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ASTROS EVEN UP THE SERIES

STRUTHERS OH- The Astro Falcons have forced a winner take all Game 5 in the 18U Championship Series. They dominated Creekside Thursday night in a 9-0 victory. They made the most out of their hits, scoring their nine runs on just six hits.

Ricky Havrilla has a big night going 1-3 with a run scored, a walk, and 2 RBI.  Lucas Gulcznski almost matched those numbers going 1-3 with a run score and 2 RBI. Brandon Gelpi went 1-3 with a walk and 2 RBI. The Falcons walked 11 times on the night. Chase Franken walked 3 times. JJ Wetherholt Walker twice, he also went 1-2 with a run scored.

Creekside only managed 3 hits on the night, and two of them came from BJ Arnold who went 2-3. Cole Yeager collected the other hit going 1-3. David Duffalo walked once.

Andrew Russell got the shutout victory on the mound for the Falcons. He went all 7 innings giving up 0 runs on 3 hits. He struck out 9 while only walking 1.

ASTROS STAY ALIVE IN GAME 3

STRUTHERS OH- The Astro Falcons let loose on Creekside on Wednesday night to avoid a series sweep. It was a dominating 15-1 victory. The Falcons scored 15 runs on 9 hits and only allowed 1 run on 2 hits.

Andrew Russell was very productive for the Falcons going 1-2 with a run scored, a walk, and 3 RBI. JJ Wetherholt went 2-4 with a run scored and 3 RBI. Will Ray went 2-3 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI.

Ben Petske has the team’s only RBI going 1-2 with a RBI. David Duffalo collected the other hit for Creekside went 1-1 with a walk. Brady Hansen walked twice.

Jon McCullough tossed a victory on the mound for the Falcons. He went 5 innings giving up 1 run on 2 hits. He struck out 9.

FALCONS NOT MESSING AROUND IN GAME 1

STRUTHERS OH- It was all business for the Astro Falcons in Game 1 of their semifinals matchup with Dura Edge. The Falcons scored ten runs in two innings between the 2nd and the 3rd to cruise to a 12-1 win.

Don Pieto went 1-2 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI for the Falcons. JJ Wetherholt went 2-3 with a triple, 2 runs scored, and a RBI. John Mcullough went 1-1 with 2 RBI. Lucas Gulcznski went 2-3 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI.

Vince Armeni had a good day for Dura Edge going 2-2 with the team’s only RBI. Jake Bowen went 1-2 with a run scored. The final Dura Edge hit was collected by Braden Gebhardt who went 1-2.

Andrew Russell got the victory on the rubber for the Falcons. He went 5 innings giving up 1 run on 4 hits and he struck out 9.

FALCONS SCRAPE PAST BALLISTIC

STRUTHERS OH- One Run was enough for the Astro Falcons on Monday night as they just got by Ballistic 1-0. They avoided what would have been a big upset as Ballistic sits towards the bottom of the standings.

On a slow offensive night for both teams, Andrew Russel had the only RBI of the game. He went 1-2 with a walk. Ricky Havrilla had multiple hits going 2-3.

Koby Zupko had 2 of the 3 Ballistic hits going 2-3. The other hit came from Anthony Koulianos who went 1-3.

Nick Cosentino picked up the win on the mound. He went 3 innings and gave up 0 runs on 1 hit. Cal Bickerstaff finished the game going 4 innings giving up 0 runs on 2 hits striking out 7.

ASTRO FALCONS CONTINUE TO SHINE

STRUTHERS OH- The Astro Falcons continued their dominance of Class B on Sunday with a 5-0 win over Whiting Roll-Offs. The Falcons offense spread out their five runs between the 3rd and 6th innings. Their pitching held Whiting to only one hit.

Luke Jackson collected 2 RBI for the Falcons. He walked once. Greg Johnson went 2-3. Phil Fox walked 3 times.

Chase Tomko got the only hit for Whiting going 1-3. Ethan Bintrum walked.

Andrew Russel got the impressive win for the Falcons. He threw 6 no hit innings striking out 7 and walking a pair.

 

18U ASTRO FALCONS LOOK SHARP ON DAY ONE

STRUTHERS OH- The 18u division of the Astro Falcons had no trouble in their Class B opener on Sunday against the Whiting Roll-Offs. A seven run 5th inning alongside a dominant pitching performance by Andrew Russell  let the Falcons cruise to a 10-0 win on a perfect afternoon for baseball.

Will Ray led the Falcons offense going  2-3 with 3 RBI. Dom Pilolli also had 3 RBI going 1-2.

Andrew Russell got the win on the bump for the Falcons as he threw 5 scoreless innings and struck out 6 while walking just one.