Wynford defeated Buckeye Central 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026. The Royals showcased a strong offensive performance throughout the game.
Key points
Wynford defeated Buckeye Central 18-4
Game took place on May 12, 2026
Match was a Division VI sectional championship
Wynford showcased strong offensive skills
AJ Jury contributed to Buckeye Central's defense
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Buckeye Central's AJ Jury scoops a ground ball and throws to third for the out. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Buckeye Central's AJ Jury takes off toward home. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Buckeye Central's AJ Jury throws the ball to third base to get Wynford's Ellie Nash out on the force. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Wynford's Kate McGuire trots home for one of her four runs scored against Buckeye Central. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Buckeye Central's Megan Siefert swings at a pitch. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Q&A
What was the final score of the Wynford vs. Buckeye Central game?
Wynford won the game against Buckeye Central with a final score of 18-4.
When did Wynford play Buckeye Central in the sectional championship?
Wynford played Buckeye Central in the Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
What division was the Wynford vs. Buckeye Central game part of?
The game was part of the Division VI sectional championship.
How did Wynford perform offensively against Buckeye Central?
Wynford had a strong offensive performance, scoring 18 runs in the game.
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Wynford's Addison Sebring puts a ball in play against Buckeye Central. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Buckeye Central's Sophie West throws out a Wynford runner at first. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Buckeye Central's AJ Jury slings a pitch to a Wynford batter. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Wynford's Kate McGuire scores in the second inning. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Buckeye Central's Phoebe Rafferty puts a ball in play against Wynford. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Buckeye Central's Sophie West slides into second base to avoid the tag from Wynford's Lily Laipply. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Wynford's Alivia Ritzler throws the ball to first for the final out. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Buckeye Central's Sophie West watches a play unfold after scoring. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Wynford's Briley Hildreth puts the ball in play against Buckeye Central. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Wynford's Kate McGuire leans toward third off base. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Wynford's Rylee Robinson waits on first base. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Buckeye Central's Ellie Nash takes off toward home from third base. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Buckeye Central's Savannah Pace throws a runner out at first. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Buckeye Central's Maya Metzger pitches against Wynford. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Buckeye Central's AJ Jury scoops a ground ball and throws to third for the out. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Buckeye Central's AJ Jury scoops a ground ball and throws to third for the out. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Buckeye Central's AJ Jury takes off toward home. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Buckeye Central's AJ Jury throws the ball to third base to get Wynford's Ellie Nash out on the force. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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Wynford's bats come alive in sectional shellacking of Buckeye Central
Wynford's Kate McGuire trots home for one of her four runs scored against Buckeye Central. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Buckeye Central's Megan Siefert swings at a pitch. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Wynford's Addison Sebring puts a ball in play against Buckeye Central. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Buckeye Central's Sophie West throws out a Wynford runner at first. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Buckeye Central's AJ Jury slings a pitch to a Wynford batter. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Wynford's Kate McGuire scores in the second inning. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Buckeye Central's Phoebe Rafferty puts a ball in play against Wynford. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Buckeye Central's Sophie West slides into second base to avoid the tag from Wynford's Lily Laipply. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Wynford's Alivia Ritzler throws the ball to first for the final out. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Buckeye Central's Sophie West watches a play unfold after scoring. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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Wynford's bats come alive in sectional shellacking of Buckeye Central
Wynford's Briley Hildreth puts the ball in play against Buckeye Central. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Wynford's Kate McGuire leans toward third off base. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Wynford's Rylee Robinson waits on first base. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Buckeye Central's Ellie Nash takes off toward home from third base. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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Wynford's bats come alive in sectional shellacking of Buckeye Central
Buckeye Central's Savannah Pace throws a runner out at first. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
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PHOTOS: Buckeye Central at Wynford softball (Div. VI sectional final)
Buckeye Central's Maya Metzger pitches against Wynford. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
HOLMES TOWNSHIP - It was the performance Wynford coach Chelsea Rice had waited all spring for.
Hosting county rival Buckeye Central in a Division VI sectional championship Tuesday night, the two-seeded Royals had their best offensive output of the spring in an 18-4 win over the seven-seeded Buckettes.
"Finally, the bats are coming along," Rice said. "(It's) actually a repeat of last year. So if we do that, I'm OK ... I won't be mad about the first half of the year."
It helped seeing a familiar foe in Buckeye Central who they had previously beaten 6-1 and 13-7 in the regular season.
Wynford's Kate McGuire trots home for one of her four runs scored against Buckeye Central. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Wynford's Kate McGuire trots home for one of her four runs scored against Buckeye Central. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
"We know how to play them, we know both pictures," Rice said. "(AJ Jury's) a good pitcher and (Maya) Metzger is a good pitcher, but we talked about it all week that we just had to hit. We've been in this slump all year, I'm glad we're finally heading (out of it). And we never settled being up ... we just kept hitting and that's all I want for the rest of the tournament."
Wynford was able to get to Metzger early batting through the order in the first inning scoring five runs along the way. Jury replaced her for the second inning and the Royals sent 14 batters up tacking up on additional nine runs for a 14-0 lead after two. Metzger returned for the final three innings as the teams each scored four runs, but Wynford's cushion was more than enough to hold on.
Buckeye Central did show fight up until the very end despite two quick outs in the fifth. Five consecutive singles kept Wynford on its toes, but Rylee Robinson was able to get a groundout to second to end the game with the bases loaded.
"One thing about this team is no matter what we get down, they always try to battle back," Buckeye Central coach Todd Messmer said. "Some teams give up, but we don't ... we're going to still hit the ball and we're gonna do whatever we can to try to score.
"You can't get in a deficit against a team like that because it's hard to come back. Our bats started waking up toward the end, but that was a little too late."
Leah Fields was 3-for-3 with a stolen base, Phoebe Rafferty matched her adding a run and two RBIs as well. Sophie West had two hits, two runs, one RBI, one stolen base; AJ Jury one hit, one run, one stolen bases; Cierra Schneider and Savannah Pace a hit apiece.
Buckeye Central's Savannah Pace throws a runner out at first. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Buckeye Central's Savannah Pace throws a runner out at first. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
It marked the final tournament game for a slew of seniors that include Jury, Schneider, Pace, Metzger, and Olivia Bishop.
"I feel bad for the seniors going out," Messmer said of the disappointing season. "But this has been a combination of lack of hitting sometimes and lack of pitching other times.
"I'm going to miss them all. I've had them all for four years and they've all they given everything to this program. They work hard every day, they show up, and they lead — I can't say enough about them."
Wynford was led by Robinson's 10 strikeouts in the circle and a 3-for-3, two-run, three-RBI performance on offense. Addison Sebring was 4-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs including an inside-the-park home run; Kate McGuire, Alivia Ritzler, Briley Hildreth, Ellie Nash, and Erin Wolfe all had two hits apiece with Wolfe, Ritzler, Hildreth driving in a pair of runs and McGuire scoring four of her own.
Wynford's Briley Hildreth puts the ball in play against Buckeye Central. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
Wynford's Briley Hildreth puts the ball in play against Buckeye Central. The Royals beat the Buckettes 18-4 in a Division VI sectional championship on May 12, 2026.
The Royals shift their focus to a district semifinal clash with three-seed South Central who took down Bucyrus 11-1, that game is slated for next Tuesday at Shelby High School with an approximate first pitch time of 5:30 p.m.
"I might get to keep my job," Rice laughed. "We've had a motto since day one when I came on three years ago, I'll take the losses as a coach and the wins are theirs. They play hard, even when we mess up and make an error, we bound back. They know if we made an error on defense then we gotta hit, if we're not getting some hits then you better make all the throws you can ... as long as you're making plays and we're giving 100%, I'll be happy at the end of the day."
And she'll be even happier if the Royals keep this up.
"They all focused on their bats tonight," Rice said. "We had Erin, who usually plays third base, at DH because she's been so hot with the bat the last three games. I told them you just gotta hit and we have to score, that's how we'll get up and the defense will do the rest. Rylee will pitch, Lily (Laipply) will make plays, Briley will catch balls in the outfield — we have that under control."
