New Boston Huron’s baseball team and Airport’s softball squad are setting the pace in the Huron League.
Both moved to 9-0 overall with impressive victories on Monday, April 13.
Huron junior Cash Moczydlowsky tossed his second career no-hitter as the Chiefs blanked Airport 4-0.
“He was one walk away from a perfect game,” said Huron coach Phil Yancey. “Basically, everything was working – the fastball, the curve. He threw around 80 pitches.”
He recorded 11 of the 21 outs on strikeouts.
Huron broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the third inning when Jakob Furkas singled to right, moved to second when Max Morse was hit by a pitch and scored on a single by Aiden Sainato.
Moczydlowsky, Furkas and Morse also drove in runs as Huron ran its record to 9-0.
“They’re on fire,” Yancey said of his team. “We’ve finally got some offense to go with our pitching.”
Brooklyn Martin was perfect in the circle for Airport’s softball team with eight strikeouts in a 15-0 mercy-rule win over Jefferson in five innings.
She had plenty of support as the offense cranked out 17 hits led by Jillian Baker with four and Martin and Brityn Duffy three each.
Baker drove in four runs.
“But we played outstanding as a team on both sides of the ball,” Airport coach Jess Irwin said. “Brooklyn went right at their hitters and our defense made plays behind her.”
It’s no surprise that the Jets, who reached the Division 2 state semifinals last spring, are off to a terrific start.
“It is often difficult to make a lineup for this team, which is a great problem to have,” Irwin said. “We have three kids in Martin, Alayna McDaniel and Julia Dyson who are all having a fantastic start to the season in the circle. When given opportunities they are all finding ways to get the job done.
“Defensively behind them, they have some of the best support I have ever seen in all of my years coaching. This group is truly something special to watch.”
MONDAY’S TOP PERFORMERS
BASEBALL
Jordan Godfrey, Flat Rock: Tossed a 1-hitter to spark a 10-1 win over Riverview. “Jordan threw a great game today,” Flat Rock coach Kevin Foley said. “He became stronger as the game went on.” Alex Barron and Breyden Sutherby got the offense going with two-run doubles in the opening inning. Nick Hodge and Evan Szalay finished with two hits each.
Asher Simmons, Monroe: Homered and drove in three runs in each game to power an 18-2, 7-2 sweep of Jackson. He has homers in each of Monroe’s last three games. Carson Liedel went 3-for-3 in the first game while Aiden Homer added two hits. Caden Pfeiffer and Landon Loveland earned pitching wins.
Chase Atkins, Bedford: Went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and two RBI to lead a 7-5 victory over Ann Arbor Pioneer. Brody Leonhard and Keagan Dixon also had two hits each for the 5-0 Mules. The second game was tied 4-4 after five innings. It will be completed Wednesday.
Brock Cousino, SMCC: Rang up three hits, including his first home run of the season, and drove in four runs during an 11-8 victory over Jefferson. Lukas Linzell and Aaron Fowkes also finished with three hits. Cameron Cole was the winning pitcher for the 6-2 Falcons and Zeke Boggs earned a save.
Roman Stubbe, Milan: Earned his first career victory as the Big Reds beat Ann Arbor Huron 10-5 in the second game of a doubleheader at the University of Michigan Saturday. Ryan Hatfield gave him plenty of support with two triples among his three hits and a trio of runs driven in. Milan dropped the first game on a walk-off home run.
SOFTBALL
Sophia Steinman, Bedford: Went 5-for-6 and stole six bases to ignite a 17-0, 15-0 sweep of Ann Arbor Pioneer. Lily Vidra drove in seven runs in the first game. Kaitlyn Kwiatkowski was 3-for-3 and Ellen Majewski homered. Emma Price drove in four runs in the nightcap. Luna Gallup threw a pair of shutouts.
Makynze O’Dell, New Boston Huron: Delivered a clutch single in the fourth inning to give her team a 3-2 lead, but Riverview came back to earn a 5-3 victory. Catherine Shore and Madison Kuzara also drove in runs for Huron.
GIRLS SOCCER
Avery Turk, New Boston Huron: Scored three goals and assisted on three others to lead an 8-1 triumph over Riverview. Malaya Singer also scored three times and Miley Skamiera contributed two goals and two assists. Freshmen Evanne Murray and Claire Gutierrez made valuable contributions.
This article originally appeared on The Monroe News: Roundup of Monroe County Region athletic events for Monday, April 13
Reporting by Niles Kruger, The Monroe News / The Monroe News
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