The Botkins Trojans baseball team (Botkins, OH), was overwhelmed 9-5 in Thursday's non-league outing with the visiting Perry Commodores (Lima, OH)

The Commodores now hold a 6-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Waynesfield-Goshen for a Northwest Central outing on Monday, April 22.

Next, the Trojans face the Bradford Railroaders (Bradford, OH) in a non-league outing, on Friday, April 19. Botkins will attempt to advance on its 3-7 season record. The Railroaders enter the outing with a 5-4 record after their 2-1 league loss to Arcanum (Arcanum, OH).