YOUTH MOVEMENT; MOONEY GETS ON THE BOARD IN OPENER

YOUNGSTOWN, OH- Cardinal Mooney got the job done on Saturday with a 9-3 win over Triway, thanks in large part to a monster day from Kaden Reese at the plate. Reese finished 3-for-4 with four RBIs, launching a two-run homer in the fifth and adding RBI singles in the third and sixth innings.

Mooney got rolling early when Taco Verroco blasted a two-run shot to center in the top of the first to give the Cardinals a quick lead. They kept the pressure on in the third, plating two more on RBI knocks from Reese and Ben Oddis.

Reese’s two-run bomb in the fifth gave Mooney even more breathing room, and he capped his day with another RBI single in the sixth to help put the game out of reach.

On the mound, Oddis was dominant. He tossed five shutout innings, allowing just one hit while striking out four. Verroco came on in relief to finish things off.

Mooney racked up 11 hits in the win. Ford Stacy chipped in with a pair of hits, and the Cardinals ran wild on the bases with five steals — two coming from Reese. Defensively, Mooney was clean, turning a double play and not committing a single error. Aidan Radinsky led the way in the field with six chances.

Triway’s Grant Schag led their offense with two hits and two RBIs, while Alex Shearer swiped a pair of bags.