Mariemont's nine senior players left the field with their heads down after their baseball season came to an end Friday with a 2-0 loss to Versailles at Hillsboro's Richard Shaffer Field in the Division III regional semifinals.

        Versailles ousted Mariemont in 1996 in the regional finals on the same field.

        “We felt our strong suit coming in was our defense and hitting,” Mariemont coach Jerry Summerville said. “They shut our bats down tonight.”

        Versailles ace Josh Bruns limited the Warriors to three hits. Bruns also struck out eight batters.

        The Tigers took the lead in the third. Matthew Curtis led off the inning with a single to center and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Craig Stammer. Two batters later, Curtis scored on a throwing error to second base on a stolen-base attempt.

        Versailles meets Marion Pleasant at 1 p.m. today for the regional crown.

        Versailles ....... 001  100  0—2  10  0

        Mariemont ....... 000  000  0—0   3  2

        WP—Bruns (8 K's). LP—Wilson (11 K's). Hitting leaders: V—Curtis 2-3; Bruns 2-3; Dues 2-3. Records: M 16-5.

        • Marion Pleasant 1, Middletown Fenwick 0, — Senior pitcher Corey Lyles struck out 13 batters and pitched nine innings of no-hit ball for the win.

        Fenwick ....... 000  000  000—0  0  4

        Marion ....... 000  000  001—1  5  3

        WP—Lyles. LP—Martin. Hitting leaders: M-Clem RBI. Records: M 25-5, F 15-17.

        • CCD 11, Crestview 10, Division IV regional semifinals at Huber Heights Wayne — Asif Shah, Joel Ellison and Noah Allen each had RBI singles in the top of the eighth inning to win the game for the Indians.

        CCD advances to play Fort Loramie today for the regional championship at 1 p.m.

        CCD ....... 112  004  03—11  16  6

        Crestview ....... 102  500  02—10  10  1

        WP—Allen. LP—Powelson. Hitting leaders: CCD—Allen 3-5 2HR, 4RBI; Duty 2-5; Shah 3-5 3RBI; Smith 2-3; Ellison 2-5; Wright 2-4. Cres—Owens 2-4; Lichtensteiger 2-4; Meyers 2-5. Records: CCD 27-3, Cres 19-8.

        DIVISION II: Friday's games between Ross and Kettering Alter, and Taylor and Columbus Bishop Watterson were rescheduled because of bad weather. The games were rescheduled for 2p.m. and 5p.m. today, respectively, at Hardman Field in Piqua.

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