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LIBERTY BASEBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH TOM OTTO

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LIBERTY OH- You can look across the state of Ohio and find a ton of baseball teams that are dealing with a lack of experience thanks to the missed season of 3030. Liberty however, is not one of those teams. The Leopards are senior led, and a lot of those seniors have been key cogs at the varsity level since their freshman season. The start of the Leopards season has proven the point of how good they can be. Liberty had back to back wins, and did allow a single runThey did drop their non conference game on Saturday to Lakeview 12-9. but knowing their 1, and 2 pitchers are capable of back to back shutouts has to make Liberty confident going forward.

Leopards head coach Tom Otto got on the phone this week and made a call to YSN’s Running Point. He talked to Ron Potesta about the incredible start from his pitchers, his senior leaders, and much more. There are plenty reasons to be excited this season Leopards fans, don’t miss a moment. Hear from the skipper in Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Tom Otto.

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FITCH ROLLS RIGHT PAST LEOPARDS

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AUSTINTOWN OH-

Louisville fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 10-0 loss to Austintown-Fitch on Tuesday. Austintown-Fitch took the lead on an error in the first inning.

The Leopards struggled to contain the high-powered offense of Austintown-Fitch, giving up ten runs.

Austintown-Fitch got on the board in the first inning when an error scored two runs.

A single by Brooke Brendle in the second inning was a positive for the Leopards.

Kayla Schubert was in the circle for Austintown-Fitch. The hurler allowed two hits and zero runs over five innings, striking out two and walking zero.

Kendra Thomas started the game for the Leopards. Thomas surrendered five runs on five hits over one and one-third innings, walking one. Katie Heath threw two and two-thirds innings in relief out of the bullpen.

Jenna Collins and Brendle each collected one hit to lead Louisville.

Austintown-Fitch totaled 14 hits. Caitlin Mitchell, McKenna Hogan, Sophia Senediak, Sydney Shaffer, Maddy Taylor, and Ayla Ray each managed multiple hits. Mitchell went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead.

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LEOPARDS SPLIT DOUBLE HEADER

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KEYSTONE OH- Louisville traveled to Keystone on Saturday to take them on along with McDowell in a three team event. The Leopards split the day, dropping the game to Keystone 11-1 and taking down McDowell 14-4.

GAME 1:

Lousiville watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in an 11-1 loss to Keystone on Saturday. Keystone took the lead on a double in the first inning.

The Leopards struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Keystone, giving up 11 runs.

Keystone fired up the offense in the first inning, when Jessica Gerhardinger doubled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run.

Keystone scored five runs in the fifth inning. Their big inning was driven by a sac fly by Jessica Chapman , an error on a ball put in play by Kerrigan Williams, and a double by Ashley Wolfe.

Lily Cassell was the winning pitcher for Keystone. The fireballer lasted five innings, allowing one hit and one run while striking out seven and walking one.

Cloie Ensley took the loss for Louisville. The pitcher allowed five hits and six runs over three innings.

Lauren Stillwagon led the Leopards with one hit in two at bats.

Keystone tallied nine hits. Gerhardinger and Kennedy Kerr each had multiple hits.

GAME 2:

Jenna Collins collected four hits in four at bats, as Louisville defeated McDowell 14-4 on Saturday. Collins doubled in the first, singled in the second, doubled in the fourth, and singled in the sixth.

The Leopards got things started in the first inning when Collins doubled on a 3-2 count, scoring two runs.

Louisville put up five runs in the second inning. Matti Benson, Collins, and Lauren Stillwagon powered the big inning with RBIs.

Katie Heath got the win for the Leopards The lefthander allowed seven hits and four runs over seven innings, striking out two.

Alivia Soule took the loss for McDowell. The pitcher went seven innings, allowing 14 runs on 13 hits and striking out one.

Louisville collected 13 hits. Collins, Benson, and Kenzi Denzer each collected multiple hits. Collins went 4-4 at the plate to lead Louisville in hits.

McDowell tallied seven hits on the day. Meghan Kapp, Maggie Hoover, and Ally Leonard all collected multiple hits.

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HEADED HOME: LIBERTY LEOPARDS BASEBALL PREVIEW

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH – Tom Otto, the head coach for Liberty Leopards baseball team took a few minutes to speak with us about some upcoming new and key players for the 2021 season. Dwight Parker (senior) and Trevor Strohmeyer (senior) will be the 1-2 punch for the Leopards on the mound this year.  Anthony Patrone will also see plenty of action on the rubber but his main position is at first base. Anthony, also a senior, is coming back as a letterman after missing the 2020 season due to COVID. Coach Otto is expecting big things from his seniors. Coach Otto became head coach of the Liberty Leopards with this senior class as freshmen. Coach Otto was able to help his underclassmen an opportunity to play summer ball last year with an in house club team as well as also being able to locate other players to Class B baseball and other travel teams. Coach Otto did speak about how tough the MVAC is, the schedule is tough and its meant for us to prepare for the post season. Not that Coach Otto is looking ahead because every game inside the league is indeed a grind.

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BULLDOGS HAVE THEIR DAY; MAKE IT TO FINALS

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POLAND OH- Poland was not going to put themselves on upset alert on Thursday night as they welcomed in ninth seeded Cinderella story Louisville into the Poland field house in the district championship. After jumping out to an Big lead early, the Bulldogs had to hold strong during a late Leopard rally to win 53-43.

Brody Todd was the clutch performer of the night. He nailed down a couple of big shots down the stretch to haunt Louisville’s momentum. Previous to Todd’s buckets, the Leopards has clawed a 17 point fourth quarter lead down to 6.

Christian Colosimo was huge for the Bulldogs against the physical Leopards squad. He led the offensive charge with 16 points. Todd got in to double figures with 11, and Ross Dedo was right behind him with 10. Colosimo was one rebound away from a double double, gathering 9 boards.

Will Aljancic, and Cory Noble each had 12 points to lead the Leopards. Hayden Diego has a solid night as well with 7 points, and 6 boards.

Poland now advances to the district semifinals to host Chaney on Saturday at 4:00.

LEOPARDS END SALEM’S RUN

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SALEM OH- The Salem Quakers went up against a buzz-saw as the visiting Louisville Leopards cut down the Quakers 75-61 in Friday nights tournament action.

The Leopards came to play as they led by 17 points in the 1st half and   Louisville pounded the boards bringing down 38 boards while the Quakers had 22. Salem closed the gap in the final frame getting to within 8 points but the Leopards put the finishing touches from the free throw line, canning  9 of them in the final minutes.

Junior Jon Null paced the Quakers with 19 points with Drew Weir netting 15 points and Hunter Griffith scoring 11 points.

Leading the way for Louisville was a 20 points effort from  sophomore guard Will Aljancic and  freshman Hayden Nigro added 17 points. Salem wraps up their season with a 16-8 record and a share of the EBC.

Louisville moves on as they will travel to Poland to take on the Bulldogs Thursday night in a Division II semi-final contest.

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LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH TOM SIEGFRIED

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LOUISVILLE OH- Louisville was a team fortunate enough this season to get all 22 games in their regular season slate. They finished with a record of 13-9 and have plenty of reasons to be optimistic in the tournament. The Leopards opened tournament play with a dominant 63-44 win over NDCL. They then had to go on the road to face seventh seeded Salem. The Leopards did go on the road and upset the Quakers 75-61 to advance to the district semifinals where they’ll have to travel again to Poland.

Louisville head coach Tom Siegfried took the time to call in to YSN’s Running Point this week ahead of their win over Salem. He talks with Ron Potesta about playing all 22 games on their schedule, previews the matchup with Salem, and much more. Leap in to Leopards basketball with Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Tom Siegfried.

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LIBERTY SHOCKS HORNETS ON THE ROAD

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KIRTLAND OH- The eleventh seeded Liberty Leopards made the trip to Kirtland to take on the seventh seeded Hornets, and Liberty made the trip worth it with a 70-60 upset of Kirtland.

Three players scored a combined 60 points for the Leopards as Cianna Smith and Aaliyah Foster both put in 21 points. Demi Watson wasn’t too far behind with 18. Liberty scored 23 in the fourth quarter to overwhelm Kirtland. The Hornets were held to just 10 points in the frame.

Liberty now advances to the sectional finals where they’ll be on the road again facing fifth seeded Ursuline with a trip to districts on the line.

LEOPARDS PUNCH TICKET TO CANTON

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LOUISVILLE OH- The Leopards welcomed in the Spartans of Boardman on Saturday afternoon to open tournament play in division 1. Louisville used a big run before the half to secure a win over Boardman 67-51. After a back and forth start, and the Spartans leading 10-8, Louisville went on a 16-2 run in the second frame and never looked back. The Spartans never led again after that 10-8 lead.

The Leopards were paced by Sherilynn Mullet who put in 17 points on the day. The Leopards were balanced and saw three other players get in to double figures. Paige Cole scores 12, Aubrey Thorne used 3 threes to finish with 11, and Brooke Haren finished with 10. Cole also broke her own single season three point record in the game. She has hit 44 threes this season.

Raegan Burkey ended her basketball career scoring 18 points to lead the Spartans. Gia Triveri added 9 points for Boardman.

Louisville advances to the sectional finals traveling to Canton McKinley on Thursday at 7:00, but before that they do finish their regular season schedule by hosting Orville on Monday.

 

CHAMPION STAYS IN THE HUNT

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LIBERTY OH- After dropping a tough game to Newton Falls on Monday, Champion needed a win Wednesday night to keep pace with Brookfield in the Wild MVAC. Champion came in with two losses in the conference, same as the Warriors. The Flashes came out hot hitting five threes in the first quarter jumping out to a 25-8 lead. They would have to fight back a couple Liberty runs throughout the night, but in the end they would win 54-41.

Emma Gumont led the way for Champion scoring 14 points for the Flashes. Isabella Meyer wasn’t too far behind her putting in 12 points. Ava Howell was also in double figures with 11 points.

Liberty was paced by Aaliyah Foster who had a game-high 17 points. Demi Watson has a strong night with 11 points.