OV’s strong playoff run comes to end

Rome Catholic 4, Otselic Valley 0

ROME – Otselic Valley’s strong run through the Class D playoffs ended in the Section III finals last night in Rome.

Red Wings hurler Joe Melioris was dominant tossing a four-hit shutout. He struck out 16 and walked just one. “He throws hard with a lot of breaking balls mixed in,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “He was tough for us. We don’t see pitching like that very much, and it showed.”

Melioris was his own best helper at the plate finishing 3-for-3 with two RBI. Only two of Rome Catholic’s runs were earned against OV senior pitcher Chris Olin.