South Ripley's Linkel, Switz. Co's Sparks Earn ORVC Weekly Honors

The ORVC report for April 12-17 was released on Tuesday.

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(Versailles, Ind.) – A South Ripley baseball star and Switzerland County softball standout have earned weekly honors from the Ohio River Valley Conference.

The ORVC report for April 12-17 was released on Tuesday.

Brady Linkel is the ORVC Baseball Player of the Week. The South Ripley star nearly tied a school record with 18 strikeouts against Switzerland County. Linkel also did damage at the plate, collecting 4 RBIs and a home run in two games.

Switzerland County’s Lily Sparks was named the ORVC Softball Player of the Week. Sparks threw a no-hitter against Milan and a perfect game versus Shawe. She struck out 40 batters in just 19 innings pitched, and collected 5 hits, 5 RBIs and 4 runs in three games.

In boys golf, Milan’s Josh Clark shot 40 at Hidden Valley in Lawrenceburg earning Golfer of the Week.

Jac-Cen-Del’s Shaylee Volz and Switzerland County’s Raylinn Kappes were named the Girls Track & Field Performers of the Week. Peyton Cavins (Milan) and Owen Bates (Southwestern) were the top performers amongst the boys.

Other top performers for the week of April 12-17 are listed below.

 

BASEBALL

 

Brady Works (RS) 6 runs, 2 2B, 2 SB in 2 games

Peyton Merica (RS) 4 runs, 4 SB / GC win with 7 K’s

Johnathan Jiminez (RS) 5-8, 5 runs in 2 games

Jacob Hertz (SM) 4 hits, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 SB, 2B in 3 games

Brock Ornsby (M) 6 hits, 4 runs, RBI in 2 games

Bryce Turner (SC) 6 hits, 3 runs, 3 SB, 2 RBI in 2 games

Dakota Wallace (SC) 6 runs, 3 hits, 3 RBI, 2B, SB, HR in 2 games / 6 IP, 8 K’s, 0 ER

Austin Bosaw (SC) 4 hits, 2 SB, run, RBI in 2 games

Logan Eggleston (SR) 3 hits, run, 2B in 2 games

Damon Hughes (JCD) 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 SB, RBI in 2 games

Jacob Jines (JCD) 2 runs, hit, SB in 2 games / 5 IP, 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 ER, 7 K’s in win

Justin Swinney (JCD) 3 RBI, 2 hits, 2 runs in 2 games

William Stockdale (SW) 5 RBI, 5 runs, 4 hits, 4 SB, 2 2B in 2 games

Jackson Stockdale (SW) 7 RBI, 3 hits, run, 2B, SB in 2 games

Landon DeAtley (SW) 5 runs, 3 hits, 3 runs, SB in 2 game

 

SOFTBALL

Maggie Schmidt (M) 2 hits, 2 RBI, run, 2B, HR vs. Rising Sun

Karsyn Bode (M) 2 hits, 2B vs. Rising Sun

Erin Widener (M) 6 IP, 6 hits, 8 runs, 1 ER, 11 K’s vs. Switzerland Co.

Aundrea Cullen (JCD) 3 hits, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 2B, 3B in 2 gms / 12 IP, 8 ER, 22 K’s going 1-1

Shaylee Volz (JCD) 3 hits, 3 RBI, run in 2 games

Abby Fulton (SW) 8 hits, 6 RBI, 5 runs, 2B, HR in 4 games

Ashley Fulton (SW) 5 hits, 5 runs, 4 RBI, 5 2B in 4 gms / 5 IP, 2 hits, 0 ER, 9 K’s vs. SM

Morgan Mahoney (SW) 9 hits, 9 runs, 8 RBI, 2 HR, SB in 4 games

Mady Tompkins (SR) 5 hits, 2 runs, RBI, 2B, SB in 3 gms / 18 IP, 3 ER, 28 K’s going 1-1

Emily Campbell (SR) 3 hits, 2 RBI, 2B, HR in 3 games

Hailey Brown (SR) 3 hits, run in 3 games

Jessie Duvall (SC) 8 runs, 5 RBI, 3 hits, 2 SB, HR (grand slam) in 3 games

Maddie Duvall (SC) 6 RBI, 4 hits, 4 runs, 2B, 3B, HR in 3 games

Lindsay Montgomery (RS) 5 RBI, 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 HR in 2 games

Cora Poling (RS) 4 hits, 4 RBI, 3 runs, 2 2B in 2 gms / 7 IP, 6 hits, 1 ER, 7 K’s in win

Alyssa Simpson (RS) 3 hits, 3 runs, 2 2B, RBI in 2 games

 

TRACK & FIELD

Luke Comer (JCD) 144’3½” Discus Shaylee Volz (JCD) 86’8½”

Corbin White (JCD) 41’2” Shot Put Shaylee Volz (JCD) 32”4”

Kaden Zellers (SW) 20’2” Long Jump Grace Bujack (RS) 14’10”

Owen Bates (SW) 6’0” High Jump Lena Conradi (SR) 4’9”

Owen Bates (SW) :16.53 High Hurdles Emily Flood (SR) :16.12

Owen Bates (SW) :44.13 Low Hurdles Cloey Simon (JCD) :48.70

Peyton Cavins (M) :11.16 100 Emily Flood (SR) :13.04

Peyton Cavins (M) :23.16 200 Raylinn Kappes (SC) :27.90

Peyton Cavins (M) :51.45 400 Gracie White (SC) 1:06

Ben Riehle (M) 2:09.42 800 Alisha Detmer (SC) 2:43

Ben Riehle (M) 4:57.22 1600 Lanie Nicholson (SR) 6:02

Josh Pohle (JCD) 11:22 3200 Lanie Nicholson (SR) 12:59

Jac-Cen-Del :47.20 400 relay South Ripley :55.59

Milan 3:45 1600 relay Switzerland County 4:33

Milan 9:09.24 3200 relay South Ripley 12:05

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