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AUSTINTOWN LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH MATT HAMLEY

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AUSTINTOWN OH- After a couple of weeks off from their district championship, Austintown’s 10U softball team is gearing up for a run at a state championship.  They won a district with a victory over Poland.  Led by their pitching, Austintown will be a formidable threat to earn a trophy this weekend. Mila Hamley dazzled for Austintown in the circle in districts and will look to do the same in the state tournament.

Right next to her and her teammates on the journey is head coach Matt Hamley. He got into softball when his daughter did, and has loved coaching the game ever since. Coach Hamley took the time to come on to Running Point to help us preview their stats tournament run. He talks with Ty Bartell, and Anthony Hartwig about what have been the keys to getting this far, what it will take to win, and much more. Don’t miss this chance to hear from the leader of Austintown 10U softball exclusively on YSN.

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BOARDMAN LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH MARISSA DAVIES

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BOARDMAN OH- For the first time since 1976, the Boardman Little League softball program has a state championship. After fighting their way through a tough bracket, Boardman got the 14-2 championship sealing victory on Tuesday night to move them forward. They now move on to play in the regional bracket in Whitestown Indiana on July 25th. The winner of that bracket goes to the Little League World Series.

Head coach Marissa Davies leads this fantastic group of young girls. She has won a state championship as a varsity player at Boardman back in 2001, and now has brought a banner home as a coach. Both memories will continue to carry a special place in her heart. Davies was able to take the time to hop on to YSN’s Running Point to talk with Anthony and Ty about the incredible journey her team has been on so far. They discuss some of the names that have stepped up big for the team, what this experience will mean for the players moving forward, and so much more. Don’t miss this exclusive sit down with the head coach of Boardman 12U softball only on YSN!

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BOARDMAN BRINGS HOME STATE TITLE

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ASHTABULA OH- Winner takes all! The way that all championships should be. In the Little League softball state championship Clay and Boardman met up on Tuesday night to decide who would be making the trip to regionals in Indiana. This was the second meeting between the two, Clay took the first matchup to put Boardman in the loser’s bracket. This time around it was Boardman that took the win 14-2.

Boardman set the tone with a 4 run first inning. Addie Volosin continued her impressive state tournament with a bases clearing 3 RBI double.  Clay would answer with 2 runs in the bottom of the first. Scoring would then halt until the top of the 5th where Boardman exploded with 10 runs.

Taylor Watts smacked 3 hits in the game to lead the offense. Volosin and Emily Swantek each managed multiple hits as well.  Addy Rudge, Emma Davies, Lilly Sardich, Mia Duble, and Addie Fiddler all added hits as well.

Emma Davies went all 5 innings and struck out 5 batters. She gave up 2 runs on 3 hits, and walked zero.

This is Boardman’s first Little League State Championship since 1976. They advance to the central regional tournament in Withestown Indiana on July 25th.

ANOTHER EXTRA INNING WALK OFF PUNCHES BOARDMAN’S TICKET

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ASHTABULA OH- In a win or go home scenario on Monday night Boardman met up with a familiar Tallmadge team. When the two teams met on Saturday it was an instant classic as Boardman walked it off in 8 2-1. The hype for the rematch was real, and the matchup lived up to the billing. Deadlocked again in extras Boardman walked it off in the 8th this time by a score of 3-2.

Tallmadge scored fast, leading off the game with a triple, and eventually bring ing that run home to take a 1-0 lead. That was all though, as the Boardman defense locked down from there.  In the 4th inning Boardman finally struck a blow as Addie Volosin knocked in the game tying run.  Talmadge would score in the top of the 6th to go up 2-1, and put Boardman’s back against the wall. However, it was no sweat for this Boardman team to dig deep and find a way to continue the game.  Lily Sardich plated Addy Rudge on a huge RBI base hit to tie the game up and send it to extras.

Both teams would go to their second pitcher in the 7th to avoid the 24 hour break needed if a pitcher throws more than 6 innings. Emily Swantek relieved Emma Davies and pitched a clean 7th and a clean 8th inning to keep the game tied at 2.  In the bottom of the 8th the same inning Boardman won last time, Volosin came up with a monster RBI double to the wall in left to score Davies and win the game for Boardman 3-2.

Boardman advances to the winner take all State Championship on Tuesday vs Clay. The game is set for 6:00 in Ashtabula. The winners move on to Whitestown Indiana for the Regional bracket on June 25th.

 

BOARDMAN WALKS OFF IN TO NEXT ROUND

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ASHTABULA OH- Boardman’s 12U Little League softball team was geared up and ready for the state tournament on Saturday after winning District 2 earlier this week. Their opening opponent was Tallmadge who is known for putting together good teams at this stage. But Boardman was up for the task as they walked off Tallmadge 2-1 in 8 innings to secure a spot in the winner’s bracket.

Boardman got on the board first in this low scoring battle in the 3rd when Addy Volosin knocked in Addie Rudge to put Boardman up 1-0.  Tallmadge would tie the game in their next at bat.  The two teams would then remain deadlocked until extras, where international tie breaker rules applied. After holding Tallmadge scoreless, Boardman loaded the bases to allow Emma Davies to score the game winning run on a passed ball.

Davies put together another fantastic effort for Boardman in the circle. She threw the complete game and gave up just the one run on 3 hits, and struck out 18.

Boardman advances to the winner’s bracket where they’ll square up with the winner of Elyria vs Clay. That game is set for Sunday July 10th at 2:00 in Ashtabula.

BOARDMAN CRUISES TO DISTRICT TITLE

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BOARDMAN OH- Boardman has been on cruise control for the entire district tournament on their way to their championship appearance. Coming into Tuesday’s championship matchup with Canfield, Boardman carried supreme confidence. A monster 11 run 3rd inning catapulted them to a 12-0 victory in 4 innings.

 

The first two innings, Boardman’s offense left major scoring opportunities on the board. In the first, they loaded the bases. They scored one run on a single, but then Canfield gunned down a would be second run at the plate to end the inning. Canfield would return the favor and leave the bases loaded in the bottom of the frame without scoring a run. In the second inning, Boardman once again put on the pressure. With runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs, Canfield’s first baseman Milana Mollenkopf caught a line drive and then doubled off a runner at second. Taylor Watts put a charge into the ball to center field, but Sophia Seiple made a spectacular over the head grab to rob her of an extra base hit.  It killed the inning and let Canfield stay in the game. Mollenkopf also made an amazing catch at the fence in foul territory in the first.

When the third inning came around Boardman once again put traffic on the base paths. And once again it looked like Cam Hrina and the Canfield defense was going to wiggle free. Enter Mia Duble. With 2 outs and the bases still juiced, Duble took a 1-0 pitch deep to left for a grand slam. It started the fire that would fuel a 11 run inning, taking any doubt away from who was going to win.

Emma Davies also was on lock down for Boardman in the circle. She struck out 14 on her way to a second shutout of Canfield in a week.

Boardman advances to the State bracket in Ashtabula. They will play the winner of District 1 at 10:00 AM on Saturday June 9th. It will be a double elimination bracket just like districts.

AUSTINTOWN CLAIMS DISTRICT 2 CROWN

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BOARDMAN OH- Austintown and Poland met at the very beginning of the 10U softball district tournament. It was a battle, but Austintown won 2-0. The two teams battled the rest of the way through the bracket to square up a rematch in the championship. Austintown was one win away from a title, and they got it. A 5 run sixth let them cruise to a 7-2 win.

For most of the game it was a straight pitcher’s duel between Austintown’s Mila Hamley and Poland’s Aly Blinsky.  Both pitcher’s finished with double digit strikeouts as Blinsky racked up 16 and Hamley knocked down 14.

Up until the 5th inning, Austintown carried a 2-0 lead. They scored their runs on a couple of walks, a wild pitch, and an error.  Then in the bottom of the 5th, Poland finally cracked the score board.  As Capri Carchedi and Rosie Simko drew back to back walks and then Sydney Macdonald got an RBI base hit to cut the Austintown lead to 2-1. Hamley shut the door though to mantain the lead.

Austibtown came up and finally got the offense going in the 6th and final inning. They took advantage of a few more walks, and passed balls to put the pressure on. Annabel Mikesell got the team’s first hit to solidify a 5 run inning. That was plenty of room for Hamley to pitch her way to a 7-2 victory in the bottom of the frame.

Austintown moves on to the Little League State Tournament in Ashtabula.