PREP BASEBALL Vukovic's no-hitter gets McDonald a 7-0 victory

He struck out 10 and walked just one against Mineral Ridge.
McDONALD -- McDonald junior Corey Vukovic pitched his first varsity no-hitter on Tuesday, striking out 10 and walking one, to lead the Blue Devils baseball team to a 7-0 victory over Mineral Ridge in an Inter-County League game.
"He's been pitching well for us all year and he's really come into his own," McDonald coach Dan Williams said. "He's real consistent, he's got real solid control and he has a great curveball."
Vukovic (5-0) threw a two-hitter against Jackson-Milton earlier this year and flirted with a no-hitter against Springfield before breaking through on Tuesday.
Vukovic, who ended the game with a strikeout, walked his only batter in the second inning and McDonald's defense did not have an error.
"You know, it was sort of quiet for the first four or five innings," Williams said. "But he's a smart kid. I think he might've known what was happening.
"By the seventh inning, everybody knew."
Vukovic, a varsity starter since his freshman year, is also a good hitter, batting close to .500 on the season. He doubled in Tuesday's game.
When asked if Vukovic has any colleges after him, Williams said, "You know what? He's going to. He's probably going to be an all-league pitcher for us."
Steven Hughes added three hits for McDonald (11-5, 7-3).
Mineral Ridge is 3-13.
Springfield 18, Lowellville 2
NEW MIDDLETOWN -- Julian Caraballo had three hits and four RBIs and Joe D'Amato added three hits and three RBIs for Springfield.
Andrew Fairch had two hits for the Tigers (13-7, 6-3 ICL), while Tyler Yaeger (3-0) struck out four and walked one in four innings to get the win.
Mooney 7, Campbell 6
STRUTHERS -- Tony Brunetti had two hits and three RBIs, including the game-winning RBI to score Jonathan Grist in the bottom of the ninth for Mooney.
Kevin Drummond had three hits and scored a run for the Cardinals (14-3).
Frasier Tirikos and Antoni Zembillas each had two hits for the Red Devils (9-7).
Hubbard 6, LaBrae 2
HUBBARD -- Scoring all its runs in the first three innings, the Eagles improved to 10-3 and 6-3 in the Trumbull Athletic Conference game.
Todd Ruminski pitched a complete game and struck out three to pick up the win.
Frank Rosile hit a double and two singles and scored twice for the eagles. Ed Palestro also hit a double and two singles and drove in two runs.
Mike Witherow paced the Vikings with three singles.
Salem 4, Chaney 3
SALEM -- Jarin Heath's one-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning knocked in Sean McKee with the winning run against Chaney.
The Quakers (11-8) trailed 3-2 going into the seventh and McKee singled in the tying run before Heath won it.
Heath finished with three hits, while McKee and Bryan Wright each added a pair.
Chaney (2-14) took the lead in the sixth on a double by Lou Kopachy and a single by Tim Sinchak.
West Branch 3, Minerva 2
MINERVA -- Winning pitcher (3-2) Marc Possage hit a two-run triple in the seventh inning as the Warriors improved to 4-5 in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference and they are 10-7 overall.
Possage scattered three hits and struck out six to pick up.
Andy Todor went 2-for-3 with two doubles to pace the Warriors.