With one out in the bottom of the seventh, Bentley Baumer capped a three-run rally with a game-winning single to keep Hemlock undefeated in the Tri-Valley Conference. Baumer singled, driving in Tim Huston in Game 2 for a 10-9 win Monday over Michigan Lutheran Seminary to complete a sweep after an 11-1 win in the opener. Seminary took a 9-7 lead in the top of the seventh in Game 2, breaking a 7-7 tie with a pair of runs. But Hemlock improved to 10-0 in the TVC and 13-2 overall thanks to Baumer’s single up the middle. Gavin Schmidt and Mitchell Radosa had two hits and two RBIs each for the Huskies, with Dawson Doan adding two triples. Zastrow and Baumer, who earned the win in relief, followed with two hits each. Noah Reif paced the Seminary offense with three hits and three runs, with Owen Mason, Will Salgat and Simeon Kober adding two hits each. Mason drove in three runs. Chad Brown dominated on the mound for Hemlock in the opener, striking out eight in 3 2/3 innings to improve to 5-0 with a 0.00 earned run average on the season. Baumer and Huston had two hits each for the Huskies with Baumer driving in four and Huston two. Zachary Scharrer and Simeon Kober had one hit each for the Cardinals, with Kober driving in a run. Valley Lutheran 3-5, Nouvel 1-9: Valley Lutheran claimed the Game 1 win in the Tri-Valley Conference doubleheader behind starter Trey Flood, who struck out 10. Flood allowed four hits, one walk and one run in seven innings. Bryce Patterson and Axel Schuette had two hits each for the Chargers. In the Game 2 loss, Flood, Schuette and Tyler Belt had a hit and RBI each for Valley Lutheran. Merrill 2-11, Vestaburg 0-1: Bryce Mechem shut out Vestaburg for a Mid-State Activities Conference win, striking out 10 and allowing two hits in six innings. Brendan Becker and Ethan Mattson each had a hit and RBI. Mattson earned the win in the second game, allowing one hit and striking out 13 in six innings. Becker had two hits and two RBIs for the offense, while Braden Buckley added a double and triple for the Vandals, who are 6-0 in the league. Heritage 8-6, Flint Powers 6-7: Jack Thompson had two hits and drove in two RBIs to lead Heritage to a Saginaw Valley League win in Game 1, with Hudsen Hammond earning the win. Hammond and Trevor Selk also drove in runs for the Hawks. Powers edged Heritage in Game 2, giving the Hawks a 6-5 SVL record. Brady Boelter led Heritage with three hits, with Braedyn Boell adding a hit and RBI. Caro 4-5, Ubly 0-4: Landyn Stine allowed one hit and struck out nine in a Game 1 shutout for Caro. Xander Grice led the offense with two hits, with Trentin Hessling driving in three and Max Grice two. Xander Grice powered Caro to the win in Game 2 and the sweep, going 4-for-4 with two RBIs. Ramon Zamora Jr., Wyatt Waterman and Olyver Downing had two hits each for the Tigers, with Zamora Jr. and Downing scoring two runs each. Hessling earned the win in relief, striking out six and allowing one earned run in three innings. Millington 5-9, Mayville 4-1: Brandon Dickie earned the Game 1 win in relief, striking out six in three innings. Truk TerBush claimed his third win of the year in the second game, striking out five batters in five innings for the 11-4-1 Cardinals. Garret Woodward keyed the Millington offense with three hits and three runs scored. Hemlock 20-11, Michigan Lutheran Seminary 14-1: Olivia McQueen earned the win in relief for Hemlock as both teams put on an offensive display in the opener. McQueen struck out three and did not allow an earned run in 3 2/3 innings. Allison Cordingly had five hits and drove in five runs to lead the Hemlock offense, with Lillian Martinez adding four hits. Maddie Hall and Lyndsey Lyscas added two hits each. Carley Noyes struck out seven and allowed just one earned run in five innings to earn the Game 2 win for Hemlock. Martinez had four hits and three RBIs for the Huskies, who improved to 3-1 in the Tri-Valley Conference, 10-4 overall. Cordingly and Laci Harry added two hits each, with Addison Stockford hitting a homer and driving in two runs. Reese 15-13, Harbor Beach 2-3: Breelie Louis allowed three hits and struck out five to give Reese the Game 1 win. Keira Campbell, Grace Hall, Sadie Johnson, Jaidyn VanOchten and Sydney DuRussel had two hits each, with Campbell knocking in four runs. Hall and Johnson had two RBIs each. Kylie Soper allowed four hits with six strikeouts in Game 2 for the Reese sweep. Ashtyn Frost, Louis and Hall had two hits each, with Frost driving in four runs, Louis three and Hall two. Girls Soccer Midland High 3, Midland Dow 0: Midland Dow had no answer for Alahna Beckett, who scored three goals to lead Midland High to the Saginaw Valley League win over rival Dow. Beckett gave Midland High a 2-0 halftime lead with a pair of goals, with assists going to Ameris Blumenschein and Theresa Wilk. Beckett finished the scoring and the hat trick in the second half with an assist from Addy Sterling. Niobe Marchalant earned the shutout in goal, making five saves for the 10-0 Chemics. Midland High is 5-0 in the SVL. Big Thumb Jamboree: Millington claimed Monday’s Big Thumb Conference jamboree at Verona Hills Golf Course, carding a 170 to edge Bad Axe by five strokes. Caro was fourth with 181. Brad Coleman led the Cardinals with a second-place score of 40. Landon Germain followed with a 41, Gabe Dueweke with a 44 and Bryce Martin at 45. Girls Tennis Nouvel 8, Alma 0: Nouvel swept Alma, winning all eight flights. Singles winners were Caroline Shaheen, Mary Beyers, Jveen Murad and Elizabeth Garner, while Nouvel’s doubles winners were Katie Kennedy-Holli Cook, CeCe Barrera-Maia Dill, Gabi Thiel-Macey Hausbeck and Natalie Shaheen-Charli Hausbeck. 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