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BLUE STREAKS ELECTRIC IN WIN OVER SPARTANS

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Photo Credit: Conneaut Softball

Conneaut, OH- The Conneaut Spartans faced a tough challenge against the Madison Blue Streaks, falling short in a 15-0 defeat on Tuesday.

It was Madison who struck first, with Ally Negin’s timely single driving in two runs in the opening inning, setting the tone for the rest of the game.

The Blue Streaks continued to pile on the pressure, capitalizing on errors from the Spartans in the second and third innings to extend their lead. Kara Mekulsia’s double proved particularly damaging, driving in crucial runs for Madison.

Mekulsia also showcased her dominance on the mound, pitching a stellar game and allowing zero runs on just two hits over five innings, while striking out an impressive 13 batters.

Unfortunately for the Spartans, Alexis Brown struggled to contain Madison’s potent offense, surrendering 11 runs (nine earned) over four innings.

Offensively, the Spartans found it challenging to gain traction against Madison’s formidable pitching and defense, with Ella Boriski and Brown each contributing one hit.

The Blue Streaks, on the other hand, displayed their offensive prowess with 14 hits in the game. Negin led the charge, driving in three runs while collecting three hits, alongside impressive performances from Tori Semple, Ella Masony, and Mekulsia, who each contributed three hits.

Madison’s disciplined approach at the plate was evident, as they drew five walks and utilized their speed with four stolen bases. Additionally, their flawless fielding ensured they didn’t commit a single error, with Negin leading the team with the most chances in the field.

As the Spartans regroup for their next matchup, they’ll look to learn from this experience and come back stronger, aiming to turn the tables in their favor in their next game on the road against the Perry Pirates.

HERALDS BATS LEAD THE WAY IN WIN OVER MUSTANGS

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Orwell, OH- Isabelle Holler showcased her batting prowess, delivering a flawless performance with three hits in three at-bats, leading the St. John Heralds to a decisive 10-3 victory over Grand Valley on Monday. Holler’s contributions were pivotal, doubling twice and adding a crucial single in the sixth inning.

The Heralds erupted with a remarkable eight-run third inning, propelling them to victory. Isabelle Stern kickstarted the scoring with a well-earned walk, while Emma Hutchins’ sacrifice bunt and Caitlyn Carney’s single each drove in runs. Alyssa Cevera’s double proved instrumental, plating two more runs, and Holler’s second double of the inning added to the Heralds’ commanding lead. Rylee Frasure capped off the inning with a single, further solidifying the Heralds’ dominance.

St. John wasted no time making their mark in the first inning, as Stern’s double drove in two runs, setting the tone for the rest of the game.

Though Grand Valley managed to tie the game early on, St. John swiftly regained control and never looked back.

Holler earned a well-deserved win for the Heralds, pitching a stellar game and allowing just one earned run over seven innings, while striking out four and walking four. Grand Valley’s Hostetter endured a tough outing on the mound, surrendering 10 runs on 10 hits over seven innings.

Offensively, the Heralds tallied 10 hits in total, with Cevera and Stern each driving in two runs. Holler’s speed was on full display as she swiped two bases, adding to the Heralds’ offensive prowess.

St. John’s aggressive baserunning resulted in four stolen bases throughout the game, further adding to their commanding performance.

Hostetter led the charge for Grand Valley, driving in two runs, while Bauman’s two hits led their offensive efforts.

Looking ahead, the Heralds will take their winning momentum into their next game against Badger on Tuesday, aiming to extend their dominance on the diamond.

WILDCATS PLATE A BIG WIN OVER NILES

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STRUTHERS OH- Struthers had offense that complemented their defense on Monday night as they stormed their way to a 19-1 victory over Niles.

Emma Morris had three hits including two doubles, two RBIs and four runs, Lexa Tovtin had two hits, two RBIs and a run, Katie Morris had a double, an RBI and three runs, Vivian Marker had two hits including a double and two RBIs and Bella Sandusky had two hits, three RBIs and a run for Struthers.
Morgan Minno had the win inside the circle for the Wildcats giving up three hits and one run while striking out six.

*Contributed By Caitlin Barbour

CANFIELD GETS THE LAST LAUGH

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Canfield worked their way through a back and forth battle and topped topped Howland 7-4 on Monday.

Howland got on the board in the first inning after an error scored one run. Canfield took the lead in the bottom of the first inning after Ryan Weibling doubled, and David Murphy grounded out, each scoring one run. Dominic Santee grounded out, which helped Howland tie the game at two in the top of the third. A single by Michael Patellis gave the Cardinals the lead, 3-2, in the bottom of the third. Ketan Perry grounded out, which helped Howland tie the game at three in the top of the fourth.

A double by Dylan Mancini gave Canfield the lead right back, 4-3, in the bottom of the fourth. Santino Minniti was struck by a pitch, which helped Howland tie the game at four in the top of the fifth.

In the bottom of the fifth, Canfield broke up the tie when Murphy singled, scoring two runs. Then a passed ball followed to extend the lead to 7-4.

Anthony Groner earned the win for the Cardinals. The starting pitcher gave up two hits and three runs (one earned) over four innings, striking out six and walking five. Brayden Kovarik took the loss for Howland. He went four innings, giving up five runs on eight hits, striking out five and walking none. Weibling collected the save.

Canfield accumulated 11 hits in the game. Murphy provided pop in the middle of the lineup, and led with three runs batted in. The infielder went 1-for-3 on the day. Tanner Stricko, Weibling, Groner, and Patellis each collected two hits. The Cardinals ran wild on the base paths, tallying five stolen bases for the game.

Brendan Ray, Luca Fronzaglio, and Bode Biggin each collected one hit for Howland. Santee, Minniti, and Perry each drove in one run. The Tigers had a strong eye at the plate, amassing eight walks for the game. Howland didn’t commit a single error in the field. Aidan Anders had the most chances in the field with 11.

CLIPPERS GO FULL THROTTLE

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By Joe Eusebio


SALINEVILLE OH- Seniors Alex Eusebio, Colin Keleman and Ian Lessjoined with freshman Avery Young to lead Columbiana to a 18-0 win at Southern Local on Monday.

Eusebio did not allow a hit, run or issue a walk while striking out seven over three innings. Young pitched two scoreless innings while giving up one hit and striking out five. At the plate, Eusebioknocked in two runs, scored two runs and stole a base while Young had three RBI, scored two runs,and stole two bases.  But the big bat for the Clippers was swung by catcher Keleman, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, scoring two and adding two stolen bases.  Less scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Southern sophomore Mason Pitts started and went 4 2/3 innings allowing 8 runs (4 earned), seven hits and striking out six. Sophomore Chase Forbes had the Indian’s only hit, a single to left in the fifth inning.

Columbiana is now 3-0 in the EOAC and 5-3 overall. Southern drops to 1-1 in the conference and 3-1 overall.

Columbiana will be staying on the road on Tuesday, heading to Cene Park to face off against Cardinal Mooney at 7:00 p.m. Next up for Southern, is the rematch at Columbiana at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

CARDINALS STRIKE FIRST AND NEVER LOOK BACK

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By Ty Bartell

CANFIELD OH-  Another premier matchup inside the All American Conference (AAC) between a couple of one loss teams took place at McCune Field #7 on Monday night between The Howland Tigers and Canfield Cardinals softball teams! After both teams dropped their opening game of the season, they both had yet to taste defeat again, setting up a collision course between them.

Canfield started the game on the right foot, after Malena Toth stranded a pair of Tigers on in the first with a pair of back-to-back strikeouts, The Cardinals came right out in the bottom of the first and jumped on Howland. Leading things off, Marina Koenig blasted a solo home run to center field to lead off the game and give Canfield the early 1-0 advantage. Not done there, nine Cardinals would bat in the inning as they would compile a seven hit, four run top of the first, taking the 4-0 lead against The Tigers.

Both Malena Toth from Canfield and Brooke Tatar from Howland would effectively shut all offense down in the coming innings with both pitchers pitching around baserunners. However, Toth dealt with a bit of traffic, but she was riding cruise control through all of it, stranding multiple baserunners in the game, including leaving the bases loaded in the third.

The top of the seventh had looked like Howland would finally breakthrough, after loading the bases again, The Tigers were able to draw two consecutive walks to put two runs on the board, cutting the lead to 4-2 Canfield with Howland having the tying run at second and the go-ahead run at first. But once again, Toth found the ice in her veins to draw the slow roller to first for Kalina to step on the bag. Ballgame!

Player of the Game honors went to both Malena Toth and Jenna Triveri for Canfield as Toth was special in showcasing her ability to battle, even when traffic was on base, as the Buffalo commit is looking as strong as ever at the midway point of the season. While Triveri amassed three hits in the game, as last year’s YSN Co-Freshman of the year continues to set the tone at the top of The Cardinals lineup.

Canfield (9-1) has now won nine straight ball games and are keeping pace to claim a second consecutive AAC crown. Meanwhile, Howland (5-2) will look to gear up for the rematch against Canfield at Howland on Tuesday, April 16th with a 5 p.m. first pitch.

LABRAE LEAVES THEIR MARK

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Rylee McDonough drove in five runs on two hits to lead LaBrae past Liberty 18-1 on Monday at LaBrae High School in MVAC action. It was Liberty’s first conference loss of the season.

McDonough hit a home run to center field in the second inning, scoring three runs, and doubled in the fourth inning, scoring one.

Riley Rowe struck out 10 batters on the day. The starting pitcher also gave up two hits and one run over five innings while walking one.

Liberty opened the scoring in the first after Chloe Fleps drew a walk, scoring one run. LaBrae flipped the game pretty quickly in the bottom of the first, scoring five runs on three hits to take a 5-1 lead. The biggest blow in the inning was a triple by Rowe that drove in three. The Vikings went on to score five runs on three hits in the bottom of the second inning. McDonough homered to center field, scoring three runs, Mariah Jones grounded out, scoring one run, and Khloe Sanderson singled, scoring one run. An error extended the LaBrae lead to 12-1 in the bottom of the third inning.  They added six more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning on five hits. Nalena Page tripled, scoring one run, Syrina Gantt grounded out, scoring one run, McDonough doubled, scoring one run, and Jones homered to left field, scoring three runs.

Fleps started in the circle for Liberty. She gave up five hits and eight runs (seven earned) over one inning, striking out one and walking two.

LaBrae collected 12 hits in the game. Sanderson, Vada Allen, McDonough, and Rowe each collected two hits on the day.  Shelby Bragg paced the Vikings with three walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, accumulating six walks for the game. They were sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error. McDonough made the most plays with seven. Sarah Spisak and Rachel Strohmeyer each collected one hit for Liberty.

RAMS SHUT DOWN JACKSON MILTON OFFENSE

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Xavier Klamer was dominant on the bump, as they rang up 14 strikeouts in Mineral Ridge’s 2-0 victory over Jackson-Milton on Monday. Klamer allowed three hits and zero runs over six innings while walking one. The pitching was strong on both sides. The Rams pitchers struck out 16, while Jackson-Milton sat down 13.

A wild pitch put Mineral Ridge on the board in the bottom of the sixth.

Drew Sloan took the loss for Jackson-Milton. The starting pitcher went six innings, allowing two runs on three hits, striking out 13 and walking two. Nick Anderson pitched one inning of shutout ball for Mineral Ridge in relief. The righty surrendered zero hits, striking out two and walking two.

Gino Novello, Jackson Geddes, and Christian Dunlap each collected one hit for Mineral Ridge. Caden Ruby, Vinnie Fay, and Sloan each collected one hit for Jackson-Milton.

WARRIORS MAKE QUICK WORK OF BEAVER FALLS

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By Eric Hughes

 

NEW CASTLE PA- Mohawk defeats Beaver Falls, 16-0, in three innings to improve to 5-1 on the young season and remain atop the WPIAL 3A2 conference.

The Warriors took 2-0 lead after the first inning thanks to a pair of RBIs from Gianna Pezzuolo and Alivia Hare before opening the floodgates in the second inning.

Mylie Pistorious led the charge for the Warriors in the second inning with a leadoff triple, which was followed by eight RBIs from the Warriors’ lineup, to give Mohawk a 10-0 lead going into the third inning.

Mohawk kept their foot on the gas in the third inning, scoring six more runs, and capped off their dominant performance with an RBI double from Aricka Young to bring home their final two runs before the mercy rule came into effect.

Reagan Magno picked up the win on the mound without allowing a base hit and recorded seven strikeouts through three innings.

Alivia Hare was only a home run shy of the cycle, recording a double, triple, and single, and had three RBIs.

Maya McGreal went 2-3 with a double and also recorded three RBIs.

Gianna Pezzuolo recorded three RBIs as well, two of them coming off an RBI triple in the second inning.

Addy Moskal was the only Warrior without a base hit, but still had an efficient day at the plate, recording three walks.

MINERAL RIDGE MOUNTS A COMEBACK

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Mineral Ridge trailed by as many as four, but came back to top Jackson-Milton on Monday, 9-6. Jackson-Milton got on the board in the top of the first inning after Grace Johns singled, and Brena McBeth doubled, each scoring one run. An error, and a single by McBeth helped the Blue Jays extend their early lead in the third.  They then scored one run in the top of the sixth on a solo home run to left field by Alena Len.

Mineral Ridge flipped the game on its head in the bottom of the sixth, scoring five runs on five hits to take a 9-6 lead. The biggest blow in the inning was a single by Lily Merolillo that drove in two.

Savannah Turk earned the win for Mineral Ridge. The reliever gave up two hits and one run over three innings, striking out six and walking one. Macayla Thornhill took the loss for the Blue Jays. She went five innings, allowing six runs (five earned) on 12 hits, striking out two and walking two. Merolillo started in the circle for the Rams. She allowed six hits and five runs (three earned) over four innings, striking out four and walking one.

Mineral Ridge amassed 15 hits in the game. Aaliyah Wall provided pop in the middle of the lineup, and led the lineup with two runs batted in. She went 2-for-3 on the day. Megan Haynie, the Rams number nine hitter, led the team with three hits in three at-bats. Laney Rigley, Sydney Wyllie, Sullivan Sandy, and Maddie Gerberry each collected multiple hits. Turek stole two bases.

McBeth did a lot of damage in the Jays lineup, and led with two runs batted in. She went 2-for-3 on the day. McBeth and Ivy McBeth each collected two hits. Emma Johns stole two bases. Jackson-Milton turned one double play in the game.