Vikings offense generates win over Flyers

Published 12:00 am Friday, May 7, 2004

HAVERHILL - It was all about the offense.

The Symmes Valley Vikings had 14 hits, including seven extra base hits in a 17-6 five-inning win over the St. Joseph Flyers Thursday.

Caleb Bland was 3-4 with a grand slam home run. Kyle Gilmore went 3-4 and Cory Burcham 3-4, including a double and a home run. Chase Higgins also homered.

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Alex Swarts was 2-3 to pace the Flyers (2-14).

Bland's grand slam highlighted a five-run first inning. Higgins added a solo home run.

The Vikings came back to score eight more in the third inning to lead 13-0.

Jesse Myers doubled home two runs, Gilmore singled home two more and Burcham belted a solo home run.

The Flyers rallied for five runs in the bottom of the inning.

Johnny Joeckel, Kurt Jordan and Joe O'Leary all singled to load the bases. Cory Lewis hit into a fielder's choice to score a run and Jeremy Addis and Ryan Waginger doubled. Swarts singled home the final run.

Gilmore tripled to drive in two runs in a three-run fourth inning that put the Vikings lead at 16-5.

Each team scored a run in the fifth inning.

Symmes Valley, 9-4, hosts Portsmouth Clay Friday in a Southern Ohio Conference game.

The Vikings lost 4-3 in 10 innings at New Boston on Tuesday in an SOC game.

The winning run scored when Mike Mohr walked, stole second and Greg Marshall doubled with no outs.

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Justin Walsh, Kyle Meadows (3) and Justin Holland. Ryan Schwab, Jeremy Addis (3) and Cory Lewis. W-Walsh. L-Schwab. 2B-Sym. Valley: Cory Burcham, Jesse Myers, Kyle Meadows; St. Joseph: Jeremy Addis. Ryan Waginger. 3B-Sym. Valley: Kyle Gilmore. HR-Sym. Valley: Cory Burcham, Caleb Bland, Chase Higgins. Hitting-Symmes Valley: Kyle Gilmore 3-4, Cory Burcham 3-4, Caleb Bland 3-4, Justin Holland 1-3, Chase Higgins 1-1, Kyle Meadows 1-2, Jesse Myers 1-2, Matt Owens 1-3; St. Joseph: Kurt Jordan 1-3, Joe O'Leary 1-3, Cory Lewis 1-3, Jeremy Addis 1-3, Ryan Waginger 1-3, Alex Swarts 2-3, Bart Joeckel 1-2.

Tuesday's Game

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No outs when winning run scored.

Cory Burcham (6-K, 0-W), Chase Higgins (5) and Justin Holland. Day and Hickman. W-Day (12-K, 4). L-Higgins (4-K, 3-W). 2B-New Boston: Marshall 2, Day, Howell. Hitting-Symmes Valley: Cory Burcham 3-5, Chad Artrip 1-4, Justin Holland 1-5; New Boston: Marshall 2-5, Day 2-5, Hickman 1-4, Moore 1-3, Howell 1-4, Mike Mohr 1-3.