ON AREA DIAMONDS Youth baseball & amp; softball
BASEBALL
Class Little b
Lazart 7, Roth Brothers 5 -- Chris Aracich and Bob Melnek each had two hits for Lazart and Matt Laskovics hit a home run. Jim Kozlow and Craig Hritz had two hits apiece for Roth Brothers.
Lazart 11, Bandits 10 -- Jeremy Hartman had three hits, while Matt Lutz, Mike White, Will Simon and Laskovics each had two hits for Lazart. Jake Wycoff led the Bandits with three hits.
Babe Ruth (14-15s)
Line Drive Academy 13, Storm 2 -- David Patrick pitched the win while Grant Sevek singled and tripled. Brett Dutton went 2-for-3 for the winners.
Belleria Pizza 10, Storm 9 -- Corey Keller's suicide squeeze in the seventh won the game for Belleria. Michael Rose went 3-for-4 with a triple and Tyler Yeager chipped in with two hits.
Sluggers 7, Central Optical 5 -- Josh McKenney (3-1) pitched four innings of shut out ball to get the win. Lou Kopachy singled and doubled to knock in two runs. McKenney added two hits and an RBI. Tyler Stanley, Ryan Hamilton, Dave Piersante, and Aaron Pollack all drove in runs. For Central, Joe Irwin and Anthony Porter had two hits. Irwin and Dave DiYorio doubled.
Commercial Neon 6, Astro Falcons 2 -- Brian Mellott battled for the win, allowing only two earned runs. Andy Kopper went 3-for-3 while Adam Hoops, Dan Balog, Ron Palowitz, and Tom Ivany all went 2-for-3.
SOFTBALL
Tri-T PONY (13-14s)
Canfield Gluck Insurance 13, Niles A to Z Plumbing 1 -- Jena Ervin hit a two-run double for Canfield. Jillian Muth, Veronica Esparra, Abby Tierney and Lauren McGivern each had singles and scored. Veronica Esparra pitched a complete game.
Canfield Gluck Insurance 12, Poland Cavalier Mobile X-Ray 10 -- Canfield rallied for eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Jillian Muth, Lauren McGivern, Katie Williams, Megan Lileas and Rachel Melewski all had hits. Ashley Bleggi was the winning pitcher. Christine Horvath and Samantha Pompeli led Poland in hits.
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