ASHLAND — The opening week of baseball’s postseason took a toll on north central Ohio. Just a few area teams survived the sectional tournament.
Top-seeded Hillsdale will take on No. 4 Mogadore at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Medina High School in the Division IV district.
The Falcons (21-4) unloaded on No. 11 Cuyahoga Heights 17-0 in the sectional championship game. Nick Kandel threw a five-inning no-hitter and helped his own cause with three hits. Jack Fickes belted a two-run home run among his three hits while knocking in four runs and scoring four runs. Caden Fickes and Jake Hoverstock each had a pair of base hits.
Mogadore advanced with a 13-3 win over No. 5 Independence.
Six area teams fought their way to sectional titles last week and will be in action in this week’s district tournaments.
The Warriors, who were seeded third in the 11-team Bluffton district field, knocked off Lima Shawnee 10-0. Ontario scored six runs in the home half of the sixth as pitcher Ryan Chapman tossed a three-hitter. Carter Weaver had two hits, including a triple, and knocked in four runs. Colten Ramion was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs.
Ontario (15-6) will take on top-seeded Tiffin Columbian at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in Bluffton. The Tornadoes advanced with a 9-3 win over No. 8 Elida.
The Whippets, who were seeded third in the 11-team Fremont district, beat Clear Fork 10-1 in last week’s sectional championship game. Shelby scored four runs in the bottom of the first and won going away. Marshall Shepherd was 3-for-3 with two runs batted in and three runs scored and surrendered just four hits while striking out seven.
Shelby will take on No. 2 Sandusky Perkins at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Fremont Ross. The Pirates advanced with a 5-2 win over No. 8 Vermilion.
In Division IV, No. 2 Plymouth will take on No. 3 Buckeye Central at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Galion’s Heise Park. The Big Red beat No. 5 Lucas 4-1, while the Bucks knocked off No. 9 Carey 5-1.
