YSU

YSU
Baseball recruiting
YOUNGSTOWN -- Youngstown State coach Mike Florak says five in-state standouts have signed letters of intent.
Signing with YSU are outfielder Brent Parks (Canfield), pitcher/infielder Julian Perler (Reynoldsburg), shortstop Josh Page (Plain City), catcher/outfielder Erich Diedrich (Bay Village) and pitcher/infielder Tom Zetts (Boardman).
Page was named the Division III Central District Player of the Year. The shortstop hit .490 on the year and led Alder to the district championship. He was also named the Buckeye Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Alder finished the season with a 22-8 mark losing to top-ranked St. Henry 4-3 in the Division III regional semifinals. It was the deepest run into the postseason by the Pioneers since 1998. As a defensive back on the Alder football team, Page was a second-team Division IV All-Ohio selection.
Perler was a first-team Division I All-Central District selection leading Reynoldsburg during the 2003 campaign.
Parks entered the season tabbed as the 90th best senior in the state.
Diedrich is a left-handed hitting, right-handed throwing catcher/outfielder who helped Bay High advance to the state regionals for the first time since 1991. Bay won the District II Championship beating Firelands last week.
Zetts will be a two-sport athlete for the Penguins playing both baseball and football. As a quarterback, Zetts finished as the fifth all-time leading passer in school history throwing for 2,802 yards in his career. As a senior, passed for 1,468 yards and 13 touchdowns and was a second-team All-Ohio Division I pick. On the diamond, he was named the 94th best senior in the state.
In the fall, outfielder Jeff Solt of Reynoldsburg, outfielder/first baseman Mike Turjanica from Canfield and right-handed pitcher Andy Svitak from Cleveland each signed with YSU.
LOCAL
Youngstown spikerswin bronze
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The Youngstown Juniors Volleyball Club-Red won a bronze medal in the East Coast Volleyball Championships held at Penn State University over the Memorial Day weekend.
Youngstown-Red finished third out of 48 teams in the 16-year-old club division.
Youngstown-Red is coached by Deanna Ludwick. Team members are Alyssa Calautti, Amanda Cramer, Shannon Gardiner, Michelle Horbaly, Dena New, Mollie Patrick, Kelly Polen, Hannah Walski and Melissa Younkins.
REGION
Aeros loss
AKRON -- Teuris Olivares homered and Michael Vento hit a two-run double as the Trenton Thunder beat the Akron Aeros 5-2 Tuesday night in the Eastern League.
Joe Inglett scored on a wild pitch in the third inning and Eric Crozier hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth to open a 2-0 lead for Akron.
Indians rainoutrescheduled
CLEVELAND -- The Indians announced their postponed game against the Chicago White Sox will be made up July 12 as part of a day-night doubleheader.
The game was rained out on May 31. It will be played at 1:05 p.m. before a regularly scheduled game at 7:05 p.m. The afternoon game won't be televised.
Season-ticket holders, groups and those who purchased through the Internet and telephone center will receive makeup tickets. All others must be exchanged, with the same seat location being issued.
Tickets for the makeup game go on sale Thursday.
Fort Myers endsTribe pursuit
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Officials have ended efforts to lure the Cleveland Indians to a new spring training site and say they want to focus efforts on keeping the two other major league teams that train here.
Monday's decision by Lee County and the city of Fort Myers ends a two-year courtship of the team after officials decided they couldn't afford the training facility the Indians wanted.
The Indians, whose spring training lease in Winter Haven expires in October, could remain in Winter Haven or move to Port Charlotte along the southern Gulf Coast.
Staff/wire reports