ON AREA DIAMONDS Youth baseball



Babe Ruth (ages 14-15)
Line Drive 4, Astro Falcons 3 -- For Line Drive, Dan Hanolt had a single, a double and an RBI, while Mike Popio and Eric Polen contributed RBIs. Scott Smith pitched a strong 5 2/3 innings and Dean Porter retired the last four Astro batters. For the Astros, Mike Dota reached base three times and pitched the complete game.
Rondinelli 8, Allstar Sports 0 -- Matt Katich pitched a two-hitter, fanning seven. Cory Collins homered and tripled, Marc Gorvet, Matt Dado, and Katich each had two hits. Roberto Morales and Cory Nesbitt doubled to lead Rondinelli. Cody Bailey and Nick Stubler each had a hit for Allstar Sports.
Line Drive 10, Kelley-Robb 0 -- Mike Popio, Anthony LaVolpa, Dan Hanolt and Eric Polen each scored twice, while Jon Tatarka and Anthony LaVolpa each had three RBIs. Dan Kubala pitched the six-inning shutout. For Kelley-Robb, Mike Carnahan doubled and John Madeline, Marc Kanetsky and Steve Zubyk had singles.
Sluggers 11, Howland AC 7 -- The Sluggers' winning effort was anchored by Joe Motto, Gregg Brown, Brandon Costanza and Adam Meese, each scoring two runs. Nick Turco had two hits and two RBIs. Shaun Soukenik, Johnathon Brady and Kevin Vellente each scored two runs.
Babe Ruth (ages 13)
Line Drive 6, AllStar Sports 0 -- Kevin McCulloh pitched a complete game one-hitter. Joe Carothers, Nick Crum and D.J Herman had two hits each for Line Drive. Pat Heffron, Victor Cardarelli and Stephen Richard all pitched an inning for AllStar Sports. Owen Timlin pitched two innings.
Astro Falcons 12, Rondinelli 5 -- Shane Wagner went the distance for the Falcons, striking out eight batters while getting the win. The Astro Falcons put on a 15-hit attack. Dante Lewis doubled and Shane Wagner tripled for the Falcons. Dan Baco and Nick Dinello each doubled for Rondinelli.
Line Drive 8, All-Star 0
Tri-T Pony (ages 13-14)
Poland Perkins Builders 2, Canfield Aim National 0 -- Jason Simons threw a perfect game for Poland, striking out 13. Kevin Koval singled, double and drove in two runs. Mark Carlozzi and Tim Dennison also singled and scored for Poland. Steve Schoenfeld pitched a four-hitter for Canfield.
Little B League
Line Drive Academy 6, R & amp;J Trucking 2 -- Craig Schmidt pitched a four-hitter and struck out nine to pick up the win.
Line Drive Academy 11, Roth Brothers 1 -- Philip Besiou pitched a one-hitter and struck out nine to pick up the win. Brian Wright and Mike Popio each had two hits.
Line Drive Academy 6, Youngstown Express 4 -- David Patrick led the winners with two hits. Bob Kelly and Mark Novotner had two hits apiece for the losers.
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