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STELLATO SOLID FOR STRUTHERS, BLANK SOUTHEAST

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STRUTHERS, OH- Hunter Stellato had all the right stuff on Saturday for Struthers, allowing zero runs and besting Southeast by a score of 10-0.  The Wildcats secured the victory thanks to seven runs in the first inning. Jared Laczko, Anthony Monaco, Stellato, Brandon Breznai, JD Hall, and Laczko all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.

Struthers opened up scoring in the first inning, when Laczko singled, scoring one run.

Stellato got the win for the Wildcats. He allowed four hits and zero runs over five innings, striking out five and walking one.

Knoch took the loss for Southeast. He surrendered ten runs on nine hits over four innings, striking out six.

The Wildcats collected nine hits. Laczko, Billy Opritza, and Morgan Sumption all managed multiple hits for Struthers Wildcats Varsity. Sumption, Opritza, and Laczko each collected two hits to lead the team.

Ranker led Southeast with two hits in two at-bats.

 

 

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RIVERA GOES YARD IN SOUTH RANGE WIN OVER WEST BRANCH

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CANFIELD, OH- It was the first home-field home run by a South Range Raider since the field was built.  That piece of history now belongs to South Range Senior, Ben Rivera.  The Raiders ran off with the lead late in the game in a 9-8 victory over West Branch on Thursday. The game was tied at five with the Raiders batting in the bottom of the sixth when Jaxon Anderson drew a bases-loaded walk, scoring one run.

The Raiders built a four-run lead in the sixth inning and then held off West Branch’s charge. West Branch scored three runs in the failed comeback on a single by Nick Wilson, a triple by Cole Bates, and a single by Tristan Ballard.

The Raiders got on the board in the first inning. Ben Rivera‘s sac fly scored one run for Raiders.  South Range knotted the game up at five in the bottom of the fifth inning. Raiders scored two runs when Ben Rivera homered.

West Branch scored four runs in the third inning. Wilson and David Cunningham each had RBIs in the frame.

Trey Pancake took the win for Raiders. He went two innings, allowing three runs on four hits, striking out three and walking zero.  Brandon Mikos started the game for Raiders. He lasted five innings, allowing five hits and five runs while striking out nine.

Justin Goode took the loss for West Branch. He lasted one-third of an inning, allowing one hit and one run while walking one.  Mason Walker started the game for West Branch. He lasted five and two-thirds innings, allowing seven hits and eight runs while striking out one.

South Range tallied eight hits on the day. Jared Bajerski and Brandon Mikos each collected multiple hits for Raiders. Jared Bajerski went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead the Raiders in hits.

West Branch collected nine hits. Ballard, Wilson, Jared Butler, and Bates each managed multiple hits for West Branch.

 

 

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SPARTANS TOO MUCH FOR POLAND

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BOARDMAN, OH- The Poland Bulldogs lost a heartbreaker on Friday. The Bulldogs fell to Boardman 4-3 on the final play of the game. The game was tied at three with Boardman batting in the bottom of the seventh when Charlie Davis singled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring the game-winner.

Travis Harvey led the Boardman to victory on the hill. He surrendered one run on two hits over one inning, striking out one and walking one.  Cam Kreps started the game for Boardman. He allowed four hits and two runs over six innings, striking out 12 and walking one

Jared Knight took the loss for Poland. He allowed eight hits and four runs over six and two-thirds innings, striking out seven.

Braeden O’Shaughnessy led the Bulldogs with two hits in three at-bats.  Poland didn’t commit a single error in the field. Andrew Testa had eight chances in the field, the most on the team.

Davis went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead Boardman in hits. Boardman was clean on defense as well, Connor Miller had the most chances in the field with 12.

 

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HOLLAND, URSULINE SIZZLE PAST SOUTH RANGE

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CANFIELD, OH- Ursuline 7 – South Range 1

Ursuline (23-2) beat South Range 7-1 behind Emily Holland’s 5-hitter for her 13th win of the season. Madelyn Miklandric had 2 hits and an RBI while Paige Ogden hit a 2-run triple in the 2nd inning.  Gia Caldrone hit a 2-run double in the 5th inning. Emma Ericson pitched a perfect final inning for the Lady Irish.  Bree Kohler hit a home run and single while M Slabach had two hits for the Raiders.

Ursuline (23-2) – 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 – 7/7/1
South Range – 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 – 1/5/0

UHS battery – Emily Holland (W 13-2) 6 inn – 3K&1BB; Emma Ericson 1 Inn 0K&0BB;
SR battery – B Kohler (L) 7 inn 8K/4BB/3HBP;

2 or more hits : U –  Madelyn Miklandric (2); SR – Kohler (2), Slabach (2);
Doubles : U – Gia Caldrone;
Triples : U – Paige Ogden;
Home Runs : SR – Kohler;
2 or more RBI : U – Ogden (2), Caldrone (2);

Ursuline next game :
Tuesday 5/14 – D2 District Semi Championship vs West Branch @ YSU 5:00pm

 

*Contributed by Mike Kernan

CHASING CHASE, FRANKEN TOSSES NO-NO AGAINST GIRARD

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COLUMBIANA, OH- The day started with the Clippers scheduled to play at Canal Park in Akron but ended with a no-hitter at home in Columbiana.  The Akron Rubberducks decided at 12:30 that their field would not be ready to play by the scheduled 6 PM start time so the game was canceled.  With the Clippers home field in good shape, the Girard Indians agreed to come to town for a Friday afternoon game.

Chase Franken (5-3) took the bump and was near perfect as he allowed zero hits in his five innings of work in the Clippers (13-9) 14-0 win over Girard.  Franken issued one walk and two base runners in total while striking out five.  He was efficient and was the recipient of excellent defense behind him.

Columbiana’s Chase Franken (PHOTO CREDIT: columbianabaseball.com)

Franken also helped his own cause offensively as he was 3-4 on the day including two triples and a double.  He had four RBI and scored three runs for the Clippers.  His third run broke the school record for runs in a Clipper career.  Wayne Davis added two hits with a double and knocked in a run.  Evan Kenneally had three RBI and Logan Hoschar added a 2-run single for Columbiana.  Joey Wilczak recorded his first varsity hit with a single in the fourth inning.

Columbiana will take on United Saturday at Noon in a makeup EOAC contest before facing the Eagles again on Monday in OHSAA tournament action.

 

*Contributed by Ryan Wolf

STRUTHERS WEATHERS THE STORM, RALLY PAST BEAVER LOCAL

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- Struthers weathered a push by Beaver Local in the third inning where the Wildcats coughed up three runs, but Struthers still won 16-4 on Thursday. Dorian Jackson and Jordan Mick all contributed in the big inning with RBIs.

The Wildcats secured the victory thanks to ten runs in the third inning. The big inning was thanks to singles by Ronnie Leonard, JD Hall, Jared Laczko, and Billy Opritza and walks by Opritza and Brandon Breznai.

Struthers got on the board in the first inning when an error scored one run for the Wildcats.  Struthers exploded for ten runs in the third inning. Opritza, Leonard, Breznai, Hall, Laczko, and Opritza each had RBIs in the big inning.

Leonard pitched Struthers to victory. He allowed six hits and four runs over five innings, striking out three.

Avery Wiegand took the loss for Beaver Local. He allowed one hit and two runs over two innings, striking out three and walking one.

The Wildcats tallied 13 hits. Hall, Laczko, Hunter Stellato, and Leonard all managed multiple hits for Struthers. Hall went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the team in hits.

 

 

 

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NILES BREATHES FIRE ON GIRARD COMEBACK

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NILES, OH- Despite a 4-run deficit in the fifth inning, Girard almost came all the way back, eventually falling 5-4 to McKinley on Wednesday.  the Indians scored four runs in the failed comeback on a double by Matt Miles and a single by Braydon Freeland.

Girard was right in it until McKinley singled in the sixth inning, Zach Leonard drove a liner to left to score Kenny Flanigan.

Zach Leonard was the winning pitcher for Niles McKinley. He went six innings, allowing four runs on six hits and striking out three. Brandon Hayes threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen. Hayes recorded the last three outs to earn the save for McKinley.

Devin Dutton took the loss for Girard. He allowed eight hits and five runs over six innings, striking out three and walking one.

Nick DeGregory, Anthony Cortese, Brady Hunkus, Jayden Maggs, Miles, Freeland, and Evan Boyle all had one hit to lead Girard.

McKinley had eight hits in the game. Leonard, Kenny Flanigan, and Joe Gallo all managed multiple hits for McKinley. Leonard led McKinley with three hits in four at-bats.

 

 

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GREAT PITCHING AND EARLY RAIDER RUNS HOLD UP, GIRARD BOWS OUT

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CANFIELD, OH- The Lady Raiders can exhale.  Girard was a team that was definitely a sleeper in the OHSAA Tournament this year- one that no team really wanted to face.  However, Girard watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 5-0 loss to South Range on Wednesday. South Range scored on a single by Drew Feren in the first inning, an error in the second inning, and a single by Bree Kohler in the second inning.

The Lady Indians lost despite out-hitting South Range five to four.  One bright spot for Girard was a single by Sahan Dede in the first inning.

Kohler was in the pitcher’s circle for South Range. She surrendered zero runs on five hits over seven innings, striking out 16 and walking one.

Samantha Dohy was on the rubber for Girard. She surrendered five runs on four hits over six innings, striking out one and walking one.

Sophie Griffith, Dede, Dohy, Mackayla Durr, and Sidney Durkin each collected one hit to lead Girard.

South Range racked up four hits. Feren and Kohler had all four hits for South Range.

 

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POLAND TAKES FLIGHT, ELIMINATE STRUTHERS

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POLAND, OH- Poland Senior, Ashley Wire had all the right stuff on Wednesday for Poland, allowing zero runs and besting Struthers by a score of 17-0.

Poland fired up the offense in the first inning. Lauren Sienkiewicz drove in one when she singled.  The Lady Bulldogs added six runs in the third inning. The offensive firepower by Poland was led by Wire, Ally Nittoli, and Justine Carney, all knocking in runs in the inning.

A single by Mary Bayus in the first inning was a positive for Struthers.

Wire led the Poland to victory in the pitcher’s circle. She went five innings, allowing zero runs on three hits, striking out five and walking zero.

Nicolina Pezzone took the loss for Struthers. She surrendered 17 runs on 17 hits over four innings, striking out two.

The Lady Dogs socked one home run on the day. Nittoli went for the long ball in the third.

Poland  racked up 17 hits on the day. Wire, Carney, Sienkiewicz, Cami Lattanzio, Brooke Bobbey, Jackie Grisdale, and Nittoli each collected multiple hits for the Bulldogs. Wire went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Poland in hits.  Poland was also clean in the field with no errors.

 

 

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HOPFENZIZ DELIVERS AS COLUMBIANA CLIPS STRUTHERS

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STRUTHERS, OH- Columbiana (12-9) came away with a 5-3 victory over Struthers Wednesday afternoon at Cene Park.  Ryan Fahs picked up his fourth win of the year with the complete game victory.  Fahs allowed three runs (two earned) on nine hits while striking out five and walking only one.

With the game tied at 2-2 heading into the seventh, the Clippers rallied for three runs to take the lead for good.  Seth Ross singled to shortstop and Chase Franken followed with a walk.  After both players moved up on a wild pitch Struthers was forced to bring their infield in.  Evan Kenneally took advantage- ripping a single between first and second bringing home Ross and giving the Clippers the lead.  After a Fahs line out, Erik Hopfenziz came up big with a flair into left that gave the Clippers all the runs they would need.

On the day, Kenneally led the way with three hits and a sacrifice fly.   Hopfenziz had two hits and the big seventh inning RBI.  Franken finished the day 1-2 with two walks and scored three runs.

Columbiana will travel to Akron tonight to take on Western Reserve Academy at Canal Park home of the Akron Rubberducks.  Game time is set for 7:00 PM and admission is FREE to all fans.

 

 

*Contributed by Ryan Wolf