URSULINE BATS UPEND CLIPPERS

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Columbiana watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 5-0 loss to Ursuline on Saturday.

In the first inning, Ursuline got their offense started. The Irish scored one run when Brady Shannon doubled.

One bright spot for the Clippers was a single by Seth Spooner in the first inning.

Tre Ciavarella got the win for Ursuline. The fireballer lasted five and two-thirds innings, allowing three hits and zero runs while striking out nine.

Alex Eusebio took the loss for Columbiana. The hurler lasted six innings, allowing six hits and five runs while striking out five.

Spooner, Bayden Pipoly, and Tyler Andersen each managed one hit to lead the Clippers.

Dante Walker led Ursuline with two hits in three at bats.

VIKINGS REIGN VICTORIOUS OVER GARFIELD

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ATWATER OH-

Waterloo stole the lead late and defeated Garfield 5-1 on Saturday. The game was tied at one with Waterloo batting in the bottom of sixth when multiple errors by the G-men allowed the Vikings to pull away.

Waterloo fired up the offense in the first inning, when Bobby Makin singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run.

Noah Hughes earned the win for Waterloo. The lefthander surrendered zero runs on two hits over one and two-thirds innings, striking out one and walking zero.

Lopez took the loss for Garfield. He went two innings, allowing two runs on zero hits, striking out three and walking one.

Mason Hakin started the game for Waterloo.The right-hander threw a gem on the mound. Hakin went five and a third innings, allowing one run on one hit and striking out four.

Luke Simons, Mason Duncan and Bobby Makin all had one hit to lead Waterloo offense.

*Contributed by Joseph Perretta at waterlooathletics.org

STAYING ON BRAND

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CANFIELD OH- South Range baseball’s senior Brandon Mikos is ecstatic to be able to play his senior season, after having to miss the 2020 campaign due to the pandemic. Him and his teammates are not taking anything for granted in 2021. Like every year, the Raiders took an early season trip to Myrtle Beach to sharpen their skills against top competition down south. Brandon pitched in the first game the Raiders played on the beach, and dazzled on the mound. He threw a complete game 7.0 IP, only gave up 1 run on 5 hits, and struck out 6. The Raiders went 4-1 in their week in South Carolina, and Mikos hit .352 on the week with 5 RBI.

Brandon recently officially signed on to play at the next level with Youngstown State. He says playing for his hometown team is a dream come true. His work ethic and commitment to greatness has propelled him to this point. Now that he is locked in to play in college, all the focus can be turned to giving the Raiders the best chance to win as possible. Everyone, including Brandon is excited for the outlook of the South Range season. We can certainly tell that great things are on the horizon for Brandon and his teammates.

YSN’s Paul Munson caught up with Brandon while the team was in Myrtle Beach to talk about his senior season. They discuss expectations of the 2021 season, playing for YSU next year, and much more. Set sail with Raiders with this exclusive player profile “Staying On Brand.”

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CLIPPERS COMEBACK FALLS SHORT AT PNC

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PITTSBURGH, PA- The Columbiana Clippers lost the lead late in a 9-2 defeat to Ringgold on Friday. The game was tied at two with Ringgold batting in the bottom of the fifth when an error scored one run for Ringgold, and as the rain picked up in America’s greatest ballpark, so did the Rams scoring.

Ringgold fired up the offense in the first inning. Hunter Mamie hit into a fielder’s choice, scoring one run.

Gianni Cantini got the win for Ringgold. The fireballer allowed one hit and zero runs over one and two-thirds innings, striking out two and walking zero. Eli Calloway threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.

Logan Hoschar took the loss for Columbiana. “The Hammer” allowed four hits and seven runs over one and two-thirds innings, striking out one.

Riley McElwain started the game for the Clippers. The lefthander went four innings, allowing two runs on three hits, striking out seven and walking zero Gage Fuller started the game for Ringgold. The pitcher went four and a third innings, allowing two runs on five hits, striking out five and walking one

Seth Spooner, Trevor Dearing, Cameron Sloan, Daniel Wilczak, McElwain, Tyler Andersen, and Joey Wilczak all had one hit to lead Columbiana.

Hunter Mamie went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead Ringgold in hits.

 

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HUBBARD LEAVES RAIDERS SHIPWRECKED

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HUBBARD, Ohio –

Five different players drove in runs for the Hubbard Eagles to back the pitching of Mikey Zapka to lead the Dirty Birds to a 7-2 non-conference victory over the Warren Harding Raiders.

Dylan Durkos delivered the biggest blow in a six-run fifth inning with a ground ball single through the 6-5 gap that would plate two runs. SophomoreBen Wilcox would finish the explosive fifth with a single to bring across Hubbard’s final run of the inning.

Offense wasn’t always so easy for the Eagles in this one as the Dirty Birds didn’t record their first hit until their huge fifth. The Harding pitcher, Elijah Taylor, was grooving into the inning, striking out six through his first four innings of work.

The right-handed junior Zapka, who struck out six and didn’t allow a single walk in the ballgame, threw his third complete game of the season and improved his record to 3-0. But after he allowed a solo home run to his pitching counterpart, Elijah Taylor, in the fourth, his back appeared to be against the wall but don’t tell Mikey that. “I knew I just had to stay confident and shake it off,” Zapkasaid. “I’m not the type of guy who lets a homerun get to him.”

Zapka would allow another run in the fifth before putting the clamps on the Raiders, only giving up two hits while striking out two in his last two innings of work.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Mikey Zapka – 7 innings pitched, 6 Ks, 0 walks, 2earned runs

Ben Wilcox – 2-for-2, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk

Evan Jarvis – 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

Dylan Durkos – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs

WARREN HARDING

Elijah Taylor – 1-for-3, 1 solo Home Run

Michael Jones – 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

CANFIELD GETS THE BEST OF THE FLASHES

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CANFIELD OH-

Canfield stole the lead late and defeated Champion 11-4 on Friday. Canfield was down 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning when Ben Slanker singled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs.

The Cardinals earned the victory despite allowing Champion to score three runs in the first inning. The offensive firepower by Champion was led by Nathan Holt, Tyler Skaggs, and Collin Brainard, all driving in runs in the frame.

Champion opened up scoring in the first inning, when Holt drew a walk, scoring one run.

Canfield pulled away for good with seven runs in the fourth inning. In the fourth AJ Havrilla singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run, Landon Beidelchies singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run, Dom Magliocca doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs, and Nate Shaw doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run.

Jake Grdic led the the Cardinals to victory on the hill. Grdic allowed three hits and one run over four innings, striking out five. Alex Iannizzaro threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.

Jack O’Shaughnessy led things off on the mound for Champion. The pitcher surrendered seven runs on six hits over three and a third innings, striking out two.

Shaw started the game for Canfield. The righty went one inning, allowing three runs on zero hits and striking out two

Canfield collected ten hits. Havrilla and Chris Sammarone each collected multiple hits. Sammarone and Havrilla each collected two hits to lead.

 

JARVIS TOSSES NO HITTER AS HUBBARD PREVAILS

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HUBBARD, Ohio –

Evan Jarvis threw the first no-hitter on the Hubbard Eagle’s new baseball field built in 2016. Jarvis struck out 13 in a 16-1 victory over the Brookfield Warriors.

It isn’t too often you see a no-hitter with a run given up, but after Jarvis would hit a Brookfield batter to lose his perfect game in the 4th, the Hubbard defense would make an error and allow the runner to score.

Not only was Jarvis getting it done on the defensive side of things, but he was producing at the plate as well. Finishing 1-for-2 on the day, Jarvis had a game high 3 RBIs and added a double as well.

After fanning the first two batters in the top of the 5th inning, fatigue was starting to set in. Jarvis would walk the 3rd batter of the inning on 4 straight pitches and started the next hitter off with a ball. With history on his mind, Jarvis would stepoff and take a deep breath before firing three strikes for the backwards K and sealing his no-hitter.

“It’s really cool,” Jarvis said, “I was happy the few balls that did get hit got fielded and I have to thank my team for that.” The ultimate teammate, Jarvis is no stranger to the big stage. A starter since his freshman season, the right-handedsenior came into the day feeling good, saying he knew in the very first inning that he was bringing it.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Evan Jarvis – 5 innings pitched, 13 Ks, 1 walk, 0 earned runs

Andrew Frank 3-for-4, 1 triple, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored

Ian Wukelich – 2-for-2, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

LOWELLVILLE BLANKS BEARS

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STRUTHERS OH-

Lowellville defeated Leetonia 9-0 on Thursday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Brandon Simmons got a bears hitter to hit into a fielder’s choice to finish off the game.

The Rockets fired up the offense in the first inning, when Cole Bunofsky doubled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run.

Lowellville scored four runs in the second inning. Justin Beeson, Bunofsky, Ricky Palumbo, and Francisco Rivera-Ocasio all contributed in the big inning with RBIs.

Palumbo led things off on the hill for the Rockets . The hurler lasted six innings, allowing three hits and zero runs while striking out 11.

Tino Rivera-Ocasio led Lowellville  with two hits in three at bats.

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WALK OFF WINNER FOR RESERVE MUDDLES MILTON

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BERLIN CENTER, OH- A walk-off single led Western Reserve past Jackson-Milton 3-2 on Wednesday.  The game was tied at two with Western Reserve batting in the bottom of the tenth when Nick Niemi singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run.

The pitching was strong on both sides.  Blue Devil pitchers struck out ten, while Jackson-Milton pitchers sat down seven.

In the third inning, Western Reserve got their offense started when Niemi reached on a dropped third strike.

In the top of the fifth inning, Jackson-Milton tied things up at two when Sloan singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.

Niemi was the winning pitcher for Western Reserve. The hurler went five innings, allowing zero runs on two hits and striking out three.

Gavin Sahli took the loss for Jackson-Milton. Sahli surrendered one run on one hit over two-thirds of an inning, walking one.

Mason Robison started the game for Jackson-Milton. The bulldog surrendered zero runs on one hit over two innings, striking out one.   Jake Pappagallo started the game for Western Reserve.   The fireballer went five innings, allowing two runs on four hits and striking out seven

Niemi led Western Reserve Blue Devils Varsity with four hits in five at-bats.

Frank Prozy went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Jackson-Milton in hits.

EARLY LEAD LIFTS EAGLES AHEAD OF GIRARD

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GIRARD OH-

Girard fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 13-1 loss to Hubbard on Wednesday. Hubbard scored on a double by Jake Hettrick in the first inning.

The Indians struggled to contain the high-powered offense of Hubbard, giving up 13 runs.

Hubbard got on the board in the first inning.

The Eagles scored four runs in the fifth inning. The big inning came thanks to a walk by Hayden Fox and a fielder’s choice by Mike Zapka.

Kobe Krisuk took the win for Hubbard. The fireballer lasted five innings, allowing two hits and one run while striking out 12.

Dominic Bengalla took the loss for Girard. The pitcher surrendered nine runs on nine hits over three and a third innings, striking out three.

Anthony Dinard and Anthony Cortese each collected one hit to lead the Indians.

Hubbard totaled ten hits. Joe Langley, Hettrick, and Fox each managed multiple hits. Langley went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead.

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