The Times Area Roundup: Payton Knoll pitches Ottawa past Plano

At King Field in Ottawa, Payton Knoll fired four innings of four-hit baseball, and the Ottawa Pirates scored six runs in both the second and fourth innings to come away with a 15-0 victory over the Plano Reapers on Wednesday afternoon.

Rylan Dorsey (2 R, 2B, 4 RBI) had three hits for the Pirates to back Knoll (4 K, 0 BB). Daniel Bruner (R) added two hits. Also helping out were Aiden Mucci (3 RBI) a hit, Packston Miller (2 RBI) and Ryan Chamberlain (RBI) for Ottawa.

Newark 8, Indian Creek 4: At Shabbona, the Norsemen broke a 2-2 tie with a five-run fourth inning to claim the Little Ten Conference win.

Jake Kruser (2 R, RBI), Joe Martin (2B, 2 RBI) and Jorgen Friestad (R) each had two hits in support of Kruser (6.1 IP, 4 R, 2 ER7 H, 6 K, 3 BB). Cole Reibel finished on the mound for Newark (5-8).

Rochelle 17, Sandwich 7: At Sandwich, a seven-run top of the sixth inning was enough for the Hubs to lock up the win, despite two hits each from Tyler Lissman (R), Chance Lange (R, RBI), Hunter Pavia (2R), Chris Barbor (R,2B, 3B, 2 RBI) and Dino Barbanente.

Lange (5 IP, 8 R, 4 ER, 6 K, 0 BB) took the loss, with Lissman (7 R, 8 H) and Barbor (2 R, 3 H) each throwing an inning of relief for the Indians (5-6, 0-4).

Fieldcrest 5, Heyworth 4: At Minonk, Tyler Serna ((5 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 6K) and Koltin Kearfott (2 IP, 2 H, 2 K) limited the visitors to just two earned run in the victory. Each added an RBI at the plate.

Backing them were Jordan Heider (1B, 3B, 2 R), Layten Gerdes (RBI), Lucas Anson (RBI) and Zach Johnson (RBI).

SOFTBALL

Ottawa 15, Sandwich 4: At Sandwich, Maura Condon (6 IP, 3 ER, 7 K) pitched the win for the Pirates. Ryleigh Stehl homered, Hailey Larsen provided three hits and three RBIs, Kendall Lowery had three hits and an RBI, and two hits apiece were recorded by Peyton Bryson (two RBIs), Mika Moreland, Brynne Sember and Aubrey Sullivan.

For the Indians, Breanna Sexton (R, RBI) smacked three hits and Lily Gietz (R, 2 RBI) two as Johanna Freemon (4 IP, 10 R, 8 H, 2 K, 2 BB) taking the loss in the circle.

Newark 13, Indian Creek 4: At Shabbona, Taylor Kruser (3 R, RBI) and Peyton Wohead (2R, 2B, 2 RBI) each clubbed four hits and Danica Peshia (2R, 2B, 3 RBI) and Dorothy Wood (R, RBI) each added three as the Norsemen tagged 19 hits to move to 12-0 in the season.

Kate Bromeland (R, RBI) had two hits in the win, recorded by Kodi Rizzo (4 IP, 6 K), Kaitlyn Schofield (1 IP, 2 K) and Kruser (2 IP, 4 R, 3 K) in the circle.

JV/SOPHOMORE BOYS TENNIS

Ottawa 3, Geneseo 2; Ottawa 3, Sterling 2: At Ottawa, the Corsairs got wins against Geneseo from Collin Olszewski (8-6) at No. 1 singles, Ethan Farr/ Evan Krafft (8-2) at No. 1 doubles and Tucker Ditchfield/Kaden Araujo (9-7) at No, 3 doubles.

Against Sterling, the same players also won, Olszewski (8-4), Farr/Krafft (8-6) and Ditchfield/Araujo (8-6).