The Bellefontaine baseball Chiefs (4-1) topped their CBC foe, the Northwestern Warriors (3-5), by a score of 9-1 on Thursday, April 9.

The Chiefs picked up a win after dropping their first game of the season against Tecumseh Wednesday, April 8.

Behind superb pitching and a decisive seven-run second inning, Bellefontaine hopped on top early and never looked back.

Northwestern struck first after an early hit, and an error against the Chiefs made the score 1-0 early in favor of the Warriors. This would be the only hit of the contest for Northwestern.

That lead would be short-lived. In the bottom of the second inning, a tribe of Chiefs was able to get on base and come around to score, taking a decisive 7-1 lead heading into the back half of the game.

Bellefontaine capitalized on four errors given to the Warriors on the night, while collecting nine hits and six walks along the way.

Patrick Stolly led the way, going 2-for-2 at the plate with two runs scored and two RBIs, consistently producing in pressure moments. Zyler Huffman added a productive day at the plate, finishing 1-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI, while also contributing a double. Sammy Kline recorded a hit, scored a run, and drove in a run to support the middle of the lineup.

On the mound, Sammy Kline started the win by pitching five innings and allowing just one unearned run on one hit, while striking out two. He was followed by Nicholas Beair Jr. for Bellefontaine and was dominant in his two innings of work, allowing no hits and no runs while striking out one. The Bellefontaine pitching staff did not allow an earned run in seven innings.

The Chiefs were back in action Saturday morning against the Greenon Knights. Looking to keep the same momentum going as the conference schedule starts to come up in a week.