Logan Elm tops Vinton County 11-2, advances to district semifinal
Logan Elm’s 11-2 playoff win sent the Braves to Chillicothe and ended Vinton County’s season with five Vikings collecting hits.
Logan Elm broke open the Southeast District quarterfinal and sent Vinton County home, rolling to an 11-2 win Tuesday at Logan Elm to reach the district semifinals and stay alive in the Ohio High School Athletic Association tournament.
The quarterfinal was hosted at Logan Elm High School at 5 p.m., with tournament admission set at $10 for adults and $5 for students. The Braves now move on to face Unioto in the district semifinal on May 23 at Paints VA Stadium on the Ohio University campus in Chillicothe, with district finals scheduled for May 26 at the same site. The semifinal bracket also includes a deep field of Southeast District programs, including Circleville, Fairfield Union, Gallia Academy, McClain, New Lexington, Washington, Waverly, Westfall and Wheelersburg.
For Logan Elm, the win was part of a late-season surge. The Braves extended their winning streak to four and improved to 13-10, a record that reflects how dangerous they have been when their offense gets rolling. MaxPreps noted Logan Elm has won seven games by seven runs or more this season, a sign that the Braves have not just been winning, but often separating quickly once they find an opening.
Vinton County left with a 9-8 record after the loss, and the numbers point to a season that kept the Vikings competitive but still searching for the consistency needed in the postseason. Before the matchup, MaxPreps said Vinton County’s pitching staff had been allowing 3.88 runs per game, and Logan Elm pushed well past that number in the quarterfinal. Even in defeat, the Vikings found production from across the lineup, with five different players recording at least one hit.
That spread of contact showed a team that could put the ball in play, but Tuesday’s result also showed how difficult May baseball becomes when one side turns hits into an early cushion and never lets go. For Vinton County, the postseason exit closes a year that finished near the .500 mark and leaves the program looking for the kind of sharper pitching and timely scoring that can carry a team deeper when the bracket tightens.
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