Entries by YSN Staff

18U: BELL SHINES AS ASTRO’S EXACT REVENGE ON KNIGHTLINE

STRUTHERS, OH- Astro Falcon Manager Don Pletcher didn’t need much of a speech to rally the Dirty Birds together for their game on Saturday.  All he had to do was point to their 10-7 loss on May 31 to Knightline(5-6), and hand the ball to one of the area’s top pitchers, Logan Bell.  The soon-to-be […]

18U: MALAGESE LEADS DURA-EDGE PAST PROSPECTS

STRUTHERS, OH- Dura-Edge (6-6) evened up their record on Saturday when they were able to contain the Comeback Kids, 13-5.  Lately, the Prospects (8-4) have been making headlines for their late-inning heroics, but the combination of Brian Shevitz and Shane Swogger on the mound proved to be enough for Dura-Edge. Shevitz would pick up the […]

18U: CREEKSIDE CONTINUES TO ROLL, LEAP OVER AVALANCHE

STRUTHERS, OH- Creekside Fitness is putting the rest of Class B on notice lately, as they chugged past another foe on Saturday 7-3.  The latest victim was the Avalanche who sent Zach Rhodanz to the bump to face off against the red-hot hitters of Creekside. Rhodanz gave up 5 earned runs, 6 walks while sitting […]

18U- RUSSELL TOSSES ONE-HITTER, FALCONS FLY OVER DURA EDGE

STRUTHERS, OH- Andrew Russell continues to shine this season in Class B, but that’s no surprise if you follow this young man for any length of time.  Russell took the mound on Friday and was outstanding allowing only a single hit in four innings of work against Dura Edge in a 10-0 victory. Russell struck […]

18U: PROSPECTS RALLY AGAIN TO CRASH AVALANCHE

STRUTHERS, OH- This is becoming a pattern.  The Prospects trailed early to the Avalanche on Friday, only to rally back in the late innings to walk away with a 3-2 win. The Prospects (8-3) solidified their second place positioning on Friday when the bats opened up in the fifth inning trailing 1-0.  The Buccos scored […]

16U: DURA EDGE SCRAPES BY EAGLE WEAR

STRUTHERS, OH- Offense was at a premium until halfway through the game, but that’s where Dura Edge found their groove in a 4-2 victory over Eagle Wear on Friday. Kyle Yost led the way with three hits, a stolen base, and an RBI, while Mike Galterio and Braden Gebhardt contributed with a pair of hits […]

18U: CREEKSIDE FLEXES PAST EAGLE WEAR

STRUTHERS, OH- Creekside’s Grant Metzger had a fantastic showing on Friday on the mound during an 8-1 victory over Eagle Wear.  Metzger kept hitters off-balanced while going the distance, striking out 11, scattering two hits, walking three which led to the only run of the game for the birds. Leading the way offensively for Creekside […]

ROTH BLANKS WHITING IN 16U ACTION

STRUTHERS, OH- Roth Brothers two pitchers didn’t allow a single hit, as Roth defeated Whiting 10-0 on Friday. AJ Patellis struck out Caleb Lombardo to get the last out of the game in style. Roth Brothers fired up the offense in the first inning, when Braydon Freeland drew a walk, scoring one run. Julian Cunningham led things off on the pitcher’s mound for Roth. He surrendered zero runs […]

KNIGHTLINE 14U ROLLS OFF WHITING

STRUTHERS, OH – Whiting Roll-offs fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 13-4 loss to Knightline on Friday. Knightline scored on a single by Lucas Commings, a single by Litner, and a stolen base by Commings in the first inning. Knightline scored four runs in the fifth inning. The offensive onslaught by Knightline was led by Mason Hopper, Logan, and Commings, all […]

BELL, STRANK ARE BIG DOGS OF THE YEAR ON THE DIAMOND

EAST PALESTINE, OH-  Some last pieces of hardware are to be handed out after great baseball and softball seasons respectively around the valley.  Two players who went out swinging and left their name in their respective school record books. With the support of Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods, YSN is proud to announce the 2019 Baseball […]