Prep roundup: Portland St. Patrick baseball wins pair in top-five showdown

TL;DR

Portland St. Patrick baseball team swept Fulton, winning 13-2 and 12-6. Charlie Thelen and Mason Simon each contributed home runs in the victories.

Key points

Portland St. Patrick won both games against Fulton
Charlie Thelen hit a home run and drove in five runs
Mason Simon went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI
The Shamrocks are ranked No. 1 in Division 4
Fulton is ranked No. 5 in Division 4

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BASEBALL

PORTLAND ST. PATRICK 13, FULTON 2 / PORTLAND ST. PATRICK 12, FULTON 6

Portland St. Patrick Shamrocks

Charlie Thelen and Mason Simon each hit home runs while helping the Division 4 top-ranked Shamrocks sweep Division 4 No. 5 Fulton in a nonleague twinbill. Thelen had a home run and drove in five in the 13-2 win in five innings that featured the Shamrocks allowing just two hits. Mason Simon went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the 12-6 win. St. Patrick scored all 12 runs over the final four innings.

WILLIAMSTON 11, MIDLAND DOW 0

Brett Palmer went 3-for-3 with three RBI and fired a one-hitter while throwing all five innings on the mound for the Division 2 No. 7-ranked Hornets in their win over Midland Dow. Hunter VanSickler added a double and had two RBI for Williamston.

MASON 5, PORTLAND 1 / MASON 7, PORTLAND 3

Gerrit Koot and Alex Engel each notched victories to help the Bulldogs take a pair of nonleague wins over Portland. Ryan Myers went 3-for-4 in game one with two runs scored, Joey Schild, Travis Davis and Logan Davis each chipped in two hits and Carson Chapin added a double and two runs for Mason. Deacon Townsend finished with two hits and an RBI and Alex Atwell and Trevor Smith each added an RBI for the Raiders.

OWOSSO 5, OVID-ELSIE 0 / OWOSSO 9, OVID-ELSIE 5

Jackson Sydow, Cy Thompson and Eden Ackley combined to throw a no-hitter in game one as the Trojans picked up a pair of wins over Ovid-Elsie. Sydow threw seven strikeouts, Thompson hit a home run and Ackley chipped in a double for Owosso.

WAVERLY 24, EASTERN 0 / WAVERLY 14, EASTERN 5

Dakota Sticker-Gatson went 3-for-3 with two runs and three RBIs in game one as the Warriors picked up a nonleague sweep over Eastern. Tre Combs picked up the win in game two to go with four hits and three RBIs and Lincoln Clickner added on two triples and two RBIs for Waverly. Matthew Morse tallied two hits and Eddie Guillen chipped in two RBIs for the Quakers.

SOFTBALL

FOWLERVILLE 11, IONIA 1 / FOWLERVILLE 7, IONIA 3

McKenna Maybee went 2-for-2 with two walks, two RBI and three runs in the opener and had two hits and two RBI in the second game for the Gladiators in their nonleague sweep of Ionia. Ella Olrich was 3-for-3 with three runs in the opener for the Gladiators. Avery Borg added a double while going 3-for-4 and Michaela Gulledge had three RBI in Fowlerville's 7-3 win.

Q&A

What were the scores of the Portland St. Patrick vs. Fulton baseball games?

Portland St. Patrick won the first game 13-2 and the second game 12-6.

Who were the standout players in the Portland St. Patrick baseball games?

Charlie Thelen and Mason Simon were standout players, each hitting home runs and driving in multiple runs.

What is the current ranking of Portland St. Patrick baseball?

Portland St. Patrick is currently ranked No. 1 in Division 4.