Only) LEGION POST 29
6/20 Arlington Tigers 7PM (Home Games Only)
6/13 St. Clairsville 12PM Largest Selection of USA
6/13 St. Clairsville 2:30PM
JUNIOR PIONEERS 6/17 Beverly-Lowell 5:30PM
(Home Games Only) 6/19 TBD 5:15PM Made Planters in Ohio!
6/19 TBD 7:30PM
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6/18 Turn2 7:30PM
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6/23 Newark Bison 7:05PM
6/24 Bruins TBA hanging bird feeders, religious plaques,
hundreds of flower pots, outdoor lantern WE’VE
jockeys, concrete benches, statuary
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(Home Games Only)
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