NABF JUNIOR DIVISION ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

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STRUTHERS OH- The NABF Junior Division World Series wrapped up on Sunday night when the Ohio Longhorns beat the Astro Falcons to win the championship. Plenty of talent was on display all weekend, and now that a champion has been named, the all tournament team has been released.

MVP: Henry Casper, Ohio Longhorns Piscura

Batting Champion: Bo Fornataro, Astro Falcons

All Tournament Team:

Caleb Hadley, Prospects

Seth Cervello, Astro Falcons

Drew McKenna, ProNine Baseball

Johnny Leedham, Creekside Fitness

Luca Ricchiuti, Astro Falcons

Mason Tackett, Ohio Longhorns Piscura

Jay Michael Wrona, Astro Falcons

Rider Spath, Astro Falcons

Landon Turner, Troy American Legion

Remington Hart, Prospects

Danny Flynn, Creekside Fitness

Alex Parker, Ohio Longhorns DeMarino

Jay Campbell, Astro Falcons

Jake Affeldt, Ohio Longhorns Piscura

Alex Peterson, Ohio Longhorns Piscura

Tommy Mawby, Ohio Longhorns Piscura

Jake Liepheimer, Prospects

Don King, Ohio Longhorns DeMarino

Andrew Fisher, Ohio Longhorns DeMarino

OHIO LONGHORNS WIN NABF JUNIOR DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP

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AUSTINTOWN OH- In the NABF Junior division semifinals, the Astro Falcons beat a Ohio Longhorns team 13-5. They would be stacked up with a separate Longhorns squad in the championship, but couldn’t overcome this challenge. They fell to Longhorns-Piscura 4-0.

Jay Campbell got the start on the mound for the Falcons and started things off with a quick 1-2-3 inning. Tommy Mawby matched that on the hill for the Longhorns throwing a solid 1-2-3 frame. Both pitchers had a no hitter through 3 innings of play.

Ryder Spath broke up Campbell’s perfect game by getting on base in the fourth, and then stole second base. Spath came along to score to break the tie 1-0. Mawby then scored on an error to make it 2-0. The Longhorns continued to score in the inning and Alex Healy’s sac fly made it 4-0 before the inning was over.

That was the end of the scoring as Mawby threw a gem of a game and shutout the Falcons defense. He threw 3 innings of perfection.

The Ohio Longhorns win the 2021 NABF Junior Division World Series!

CREEKSIDE PUTS AWAY OHIO TIGERS

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STRUTHERS OH- Ohio Tigers fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 13-2 loss to Creekside Fitness on Saturday. Creekside scored on a double by Johnny Leedham, a single by Nick Magnifico, a single by Payton Zupko, and a groundout by Andrew Salupo in the first inning.

The Ohio Tigers struggled to contain the high-powered offense of Creekside, giving up 13 runs.

Creekside fired up the offense in the first inning. They drove in one when Leedham doubled.

Creekside Fitness scored seven runs in the second inning. Magnifico, Paul Connelly , Zupko, and Salupo each drove in runs during the inning.

Jordan McCartney led things off on the mound for Creekside Fitness. He went two innings, allowing zero runs on zero hits, striking out two and walking one.

Chance Riggenbach toed the rubber for Ohio Tigers. The pitcher surrendered nine runs on eight hits over one and two-thirds innings, striking out one. Owen Fodor threw three and a third innings out of the bullpen.

Fodor went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Ohio Tigers in hits.

Creekside tallied 12 hits in the game. Zupko, Danny Flynn, and Magnifico all managed multiple hits. Zupko led with three hits in three at bats.

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PROSPECTS POUND DIAMOND HIT CLUB

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STRUTHERS OH- Diamond Hit Club watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 21-12 loss to Prospects on Saturday. Prospects scored on an error, a groundout by Caleb Hadley, and a double by Jake Hettrick in the first inning.

DHC collected nine hits and Prospects had ten in the high-scoring affair.

Prospects got things started in the first inning when an error scored one run.

DHC scored five runs in the fifth inning. Their offense in the inning came from singles by Nick Del Regno and Tim Gamble and a double by Zach Madan.

Prospects scored eight runs in the fifth inning. Jak Kenney, Revington Hart, Hadley, Jack Liepheimer, Hettrick, and Andrew Kirrilla each had RBIs in the big inning.

Cobey Airwyke led things off on the mound for Prospects. The fireballer allowed two hits and two runs over two and a third innings, striking out four.

Jacob Lowery started the game for DHC. The righthander allowed six hits and five runs over four innings, striking out two. Adam Salesky, Jacob Trudick, and Nate McClure each contributed in relief.

DHC racked up nine hits on the day. Vince Cairns, Del Regno, Sam Retton, and Gamble each collected multiple hits. Gamble, Retton, Del Regno, and Cairns each managed two hits to lead.

Prospects totaled ten hits in the game. Hart and Hadley all had multiple hits. Hart led with three hits in five at bats.

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DIAMOND HIT CLUB RED TAKES DOWN ITS COUNTERPART

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STRUTHERS OH- DHC Diamond Hit Club Red nabbed the lead late in the game in a 12-7 victory over Diamond Hit Club White on Saturday. The game was tied at seven with DHC Red batting in the bottom of the fifth when Joey Maier doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.

Both offenses were strong at the plate as DHC Red collected six hits and DHC White had five in the high-scoring affair

DHC Red took an early lead in the first inning. Maier drew a walk, scoring one run.

DHC White scored three runs in the third inning. Their big inning was driven by a walk by Dino Dolden, a triple by Adam Salesky, and an error on a ball put in play by Zach Madan.

Damian Fedler was on the hill for DHC Red. The righty went two and two-thirds innings, allowing six runs on four hits and striking out four.

Riley Garrett toed the rubber for DHC White. Garrett went two-thirds of an inning, allowing five runs on one hit and striking out two. Tim Gamble, Salesky, and Madan each contributed in relief.

Eli Westerbeck, Maier, Caleb Shreve, Mark Hulgin, Joe Wiegand, and Patrick O’Leary all had one hit to lead DHC Red.

DHC White was sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error. Fedler made the most plays with four.

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FALCONS BLOW AWAY OHIO TIGERS

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Ohio Tigers watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 14-0 loss to Astro Falcons on Friday. Astro Falcons scored on a single by Bo Forwataro and a fielder’s choice in the first inning.

The Ohio Tigers struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Astro Falcons, giving up 14 runs.

In the first inning, Astro Falcons got their offense started. They scored two runs when Forwataro singled.

One bright spot for Ohio Tigers was a single by Logan Smith in the first inning.

Andrew Hart led things off on the hill for Astro Falcons. The pitcher lasted two innings, allowing two hits and zero runs while striking out four and walking zero.

Jacob Reckenbeil led things off on the mound for Ohio Tigers. Reckenbeil went one and two-thirds innings, allowing eight runs on seven hits. Carter Smith and Braxton Swearingen entered the game from the bullpen, throwing one and one-third innings and one inning respectively.

Reckenbeil, Chance Riggenbach, and Smith each collected one hit to lead Ohio Tigers.

Astro Falcons totaled 11 hits in the game. Forwataro, Luca Ricehiuti, and Seth Cervellio all had multiple hits. Forwataro led Astro Falcons with four hits in four at bats. Astro Falcons was sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error. Cervellio made the most plays with seven.

 

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LONGHORNS BOUNCE BACK ON DAY TWO

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Nine runs in the fifth inning led Ohio Longhorns past ProNine 16u 13-2 on Friday. The big bats in the inning were led by a triple by Trevor Vojtkofsky, a single by Noah Newman, a groundout by Reed Sackett, a fielder’s choice by AJ Pestello, an error on a ball put in play by Jake Holmes, and a double by Alex Parker.

Ohio Longhorns pulled away for good with three runs in the third inning. In the third Sackett tripled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run, Dominic King’s sac fly scored one run, and Newman doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run.

Ohio Longhorns notched nine runs in the fifth inning. The offensive onslaught was led by Pestello, Holmes, Sackett, Vojtkofsky, Newman, and Parker, all knocking in runs in the inning.

Andrew Fisher was credited with the victory for Ohio Longhorns. The righthander surrendered two runs on two hits over five innings, striking out six.

Mason Reville took the loss for ProNine. The pitcher allowed eight hits and four runs over four innings, striking out four and walking one.

Ohio Longhorns collected 13 hits on the day. Sackett, Vojtkofsky, Newman, Holmes, and Parker each managed multiple hits. Sackett led with three hits in four at bats.

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DIAMOND HIT CLUB SNEAKS ONE AWAY FROM CREEKSIDE

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DHC Diamond Hit Club stole the lead late and defeated Creekside Fitness 5-4 on Friday in the second day of the NABF World Series. The game was tied at four with DHC Diamond Hit Club batting in the bottom of the sixth when Nate McClure drew a walk, scoring one run.

DHC Diamond Hit Club built a four-run lead in the third inning and then held off a Creekside Fitness charge. Creekside put up four runs in the failed comeback. Danny Flynn, Nick Magnifico, and Payton Zupko picked up RBIs to lead the rally.

Creekside Fitness evened things up at four in the top of the fifth inning. An error scored one run.

Vince Cairns earned the win for DHC Diamond Hit Club. Cairns surrendered one run on three hits over four innings, striking out one. Adam Salesky threw three innings in relief out of the bullpen. Salesky recorded the last nine outs to earn the save.

McCartney took the loss for Creekside. The pitcher went one-third of an inning, allowing zero runs on zero hits.

Sam Retton went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead DHC Diamond Hit Club.

Johnny Leedham led Creekside Fitness with two hits in four at bats.

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PROSPECTS WIN ANOTHER CLOSE ONE

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Last night in their first game of the NABF World Series, the Prospects 16U club won 4-3 on a walk off balk against the Ohio Longhorns. Friday morning, they’d win 4-3 again, this time against ProNine Baseball.

The Prospects got things started in the first inning when Remington Hart doubled on a 0-1 count, scoring two runs.

Prospects pulled away for good with one run in the third inning. They scored one run on a stolen base.

Jack Liepheimer led things off on the pitcher’s mound for Prospects. The bulldog allowed three hits and two runs over two and two-thirds innings, striking out five and walking zero.

Matt Majewski started the game for ProNine. The pitcher surrendered four runs on eight hits over five innings, striking out one. Drew Mckenna threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.

ProNine totaled six hits in the game. Mckenna and David Faremouth all managed multiple hits. Faremouth and Mckenna each collected two hits to lead.

Prospects saw the ball well today, racking up eight hits in the game. Caleb Hadley and Jak Kenney each had multiple hits to lead.

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FALCONS SET THE TONE IN DAY ONE

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STRUTHERS OH- The Astro Falcons began day 1 of the NABF World Series with a dominating 9-2 victory over Troy American Legion. The Falcons set the tone early with 7 runs by the end of the 2nd inning.

Seth Cervello had a massive day at the plate going 2-4 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI.  Bo Fornataro went 2-3 with a run scored and a pair of RBI.  Jaden Rishel also came through with multiple hits going 2-4 with a RBI.

Jay Campbell pitched 3 shutout innings for the Falcons. He struck out 2 and walked 1 while giving up 0 hits in his 3 innings of work.