CANFIELD, OHIO- The West Branch Warriors were on the road in Canfield as part of the JoAnn Kernan Strikeout Cancer Tournament against the Geneva Eagles. It was a run away victory for the Warriors as they won 11-1.
After the score was tied at one at the end of the first inning, that’s when the Warriors went to work. They scored 10 runs during the next three innings as they were led by Josie Milliken, who went 3 for 4 and by Sara Schmidt, who went 2 for 3. Klary Mckay was the winning pitcher going five innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 run, and 8 strikeouts.
West Branch will try to get back in the win column again when they travel to Minerva on Tuesday to take on the Lions.
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CANFIELD, OHIO – The Boardman Spartans set the tone early at all phases of the game against Ursuline on Sunday, shutting out the Irish 8-0. Boardman came out swinging in the first inning, hanging up a three spot, then tacked on two more runs in the top of the third inning and three more in the top of the fourth inning.
Maddie Dravecky led Boardman with two hits in her four plate appearances. In the field, Tori Strines and Natalie Davis stepped to the pitching circle and combined for a shutout, only giving up 3 Ursuline hits, and the defense behind them was squeaky clean as they did not commit a single error.
Boardman will play their first conference game of the season Monday night as they visit the undefeated Austintown Fitch Falcons. First pitch for this showdown is slated for 5:00 p.m. Ursuline will be back in action on Monday as they travel to St Joseph Academy for a 5:00 first pitch.
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CANFIELD OH- Weather may have dampened the JoAnn Kernan Strikeout Cancer Classic over the weekend, but that didn’t stop them from getting games in. Canfield saw a Sunday double header end up as part of their schedule. The Cardinals had all the right moves as they swept two games on the day. Their first matchup was a 2-0 pitcher’s duel against Champion, and their second game was an offensive show as their bats drove in a 12-2 win.
GAME 1:
In the matchup between two of the premiere teams in the area, it quickly became clear that both arms in the circle came to play. Canfield got some momentum early however, as Hailey Freedy tripled with one out, and then was hit in on a RBI double from Marina Koenig. After that, Champions pitched Gabby Gradishar kept the Cardinals lineup in check. Unfortunately for her and the Flashes, Canfield’s Malena Toth was locked in.
Toth pitched the complete game and shut out the Flashes line up. She struck out 15 hitters and walked zero. 72 off Toth’s 101 pitches were strikes. Offensively not only did Koenig drive in a run, but Leah Figeuroa went 1-2 with a RBI. Bella Kennedy also went 1-2.
The final line for Gradishar in the circle was 6.0 IP 6 H 2 ER 10 K 0 BB. She also went 2-3 with a double at the plate. Bella Meyer also had a 2-3 day at the plate with a double.
GAME 2:
After their big win over Champion, the Cardinals had a quick turnaround against Geneva. It was an opportunity for the Cardinals to show off their depth on the bench. 5 players in the lineup weren’t in the lineup for game 1. Canfield’s offense broke free in this game scoring 12 runs on the day.
Jenna Triveri set the tone at the top of the lineup going 3-3 with 4 runs scored and 2 RBI. Marina Koenig went 2-3 at the plate a pair of RBI as well. The most productive bat of the lineup was Taylor Morrison who went 2-4 with 4 RBI. Emma Campbell capped off the lineup by going 2-3 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI.
Bella Kennedy pitched the Cardinals to victory in the circle. She went 5 innings and gave up 1 earned run on 5 hits and striking out 11.
Geneva got production out of their offense from Carmen Alvarez who went 2-2 with a RBI and a run scored. Alyssa Palmisano went 1-2 with a RBI. Bailey Evangelista went 1-1 at the plate with a run scored. She also pitched a clean inning of work.
Canfield will return to action on Tuesday as they travel to Hoban. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00. Champion will return to conference action on Monday as they host LaBrae at 5:00. Geneva will take the field again on Monday as they travel to Perry for a 4:30 first pitch.
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AUSTINTOWN OH- Austintown Fitch has had an incredible opening week of the season. The Falcons have gotten 4 games in and sport a shiny 4-0 record. They completed the week with a dominant showing against Mentor 11-1.
Unsurprisingly Sydnie Watts dazzled in the circle yet again going the distance. She gave up 1 run on 3 hits while striking out 12.
The Falcons youth was who stepped up in the lineup as sophomore Tina Montgomery finished the game with a single, a HR, and 2 RBI. Freshman Abby Toth hit a single, a double, a HR, and knocked in a run. The lineup’s mainstays also contributed. Watts hit a pair of doubles and knocked in a run. Ayla Ray had 2 RBI on a single and a double.
The Falcons get back to conference play on Monday as they host Boardman at 5:00.
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Following back-to-back victories against All American Conference (AAC) opponent The Howland Tigers, The Austintown Fitch Falcons softball team was scheduled for their first non-conference opponent. Their competition? The two-time regining and defending Suburban-American Conference champions, The Aurora Greenmen. Another premier pitching matchup was slated, as Greenmen had The Suburban-American Pitcher of The Year a season ago in McKennah Metzger. Of course, Fitch has The AAC Pitcher of The Year and YSN Player of The Year in Sydnie Watts in the circle.
The first inning saw Austintown strike first when Ayla Ray opened the game with a single and later came home to score off of a Sydnie Watts RBI single. Great pitching ensued for the following innings, with Metzger retiring The Falcons on weak contact, while Watts struckout ten of the first eleven batters! Fitch padded their lead in the third when the top of The Falcon order got ducks on the pond for the middle. McKenna Hogan brought home a run on a sacrifice fly, following that, Kylie Folkwein brought home two additonal runs on a single which allowed Fitch to take a 4-0 lead.
The score remained the same until the sixth, as both Metzger and Watts got into a groove! Aurora got some traffic on the basepaths in the top half of the sixth, which would be The Greenmen’s best opportunity to score at that point. Watts faned the two following batters to keep one of Portage County’s best teams scoreless through six innings. In the bottom half of the inning, The Ace of Bases, Ayla Ray hit a triple to the gap and scored off a throwing error to third, capturing an additional insurance run for The Falcons! Watts sent The Greenmen down in order in the top of the seventh and finished with 16 strikeouts in route to a 3-0 start for Fitch!
Aurora (3-2) will be in-action next on Monday, April 3rd in a home matchup against conference-rival Tallmadge (2-1) as those two squads shared the conference a season ago. While Austintown-Fitch (3-0) will stay home and be right back on the field Friday, March 31st where they will host The Mentor Cardinals (0-0) for a 5:00 p.m. first pitch! Interviews with Players of The Game Sydnie Watts and Ayla Ray can be found below!
Batting (Fitch)
Ayla Ray: 3/3, 3 R (6), BB, 3B (1).
Caitlin Mitchell: 2/4, R (1).
Sydnie Watts: 1/3, RBI (5)
McKenna Hogan: 1/3, RBI (2).
Kylie Folkwein: 1/2, BB, 2 RBI (4).
Pitching (Fitch)
Sydnie Watts: W (3), 7 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 16 K (41), CG (3), SO (3).
RICHMOND OH- Edison opened the season with a tough loss, but shook it off quickly on Thursday night as they took down a solid United team 10-0.
Katie Fluharty dazzled in the circle for the Wildcats as she struck out 11 hitters and only gave up 2 hits in the shutout. The offense of the Wildcats got contributions from many sources as Becka Evans, and Anna Wadas had multiple hits, while Ali Shrieve, Audrey Scott, and Ellie Joynson contributed hits.
Edison is scheduled to host Beaver Local on Friday night at 5:00. United is slated to travel to Wellsville on Saturday at 5:00.
GIRARD, OHIO- In a matchup up between Girard and Niles, all the right things went in favor of Girard as they won 24-0.
Sidnee Rice went 4 for 5 and Abbie Rafferty went 4 for 4 as Rice and Rafferty combined for 8 hits and 5 runs to help the Indians on the offensive side. On the defensive side the Indians were led by Emily Rosace, who pitched the full five innings allowing only 2 hits and striking out 11. Isabella Rexroad was the starting pitcher for Niles as she allowed 15 hits and 18 runs.
Girard will now travel to West Branch on Saturday to take on the Warriors. Niles will host the Mineral Ridge Rams this Friday.
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WARREN, OHIO- The Howland Tigers achieved their first win on the season when they defeated Crestwood 5-2. After going down 2-1 in the top of the fourth inning, the Tigers scored 3 runs in the bottom of the fourth and one more run in the bottom of the sixth inning to secure their victory.
Brooke Tatar had a stellar night at both the plate and on the circle as she went 2 for 3 and scored 2 runs at the plate and pitched seven innings allowing 3 hits, 2 runs, and had 8 strikeouts.
Howland will be on the road when they travel to take on Geneva this Friday.
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CAMPBELL, OHIO- In what was a close game at the finish, the Crestview Rebels hung on to defeat Campbell Memorial 8-4 after Campbell made a late push in the game.
The big inning for the Rebels was when they scored four runs in the top of the 3rd to go up 6-1. Brenna Figley went 2 for 4 and scored 3 runs while Katie Lissi went 4 for 4 at the plate.
Brooke Brubaker was in the circle for Crestview and pitched 6 innings allowing 4 hits, and had 9 strikeouts.
Mileena Williams had a productive night as she went 2 for 4 and scored a run in the losing effort for the Red Devils. Ramani Adams went seven innings on the mound allowing 12 hits, 8 runs, and had 11 strikeouts.
Crestview will be back in action when they take on Mcdonald at home on Friday. Campbell will travel to take on Harding on Friday.
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LIBERTY, OHIO- The stellar start to the season continued for Brookfield as they came out on top once again over Liberty 12-0.
Brookfield got down to business immeadiatley as they scored 6 runs in the first inning. The Warriors finished with 12 hits on the day and were led by Abby Dejoy who went 3 for 4 at the plate including a home run in the fifth inning.
Miranda Nicholson had a productive day in the circle allowing 5 hits,1 run, and striking out 13. Rachel Strohmeyer was the losing pitcher on the mound for the Leopards allowing 12 hits, 12 runs, and had 4 strikeouts.
The Warriors will be back on the diamond when they take on Western Reserve this Saturday. Liberty will try to get into the win column for the first time this season when they take on Springfield this Saturday.
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