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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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ASTROS COME OUT ON TOP IN PITCHER’S DUEL

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STRUTHERS OH- Both pitchers in Thursday’s NABF World Series game between Astro Falcons and the Brooklyn Bonnie Jays was a straight up pitcher’s duel. The Falcons were able to come out on top 3-2.

The Falcons scored first on a wild pitch. The Bonnie Jays then answered and tied the game 1-1.  It stayed that way for a couple innings until the Falcons took a 3-1 lead. Brooklyn then made it a one run game on a wild pitch.  The score would stay that way the rest of the game, both teams would let a couple scoring opportunities fall by the wayside.

Brian Pirone threw a complete game for the Falcons and struck out 12 hitters.  He only gave up 5 hits in his outing.

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.

 

FALCONS FIRE FREELY AT BALLISTIC AND WIN BIG

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STRUTHERS OH- It was nothing but positives for the Astro Falcons in their Monday matchup with Ballistic Baseball. They blasted their way to a dominating 10-1 victory.

Jay Campbell dominated at the dish on his way to 2 RBI. He went 1-2 with a walk, and a run scored.  Bo Fornataro collected a multiple hit day going 2-2 with a walk, 2 runs scored, and a RBI.  Kolten Ruark also wasn’t retired on the day going 2-2 with a run scored, and a walk. He also knocked in a run.  Shawn Kristophel grabbed 2 RBI on the day.

Andrew Hart threw his way to a win on the mound for the Falcons tossing 5 innings giving up 0 earned runs on 3 hits.  He struck out 8 while walking only 1.

Brady Harman went 1-2 on the day for Ballistic. He walked and hit in the team’s only RBI.  Colby Lewis went 1-3 and scored the team’s only run.  Mathew Lindsey went 1-2.

Cameron Foy took the loss on the hill. He went 4 innings and gave up 3 earned runs on 4 hits. He managed to strike out 4.

ASTROS LATE BURST PUTS THEM PAST PROSPECTS

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STRUTHERS OH- It took 5 runs late for the Astro Falcons to pull away from Prospects on Monday to a final score of 6-4. The Falcons scored 2 runs in the 5th and 3 runs in the 6th to seal the deal.  They trailed 3-1 going into the 5th.

Michael Patellis ended up having a monster day for the Falcons going 3-4 at the plate with a pair of RBIs.  Mark Pieto also knocked in a pair of runs going 1-1 with a walk.  Andrew Hart put together a 2-3 day with 2 runs scored, and a RBI. Jay Michael-Wrona also collected multiple hits going 2-4 with a run scored.

Shawn Kristophel came in clutch for the win on the hill for the Falcons going 4 innings giving up 2 earned runs on 3 hits.  He struck out 1.

Andrew Kirilla got the ball rolling for Prospects. He went 1-3 a run scored, and a RBI.  Jake Hettrick mirrored those results.  Jak Kenney collected a RBI on the day.  Olindo Pezzone gathered multiple hits for the Prospects going 2-3 with a run scored.

Pezzone took the loss on the bump lasting 4.1 innings giving up 5 runs on 6 hits.  He struck out 4.

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.

 

AVALANCHE SWEEP SATURDAY TWIN BILL

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Sitting at second place in the Hernandez Division, the Avalanche took part in a pair of divisional matchups Saturday morning.

GAME 1

Knightline (5-11) started the scoring in the top of the second when they had a man reach on an error who would later come across to score off an Andrew McRoberts triple to deep right field. McRoberts would later score himself thanks to an RBI single by Aiden Thompson.

Trailing by 2, the Avalanche finally got the bats going in the bottom half of the third. A leadoff walk from Richie Preston saw the first man reach, then a passed ball and a steal of third allowed Austin Ward to single home their first run of the ball game. Julian Trott would then put down a bunt single before both Trott and Ward would be bunted into scoring position.

After Reese Henderson would draw a walk, a basehit by Lucas Cummings saw everyone advance a bag to knot things up at 2 before a 2RBI double from Jake Mattocks saw the Avalanche take their first lead of the game.

The Avalanche would go on to score an additional 5 runs in for the game, securing their first victory of the day, 11-4.

TOP PERFORMERS:

AVALANCHE

Richie Preston – 2-for-2, 1 double, 1 triple, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored

Julian Trott – 3-for-4, 2 runs scored, 1 stolen base

KNIGHTLINE

Andrew McRoberts – 2-for-4, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

Aiden Thompson – 2-for-2, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

GAME 2

Fresh off their game 1 victory, the Avalanche had to turn around and face the league leading Astro Falcons (14-2). Just as their opponents, Knightline, did in the first leg of the double header, Astro plated one in the first. With two outs, Luca Ricchiuti drew a walk, stole a base, then was brought around to score off an RBI single by Bo Fornataro.

The Avalanche struck back quickly in the bottom frame. Plating three in their first trips to the platehighlighted by an RBI triple by Richie Preston. The scoring continued to come in bunches for the Avalanche, scoring 2 in the 2nd before another 3 in the 4th.

Four different players took the mound in their eventual 8-4 victory, with the win going to Keegan Balla. The Avalanche arms combined for a total of just 2 strikeouts and allowed 8 hits.

With their sweep of the day, the Avalanche (10-6)cement their 2nd place spot in the division with just 3 games left to play.

TOP PERFORMERS:

AVALANCHE

Jake Mattocks – 2-for-3, 1 double, 4 RBIs, 1 run scored

Richie Preston – 1-for-3, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

ASTRO

Jay Michael Wrona – 1-for-3, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

Bo Fornataro – 2-for-4, 1 RBI

 

*Contributed by YSN’s Jamie Thomson

KNIGHTLINE PULLS OFF UPSET OF ASTRO FALCONS

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STRUTHERS OH- Astro Falcons have been dominating Class B this summer in the 18U division, but on Friday it was Knightline who planted their flag with an upset of the Falcons 1-0.

Anthony Massucci played hero for Knightline going 1-3 with the game’s only RBI.  Ryan Hooper went 2-2 with a run scored. James Meehan also put in a 1-3 day.

Ryan Gibbons pitched lights out for Knightline shutting out the very potent Falcons offense.  He went 6 innings and didn’t give up a single run on just 2 hits.  Gibbons struck out 12.

Ty Casciato, and Jayden Walker both went 1-3 on the day for the Falcons collecting the team’s only two hits.  Luke Lambert did manage to draw 2 walks.

Jacob Bazala pitched well despite the loss going 6 innings giving up 1 run on 4 hits.  He struck out 8.

FALCONS ESCAPE SCARE FROM WHITING

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STRUTHERS OH- The game may have been closer than planned for the Astro Falcons, but they were still able to dodge Whiting Roll-Offs on Monday 2-1.

Bo Fornataro continued his impressive summer at the plate going 1-3 with a RBI.  Seth Cervello mimicked those numbers going 1-3 with a RBI.  Michael Patellis went 1-3 with a run scored.

Cervello was on point for the Falcons on the bump earning the win. He lasted 6 innings and gave up 1 run on 4 hits.

Whiting only gathered 1 RBI on the day, and it belonged to Braeden De’Angelo.  Grant Melder got multiple hits on the night going 2-3.

Nick Parrotto earned the loss on the mound for Whiting.  He went 2 innings and gave up 2 runs on 3 hits.

 

FALCONS TAKE CARE OF EAGLE WEAR

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STRUTHERS OH- Astro Falcons was all business on Sunday as they took quick care of Eagle Wear in a 7-3 in 16U Class B action.

Bo Fornataro had an impressive stat line on the day as he went 2-3 with 2 RBI.  Luca Ricchiuti went 1-3 with a walk, a run scored, and a RBI.  Seth Cervello went 1-2 with a run scored and a RBI.

Drew Kaschak earned the complete game win for the Falcons going all 7 innings and giving up 3 runs on 4 hits.  He struck out an eye popping 13 hitters.

Jesse McKee was a big bright spot for Eagle Wear going 2-3 with 2 RBI.  Matt Paparodis went 1-3 with a run scored and a RBI.  Avery Maley went 1-3 with a run scored.

Nathan May got hit with the loss on the hill. He went 6 innings and gave up 5 runs on 7 hits.  He struck out 3.