Tinora Rams Live

SPRINGFIELD –

From the Lady Rams softball page:
https://www.facebook.com/tinoraramssoftball/

The Rams knock off the Otsego Knights, the #3 team in the state, in 10 innings tonight 2-1

With the win, your Rams are DISTRICT CHAMPS!

What. A. Game.

You can’t ask for a better team win than that. Our girls’ motto has been “Refuse to lose”

Tonight, they did just that.

The 10th inning brought senior Quinn Horn to the plate, and she ripped a single to start us off. Logan McQuillin laid down a beautiful bunt to give us runners on 1st and 2nd. Paige Carpenter would put a hard grounder in play to move her runners to 2nd and 3rd. Next up, Tanae Smith put the ball in play to load up the bases. With two outs, Anna Frazier ripped a single down the left field line to score the go ahead run

The Rams would hold the Knights scoreless in the bottom of the 10th. Scylea sat down the first two batters and would force a ground ball to Logan McQuillin who made the final out

Scylea Zolman pitched a gemrecording 19 strikeouts on the night and only walking 2 in ten innings

Anna Frazier went 3 for 5 tonight scoring the first run of the game (hit in by Quinn Horn) and hitting in the final run of the game (scored by Quinn Horn) Quinn Horn went 2 for 4

Your Rams move to 19-3 (7-0) on the season, and are back in action next week for regional semi-final play (more info to follow)


The Tinora Lady Rams are just 1 of 16 teams left standing in DIV III.

Tinora will face Cardington-Lincoln
Region 10 Tournament at Elida HS
Wed., May 25 – 6:30 p.m.

https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets

DIV III Bracket below:

https://officials.myohsaa.org/Admin/Bracket/PublicBracket?TournamentId=2393

SPRINGFIELD – In what must have felt like a déjà vu moment for coach Fairchild and the Lady Rams, sophomore Scylea Zolman stepped up to the plate in the fifth inning with a chance to give Tinora a lead, but more on this later.

In a matchup of top three seeds, the #3 seeded Lady Rams of Tinora traveled to Springfield High School to take on the #2 seeded Eastwood Eagles. The Lady Rams entered at 17-3, while the Lady Eagles entered at 21-5.

Tinora Head Coach Fairchild sent his sensational sophomore pitcher Scylea Zolman to the hill, Zolman entered with a 16-1 mark this season, her lone loss was to Otsego was back on April 8, a 10-0 loss. Eastwood sent Cassi Kieper, another great sophomore pitcher, against a Lady Rams lineup averaging over eight runs a game.

Zolman came in with 198 strikeouts on the season. Scylea would get #200 for the year in the bottom of the second inning.

Eastwoood would strike first, scoring an unearned run in the bottom of the third inning. Adyson Bowe would walk, steal second base, and score on an error by the Lady Rams infield. Eastwood would take that 1-0 lead to the fourth.

Tinora would look to tie the game in the fourth. The Lady Rams first two batters would reach to start the frame. Zolman would walk, while Logan McQuillin would reach via error. Tinora’s Paige Carpenter would send a rocket to center field, unfortunately for Tinora, Eastwood center fielder Jessica Smith would come one and scoop the Carpenter liner off her shoe tops, resulting in an Eastwood double play. Tinora would not score in the fourth, Eastwood still held the 1-0 lead.

Still scoreless and with just three hits through four innings, the Lady Rams looked to awake the bats, and that they did in the top of the fifth inning. As in the previous inning, the first two Tinora hitters would reach. This time, Anna Frazier would single, and Tegan Norden would walk, setting the stage for Zolman.

After working the count to 3-0, Zolman had the green light to swing, and swing she did. The sophomore would send a drive deep over the center field wall, giving Tinora 3-1 lead.

As far as her pitching, Scylea didn’t see her usual high strikeout numbers, but the Lady Rams defense was behind her all night.

Tinora second baseman Logan McQuillin with another highlight in the bottom of the seventh, snagging a soft liner that appeared headed to right field. McQuillin with a dive snagged the liner for the second out in the seventh. Zolman would send the Eagles down in order, sending the Lady Rams to the District Finals against nemesis Otsego.

Otsego again is the #1 seen in the DIV III Holland bracket.
The Otsego Knights knocked off Evergreen, 7-1 in the early game.

Otsego and All Ohio starter Lexi North Handed the Rams 10-0 loss earlier in the season. North and the Knights also ended Tinora’s season last year, an 11-0 win over the Lady Rams in the Sectional Finals.

The Higbea Embroidery Player of the Game went to Lady Rams Scylea Zolman. Zolman would pick up win #17, pitching a one hitter, striking out five, walking six. Scylea with another three run homerun.

Another great job by Scylea!!
Tinora improves to 18-3.

The Lady Rams are back vs Otsego Friday at 5 pm at Springfield HS. At hand, the District Championship.

Eastwood bows out at 21-6.

FINAL OUT BELOW:

Pics courtesy https://www.facebook.com/TinoraHSSoftball

The Tinora Lady Rams hosted the Napoleon Lady Wildcats in a tuneup game prior to their OHSAA district opening game vs the #2 seed Elmwood Royals, the Lady Rams are the #3 seed in the district.

Tinora scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the first. After starter Jayden Wilcox recorded the first two outs, the next four Lady Rams all reached safely, plating three runs, all unearned.
A two out infield grounder that would have ended the inning, would up as an error, allowing Devona Holmes and Scyle Zolman to score on the Logan McQuillin infield chopper. The Lady Rams led 3-0 after the initial inning.

Both starters, Tinora’s Zolman and Napoleon’s Wilcox pitched neck and neck over the next four innings, neither team threatening to score.

Things would get interesting in the top of the fifth inning. The Lady Wildcats would close the gap on back to back home runs, both to the opposite field, right filed. The Lady ‘Cats Olivia Bump took a Zolman pitch deep to cut the Lady Rams lead to 3-1. Miranda Bachman followed suit, taking the same approach and hitting a homerun in almost the same spot as Bumb, cutting the Tinora lead to 3-2. Zolman would retire the next three Wildcats hitters to get out of the fifth with a 3-2 lead.

The Lady Rams bats finally awoke in the sixth, averaging over eight runs a contest, the Tinora bats had just three runs, all unearned, on just three hits through the first five innings of the sophomore Wilcox.
Tinora would send 10 hitters to the plate, scoring seven runs to bust open a close game. Lady Rams catcher Tanae Smith would send a pitch to deep center field for a grand slam, her first homerun in the 2022 season, giving the Lady rams a 7-2 lead. Scoring was Zolman, McQuillin, and Carpenter.

Tinora was not done. Mickey Starkey would double in the gap, then score on a Teegan Norden single, giving the Lady Rams a 8-2 lead.
Tinora’s leading hitter Devona Holmes would deposit a pitch over the right center wall for a two run homerun, giving Tinora a 10-2 lead after six.

Napoleon wouldn’t give up. The Lady ‘Cats would score three runs in the top of the seventh inning off Zolman and the Lady Rams. A two out rally for the Lady Wildcats, off three Tinora errors, would product three runs. Miranda Bachman again with the hot bat, plating two on an RBI single to shallow right field, scoring was Shank and Bump to cut the Tinora lead to 10-4. The Lady Rams third error in the inning plated Bachman, and trimmed the Tinora lead to 10-5.

Zolman would get the final out, stopping the Napoleon rally, and collecting her 15th win of the season. Zolman would strikeout 11, walk six, allow three hits and just tow earned runs while moving to 15-1.

Missed the game? Listen below:
https://tinoraramssportsaudio.com/past-games/

Tinora improves to 17-3 as they prepare to head to face Eastwood on Wednesday, game time 6 pm.

Tickets below:
https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets

Napoleon drops to 3-18.

Tanea Smith was voted the Higbea Embroidery Player of the Game, congratulations Tanae!!