COLUMBIANA OH- Columbiana and United squared off on Tuesday in game one of a two game set. Both teams came in undefeated in conference play. Columbiana picked up a crucial win, 4-1.
Columbiana put up three runs in the sixth inning. The offensive onslaught came from a triple by Caitlynn Pleska, a groundout by Cameron Perkins, and a double by Ava Davanza.
Mackenzi Gamble got the win for Columbiana. The ace went seven innings, allowing one run on three hits, striking out 12 and walking zero.
Tori Firth was in the pitcher’s circle for United. She lasted seven innings, allowing five hits and four runs while striking out eight.
The Clippers smacked one home run on the day. Gamble put one out in the fourth inning.
Gamble, Pleska, Davanza, Gabriella Spooner, and Alaina Johnston all had one hit to lead Columbiana in hits. The Clippers didn’t commit a single error in the field. Perkins had the most chances in the field with 12.
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MINERVA OH- In the bottom of the 6th inning with one out Channing Toy was hit by a pitch. She stole second & then Lauryn Barton laid down a sac bunt & darn near beat it out. Chase Toy delivered an rbi single plating her sister from third for a key insurance run. Chase stole second on the first pitch giving her 26 on the season. Two pitches later she swiped third base breaking the single season stolen base record held by Reagan Meals. Chase has now stolen 27 bases this season. Congrats to the stolen base Queen – you are one heck of an athlete!
Despite 5 Salem hits in the game they were still able to steal 9 bases in 9 attempts. Each of Salem’s four runs they scored, stole a base on their eventual way to the plate. In contrast the Lions didn’t steal any bases & were caught stealing in both attempts. Other thief’s included Lauryn Barton (2), Mack Zumbar (2), Channing Toy & Emilee Lewis.
Lauryn Barton had a bunt single & scored two of the 4 Salem runs. Such impressive hustle when with two outs Mack Zumbar blooped a single over the 1st baseman’s head & Lauryn took off from second without hesitation & scored. Mack also doubled in the game with 2 RBI. Chase Toy had two hits & walked. Mack Zumbar & Chase Toy extended their hitting streaks to 10 games. Sophie Maniscalco had an RBI. Kaylee Johnson had a sac bunt as Bella Brant reached base twice including getting hit by a pitch, a stat she leads in annually. Sareny Wang scored a run as a pinch runner.
Morgane Blaine pitched a complete game to pickup the win. She struck out six while walking just two on 99 total pitches. She carried a shutout into the 7th when the Lions attempted to rally before Ice Ice Blainey shut the door making all three outs. She struck out two in the inning & tagged out a runner caught in a “pickle” trying to steal.
Catcher Channing Toy was on point throwing out two runners trying to steal thwarting any comeback. Morgane Blaine assisted in 5 outs defensively including a double play on a line drive back to her in the circle. Mack Zumbar made an amazing diving catch on a line drive towards the 3-4 hole in the 5th inning.
Tomorrow is senior night vs Beaver Local at Southeast.
*Contributed By Michael Thorpe at salemathletics.org
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HUBBARD OH- Juli Stachowicz threw a gem on Tuesday for South Range, allowing zero runs and besting Hubbard by a score of 9-0.
South Range secured the victory thanks to six runs in the third inning. Keira Brogan, Kelly Szolek, Samantha Susany, Madison Dado, and Gretchen Bartels each had RBIs in the big inning.
A single by Kaylee Schultz in the second inning was a positive for Hubbard.
Stachowicz got the win for the Raiders. The lefthander surrendered zero runs on three hits over seven innings, striking out 11 and walking one.
Schultz was on the rubber for Hubbard. The hurler went four innings, allowing six runs on six hits and striking out three. Haleigh Taylor threw three innings in relief out of the bullpen.
South Range tallied 11 hits on the day. Dado, Szolek, and Brogan all managed multiple hits. Szolek and Dado each collected three hits to lead the way. The Raiders didn’t commit a single error in the field. Szolek had 11 chances in the field, the most on the team.
Lauren Komorek went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Hubbard in hits.
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It was “Groundhog Day” for the Fitch softball team as they pounded Warren Harding 18-0 on Tuesday afternoon on the Lady Raiders’ homefield after putting up an identical score when they hosted Harding the night before. Moving to 14-0 on the season.
Fitch is continuing to see huge performances by its underclassmen. Sophomore Tina Montgomery led the offense with a home run, a double, and four RBIs while freshman Kylie Folkwein added a homer of her own to go along with a single and two RBIs on the day.
Juniors Samantha Heinz and Ayla Ray contributed to the second straight day of offensive onslaughts and senior Caitlin Michell made her presence known as well. Heinz contributed with a double, a sacrifice fly, and two RBIs while Ayla Ray had a double, two singles and one RBI. Mitchell was credited with a double, a single, and two runs batted in.
Sydnie Watts got her 14th win of the season for Fitch, striking out eight batters in three innings on the mound while giving up just one hit. Sophomore Julia Wileman pitched one inning and tallied one strikeout before freshman Jeweliana Farmer closed out the game in the fifth inning and struck out one batter.
The undefeated Lady Falcons will host Champion on Friday as they honor the team’s graduating players on Senior Night. First pitch is set for 6:00pm.
*Contributed By Chris Lewis at austintownathletics.org
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ALLIANCE, OHIO- Both teams were strong in the pitcher’s circle on Tuesday, but Marlington was just a little bit stronger at the plate in a victory over West Branch.
Klary McKay started the game for the Warriors and recorded 18 outs. McKay was in the circle for the Warriors as she went six innings, allowing two runs on four hits and striking out three.
The Warriors was sure-handed in the field and didn’t commit a single error. Nicole Stoffer had the most chances in the field with six.
West Branch will try and get back on track when they take on Alliance on Thursday.
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CANFIELD, OHIO – Canfield built themselves up a nice cushion as they would need it to hold off the late Boardman run and defeat the Spartans 6-4 Tuesday night.
The Canfield offense got after it in the first inning scoring two runs, highlighted by a Malena Toth ground out that brought in one run. Canfield collected 11 hits as a team with Jenna Triveri and Marina Koenig each collecting multiple hits for the Cardinals.
The Canfield defense was squeaky clean as they didn’t commit any defensive miscues. Toth led things off in the pitcher’s circle for Canfield. The righthander had things going all night, surrendering four runs on seven hits over seven complete innings, striking out 11.
Tori Strines knocked in a pair of runs for the Spartans going 1-3 with a walk on the day. Ava Freeborough went 1-4 with a RBI from the top of the lineup. Natalie Davis also knocked in a run for Boardman going 1-3 with a walk.
Canfield will next play at Crestview on Wednesday evening at 5:00 p.m.
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BROOKFIELD, OHIO- Arianna Jones did the opposing team no favors on Tuesday, picking up four hits over four at bats and leading Brookfield to a 20-2 win over LaBrae.
Jones singled in the first, doubled in the second, singled in the third, and hit a grand slam in the fourth.
The Warriors tallied seven runs in the second inning as their offense in the inning was led by Sophia Hook, Katie Logan, Abby DeJoy, Cadence Huffman, Jasmine Hubbard, and Katie Gibson, all driving in runs in the inning. DeJoy had a long ball in the second inning for her tenth homer of the season.
Miranda Nicholson led the Warriors to victory in the pitcher’s circle as she surrendered two runs on three hits over five innings, striking out two and walking one.
Vada Allen took the loss for LaBrae as she went one and one-third innings, allowing 11 runs on ten hits.
The Vikings will look to bounce back when they take on Campbell Memorial on Wednesday. Brookfield will go up against Maplewood on Wednesday.
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POLAND, OHIO – Poland softball got the best of Lakeview tonight, knocking off the Bulldogs 4-2 in a matchup of teams right next to each other in the NE8 standings.
Poland was the first to the scoreboard in the first inning when Katie McDonald grounded out to score one run. The flaming hot bat of Mary Brant steered the offensive ship for Poland. Brant sent a long ball over the wall in each of the third and fourth innings, also finishing the ballgame with three RBI’s.
The hits were all spread around throughout the Poland lineup totaling nine hits in the game. Elliana Thompson, Brant, and Kylie Hudran all collected multiple hits for Poland.
Ella Chadwick took the ball first on the rubber for the Bulldogs. The righthander went three innings, allowing two runs on eight hits, striking out one and walking one. Ava Bacon threw three innings of relief out of the bullpen.
Both teams meet up again on Wednesday in game two of the series in Lakeview at 5:00.
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Since returning from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina The Austintown Fitch Falcons Softball club has continued a string of dominance against some of the region’s toughest competitors. With wins against The Painesville-Riverside Beavers and Chardon Hilltoppers since their return to add to their already impressive resume. After play was suspended for The Falcons in their previous game against The Archbishop Hoban Knights, Austintown was looking to get a complete game in. Monday’s opponent would be a much improved Warren G. Harding Raiders squad from years previous, as The Raiders compiled a 7-8 record before making the trip To The Austintown Fitch Falcons Softball Complex.
Sydnie Watts started the game in the circle, and like 80+ times in her career, struck out the side in order to send it to the bottom of the first. Fitch would waste little time scoring, Ayla Ray got hit by a pitch and used her speed and infield mistakes to wind up on third. Watts would eventually bring her home for her 15th RBI of the season! The Falcons were not done there, McKenna Hogan would plate a run before Abby Toth capped-off the first inning with a three run blast to left, her fifth of the season, marking a five run opening inning for Fitch and allowing Toth to celebrate “Abby Day” which happens to be everyday in Austintown.
Back in the circle and Sydnie Watts continued her string of dominance, striking out the side an additional three times in a row! Which, if you are counting, is 12 straight sent down by way of the K. Fitch provided all the offense needed in the first, but jumped all over the scoreboard with a ten run second inning to create major distance between The Falcons and their All-American Conference (AAC) foe. 14 hits were spread out amongst nine different Falcons in this game, as Fitch added three more additional runs in the third.
However, the story of the game stayed in and near the circle. The “Untouchable” Sydnie Watts was just that! Pitching a Perfect Game for the third time in her career and the second time this season! Watts also struck out an unbelievable 14 out of 15 batters in the game as Austintown won their 13th straight win on the season! More importantly to The Falcons, their AAC record also stays perfect at a 5-0 clip with both The Raiders and The Falcons running it back, this time in Warren, on Tuesday, April 25th for a 5 p.m. first pitch!
Plenty of Ghost Energy® will go around following this win, although ghosts may not have been the scariest thing The Raiders had seen on Monday. Interviews with The Perfect Game battery of Sydnie Watts and McKenna Hogan as well as Abby Toth can be found below!
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GARRETTSVILLE, OHIO – A good old fashioned, hard fought, Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference matchup was what Garfield and Crestview provided Monday with the G-Men coming out on top 7-2.
After taking a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the third inning, Garfield wouldn’t surrender the lead and made sure to add on for some insurance in the fourth and fifth innings. Kyndall Hahn was locked in at the dish going 3-for-4 with one RBI, one run, and showed off the speed on the basepaths stealing two bases. Liszt Moore had a stellar start in the pitcher’s circle for Garfield.
Moore had all of her stuff working against the Rebels batters, finishing with a line of two runs on seven hits, one earned run allowed, and striking out four batters over the seven inning, complete game start. Three fielding errors by Garfield gave Crestview life but they were unable to capitalize on those mistakes by the G-Men.
Tuesday night at 5:00 p.m. in Columbiana will be the site as these two teams link up again with Garfield looking to grab another win and Crestview looking to even up the season series.
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