INDIANS DENY URSULINE IN THE DISTRICT FINAL
AKRON OH- The Indians are moving on. Girard locked up a district title Thursday with a gritty 4-1 win over Ursuline, riding a strong start from Dominick Tolone and some timely hitting to punch their ticket to the regional semis.
Things got rolling early when Ja’den Royal knocked in the game’s first run with a base hit in the top of the first. Ursuline answered right back in the bottom half—Rowan Urbach ripped a single down the left field line to even it up at 1-1.
The tie held until the fifth, when the Indians made their move. Santino Barone cracked a go-ahead RBI single, and Joey Alejars followed it up with a clutch knock of his own to push the lead to 4-1.
That was all Tolone needed. The righty went the distance, giving up just four hits and one earned while striking out nine and walking four in a gutsy complete-game effort. He kept Ursuline off balance all night and let his defense work behind him—no errors, rock-solid all around.
Alejars was money in the 8-hole, going 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs. Royal and Camron Herrick also turned in two-hit games as Girard racked up nine total knocks.
On the Irish side, Dom Polkovitch and Joe Balog split time on the mound. Polkovitch took the loss after giving up three runs over 3.2 innings, while Balog tossed 3.1 frames of one-run ball.
Ursuline scattered four hits—Urbach, Anthony Triveri, Luke Kollar, and CJ Snyder each chipped in one—but couldn’t string anything together after that early spark. With the district trophy in hand, Girard now shifts its focus to the regional semifinals. The road to state rolls on.