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EAGLE WEAR SCORES LATE TO EARN VICTORY


STRUTHERS OH- Eagle Wear faced off with Whiting on Wednesday in a tight game in 18U Class B action. A great defensive performance on both sides opened up in the bottom of the 6th where Eagle Wear put up three runs. Those three runs to take the lead helped Eagle Wear walk away with a 4-3 victory.

Both Matthew Strank and Joseph Carosella came up huge for Eagle Wear at the plate. Strank went 2-3 on the day with 2 RBIs. Carosella went 2-3 with a run scored and an RBI. Eagle Wear put up 4 runs on 7 hits, and 4 RBIs as a team.

Sam Amodeo went the full distance and got the win on the mound for Eagle Wear. In his 7 IP, he allowed 3 runs on 5 hits. He put up 9 strikeouts on the day.

Brady Shannon and Brennen Porter both led Whiting at the plate, going 1-2 with a run scored and an RBI each. Whiting finished with 3 runs on 5 hits, and 3 RBIs as a team.

Jacob Warner took the loss for Whiting. He went 5 IP, giving up 3 earned runs on 7 hits. He struck out 2 on the day.

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller

 

AVALANCHE DELIVER THE FINAL BLOW IN HIGH SCORING BOUT


STRUTHERS OH- The bats were in full swing on Wednesday in the Class B 18U matchup between the Avalanche and Knightline. Both clubs combined to put up 27 total hits in the game. But the Avalanche were too much to handle for Knightline, as the Avalanche came away with a 14-10 victory. 

Julian Trott, DJ Donatelli, and Noah Kockler were all X-Factors for the Avalanche at the plate and on the bases. Trott went 2-3 with 3 runs scored and a steal. Donatelli also went 2-3 with 3 runs scored, an RBI, a walk, and a steal. Kockler went 2-4 at the plate with a run scored, 3 RBIs, and 2 steals. The Avalanche scored 14 runs on 13 hits, and finished with 10 RBIs as a team.

Logan Ayres got the win on the hill for the Avalanche. In his 5 IP, he allowed 9 earned runs on 13 hits. He finished with 3 strikeouts on the day.

Both Gavin Shrum and Madden Boehm led Knightline at the plate. Shrum went 3-4 on the day with 2 runs scored and an RBI. Boehm went 2-3 with a run scored and 3 RBIs. Knightline scored 10 runs on 14 hits, along with 9 RBIs as a team.

Tyler Capan took the loss for Knightline. He gave up 4 earned runs on 4 hits. He finished with 2 strikeouts on the day.

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller

BALLISTIC BRINGS THE BOOM

STRUTHERS OH- One inning can make all the difference in baseball, and for Ballistic, that inning was the 4th. In the 4th inning of the 18U matchup between Dura Edge and Ballistic, Ballistic put up a 10 spot to help them walk away with a 14-4 victory Wednesday.

Brady Gavula was on fire at the plate for Ballistic, going 3-3 with a run scored and 3 RBIs. Marco Vesce also had a great day, going 2-3 with 3 runs scored and an RBI. Will Morrow also came up big for Ballistic. He finished 2-3 with a run scored and 2 RBIs on the day. Ballistic scored 14 runs on 13 hits, and finished with 12 RBIs as a team.

Dylan McElhinney got the win on the hill for Ballistic. In his 5 IP, he surrendered 3 earned runs on 5 hits, which included a home run. He finished with 2 strikeouts on the day.

Jack Kail was tremendous at the plate for Dura Edge. He went 3-3 with a run scored and 3 RBIs. Both Braden Gebhardt and Caleb Jones went 1-2 on the day. Dura Edge scored 4 runs on 5 hits, along with 3 RBIs as a team.

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller
Nathan Holt took the loss for Dura Edge. He gave up 13 earned runs on 12 hits. He finished with 6 strikeouts on the day.

ATHLETIX MAKE THE PLAYS THAT COUNT

STRUTHERS OH- Pitching took center ring on Wednesday in 18U Class B action between Athletix and Prospects.  There were only 3 runs surrendered combined, but it was Athletix that came out on top 2-1.

Sebastian Rosado-Guindin hit both RBI for the Athletix offense. He went 1-2 on the day.  Nathan Vidmar had a multiple hit day going 2-3.  Bayden Pipoly went 1-3. Seth Cervello walked 3 times and scored 2 runs.

Riley McElwain was electric on the hill. In his 6 innings pitched he gave up 1 run on 2 hits.  He was able to fan 8 batters.

Evan Wolter walked and collected a RBI on the day for Prospects.  Alex Stowe was never retired on the day going 1–1 with a walk. Both Andrew Karila, and Jake Hettrick went 1-2 for the Prospects offense.

Brett McSparran was solid on the hill despite taking the tough loss. He threw a total of 5 innings giving up 2 runs on 6 hits. He struck out a pair of batters.

FALCONS DOMINATE TO KEEP FIRST PLACE

STRUTHERS OH- There was a lot on the line on Wednesday night in Cene Park. The first place spot in Class B 18U baseball was up for grabs as the Astro Falcons came in trailing Creekside Fitness by a half game. The Falcons took total control of first place in a dominating 10-0 victory.

Anthony Miller led the Falcons offense going 2-3 with 4 RBI.  Eric Sungren knocked in a pair of runs on a 1-3 day. He also scored a run. Ben Slanker had multiple hits going 2-3 with 2 runs scored.  Clay Wiesen put together a solid day going 2-3 with 3 runs scored.

Jordan Kolenda kept Creekside’s offense in check pitching the complete game and giving up 0 runs on 3 hits.  He struck out 10 hitters.

Braden Ziegler and Tyler Kamerer both went 1-2 for the Creekside offense.  Collin Marinpetro reached every time he came to the plate going 1-1 with a walk.

Zach Luciano took the loss on the mound for Creekside.  Only 1 run he gave up was earned on 7 hits.

ATHLETIX SURGE AHEAD


STRUTHERS OH- A late 6th inning surge was the key for Athletix as they came away with the win Monday night over Ballistic. In 18U Class B action, Athletix walked away with a 7-2 victory.

Nathan Vidmar, Clay Mitchell, and Isaiah Torres all led Athletix at the plate. Vidmar went 3-4 on the day with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs. Mitchell went 2-4 with a run scored and an RBI. Torres finished 2-2 with an RBI and 2 walks. Athletix finished with 7 runs on 11 hits, along with 6 RBIs and 8 walks as a team.

Jack Leipheimer got the win on the hill for Athletix. He went 6 IP, allowing 2 earned runs on 7 hits. He finished with 4 strikeouts on the day.

Both Tyler Cunningham and Will Morrow led Ballistic at the plate. Cunningham went 2-2 on the day with an RBI. Morrow went 2-3 with a run scored and a stolen base. Ballistic finished with 2 runs on 7 hits, and an RBI as a team.

Morrow took the loss for Ballistic. He went 3 IP, giving up 3 earned runs on 6 hits. He struck out 4 on the day.

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller

CREEKSIDE WINS ANOTHER CLOSE ONE


STRUTHERS OH- Creekside looked to move to 9 straight wins on Monday with a win over the Avalanche, and they did just that in a tight game. In 18U Class B action, Creekside fought to a 2-1 victory.

Tyler Kamerer and Colin Marinpetro both came up big at the plate for Creekside. Kamerer went 3-4 with 2 runs scored. Marinpetro went 4-4 with an RBI. Creekside scored 2 runs on 9 hits, and 1 RBI as a team.

Mark Bunch got the win on the hill for Creekside. He went 7 IP with 1 earned run on 4 hits. He finished with 7 strikeouts on the day.

Both Lucas Cummings and Kenny Lavrich led the Avalanche at the plate. Cummings went 2-2 on the day. Lavrich went 1-3 with a run scored and an RBI on a Home Run. The Avalanche  scored 1 run on 4 hits, along with 1 RBI as a team.

Jaret Boyer took the loss for the Avalanche. He went 7 IP, surrendering 1 earned run on 9 hits. He finished with 6 strikeouts on the day.

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller

ONE RUN IS ALL WHITING NEEDS FOR VICTORY

STRUTHERS OH- It’s not very often you come across a true pitcher’s duel in baseball anymore. With so much focus on offense, a 1-0 has become an anomaly. For Whiting, and Prospects 18U teams it apparently needed to happen. Both teams were electric on the mound, but Whitibg came out on top 1-0.

Brady Shannon got the game winning RBI going 1-3 on the day.  He knocked in Cooper Vance who went 1-2 with a walk. Anthony Malagise led Whiting in hits going 2-2.

It was the pitcher’s who shined the brightest in this battle. Shannon got the win for Whiting. He went 2 innings and gave up 0 runs on 0 hits.  Marc Conti took the bulk of the work throwing 4 innings and giving up 0 runs on 3 hits. He struck out a pair.

Although Prospects only managed 4 hits, they did draw 6 walks. Robert Gumino went 1-2 with a walk on the day.  A.J Stallsmith had identical numbers going 1-2 with a walk.  Olindo Pezzone went 1-3 on the day.

Nick Church took the loss as he tossed all 6 innings and gave up 1 run on 5 hits.  He struck out 6 hitters, and used 92 pitches to get through the game. That’s an average of just over 15 pitches per inning.

 

AVALANCHE KEEP BALLISTIC ON ICE

STRITHERS OH- Both team’s pitching was on point on Sunday between Avalanche and Ballistic Baseball. Avalanche just made enough plays to open up a 3-1 win on the day.

Logan Ayres came up big for Avalanche. He went 1-4 on the day with 2 RBI.  Jaret Boyer also hit in a RBI going 1-3 with a run scored.  Kenny Lavrich had a solid day going 1-2 with a walk.

Lucas Cummings pitched a gem on the hill and got the win. He went 7 innings and only gave up 1 run on 4 hits. He struck out a pair.

Luke Leonard knocked in the only run of the day for Ballistic while going 1-3 at the plate.  Boyd Kurtz went 1-2 with a walk and a run scored.  Brady Harman, and Tyler Mack both put in 1-3 days to finish out their offense.

Dawson Morrow pitched well despite taking the loss for Ballistic. He went 5 innings and gave up 3 runs on 6 hits.  He also struck out 3 batters.

KNIGHTLINE WALK OFF COMPLETES THE UPSET

STRUTHERS OH- Knightline went toe to toe with the top of the 18U division of Class B Baseball as they walked off Astro Falcons to secure a 11-10 victory.

Anthony Massucci made the most out of a 1-3 day for Knightline knocking in 3 RBI.  He also scored a run.  Ty Eberhardt had a perfect day at the plate going 2-2 with a walk, 2 runs scored, and a pair of RBI.  Chance Lazcko also had a great day going 2-2 at the plate with a run scored and a RBI. Mikey Sciortino went 1-3 with a walk and a run scored.

The Astro Falcons had plenty of offense to go around despite the loss.  Zach Herb went 2-3 on the day with a pair of RBI.  Tino Campoli also knocked in a pair of RBI with 2 walks and a run scored.  Anthony Miller gathered a pair of RBI as well going 1-4 with a run scored.