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EAGLES EYE BIG WIN OVER GIRARD

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HUBBARD, Ohio –

Over the past 6 years, the Hubbard Baseball program has amassed a record of 10-0 against the Girard Indians. Through post season bouts and early morning double headers, the Eagles have never stumbled against the Indians, and they were not looking to end their streak today.

Looking to turn things around from the 18-3 loss Saturday against West Branch, the Eagles started hot at the dish. With two men on and only one out, Jake Hettrick would smash a double into left field, plating one and advancing the other to third. Not being forgotten, the runner would be brought in thanks to a sacrifice fly via Hayden Fox.

Trailing by 2, the Indians loaded the bases without even recording a single hit in the top of the second. Hubbard pitcher Dylan Durkoswalked the first batter of the inning before hitting the second and walking the third. With his back against the wall, Durkos struck out the next two batters he faced then would force the third to pop out to get himself out of a jam. “I was just trying topump strikes” Durkos said of working out of the jam, “I knew if they made contact my defense behind me is solid.”

After a scoreless bottom half of the second and top half of the third, the Eagles would strike again in the bottom of the third. Scoring his second and third RBIs of the game, it was Hayden Fox who delivered a single up the middle to double the Eagle lead.

Hubbard wouldn’t stop their scoring there, as they would once again double their lead with a big 4 run inning in the fourth. The inning was highlighted by an RBI single off the bat of Jake Hettrick and a sacrifice fly by Andrew Kali. The other two runs would score via error and a bases loaded hit by pitch.

The sixth inning would spell the end of the night for the Girard Indians. Already trailing by 8, the Indians would allow 2 runs in the bottom of the sixth, bringing the score to 10-0 and making the game a whitewash.

Hubbard’s Durkos had his way with the Girard Indians, allowing them to only collect two hits the entirety of the game. Durkos would also strikeout 9 in his 6-inning shutout.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Dylan Durkos – 6 innings pitched, 2 hits allowed, 9 Ks

Jake Hettrick – 3-for-3, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored

Evan Jarvis – 2-for-3, 1 double, 4 RBIs

GIRARD

Jake Dohy – 1-for-2, 1 walk

Anthony Dinard – 1-for-2, 1 walk

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

HOT CORNER WITH SPECIAL GUEST SARA MICHALOWSKI-MARINO

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Welcome back inside another week of the Hot Corner! We had such an exciting week of softball on YSN, and the weather was beautiful for the whole week.  We have a lot to talk about in this edition with a high school recap of week 2, more updates on YSN alums, and this week’s special guest Sara Michalowski-Marino.

High School Recap: 

We can not start this recap without bringing up the perfect games of Bri Callow.  The McDonald ace threw two perfect games in the week, yes 2! I got to interview Bri this week as part of YSN;s player profiles series.  She gave some great insight into her mindset during the perfect games.  Some people might think it is a cliché to say “pitch by pitch” but with Bri it is legitimate.  She already has 98 strikeouts on the season.  Her spin, and location makes her so tough to hit.  When i got to see her pitch this week, her swing and miss rate was off the charts.

A couple of freshman in the area have really showed up strong so far this season.  Mackenzi Gamble has turned into a legitimate ace for Columbiana, giving them depth inside the circle.  Gamble leads the team in innings pitched with 28.2.  Her ERA is 1.47.  Gamble brings velocity, and maybe the highest velocity I have seen from a freshman in quite some time.  It is hard for a lot of hitters at this level to catch up to her riseball.  What Gamble brings to the Clippers will really show up in tournaments.  The ability to be able to throw two different arms becomes crucial down the stretch against high quality teams in the late rounds of a bracket.

A freshman that is doing it on the other side of the field in the batter’s box is Poland’s Mary Brant.  She is bringing a feared bat into the lineup of the Bulldogs.  Brant leads the team in almost every offensive category.  Brant has a batting average of .625, she has 6 HR,  and 18 RBI.  She has done all this in just 7 games.  It is really incredible to see a young player not phased at all by the step up to the varsity level.  This week, i am really looking forward to see how South Range standout Bree Kohler pitches to Brant.

Speaking of Kohler, she also threw a perfect game this week for the Raiders during their trip to Myrtle Beach.  A very productive trip to the beach too.  The Raiders went 5-1 and continued to get contributions from everyone in the lineup.  6 Raider hitters have at least 7 RBI, and 4 of them have more than 10.

Coming into this season, i think the softball community expected Poland and South Range to be the frontrunners for the NE8.  And while those teams are having fantastic starts, i think Hubbard has officially entered the party.  The Eagles pushed Boardman to the brink this week, getting walk offed 2-1, but bounced back with a double header sweep of a very good West Branch team.  The Eagles have seven hitters that are currently batting above .400.  The lineup is relentless, and there are no breaks for pitchers.  It really gives the feel of a college level lineup, where you can’t sleep on anyone 1-9.  They don’t slouch in the circle though either, the Eagles have 3 pitchers that have given them significant innings.  Hubbard’s team ERA is 3.19.  It will be an interesting week for the Eagles with games against Girard and Canfield on the slate.

YSN Alums

Champion’s Allison Smith is keeping her ERA below 2.50 with a total of 2.33. She got her first taste of the Buckeyes rivalry with Michigan this weekend.  Although the Buckeyes lost 3 of 4 games, Smith pitched well in the series.  In an interview with YSN during her senior year at Champion, Smith talked about how much she was looking forward to the rivalry with Michigan. Another Champion grad Sophie Howell struck out 11 in 6 innings against Green Bay this weekend.  She gave up 3 ER and currently sits at a season ERA of 4.71.  South Range’s Caragyn Yanek got her 6th win in the circle for Findlay, she threw 4.0 IP and struck out 6.  Poland’s Brooke Bobbey went 1-2 in St Bonaventure’s 8-0 loss to Fordham over the weekend.  Another former Poland Bulldog, Kaili Gross is 2-2 in the circle for Case Western Reserve with an ERA of 3.00.  Former Louisville Leopard Sydney McKeever has scored 5 runs for Toledo, but is still looking for her first base hit.  Toledo is a deep team, so Sydney hasn’t gotten too many opportunities to this point with just 4 at bats, but they are using her on the base paths, and she is doing whatever it takes to make an impact on the team.

Special Guest: Sara Michalowski-Marino

No. 18 Mizzou Tigers vs. No. 24 Auburn Tigers at Mizzou Softball Stadium in Columbia, Mo. on Friday, March 27, 2021.
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I am so happy to add another coach to the special guests of the Hot Corner.  Sara is the assistant coach at Missouri, and brings some great insight into this week’s edition.  Sara is now in her third year on staff at Missouri.  When head coach Larissa Anderson got hired, Sara was the first hire she made as an assistant.  Michalowski is familiar with how coach Anderson operates, she was Anderson’s assistant at Hofstra from 2017-2018.  She also played for Anderson at Hofstra from 2008-2011.  Coach Michalowski made the most out of her opportunity to coach at the SEC level, in 2019 she was named NFCA Assistant Coach of the Year.  When Michalowski was hired Anderson said “her passion, knowledge, dedication, and work ethic are what I’m looking for in additions to our staff.” As a player, Michalowski left Hofstra as a top ten program performer in career HR and RBI.  She is a Philadelphia native that played at Archbishop Ryan High School before joining Hofstra. It was great to catch up with coach Michalowski and get her thoughts on high school softball, and highlight her softball journey.  I want to thank Missouri Softball SID Paul McCaw for setting up the interview.

 

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HUBBARD SWEEPS DOUBLE HEADER WITH WARRIORS

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BELOIT, Ohio –

In a nonconference matchup the Hubbard Lady Eagles traveled to Beloit to take on the West Branch Warriors.

GAME 1

Jumping on the Warriors early, the Lady Eagles got out to a 2-0 lead thanks to a 2 RBI double off the bat of Sydney Bowser. Hubbard would score 3 more in the top of the third when Haley Croyleblasted one over the center field wall, her second homerun on the season.

Down but not out, the West Branch Warriorsplated one run in the bottom of the fourth after Hubbard’s Croyle would walk the bases loaded, then one in. Neither team would score in the fifth, then both pitchers would strike out the side in the bottom of the sixth and top of the seventh.

Croyle would proceed to strikeout the first two batters in the bottom of the seventh but West Branch wouldn’t go away easily. A double off the bat of West Branch’s Thomas would keep the game alive then would later come across to score off a single by Anderson. The scoring would stop there for the Warriors, dropping game 1, 5-2.

GAME 2

After the break, the teams would trade runs through the first 3 innings of game 2. Continuing their 7th inning run scoring from the previous game, the Warriors would plate 1 run in the first thanks to a single from Mercer.

Hubbard would respond with a run of their own in the top of the second when Jordyn Juillerat would single through the 6-5 hole, bringing across Kailah Gregory to tie the game at 1.

West Branch would score one in the bottom of the second before giving back to the Lady Eagles in the top of the third. Scoring would go dormant until West Branch’s Thomas would score after getting hit by a pitch to start the bottom of the fourth, then advancing to second, third, then eventually home all on wild pitches.

Hubbard would explode offensively in the fifth. Grace Narkum would double to bring home Phoebe Rusnak then an error from the Warriors would allow the Eagles to plate another before their final run of the inning would come across thanks to a passed ball.

Trailing by 3 in the bottom of the sixth, the Warriors needed to get the bats rolling. Leschwould single to start the inning then Anderson would hit the second homerun of the series and bring the Warriors to within 1.

Unfortunately, the Warriors comeback effort would once again come up short, losing their second game of the day, 6-5.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

PERRY TOO MUCH POWER FOR EAGLES

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HUBBARD, Ohio –

Still sore from a walk-off defeat at the hands of the Boardman Spartans, the Hubbard Lady Eagles (4-3) played host to the Massillon Perry Panthers.

The Panthers got off the bus ready to play, hitting back-to-back doubles to kick off the game and plating 2 runs in the top of the first. The Lady Eagles took little time to respond. Leadoff hitter Lexi Najdusak started off the bottom half with a single and would later score on an Emily Filicky bunt.

Still ahead by a run, the Panthers picked up right where they had left off at the dish. After a ground out and a single to start the inning, freshman Marlee Pireu blasted one over the center field fence to expand the lead to 3.

After shutting the Lady Eagles out in the bottom half, Perry would score 3 runs in the third thanks to an RBI double off the bat of Kailee Wilson and a sacrifice fly from pitcher Grace Miller.

Scoring would go dormant from the bottom of the third to the top of the sixth before Hubbard would get themselves back into the game with an RBI triple from Grace Narkum that she’d turn into an inside the park homerun thanks to an error by the center fielder.

As quickly as the Eagles got themselves back in contention, the Perry Panther’s Grace Miller and Marlee Pireu were there to bring their club back out to a 6-run lead.

The Lady Eagles were unable to conjure up a miracle comeback in the bottom of the 7th, failing to plate a run and losing 10-3.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Grace Narkum – 1-for-3, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

Haley Croyle – 2-for-3, 1 run scored

PERRY

Marlee Pireu – 2-for-3, 1 HR, 1 triple, 3 RBI’s, 1 run scored

Kailee Wilson – 3-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBI’s, 2 runs scored

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

OLEXA PLAYS HERO SENDS SPARTANS HOME VICTORIOUS

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BOARDMAN, Ohio –

Looking to expand their wining streak to 5, the Hubbard Lady Eagles (4-2) traveled to take on the Boardman Spartans (4-2).

Both squads had their aces on the mound in this non-conference matchup. For the hometownSpartans, it was Maddie Lester getting the nod as the starter. Lester came into the day with a 2-1 record, allowing 12 earned runs over her first 3 starts.

Her opponent across the diamond was Hubbard’s Haley Croyle. An Akron softball commit, Croylemade her 3rd appearance of the season and was hoping to improve her record to 2-1. The two combined for 17 strikeouts and allowed only 7 hitson the day.

After 4 scoreless innings, the Lady Eagles were finally able to break the seal on the game. Emily Filicky jump started the inning with a double. Sacrifice bunts from Grace Narkum and IsabellaO’Brien would then plate Filicky to put Hubbard up 1-0.

No other runs would come across until the bottom of the 7th inning. With two outs in the inning, the Spartans had their backs against the wall with a runner on 1st. A single by Kat O’Horo would move the runner into scoring position before Jenna Olexa would double into left field, bringing across both the tying and winning runs, giving the Spartans a walk off victory, 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Haley Croyle – 6.2 innings pitched, 4 hits, 2 earned runs, 9 K’s

Emily Filicky – 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 run scored

BOARDMAN

Maddie Lester – 7 innings pitched, 3 hits, 1 earned run, 8 K’s

Jenna Olexa – 2-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBI’s

Kat O’Horo – 2-for-4, 1 run scored

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

HUBBARD CONTINUES DOMINATION OF THE IRISH

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STRUTHERS, Ohio –

Since their second-round playoff matchup in 2016, the Hubbard Eagles and Ursuline Irish have made a habit of facing off against one another. The Irish bested the Eagles 5-1 in their aforementioned postseason matchup but have failed to win since.

Seeking to continue their dominance of the Irish, the Dirty Birds struck first in the top of the secondinning, scoring 4 runs on just 2 hits. The Irish would respond quickly however, bringing across 2 of their own in the bottom half of the inning.

Unfortunately for the Irish, their 2 second inning runs would be the only to come across in the ballgame while the Dirty Birds were just getting started.

Scoring a single run in the third and then 3 more in the fourth, Hubbard held a commanding 8-2 lead heading into the fifth. Already up big, the Dirty Birds would bust the game wide open by scoring 9 runs in the inning.

Hubbard’s explosive fifth was highlighted by a 2 RBI single off the bat of Joe Langley as well as a 2 RBI triple via Albert Gerlick. Ahead by 15 to end the fifth, Hubbard was forced to call of the dogs as the 10-run rule was called into effect, ending this one after 5 innings, 17-2

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Albert Gerlick – 4-for-4, 1 triple, 1 double, 5 RBI’s, 2 runs scored

Evan Jarvis – 3-for-5, 1 double, 2 RBI’s, 1 run scored

Mikey Zapka – 5 innings pitched, 3 hits, 2 earned runs, 5 K’s

URSULINE

Dante Walker – 1-for-2, 1 triple, 1 run scored

Ian Barton – 1-for-2, 1 RBI

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

NILES PROVIDES HEARTBREAK FOR HUBBARD IN EXTRAS

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NILES, OH- It took 10 innings to decide a victor, but in another great game across the Northeast 8 Conference, Niles rallied to beat Hubbard 8-7.

For Hubbard, Kobe Krisuk tossed 5 and a third innings in relief while allowing only 2 runs (unearned) but struck out 6.

Andrew Frank, Tristan Adamson, and Hayden Fox all had multi-hit games in the loss.

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HUBBARD WINS SEASON SERIES WITH DRAGONS

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NILES, Ohio –

Less than 24 hours removed from a Hubbard thumping, the Niles Lady Red Dragons played host for round two against the Lady Eagles.Unfortunately for Niles, the new day did not mean new results. The Lady Eagles kept rolling as they have all season long, being relentless at the plate, and rarely giving up an inch defensively.

Just as they did yesterday, the Lady Eagles batted around the order in the first inning, plating 8 runs in the process. Hubbard would record 2 extra base hits in the top half of the inning, a triple from Grace Ryser and a double off the bat of Sydney Bowser.

Phoebe Rusnak would take the mound for the Lady Eagles, looking to build from Grace Narkum’s success the previous day when she struck out 12 and only allowed 1 hit. In Rusnak’s first inning of work, she would record 2 strikeouts and only allow one hit.

Back at the dish, Hubbard had no intentions on slowing down. The Lady Eagles started hot in the top half of the 2nd, doubling their run total to 16 before Niles could even record an out, and plated 3 more before it was all said and done.

Already trailing by 19, the Dragons said no mas, ending the game in the 2nd inning and giving Hubbard their 4th straight win, 19-0.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Gillian Ryser – 3-for-3, 1 triple, 4 RBI’s, 3 runs scored, 12K’s

Lexi Najdusak – 2-for-2, 1 RBI, 3 runs scored

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

NILES GRABS FIRST NE8 WIN

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Trailing the entirety of the game, the Hubbard Eagles (1-7) came into the bottom of the half of the 6th down by 2 runs. With only 5 outs remaining, the Eagles needed to fire up the bats in a hurry.

After the leading off the inning with a groundout, the next two Hubbard batters would reach base without recording hits. Evan Jarvis got on via a walk, and Jake Hettrick reached first thanks to an error by the Niles Red Dragons’ shortstop.

With two runners on and just one away, Hayden Fox was now at the dish for the Eagles. Fox kept the rally alive, hitting a ground ball through the 6-5 hole to load the bases.

Next up to the plate for the Eagles was designated hitter, Joe Langley. Langley, the life blood of the Hubbard dugout, had a chance to tie the game and possibly give us his club the lead. Langley opted for the latter option of the two, crushing a ball into the left-center gap for a bases clearing triple and giving his team a 3-2 lead. Langley would later be stranded on third.

Without the lead for the first time of the day, the Red Dragons had just the top of the 7th to respond.Singles from Chase Sudzina and Mike Guarnieri had the Dragons within striking distance with no outs.

Bringing in a pinch runner for the first baseman, Guarnieri, the Red Dragons had the freshly into the ball game, Anthony Vigorito, on first and Chase Sudzina on third. A wild pitch from Hubbard’s Tristan Adamson would allow Sudzina to tie the game, then a single from pinch hitter, Zack Leonard, would plate Vigorito to give the Dragons the lead.

Hubbard would fail to respond in the bottom half of the inning, dropping their 6th game in a row and giving Niles their first conference win of the season, 4-3.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Joe Langley – 1-for-2, 1 triple, 3 RBI’s

Hayden Fox – 2-for-3, 1 run scored

NILES

Jordan Streamo – 1-for-2, 1 double, 1 RBI

Zack Leonard – 1-for-1, 1 RBI

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

EAGLES LAUNCH A PAIR OF BOMBS IN BLOWOUT OF NILES

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HUBBARD, Ohio –

The Hubbard Lady Eagles (3-1) softball team was firing on all cylinders in their 17-0 routing of the Niles Lady Red Dragons.

After striking the Lady Red Dragons out 1,2,3 to begin the game, the Lady Eagles proceeded to bat around the order in their bottom half of the inning, platting 8 runs in the process.

Niles would fair a little better in their second inning appearances at the plate, only striking out once, but Hubbard would keep things rolling into their half of the second.

After a single by Kailiah Gregory to start off the inning, the Lady Eagles blasted back-to-back home runs off the bats of Haley Croyle and Emily Filicky to expand their lead to 11. Not stopping there, the Lady Eagles would score 3 more runs in the inning thanks to a couple of Niles errors.

Hubbard’s Grace Narkum would then strike out the next 6 Niles batters she faced, carrying a perfect game into the start of the 5th frame. Unfortunately for Narkum, perfection was not in the cards today, as Niles’ Melius would hit a single up the middle for the Lady Red Dragons only base hit of the night.

With no elation of a perfect game, the Lady Eagles could still find satisfaction in picking up their 3rd conference win of the season, 17-0.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Grace Narkum – 3-for-4, 1 double, 3 RBI’s, 2 runs scored, 12K’s

Haley Croyle – 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 HR, 2 RBI’s, 3 runs scored

Emily Filicky – 2-for-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson