Bruce Hefflinger

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⚾ Division VI State Championship Final:
#4 @lccsHARDBALL takes down the back-to-back-to-back state champs #2 @HilandBaseball by a final score of 2-1.

State Title Game Story:
🔗👉 https://t.co/0YVyPzVtJI

A thrilling D6 title game, read all about it within our game recap article 📝👆

@gcoblentz24 earns player of the game honors, going 6.1, allowing just one run on seven hits and a walk, while striking out seven. The talented two-way also went 2-3, while hitting out of the leadoff spot.

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Lake Center loads the bases with 2 outs but can’t convert as Hiland gets a huge force out at the plate to end the threat.

Scoreless into the 4th

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A lead off walk, sac bunt, and single lead to the first run of the game.

Columbus Academy on the board first, leading 1-0 after 1.

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@DelphosStJohns @TCSenecas @LcccBaseball 2026 UTL Cameron Elwer
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The @FurmanMBB commit gets the start for Blue Jays. Showing off his hammer 12-6 CB that is causing a lot of whiffs/chases

FB: 79-81
CB: 69-70
CH: 74-75

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@DelphosStJohns 2026 RHP Logan Ritzler
@TCSenecas

The @LcccBaseball commit gets the ball for the Senecas. Tunneling a FB/SL while changing eye sights on the hitters to keep them off balanced and create weak contact

FB: 81-84
SL: 73-75
CB: 69-70

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Quick start for the Blue Jays‼️

SR Tyce McClain reaches on an error to lead off the game, then comes across on this wild pitch to begin the scoring

1-0 @DelphosStJohns after an inning

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Hiland threatens with two on again but a K and groundout end the threat.

Still nothing on the board heading into the bottom of the 3rd.

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Hiland puts two on the bases with a couple ground balls thru the infield but LCC catches them in a run down for the final out of the first.

No score here in Akron thru 1.

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🏆🥇💍 4 champions will be crowned today‼️

Division I State Championship:
#4 @bigmoebaseball (25-6) vs #3 @StXBall (26-5)

Division III State Championship:
#1 @BadinBaseball (29-3) vs #2 @WattersonBB (27-3)

Division V State Championship:
#1 @WaynedaleBSB (29-3) vs @CABaseballTeam (17-16)

Division VI State Championship:
#2 @HilandBaseball (25-4) vs #4 @lccsHARDBALL (24-4-1)

Ohio HS Final Four Preview:
🔗👉 https://t.co/TmW9jVyH3B

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@StXBall @oobaseball @DominickDials The Bomber offense continues to explode in the 4th 💣

St X scores 4 total in the 4th to expand their lead to 5 💪🏻

5-0, B5 @StXBall

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@StXBall @oobaseball Are you kidding me?! @DominickDials

The LH PWR hitter leaves the yard again w/ this lazer beam down the RF line 💪🏻

The bombers living up to their name in this one! 💣

X leads, 3-0. We’re headed to the 5th from Credit Union Park 🏟️

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@StXBall @oobaseball Dom Dials delivers n a Big Way!! 💣
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The ‘28 LHH deposits this ball
over the RF fence for the games 1st run 💪🏻

The lefty catches every piece of this one to give X the lead in the home half of the 3rd 👀

1-0, B4

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@StXBall We’ve got a pitching dual with 2 of the best arms in the state going head to head 👀

‘26 RHP Jack Ryan of @StXBall & Reid Hemrick of @oobaseball w/ a pair of K’s to end the inning for their squads 💪🏻

0-0, B3

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Not so fast! ❌🏃

Sam Sprengard, C, 2028 catches an Orange runner to end the inning, creating some momentum in the Bombers dugout
@StXBall 💣

Scoreboard still showing 0’s in the run column in this DI State Semifinal 🏟️

0-0, T3

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@padua_baseball @BadinBaseball @ChaseMartin1212 @PaduaBruinBB 🚨Badin to the State Final 🚨

Badin finishes off Padua 5-2. The Rams move onto the Division III Championship game tomorrow night ‼️

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The Moeller bats keep coming.

‘27 SS Reggie Watson bangs one to the track here for a ground rule double.

They get 2 back in the 6th.

Perrysburg 6
Moeller 8

Top 7

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Final‼️

Burleson goes the distance for @WattersonBB . The Eagles will move onto the Division 3 State Championship tomorrow at 7 17 Credit Union Park to take on Badin!

Huge shoutout to @CVCA_Baseball on a great season and a hard fought game to the end!

Final‼️
@WattersonBB - 5
@CVCA_Baseball - 1

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@WattersonBB @CVCA_Baseball 2027 C Ben Uhlenhake
@WattersonBB

💣 ALERT‼️

Uhlenhake gets all of this baseball as he connects on a 3-run HR here in the first. @WattersonBB has come out the gates swinging‼️

End 1
@WattersonBB - 4
@CVCA_Baseball - 0

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@StXBall @oobaseball @DominickDials 2026 RHP Jack Ryan
@jackryan_39 (@StXBall)

FB: 86-89, T90.4
SL: 79-82
CH: 79-80

Game Stats: 7 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 8 K, 1 BB

In his final 14 innings of his HS career, Ryan has given up just 3 total hits 🙌🏼

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We have our first web gem of the game courtesy of ‘26 SS Brayden Heitmeyer (Perrysburg)

My goodness!! Nasty work from the first baseman 👀

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