Dave Sugar gets one hit and still beats Roth, 2-0

Justin Shaffer struck out 10
in pitching a two-hit shutout victory.

STRUTHERS — Dave Sugar Excavating managed just one hit, a fifth inning single by winning pitcher Justin Shaffer, but took advantage of four errors by Roth Brothers to score a 2-0 victory in the Class B League Wednesday.

Shaffer struck out 10 and did not walk a batter in the two-hit shutout as Sugar improved to 11-8.

Robert Goeke suffered the loss for Roth (3-16). He struck out seven and walked three. Pat Mulligan had a double for Roth.

Rondinelli 8, Wharmby Sports 7

Matt Katich’s sacrifice fly scored Cory Hitt with the winning run for Rondinelli (16-3).

Hitt started the winning rally with a leadoff double, his second hit of the game.

Cory Johnson, John Thomas, Mike Conglose, Ben Bechtol, and Mark Babyak had two hits each for Wharmby (8-11).

R&J Trucking 15,
Action Physical Therapy 4

R&J (17-2) broke open a 5-4 game by scoring five runs in both the sixth and seventh innings.

Dan Kubala had three hits, while Xavier Godoy and Joe Iacobucci drove in four runs each. Seven R&J players had at least two hits.

Jarryd Summers had three hits to lead Action (7-12)

Livi Steel 10,
Youngstown Express 2

Josh Swepis and Jae Leeworthy had three hits each as part of a 15-hit Livi attack.

Brad Prejsnar pitched a complete game allowing just one earned run for Livi (10-9).

Dan Gallagher drove home both of the Express (2-17) runs with a double.

Simon Roofing 6, Astro Falcons 4

Simon Roofing scored two runs in each of the first three innings. Ross Revella drove home a pair of runs with a double and a single, while Ryan Grusecki went six-plus innings for the win. Roberto Morales came on in the seventh for the save for Simon (8-11).

Joe Koch had three hits, one a triple for Astro Falcons (13-6). Mark Lapikas and Shane Wagner added two hits each.

Class AA

YOUNGSTOWN — Josh Conkey and Paul Kello combined on a two-hitter, and Eric Jones hit a triple to lead Roth Brothers over Tri-County, 10-0, in a Youngstown Class AA League game at Pemberton Park.

Adam Cox scored three runs and Jones tallied twice for Roth (12-0), while Joe Bettura had two RBIs.

Conkey struck out six in five innings, and Kello pitched a perfect inning.

Matt Kearney and Dan Monico singled for Tri-County and Tim Kearney struck out nine in five innings.

Callahan’s Irish Pub 11,
Mahoning Valley Knights 1

WARREN — Jeremy Albani went 3-for-3, including a three-run homer, and drove in four runs to lead CIP.

T.J. Trevis added a double and single, and three RBIs, while Jeremy Krol and Cliff Panezich both singled twice. Mike Swoboda pitched a complete game, fanning nine.

Manoli Pahoulis and Brian Daugherty had singles for the Knights.

Reds 7, PI&I Express 1

Nate Daugherty tossed a two-hitter over six innings, and Mark Yartz had two hits and three RBIs for Reds.

One of Yartz’s hits was a double. Josh White and Mike Johnson both had a pair of singles.

Mike O’Neill and A.J. Pulice had singles for Express.

Skiffey Neopolitan Dental 4,
Girard Hardware 3

Jeff Claar singled twice and Adam Morgan tripled to lead Skiffey, which won in the bottom of the ninth inning. Morgan also had two RBIs.