TOP OF THE CROP
Baseball
1: (1) Kenston (2-2-1)
2: (2) University (2-0)
3: (3) Perry (3-1)
4: (4) Chardon (3-2)
5: (5) NDCL (5-1)
6: (6) Mentor (3-0)
7: (8) Kirtland (6-0)
8: (9) Gilmour (4-3)
9: (7) Geneva (1-0)
10: (10) Beachwood (1-1)
Watch list: Hawken (3-2), Chagrin Falls (1-4), Mayfield (1-3), Berkshire (2-1), Lake Catholic (1-1)
Crop comments: Mother Nature has interjected, as many games have been rained out and postponed, resulting in many records remaining the same from last week. … For the games played, University started its season with a pair of strong performances from the plate and shutouts from the mound. Deacon Nelson and Tucker Greer have a home run, and the Preppers hope to continue the strong start with road contests against Westlake and Hoban. … NDCL took a spring break trip to the Tarboro Classic in North Carolina. The Lions dropped their first game of the season to Faith Christian (N.C.) in a walk-off, 4-3. They got back on track with wins over St. John’s Catholic (Md.) and Rocky Mount (N.C.). The latter was a walk-off win of their own when Cian O’Boyle was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. … Mentor opened GCC play with a pair of shutouts over Euclid. Next up is Kenston on April 6 in an early season showdown. … Kirtland continues its undefeated ways with commanding wins over John Marshall (15-0) and Cuyahoga Heights (12-2). The Hornets have challenging road contests against Gilmour and Lake Catholic. … Gilmour continues to churn out hits but is trying to find ways to turn those into wins. The Lancers had walk-offs against Mayfield (2-1) and West Geauga (1-0) but fell to Hawken (5-1).
