Mullens delivers walk-off hit as Wheelersburg edges Tusky Valley 7-6
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 1, 2026, 1:16 AM
Last updated Jun 1, 2026
In an thrilling OHSAA Division V, Region 19 Championship Game on Saturday, Wheelersburg defeated Tuscarawas Valley 7-6 in extra innings. Wheelersburg led 3-0 but fell behind 4-3 after a late rally from Tusky Valley. The Lady Pirates tied it in the seventh inning and then won with back-to-back clutch hits in the ninth. The victory secures Wheelersburg's seventh trip to the OHSAA State Final Four in 12 years under coach Teresa Ruby.
- •Wheelersburg led 3-0 before Tusky Valley took a late lead
- •Ava Estep scored on a tying single to send game to extra innings
- •Jalynn Drake hit a two-RBI double in the ninth inning
- •Makenzie Mullens followed with the game-winning RBI double
- •Wheelersburg has reached the State Final Four seven times in 12 years
- 1:16 AMYahoo Sports — D-V SB RF: 'Burg's ship sails back to Akron on Mullens' walk-off hit against Tusky Valley in 7-6 extra inning thriller
"ATHENS — Is anybody really surprised at this point? With OHSAA State Final Four appearances in over half of her seasons as the head coach of the Wheelersburg Pirates' softball program, the words of Wheelersburg softball, Firestone Stadium, and the OHSAA State Final Four have become essentially synonymous in Teresa Ruby's 12 seasons as the head coach of the Lady Pirates. However, Saturday ...
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