Ann Arbor-area sports: Skyline baseball makes statement with SEC-Red title

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Its clear Ann Arbor Skyline’s baseball team has no problems earning its respect on the field.

The Eagles may not have entered their series against Saline with the SEC-Red title on the line as a ranked team, but they made a statement by winning the series to claim the league title.

In the end, Skyline edge Saline 4-2 on Thursday win the conference championship outright, despite finishing tied with Saline and Dexter at 16-5 in SEC-Red competition.

Skyline captured the league title via a tiebreaker as it won both series against Saline and Dexter.

The Eagles split their doubleheader with Saline on Monday leaving the single game as the deciding factor.

Skyline led 4-0 on Wednesday before the game was delayed due to weather, but the Eagles held onto that lead when play resumed Thursday to capture the crown.

Saline outhit Skyline in the third game, but the Eagles built enough of a cushion early to stave off the Hornets and end their bid at three straight league titles.

Skyline’s Caleb Raymond and Oliver Myler each had a hit and drove in a run, while Jack Kidle struck out four batters and Nehith Kumar struck out three batters to aid in the win.

Johnny Arvai drove in one run for the Saline and Devin Lilley led the team with two hits.

Even after this week’s clash, Saline and Skyline could meet again in the district semifinals — if the Eagles get past Pioneer in the district opener next Tuesday.

Dexter 5, Pioneer 3; Dexter 10, Pioneer 0

The Dreadnaughts extended their winning streak to five games with Thursday’s sweep to finish tied in record with Saline and Skyline at 16-5 in the SEC-Red.

Jack Sayler starred for the Dreadnaughts as he had four hits and two RBIs in the doubleheader and earned a win on the mound in Game 2.

Chance Sobbry had one hit and three RBIs, Noah Fernando had four hits and four RBIs and Carter Haist had two hits and three RBIs.

Mason McAllister struck out two batters to earn the win in Game 1 for Dexter.

Nolan Kreske led Pioneer with two hits and one RBIs, Anders Whitridge had three hits and Braelyn Penn added two hits.

Chelsea 9, Marshall 3; Chelsea 2, Marshall 0

The Bulldogs had a strong offensive showing in Game 1 and completed the sweep with a defensive showing in the nightcap.

The Bulldogs had a strong offensive showing in Game 1 and completed the sweep with a dominant pitching defensive effort in the nightcap.

Jimmy Sciackitano led Chelsea with five RBIs, Caden Basar had two hits and two RBIs and Will McCalla finished with three hits and an RBI.

McCalla also earned the win in the first game with five strikeouts, and Oliver Kuboushek claimed the victory in Game 2 with two strikeouts.

SOFTBALL

Ypsilanti Lincoln 12, Brighton 3

The Railsplitters scored four runs in the first inning to pull ahead and never looked back.

Lincoln standout Savanna Kane was consistent at the plate and in the circle as she had two hits and two RBIs and struck out three batters to earn the win.

Autumn Anderson and Taylor Pinter each added two hits and two RBIs and McKaylie Kern chipped in with three runs batted in for Lincoln.

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