ON AREA DIAMONDS \ Youth baseball

Babe Ruth (14-15s)
All-Star Sports 7, Wharmby Sports 0 -- Cody Bailey had a no-hitter through 4 2/3 innings and finished with a one-hitter. John Plesea, Matt Durkin and Matt Krause had two hits apiece. Evan Anzio had the lone hit for Wharmby Sports.Sluggers 8, Mahoning Valley Panthers 3 -- Adam Meese pitched a complete game, striking out five and allowing just two earned runs. The Sluggers offense was led by Ben Bechtol with two singles, a double and a triple. Tim Ridzon had two doubles, Adam Meese had two hits and Tim Dennison had a triple.Rondinelli 10, Rizer Group Insurance 7 -- Eric Francis pitched a complete game for Rondinelli. Roberto Morales, Johnny Simon, Drew Fitzpatrick and Cory Nesbitt each had two hits apiece. Harry Callahan hit a grand slam for Rizer Group.Joe Koch Realty 8, Astro Falcons 0 -- Kevin McCulloh pitched a three hit shutout for Koch, which had an eight run first inning. Matt Pitzulo had two hits and four RBIs, and Nick Crum had two hits. Tom Cheslik pitched five innings in relief for Astro Falcons, yielding only two runs.Rizer Group Insurance 3, Mahoning Valley Panthers 2 -- Rizer was led by Dylan Dejane's three-run homer. Brad Bates, Jared Meeder and Bo Beegle each had two hits for the Panthers.Sluggers 10, Line Drive 8 -- Tim Ridzon was the winning pitcher in relief as he threw seven innings. Ben Bechtol, Mike Conglose, Adam Meese and Tyler Scott scored two runs each. Jon Tatarka scored twice for Line Drive.Wharmby Sports 6, Rondinelli 2 -- Mark Lapikas pitched six innings, allowing two hits and no earned runs, while striking out six. Lapikas gave way to Jay Leeworthy, who got out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam, striking out the last two batters. Leeworthy also hit a three-run double.Joe Koch Realty 16, All-Star Sports 10 -- Kevin McCulloh had five hits and four RBIs. Ricky Segesto added four hits for Koch, while Jonathan Brady had three hits and four RBIs and Mark Olbrych had an RBI triple. Ed Gonda had two hits and two RBIs to lead All-Star Sports.Line Drive 10, Salem AC 5Astro Falcons 7, Salem AC 5
All-Star Sports 7, Wharmby Sports 0 -- Cody Bailey had a no-hitter through 4 2/3 innings and finished with a one-hitter. John Plesea, Matt Durkin and Matt Krause had two hits apiece. Evan Anzio had the lone hit for Wharmby Sports.Sluggers 8, Mahoning Valley Panthers 3 -- Adam Meese pitched a complete game, striking out five and allowing just two earned runs. The Sluggers offense was led by Ben Bechtol with two singles, a double and a triple. Tim Ridzon had two doubles, Adam Meese had two hits and Tim Dennison had a triple.Rondinelli 10, Rizer Group Insurance 7 -- Eric Francis pitched a complete game for Rondinelli. Roberto Morales, Johnny Simon, Drew Fitzpatrick and Cory Nesbitt each had two hits apiece. Harry Callahan hit a grand slam for Rizer Group.Joe Koch Realty 8, Astro Falcons 0 -- Kevin McCulloh pitched a three hit shutout for Koch, which had an eight run first inning. Matt Pitzulo had two hits and four RBIs, and Nick Crum had two hits. Tom Cheslik pitched five innings in relief for Astro Falcons, yielding only two runs.Rizer Group Insurance 3, Mahoning Valley Panthers 2 -- Rizer was led by Dylan Dejane's three-run homer. Brad Bates, Jared Meeder and Bo Beegle each had two hits for the Panthers.Sluggers 10, Line Drive 8 -- Tim Ridzon was the winning pitcher in relief as he threw seven innings. Ben Bechtol, Mike Conglose, Adam Meese and Tyler Scott scored two runs each. Jon Tatarka scored twice for Line Drive.Wharmby Sports 6, Rondinelli 2 -- Mark Lapikas pitched six innings, allowing two hits and no earned runs, while striking out six. Lapikas gave way to Jay Leeworthy, who got out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam, striking out the last two batters. Leeworthy also hit a three-run double.Joe Koch Realty 16, All-Star Sports 10 -- Kevin McCulloh had five hits and four RBIs. Ricky Segesto added four hits for Koch, while Jonathan Brady had three hits and four RBIs and Mark Olbrych had an RBI triple. Ed Gonda had two hits and two RBIs to lead All-Star Sports.Line Drive 10, Salem AC 5Astro Falcons 7, Salem AC 5
Tri-T Pony (13-14)
Poland Funny Farm 9, Austintown Molnar 7 -- Ron Sobinsky had three hits while Angelo Catullo, John Vardavas, Ryan Mickovic and Brett Vardavas had key hits for the winners. Mickovic was the winning pitcher. For Austintown, Jonathan Molnar had three hits.Poland Funny Farm 11, Canfield Allison Waste 6 -- Brett Vardavas' three hits included a three-run homer. Zack Custer and Kevin Day each had two hits. For Canfield, Kyle Kessner, Mark Pelini and Mike Mangus each had two hits.