Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Pizza Hut boots First Bank of Berne
Pizza Hut advanced to Wednesday’s 6 p.m. game in the Bluffton Junior League baseball tournament by eliminating the First Bank of Berne 11-10 on Tuesday night at Jefferson Park.
Drew Hunter led Pizza Hut’s 15-hit attack with two doubles and a single. Matthew Vitatoe added three singles. Reggie Garrett doubled twice. Dylan Longenberger was the winning pitcher.
Kenny Patterson led First Bank of Berne’s 11-hit attack with a double and two singles. Caleb Shepherd added a double and single. Jacob Studabaker and Conner Esmond each added two singles. Garrett Walborn was the losing pitcher.

National City blasts Standard Plastics
A 12-hit, 12-run explosion in the third inning by National City was the killer against under-manned Standard Plastics Tuesday night in the second round of the Bluffton Junior League baseball tournament at Jefferson Park.
National City routed Standard Plastics 16-4 to advance to Thursday’s semifinals at 8 p.m. in the double-elimination tournament.
National City slugged 17 hits, led by Mitchell Drew with two doubles and a single. James Spera and Taylor Pulver each doubled twice. Jarrett Harris doubled and singled. Levi Eisenhut added three singles and Bo Thompson singled twice. Eric Baumgartner and winning pitcher Tristan Niblick each doubled.
Standard Plastics, which had only eight players (two outfielders), was held to five hits. Caitlin Herndon tripled and singled. Grant Prible, Matthew Scott and Mike Scott each doubled. Prible was the losing pitcher.
Standard Plastics will play Pizza Hut Wednesday in the loser’s bracket at 6 p.m.

AdamsWells nips Pizza Hut
AdamsWells Internet held off Pizza Hut Monday night for an exciting 11-10 victory in the first round of the Bluffton Junior League baseball tournament at Jefferson Park.
AdamsWells Internet will play State Farm Wednesday at 8 p.m.
AdamsWells Internet out hit Pizza Hut 15-13 and Desmond Carter led the winners with a 4-for-4 hitting performance. Winning pitcher Dane Hoffman added three hits and Cade Meadows had a pair. Jacob Stout lofted a towering home run that hit the top of the light pole in left-center field.
Pizza Hut was led by Bubba Applegate with three hits. Matthew Vitatoe, Reggie Garrett and Zach Wilson each had two hits. Drew Hunter added two hits, including a solo home run.

F.O.P. out scores MarkleBank
The Fraternal Order of Police erupted for 10 runs in the fourth inning to record a 14-12 win over MarkleBank in a Bluffton Farm League baseball game.
Gavin King ripped a triple and single for F.O.P., while Everett Johnson, Nick Huffer and Damian Waldon each doubled and singled. Philip Pearson was the winning pitcher.
Orion Lewis singled twice for MarkleBank. Jordan Bower was the losing pitcher. MarkleBank scored nine runs in the third inning and three in the fourth.

National City records victory
National City slugged 20 hits in a 15-6 Bluffton Junior League baseball victory over Standard Plastics on June 29.
Tristan Niblick was the winning pitcher and doubled twice. James Spera had four hits, including a triple and two doubles. Jarrett Harris tripled and singled twice. Bo Thompson, Levi Eisenhut, Taylor Pulver and Mitchell Drew each doubled and singled.
Caitlin Herndon had three hits of Standard Plastics’ six hits, including a home run and triple. She also was the losing pitcher.

T-Ball scores reported
The following Bluffton T-Ball League scores have been reported: Almco Steel 20, Goodwin Memorial Chapel 9; Hot Cakes 28, Peyton’s Northern 16.

Register for Youth Football League
Boys entering grades 5-6 may begin registering for the Wells County Youth Football League.
The tackle football league is for students attending Bluffton, Norwell, Southern Wells and South Adams. Cost is $60.
Registration and equipment fitting dates and times are as follows: Thursday, July 9, 7-8:30; Monday, July 13, 7-8:30; Wednesday, July 15, 7-8:30.
At Norwell, please enter Door 46 and go to the main gym’s upper deck.
Southern Wells students will be contacted by Mark Lefebvre to get signed up.

Moss, Walburn top Senior League
Jerry Moss and Roger Walburn were the individual leaders for the Tuesday Men’s Senior Golf League at Green Valley Golf Club in Bluffton. Moss had the low gross score of 43 and Walburn was low net with 31. Winning team members were Herman McCormick, Jim Smith, Dick Hamilton and Walburn. Bill Poulson was the closest-to-the-pin winner. Smith made the longest putt.

Tiger boosters to hold golf outing
The Bluffton Athletic Boosters are holding a nine-hole golf scramble and outing with contests and prizes Saturday, July 25, at Green Valley Golf Club in Bluffton. Shotgun start is at 10 a.m. Cost is $40 per person, including fees, cart, three beverages and hot picnic lunch following the event. For more information and to register, contact Dan Geimer at 824-8543 or e-mail at djgeimer@sbcglobal.net. All proceeds go to the Athletic Boosters for middle and high school athletic programs.