Hornets stay perfect with win over Cubs

The Advance baseball team improved to 11-0 Wednesday with an 8-3 road victory at Bell City.

The Hornets led 4-3 after six innings but scored four in the top of the seventh to pull away.

Jeremy Limbaugh went 3-for-5 at the plate, including his seventh home run, to lead Advance's 12-hit attack. Trenton Moses went 2-for-2 with his fifth home run and a triple, and Rusty Hendrix added three hits for the Hornets.

For Bell City, Blaine Stewart went 3-for-4, and Clay Dover added two hits.

Daryl Wade won his third game on the mound, while Cody Bailey took the loss.

Advance 202 000 4 -- 8 12

Bell City 100 020 0 -- 3 10

WP -- Daryl Wade, 3-0. LP -- Cody Bailey. HR -- Jeremy Limbaugh (A), Trenton Moses (A). 3B -- Moses (A). 2B -- Blaine Stewart (B), Clay Dover (B). Multiple hits -- Advance, Rusty Hendrix 3-5, Limbaugh 3-5, Moses 2-2; Bell City, Stewart 3-4, Dover 2-4. Records -- Advance 11-0.

Leopold 7 14

Zalma 0 1

Leopold swept a doubleheader from Zalma at home.

Leopold pitchers Matt Stoverink and Eric Seiler teamed up for a no-hitter in the first game. Stoverink pitched three innings, and Seiler pitched the last two.

The second game lasted only four innings, as Leopold scored 14 runs on nine hits.

Victor Vandeven, Seiler and Tyler Clubb had two hits apiece for the Wildcats (7-5).

GAME 1

LEOPOLD 7, ZALMA 0, 5 INNINGS

Zalma 000 00 -- 0 0 2

Leopold 033 1X -- 7 3 0

WP -- Matt Stoverink, 5-1. LP -- T. Barrett. 3B -- Kelly Stauss (L). Records -- Leopold 6-5.

GAME 2

LEOPOLD 14, ZALMA 1, 4 INNINGS

Zalma 001 0 -- 1 2 3

Leopold 347 X -- 14 9 0

WP -- Tyler Clubb 2-1. LP -- N. Montgomery. 2B -- J. Barrett (Z), Victor Vandeven (L), Eric Seiler (L), Clubb (L). Multiple hits -- Leopold, Vandeven 2-2, Seiler 2-2, Clubb 2-3; Zalma, Barrett 2-2. Records -- Leopold 7-5.

Kelly 11, Charleston 1

Russell Carroll pitched four shutout innings to get the win. He allowed two hits and struck out seven.

Kendall Deason threw three innings of relief, allowing one unearned run.

Kelly was led in hitting by Carroll's three hits, including a triple an an RBI. Caleb Daughhetee went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and an inside-the-park home run. Deason also had two hits and an RBI.