Austintown All-Stars 12U defeated Ashtabula 14-0 on Saturday as five pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Gracie Faunda induced a groundout finish of the game.
Amadi Beardsley led Austintown to victory by driving in five runs. Beardsley went 1-for-2 at the plate. She drove in runs on a single in the fifth.
Austintown got things moving in the first inning, when an error scored one run for them.
Mila Hamley was in the pitcher’s circle for Austintown. The pitcher went one inning, allowing zero runs on zero hits, striking out three and walking zero.
Austintown collected 12 hits on the day. Annabel Mikesell, Seneca Coates, and Tori Greathouse all had multiple hits. Greathouse, Coates, and Mikesell each managed two hits to lead. Kate Averell led Austintown with two stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with 13 thefts.
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BOARDMAN OH- Both Canfield and Austintown had dominated their way through the district tournament in 10u softball. On Wednesday night they would clash and only one would punch a ticket to the championship. It was Canfield that got the job done beating Austintown 6-2.
Klara Edenfield dazzled in the circle for Canfield as she struck out 11 batters on the way to the win. Kylee Kritz sparked Canfield’s offense with a big 2 RBI double in the second inning.
Canfield advances to the district 2 Championship game on Thursday at 8:00 on field S2 at the Fields of Dreams. They will play the winner of Boardman vs Austintown on S1 at 6:00. Canfield needs just one win to clinch. The winner of Austintown and Boardman would have to beat Canfield twice.
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BOARDMAN OH- Austintown’s 12U squad needed a win on Wednesday night to have a chance at winning a district title. They got the job done in decisive fashion and defeated Boardman 7-0 as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout.
Austintown secured the victory thanks to four runs in the third inning. The offensive onslaught came from triples by Seneca Coates and Kate Averell.
In the first inning, Austintown got their offense started when an error scored
A single by Taylor Watts in the first inning was a positive for Boardman .
Mila Hamley was in the pitcher’s circle to start the game for Austintown. She allowed one hit and zero runs over four innings, striking out eight.
Emma Davies toed the rubber for Boardman . She allowed five hits and six runs over three innings, striking out four. Addie Fiddler threw three innings in relief out of the bullpen.
Annabel Mikesell went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Austintown in hits. Austintown didn’t commit a single error in the field.
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BOARDMAN, OH- The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, or in this case, the Falcons don’t flock far from the nest- as the 10U Austintown Softball All-Stars handled Struthers in four innings by the score of 13-0.
Austintown would get on the board in the first with a three-run frame, followed by a one-run second inning, five-run third, and four-run fourth inning to cap things off.
Offensively, Addy Weidenthal went 2-3 and scored twice from the leadoff spot while Peyton Severn, Addison Figley, Ava Panamarczuk, and Julia Jourdan all collected multiple hits during the contest as well.
Weidenthal would start in the circle for A-Town, and get the victory, while Severn came out of the bullpen to cage the Lady Wildcats the rest of the way.
For Struthers, Noelle Dubos, Nadia Haus, Grace Farina, and Callie Sodeman all reached base during the game.
Struthers will be back in action this Sunday at 10am, while Austintown gets a rest until Monday at 6pm. Both games will be on YSN.
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AUSTINTOWN OH- In the final game of the regular season, The Austintown Fitch Falcons welcomed in The Alliance Aviators with this particular bout taking to the skies for game #22. Both teams brought a ton of athleticism to the table. Since beating Alliance in the playoffs in 2017, Fitch had not been able to secure a win against The Aviators heading into Friday night. Fitch was also, subsequently, looking for their first winning season since the 2015-16 campaign. Alliance, a member of The Eastern Buckeye Conference (EBC), shared the conference championship with The Carrollton Warriors, sporting a 9-1 record in-conference. While Fitch was nestled in the middle of The All American Conference (AAC), bowed to co-conference champions this year in The Warren Harding Raiders and The Canfield Cardinals. With both teams representatives of tough basketball conferences, they looked for equally tough competition, especially prior to the start of the tournament.
The first quarter saw both teams filled with energy, making it seem like they were both shot out of cannon with the speed in which they played with. Both squads played a really good brand of team basketball offensively by distributing the points amongst multiple scorers through the first eight minutes. Alliance ended up a bucket better after one, leading Fitch 15-13. However, The Aviators turned on the turbo jets in the second, reaching their cruising altitude, out scoring The Falcons 16-8 in the second and taking a 10 point lead into halftime! Rahmir Hawkins and Diego Allen were tone setters on offense in the second, each scoring 5 points in the quarter for Alliance to help stretch The Aviators lead.
Like so many times prior this season, Fitch looked to mount a second half comeback against a tough opponent. The third quarter was a highlight show of selfless basketball and everyone contributing on the team for Austintown. The law of averages fell back in favor of The Falcons, with a 20 point quarter, four Falcons (Gianni Maley, Marcel Finkley, Allen Hill and Carter Owens) each scored two buckets in the quarter! Softening the offensive blow, was The Aviators J.R. Jackson, who scored 7 points in the third to help keep Alliance in front 44-41 at the end of three. By the start of the fourth, tension began to rise throughout the gymnasium and both fan bases were holding on to every shot, dribble and pass. A back-and-forth battle ensued with both teams exchanging the lead like a game of hot potato. However, the offense from Fitch stayed the same from the third and The Falcons were able to push ahead late by a couple possessions. Alliance never quit fighting, getting some major buckets and going to the free-throw line in the waning moments of the ballgame. But it was the big shots by DeShawn Vaughn that helped turn momentum into The Falcons favor and Carter Owens nailed four shots at the stripe to help put the win on ice for Fitch! The 60-56 victory for Austintown allowed them to finish with a 12-10 record with the 22nd hardest Division 1 schedule and a ton of momentum before the tournament!
The loss for Alliance (14-8) will see The Aviators refocus as they will host a home playoff matchup at The Hangar, with the winner of #14 Canton South vs. #22 Geneva going to #3 Alliance in Division 2, Northeast 1 (Canton District)on Friday, February 24th for a 7 p.m. tip-off. Following the win Fitch (12-10) will also await to see their who their opponent will be in the Division 1 Northeast 1 (Kent District) as they will face the winner of #7 GlenOak vs. #18 Uniontown Lake. #16 Fitch will either host if Uniontown is victorious or hit the road if GlenOak wins. Either way, that matchup will occur on Saturday, February 25th also a 7 p.m. tip-off. Interviews with winning Head Coach Brian Beany and Player of The Game DeShawn Vaughn can be found below!
Scoring (Fitch)
DeShawn Vaughn: 8 PTS (Player of The Game)
Gianni Maley: 16 PTS.
Carter Owens: 14 PTS.
Marcel Finkley: 12 PTS.
Allen Hill: 8 PTS.
Allex Hill: 2 PTS.
Scoring (Alliance)
Diego Allen: 15 PTS.
J.R. Jackson: 12 PTS.
Brendan Zurbrugg: 8 PTS.
Rahmir Hawkins: 7 PTS.
Darius Rodriguez: 5 PTS.
K’Vaughn Davis: 4 PTS.
Marquavian McClendon: 3 PTS.
Scoring by Quarter
Q1: Fitch 13 – 15 Alliance
Q2: Fitch 8 – 16 Alliance
Q3: Fitch 20 – 13 Alliance
Q4: Fitch 19 – 12 Alliance
Final: Fitch 60 – 56 Alliance
*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell.
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AUSTINTOWN OH- STATE CHAMPIONS!! The Austintown 10U softball team has reached the summit of the state softball world. With their sixth victory over Poland of the summer, this time around by a score of 14-2, Austintown claimed the state crown.
Head coach Matt Hamley could not be in attendance during the team’s run through the bracket. He put a plan in place to make sure his team would be ready to succeed without him physically there. He was still a big part of the game plans. He couldn’t be prouder of his team, and now he knows it’s time to look to the future. Next season seven of the players on the roster will make the step up to 12U. He took the time to come on YSN’s Running Point to talk about the state championship, highlight some of the key members of his roster, and much more. Hear from a state champion exclusively on YSN.
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Austintown coasted to an easy victory over Poland 14-2 on Wednesday to win the Little League 10U State Championship. This is the sixth win against Poland in six games, but it is the first one that was lopsided.
Austintown got things started in the first inning when Mila Hamley tripled on a 3-2 count, scoring two runs.
Austintown put up seven runs in the third inning. They put the pressure on, lead by walks by Annabel Mikesell, Gianna Hoops, and Hamley, a single by Gracie Faunda, an error on a ball put in play by Bella Mattern, and a double by Ava Fisher.
Hamley led things off in the circle for Austintown. The righty lasted five innings, allowing three hits and two runs while striking out 12.
Aly Blinsky toed the rubber for Poland. The hurler surrendered nine runs on four hits over two and two-thirds innings, striking out six. Sydney MacDonald threw two and a third innings in relief out of the bullpen.
Austintown totaled ten hits. Fisher, Mattern, and Mikesell all managed multiple hits. Mikesell, Mattern, and Fisher each managed two hits to lead. Austintown stole five bases during the game as two players stole more than one. Mattern led the way with two.
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ASHTABULA OH- In the fifth meeting of the summer between Poland and Austintown, it once again came down to the wire. With arguably the most that has been on the line in the matchup to this point, Austintown got a walk off 5-4 victory in extra innings. The win sends Austintown straight to the state championship game.
It was Bella Mattern put on the cape for her team knocking in the game winning run in the bottom of the 8th inning. Mattern was 1-4 on the day. Mila Hamley went 1-4 with 2 RBI. Ava Fisher knocked in the last RBI of the day for Austintown going 1-3 with a walk, and a run scored. Gianna Hoops scored 2 runs with a pair of walks.
Hamley pitched 5 innings of shutout softball and took the win. She gave up 0 hits and struck out 14. Annabel Mikesell pitched 3 innings giving up 0 earned runs on 3 hits, and striking out 7.
Audrina Jablonski went 1-4 for Poland with a run scored, and a RBI. Aly Blinsky went 1-3 with a run scored, and a walk. Sydney MacDonald also walked for Poland, along with Kilaney Berendt, who crossed the plate once.
Blinsky pitched 4 strong innings for Poland. She gave up 3 earned runs on 1 hit and struck out 6. MacDonald went 3.1 IP and gave up 1 run on 2 hits, while striking out 6.
Poland will play in a loser’s bracket game on Tuesday night at 6:00 to try and set up a rematch with Austintown in a winner take all championship game on Wednesday.
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ASHTABULA OH- It’s been a couple weeks since we saw Austintown’s 10U softball team win the District 2 championship. After a couple of All-Star tournaments to keep them sharp, Austintown waved right through their first state tournament game with a 15-0 victory over Ashtabula.
Annabell Mikesell led off at the top of the order by going 2-3 with 3 runs scored, and 3 RBI. Gracie Faunda also swung a strong bat going 2-2 with 2 runs scored, and 3 RBI. Mila Hamley was perfect at the plate going 3-3 with 3 runs scored, and a pair of RBI.
Hamley took the win in the circle for Austintown. She pitched 2 innings of the 3 inning game. She struck out 6 and gave up no runs on no hits.
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AUSTINTOWN OH- After a couple of weeks off from their district championship, Austintown’s 10U softball team is gearing up for a run at a state championship. They won a district with a victory over Poland. Led by their pitching, Austintown will be a formidable threat to earn a trophy this weekend. Mila Hamley dazzled for Austintown in the circle in districts and will look to do the same in the state tournament.
Right next to her and her teammates on the journey is head coach Matt Hamley. He got into softball when his daughter did, and has loved coaching the game ever since. Coach Hamley took the time to come on to Running Point to help us preview their stats tournament run. He talks with Ty Bartell, and Anthony Hartwig about what have been the keys to getting this far, what it will take to win, and much more. Don’t miss this chance to hear from the leader of Austintown 10U softball exclusively on YSN.
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