Wharmby's Thomas captures first victory

Newell pounded Roth Bros. while other games were postponed.
STRUTHERS -- John Thomas went six innings for his first win of the season in four decisions, leading Wharmby Sports to a 6-1 win over Dave Sugar Excavating in a Class B League game Monday at Cene Park.
Wharmby improved to 12-6.
Garen Ream had a triple while Todd Finn drove home two runs for Wharmby. Thomas had two strikeouts.
Dave Dobson had a single and a double for Dave Sugar (6-12).
Newell Sporting Goods 10, Roth Brothers 0
Josh Fyffe (1-1) had three hits, one a double, and tossed a five-hit shutout with five strikeouts for Newell (8-10). Ryan Morris added a triple and a double with three RBIs.
Eric Holtzman (0-3) got the loss despite allowing just one earned run for Roth (1-17), which committed five errors.
Other games postponed
The Astro Falcons and Youngstown Express game was suspended due to rain and the games between R & amp; J Trucking and Mink Financial and Rondinelli Tuxedo and Livi Steel were postponed.
Sunday
Mink scored four times in the top of the 12th inning to defeat Dave Sugar Excavating, 7-3.
Ed Deluca had three doubles while Lonnie McQueen and Corey Vukovic had two hits each for Mink. Vukovic (3-3) pitched the final 62/3 innings of scoreless relief with 11 strikeouts to pick up the win.
Sam Barker went the first four innings for Mink (7-10) and allowed one hit. Eric Pirtz had three hits for Sugar (6-11). Dave Diyorio pitched the first eight innings for Sugar, allowing three runs with eight strikeouts. He also had a pair of singles.
Notes
Mink Financial has played three extra inning games this season. One went 10 innings, one 11 and one 12. They are 1-2 in extra inning games.
In the first 85 games played this season have been only three home runs. The league hit 23 in 110 games in 2005. None of the home runs have been hit in the 34 games played on Cene 1.
There is an average of over 3 unearned runs scored per game this season in the league as there are five errors per game being committed.
Through Sunday, Tom Popadak of Wharmby Sports leads the league in both hitting and pitching. He is batting .500 and has an ERA of 0.45.
Newell Sporting Goods is only 1-7 as a home team this season, and 6-3 as the road team.
Eddie Gonda has appeared on the mound in 10 of the first 17 games for Dave Sugar Excavating to lead the league in appearances.
Vukovic of Mink has a decision in all six of his pitching appearances. He is 3-3 with a league-high 57 strikeouts in 351/3.