Flood Watch issued April 2 at 9:21PM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur into the weekend with the heaviest rain expect Thursday night into Friday morning and then again Saturday into Saturday night.

Tornado Watch issued April 2 at 9:13PM EDT until April 3 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 103 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON OWEN PENDLETON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
HIGHLAND
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.

The Wind Advisory has been cancelled. (details ...)

The Wind Advisory has been cancelled and is no longer in effect.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 11:25PM EDT until April 2 at 11:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

At 1125 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Waynesfield, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Roundhead, Dola, Kenton, Silver Creek, Belle Center, Jumbo, Lakeview, Huntersville, Uniopolis, Waynesfield, St. Johns, Walton, Blanchard, Alger, Mentzer, New Hampshire, State Route 195 at State Route 235, Mcguffey, Ada, and Chippewa Park.

Wednesday, July 31st, 2013

Mariners knocked out of playoffs

By Gary R. Rasberry

Photo by Gary R. Rasberry/The Daily Standard

Grand Lake catcher Jason Scholl throws the ball to first base after a bunt attempt with Mariners pitcher Jake Baldwin looking on during Tuesday's Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League playoff game against Licking County in Newark. The Settlers knocked off Mariners 7-2.

NEWARK - A four-run second inning by Licking County put Grand Lake into an early hole they could not dig out of as the Mariners season came to an end in the first round of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League playoffs on Tuesday with a 7-2 loss to the Settlers at Don Edwards Field in Newark.

The Settlers (25-16) will take on Cincinnati in game one of the best-of-three semifinals tonight in Newark before action moves to Cincinnati on Thursday.

Grand Lake, making its first postseason appearance since 2009, ends the summer with a record of 20-21.

"This isn't the ending we wanted," said Mariners manager Cody Castle. "But from where we started the year and to make the playoffs, I'm really proud of these guys."

Jake Baldwin got the start on the mound for Grand Lake and retired the Settlers in order during the first inning. In the second, however, Licking County's offense got started quickly as Vinny Rodriguez and Brandon Kregel led off with singles and Elliot Ashbeck walked to load the bases with no outs. Josh Carpenter plated Rodriguez with an RBI fielder's choice before Baldwin struck out Woody Wallace. However, David Wolak doubled in Ashbeck and Matt Parisi followed with a two-run double that put the Settlers on top 4-0.

Baldwin gave up four runs on five hits in just 1 2/3 innings before being replaced by Luke Mamer.

"It's never the start you want, to be down four runs," said Castle.

Grand Lake tried to get back into the game in the top of the third as Ashford Fulmer and Matt Paculan led off with back-to-back singles against Licking County hurler Michael Danielak. The Mariners pulled to within two runs at 4-2 after Daniel Seeba singled home Fulmer and Paculan scoring when Peter Cuomo grounded into a double play.

"We did a good job batting back in the top of the third," said Castle. "We put some good at-bats together to end up cutting it in half, but just weren't able to handle that."

Licking County regained a four-run lead with two runs in the bottom of the third as Wallace singled in Kregel and Ashbeck. The Settlers added another run in the sixth off J.J. Buckey before Tyler Jordan, Devin Daugherty and Gerardo Dudamel combined to close out of the final two innings.

Danielak scattered six hits over six innings with four strikeouts and was credited with the win. Thomas Olson, Nick Land and Nico Zych each threw an inning of hitless relief to shut down the Mariners.

Paculan and Seeba each finished 2-for-4 at the plate to pace Grand Lake's offense while John Brodner added a double.

Eight of the nine Settlers batters got at least one hit and the only Licking County player to not get a hit, ironically, was league batting champ Ashton Perritt, who went 0-for-4. Kregel, Huber, Carpenter and Wolak each had two hits for Licking County.

Photo by Gary R. Rasberry/The Daily Standard

Grand Lake's Tyler Gray reaches for a pitch during Tuesday's Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League playoff game against the Licking County Settlers in Newark. The Settlers won the game 7-2.

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