Mariners 3, Scouts 2
Grand Lake Mariners 3, Xenia Scouts 2
July 1, 2026 — Grand Lake Rd., Celina, OH (6:35 p.m.)
The Grand Lake Mariners (8–15) used a decisive, error-aided three-run fourth inning to hold off the Xenia Scouts (17–5), earning a 3–2 win Wednesday night despite being out-hit 9–5.
A tight game decided in one messy frame
Xenia struck first in the third. After Dawson Cleveland reached and later came around, Steven Schneider lined an RBI single to left to put the Scouts up 1–0.
Grand Lake answered immediately—and emphatically—in the bottom of the fourth, taking advantage of Xenia's defensive miscues. The Mariners tied the game when Huston Dunn reached on an error by second baseman Cayden Calloway, allowing Luke Wildes to score the unearned run. A sacrifice fly by Matthew Hutchinson brought home Parker Vaughn for the go-ahead run, and Brandt Kendall followed with an RBI single to make it 3–1.
That inning proved to be the difference.
Scouts rally late, but fall short
Xenia kept pressure on throughout, finishing with nine hits and five walks, but couldn't string together the one big inning they needed. The Scouts' best push came in the eighth when Cleveland ripped an RBI double to left-center to score Bo Solley and cut the deficit to 3–2.
Xenia had chances earlier as well—Cole Rohlmeier went 2-for-4 with a walk, Calloway added two hits, and Cleveland had a standout night (3-for-3 with a double, RBI, and a walk). But the Scouts left 11 runners on base and couldn't find the tying run in the ninth against Alex Dues, who worked a clean save (his third).
Pitching summary
Xenia starter JT McLaughlin took the loss (0–2), allowing three runs (two earned) over 6.0 innings with three walks and one strikeout. Adam Laski was sharp in relief, throwing two scoreless innings and keeping the Scouts within one.
Grand Lake pieced it together with five pitchers. Starter Landon Nichols went 4.0 innings, allowing one run. Kaden Plank earned the win (2–0) with 1.1 scoreless innings in the middle frames, and Dues closed it out.
The stat that told the story
Xenia's three errors loomed large—two charged to Calloway and one to catcher Cleveland. Grand Lake's only scoring inning was fueled by that defensive breakdown, and all three Mariners runs came in the fourth.
Final: Mariners 3, Scouts 2.
Key hits: Schneider RBI single (3rd), Kendall RBI single (4th), Cleveland RBI double (8th).
Save: Alex Dues (3).