DURA EDGE SNAGS GAME 1 FROM PROSPECTS

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STRUTHERS OH- Dura Edge captured a big victory on Friday night securing game 1 6-2 and forcing the Prospects to win two games in a row tomorrow to move on. Dura Edge set the tone from the top scoring 2 runs in the top of the 1st and continuing to tack runs on as the game went on.

Nate Rynd went 1-3 on the day with a walk, and 2 RBI.  Parker Lyons, and Caleb Jones both went 1-3 with a RBI. Lyons also scored a run.  Kris Scandy went 1-1 with 2 walks, and 3 runs scored.  Ethan Hanley went 1-3 with a run scored.

Jake Corll pitched Dura to the game 1 win throwing a complete 7 innings and giving up 2 runs on 6 hits.  He struck out 7 and didn’t walk a single hitter.

AJ Stallsmith went 1-2 with both of the Prospects RBI.  Evan Pirtz recorded multiple hits going 2-3 on the day.  He crossed the plate once.  Tino Multari went 1-3 with a run scored.  Sully Brown wasn’t retired on the day going 1-1.

Austen Price pitched on the hill for Prospects and was tagged with the loss.  He went 5.1 innings and gave up 3 earned runs on 5 hits.  He struck out  6.

CREEKSIDE STAYS FIT IN CLOSE WIN OVER ATHLETIX

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STRUTHERS OH- It was a very competitive evening on Friday night as Creekside and Athletix locked horns in 18U Class B Playoffs. Creekside’s win put them ahead 1-0 in the series.

Clayton Blucher swung the pine with authority for Creekside. He went 2-3 on the night with 2 RBI.  Eric Chorba went 1-3 with a RBI, and a run scored.  Alex Gabauer also had multiple hits going 2-3 with 2 runs scored.  Alex Duffalo went 2-3 as well.

Luke Savage pitched his way to a win on the mound. He went 5 innings and gave up 2 runs on 6 hits.  He struck out 6 hitters as well.

Ethan Shaw went 1-3 on the day for the Athletix knocking in a run.  Clay Mitchell went 1-2 and also collected a RBI.  Malakai Roberts collected multiple hits on the day going 2-3 with a run scored.

Joey Barr pitched the whole game, but still came away with the loss.  He went 6 innings and gave up 3 runs on 8 hits.  He struck out 6.

DURE EDGE ERUPTS IN THE FINAL FRAME

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STRUTHERS OH- Dura Edge was in a tight spot heading into the 7th inning on Monday night. Trailing 4-2 in the final frame the Dura offense blasted their way to a four run frame, and held on in the bottom of the inning to win 6-5.

Kris Scandy went 1-4 on the day with 2 RBI for the Dura Edge offense.  He also scored a run.  Jared Malagise also went 1-4 with a run scored, and a RBI. Parker Lyons was s tough out, he went 3-4 on the day with a run scored.  Kyle Yost worked 2 walks, and scored a run.

Anthony Malagise took the win on the mound for Dura Edge. He went 2 innings and gave up 2 runs on 2 hits.

Will Morrow, and Anthony Koulianos both went 2-3 on the day with a RBI.  Koby Zupko went 1-2 with a run scored, and a RBI.

Dylan McElhinney was tagged with the loss on the hill. He lasted an inning giving up 3 earned runs on 3 hits.

AVALANCHE RECOVER AGAINST EAGLE WEAR

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STRUTHERS OH- Adter falling earlier on the day to Ballistic, Avalanche recovered quickly and beat Eagle Wear 7-3.  The Avalanche set the tone from the jump scoring a big 4 runs in the 1st frame.

Grif Richardson was the big bat for the Avalanche going 1-2 with a run scored. He gathered up 2 RBI on the day.  Can Caldararo also secured himself 2 RBI on the day.  Alarik Sierra continued his impressive day going 1-3 with a run scored, and a RBI.  Landin Esposito went 1-2 with a walk, a run scored, and a RBI.

Esposito rolled on the bump for the Avalanche to earn the win. He went all 7 innings and gave up 2 earned runs on 3 hits.  He struck out 6.

Christopher Zilli, and Anthony Caruso both collected RBI on the day. The only two RBI in their lineup.  Joey Carosella went 1-4 with a run scored. Zach Luciano went 1-3 at the dish.

Zach Lordo was tagged with the loss on the mound. He went 2.1 innings and gave up 3 earned runs on 5 hits.

BALLISTIC BREAKS THROUGH AGAINST AVALANCHE

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STRUTHERS OH- Ballistic Baseball got a huge win on Monday over a hot Avalanche team. They doubled up the Avalanche taking the contest 8-4.  The big inning came in the 4th when Ballistic put up 5.

Joey Woodrow was a machine for Ballistic going 2-3 with 2 runs scored and a RBI.  Justin Fell knocked in a run as well going 1-2 with a walk, and a run scored.  Koby Zupko walked twice, scored 2 runs, and collected a RBI.

Zupko also commanded the mound well earning the win lasting 3 innings giving up 3 runs on 1 hit. He struck out 5.

Alarik Sierra swung the bat very well did the Avalanche going 2-4 with 3 RBI.  Landin Esposito went 1-2 with 2 walks, and a RBI.  Isaac Criss wasn’t retired the whole game going 2-2 with 2 walks, and 2 runs scored.

Esposito took the most work on the mound for the Avalanche, and was also charged with the loss. He lasted 3 innings giving up 4 earned runs on 2 hits.  He struck out 1.

AVALANCHE EASY LIKE A SUNDAY MORNING

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Carrying a perfect game and a 2-run lead into the bottom half of the 4th, Eagle Wear (8-12) was in firm control of their divisional matchup against the Goldstone top dog Avalanche (13-6).

Starter Christian Zilli worked flawlessly through the Avalanche 10-man lineup, striking out 5 in the process, before allowing the first runner to reach via the walk. The next batter would also reach, this time thanks to an error, putting runners on the corners with 1 away.

A stolen base moved the man on first into scoring position before Derek Franken would single on a ground ball through the 6-5 hole, bringing across 2 to tie the game. Franken would advance all way to third on an overthrow from the left fielder.

Already a long inning, things continued to go wrong for Eagle Wear. After plunking the next man up with a first pitch curveball, Avalanche would advance Griff Richardson to second on a stolen base. Rather than making the throw down, the Eagle Wear catcher tried to catch the man at 3rd sleeping but would launch his throw into left field giving Avalanche the lead.

Eagle Wear would never recover from their 4thinning blunder, only getting one runner in scoring position for the rest of the game.

The Avalanche plated a solo run in the 6th, thanks to a runner who reached via an error, off a 2 out single by Alarik Sierra. Towering righty, Mason Jones, came on in the 6th to hopefully close things out, but was pulled in the 7th with 2 outs and a 2-2 count, presumably for pitch count. Isaac Criss would come on and throw one pitch to strike out Sam Amodeo for the save and secure the Avalanche victory 4-2.

TOP PERFORMERS:

AVALANCHE

Derek Franken – 1-for-3, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI

Mason Jones – 1 2/3 innings pitched, 1 hit, 4 Ks, 0 earned runs

EAGLE WEAR

Christian Zilli – 4 2/3 innings pitched, 2 hits, 6 Ks, 1 earned run

 

*Contributed by YSN’s Jamie Thomson

ATHLETIX MAKE IT TWO WINS ON THE DAY

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STRUTHERS OH- It was a good Saturday for the Athletix 18U team as they picked up a pair of wins. Their second win of the day came in dramatic fashion at the hands of Whiting Roll-Offs 4-3. The Athletix scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th to walk it off.

Cam Hollobaugh came up huge for the Athletix offense going 2-4 and knocking in all 3 of the team’s RBI.  Hollobaugh also scored a run. LJ Evans went 1-3 with a run scored.  Ty Ventresco collected multiple hits going 2-3.

Malakai Roberts took the win on the bump for the Athletix pitching 2 innings and giving up 0 runs on 1 hit.  He struck out 4.

Tyler Kamerer was the big bat for Whiying going 2-4 on the day with a run scored, and a RBI.  Gabe Yanssens went 1-2 with a RBI.  Benny Dottle also had multiple hits going 2-3 with a walk, and a run scored.

Tim Lewis took the tough loss on a day of good work. He pitched 6.2 innings and gave up 4 runs on 7 hits.  He struck out 3.

ATHLETIX WIN PITCHER’S DUEL

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STRUTHERS OH- Scoring was at a premium on Saturday between Athletix and Ballistic Baseball. One run was enough to carry Athletix to a strong 1-0 victory.

Ty Ventresco went 1-2 for Athletix and picked up the only RBI of the game. He also walked on the day. LJ Evans went 1-2 with a walk, and he crossed the plate for his team’s only run.  The Athletix offense did work 7 walks.

Malakai Roberts took the win on the rubber.  He went 3 innings giving up 0 runs on 0 hits.  He struck out 4.

Griffin Widrig collected Ballistic’s only hit of the day going 1-3.  Luke Leonard didn’t have an official at bat going 0-0 with a walk.  Will Morrow also collected a walk.

Dawson Morrow took the loss even though he put together a strong effort. He lasted 2 innings giving up 1 run on 1 hit.  He struck out a pair.

FALCONS SWEEP THE DAY TO EARN REGULAR SEASON TITLE

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STRUTHERS OH- The Astro Falcons wasted no time on Saturday clinching their regular season title. They swept two games with the Prospects to clinch their seventh straight crown.

GAME 1 5-4:

Ben Stanker got the ball rolling for the Falcons offense going 1-2 with a RBI, 2 walks, and a run scored.  Ty Casciato went 1-3 with 2 walks, a run scored, and a RBI.  Jay Wrona went 1-5 but hit the walk off RBI in the eighth to clinch the win.

Brian Pirone got the win on the bump for the Falcons.  He went 2 innings and gave up 2 hits but no runs.  He struck out 3.

Luca Bertolasio was a bright spot for the Prospects going 2-4 with 2 RBI.  Brandon Popio went 3-4 with a run scored, and a RBI.  Tino Multari went 1-3 with a RBI.  AJ Stallsmith collected multiple hits going 2-3.

Jace Markle was tagged with the loss going 1 inning giving up 1 run on 1 hit.  He struck out 1.

GAME 2 8-5:

 

AJ Havrilla was the big bat for the Falcons in game 2.  He went 3-4 with a run scored, and 3 RBI. Ty Casciato continued his strong day going 2-2 with 2 walks, 2 runs scored, and a RBI.  Vince Machuga went 1-2 with 2 runs scored, and a RBI.

Pirone got the win again for the Falcons going 3 innings this time around giving up 4 runs on 5 hits.  He sat down 4 hitters on strikes.

Evan Pirtz had a big day for the Prospects going 1-3 with 2 RBI.  He also scored a run.  Brandon Popio and Andrew Kirilla both went 1-3 with a RBI.

Austen Price got charged with the loss on the mound for Prospects.  He lasted 2 innings giving up 5 runs on 5 hits.  He struck out 3.

 

PROSPECTS MAKE DURA EDGE WALK THE PLANK

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STRUTHERS OH- Dura Edge couldn’t bounce back from a close loss earlier in the evening as they found themselves down big to Prospects on Friday night. Prospects came away with a 7-2 win.

Tino Multari was on fire for Prospects. He went 2-2 with 3 RBI for his squad.  Michael Galterio also put in a multiple hit day going 2-4 a run scored, and a RBI. Luca Bertolasio went 1-3 with a run scored. Shane Cato walked twice and scored both times he was on base.

Cato was also dominant on the mound for the Prospects going 7 innings and giving up 2 runs on 5 hits.  He struck out 6 hitters.

Jake Corll went 1-2 on the day for Dura Edge with a RBI.  Parker Lyons also collected a RBI at the plate. Caleb Jones, and Kris Scandy both went 1-3 with a run scored.

Garrett Donaldson was tagged with the loss on the rubber for Dura Edge.  He threw 5 innings giving up 2 earned runs on 6 hits.  He sat down 5 hitters on strikes.