National Trail takes down Ansonia in the WOAC and regular season finale Monday night at home. A strong outing by Mason Cordle on the bump and a big 5th inning at the plate solidify a 6-1 win. Offensive Stats Cordle- 1-2, R, 2 BB, SB Smith- 1-4 2 RBI Ott- 1-3 RBI, SB Leal- BB, RBI, SB Laird- 1-3 SB Clark 1-3 (2B), 2 R Hamm- SAC BUNT, R Mullins- BB Pitching Stats Cordle- (WP) 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 2 HBP, 7 Ks Clark- IP, 2 H, R, BB, K Leal- IP, BB, 2 K The Blazers end WOAC play with a record of (4-7) and are currently (9-15) overall. They will begin tournament play Wednesday at home against TVS. ...

National Trail traveled to Day Air Ballpark Saturday afternoon to play a non league matchup with TCN. North opened up the scoring in the top of the first with a single to left and it was all they would get in the game. Trail, still trailing in the bottom of the fourth 1-0, started a rally with two outs with a single by Mason Leal who then stole second. After Laird got hit by a pitch, Westin Lipps delivers a single into right scoring Leal. Things remained knotted in the seventh as Clark relieved Hamm, who threw 6 2/3 strong, and got the final out of the inning with runners on 1st and 2nd with a strikeout. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh and the score still 1-1, Mason Cordle hits a single up the middle. He then steals second with a great head first slide avoiding the tag. Cordle advances to third on an error by TCN SS on a ball put in play by Cooper Smith. Cordle scores the game winning run on a hard ground ball put in play by Grady Ott to clinch the win for the Blazers. Offensive Stats Cordle- 1-4 R, SB Smith- SB Ott- 2-4 RBI Leal- 1-2 R, SB, BB Laird- 1-2, HBP Lipps- 1-3 RBI Clark- 1-3 SB Pitching Stats Hamm- 6 2/3 IP, R, 6 BB, 2 HBP, 8 K Clark (WP) 1/3 IP, K With junior Andrew Hamm performance on the mound he was awarded MVP of the game! Blazers are now (8-15) and have one more WOAC matchup Monday vs Ansonia before the OHSAA tournament. ...