MOT outdueled Milford, 3-1, to reach the District I championship game in Major League baseball on Wednesday night.

The Middletown-Odessa-Townsend squad will play in the finals on Friday at 6 p.m. at Dover. If MOT (3-0) loses, a second game will follow.

Milford (2-1) plays in the losers’ bracket finals on Thursday at 7 p.m.

In Wednesday’s victory, Dominic Rose pitched a six-inning one-hitter with seven strikouts and only one walk. MOT collected 10 hits as Nathan Collins went 3-for-3 and Charlie Koch went 2-for-2.

Pitcher Austin Scott struck out five for Milford while Mason Farissier had a hit.

Smyrna-Clayton 9, Camden-Wyoming 5: Smyrna-Clayton scored three runs in the fourth to take the lead for good in its win on Tuesday.

Smyrna-Clayton finished with 11 hits in the contest.

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Camden Wyoming 6, Smyrna-Clayton 2: Camden-Wyoming reached the District I championship game with the win on Wednesday night.

CW (2-1) will take on MOT (3-0) in the district finals on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Smyrna-Clayton. If CW wins, a second title game will be played on Friday night.

The district champion earns a berth in the state tourney being played in Sussex County.

In Wednesday’s win, Robby Burris allowed just one hit and struck out seven in 5.1 shutout innings. Golden Myers closed out the game.

Isaiah Roach (2 runs) and Greyson Voshell (1 run, 3 RBI) each had two hits for Camden-Wyoming while Tucker Hinkle made some big defensive plays. Alyssa Powell brought home CW’s first run on an RBI bunt.

Greyson Hudson and Evan Donahue had hits for Smyrna-Clayton.

Smyrna-Clayton 15, Dover 1: Gavin Quackenbush, Grayson Hudson and Boe Pleasonton combined to pitch a no-hitter with nine strikeouts in the victory on Tuesday night.

Evan Donahue and Jimmy Wandless (2-for-2) both had three RBI for Smyrna-Clayton.

Bryce Wilbur scored the lone run for Dover.

Softball

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Cape 8, MOT 5: Cape advanced to the state finals with the win on Wednesday.
MOT will take on Canal on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Camden-Wyoming with the winner then facing Cape on Friday at 7 p.m.

The state champion earns a berth in the East Regional in Pittstown, Pa.

College softball

Sussex Tech’s Wroten transfers to UD: Former Sussex Tech High softball standout Taylor Wroten has transferred to Delaware.

A native of Greenwood, Wroten was a two-way player for the last two seasons at Indian River State College in Florida. She batted .310 in 229 career at-bats, registering 71 hits, including 16 doubles, and 51 RBI.

Wroten also scored 61 runs and stole 25 bases. As a pitcher, she went 23-5 with a 1.47 ERA in 166.1 innings, striking out 133 batters while walking just 50.

“Taylor will provide us with much-needed depth in our bullpen,” said Blue Hens’ coach Jen Steele. “She is an athletic pitcher and can help us win in a bunch of different ways. I can’t wait to get her on campus and start training with her this fall.”

College athletics

DSU to host MEAC championships: Delaware State University will host Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships in cross country and women’s volleyball this fall.

The MEAC cross country meet will be held on Oct. 29 at Delaware State’s Outreach and Research Center course in Smyrna.

It will be the seventh time that Delaware State has hosted the event, which was held at the Smyrna course for six straight years from 2014 to 2019. The meet was not held in 2020 due to Covid-19 and was hosted by North Carolina Central in 2021.

Delaware State will host the MEAC volleyball tournament for the first time this year. The eight-team single-elimination tourney is scheduled for Nov. 18-20 in Memorial Hall.

The event was hosted by Howard in three of the last four years, including 2021. Last season, Howard won its sixth MEAC championship in the last seven years, and 13th overall, defeating Delaware State, 3-1.