Ruth ’stars postponed

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Vindicator staff report

APPLETON, Wis. — Youngstown’s 14-year-old baseball all-star team had its game against Appleton, Wis., postponed on Friday in the Babe Ruth League World Series.

The game is scheduled to be played today at noon. It is one of the semifinal games in the national tournament.

In the other semifinal, Chandler, Ariz., led Fort Smith Church, Ark., 17-1 in the third inning when that game was postponed. It was scheduled to resume today at 10 a.m.

The championship game will be played today at 4 p.m.

Youngstown finished top-seeded in the American Division with a 3-1 record in pool play. Manager Terry Landis’ team won three games after a first-day loss to Eau Claire, Wis.

Eau Claire defeated Youngstown, 5-3.

Youngstown rebounded to defeat Jupiter, Fla., 4-2; North Syracuse, N.Y., 8-7, and Chandler, Ariz., 6-4.

In earlier bracket play, Chandler defeated Cranston, R.I., 5-1, and Appleton defeated North Syracuse, 5-4. Those games were played on Thursday.

Landis expected the Arizona team to advance to the championship game.

“They’re stacked,” Landis said of the Hamilton, Ariz., team’s entire roster. “They’ve been together three or four years and they recruit. This is big deal in Arizona.”

Landis said he threw knuckleballer Jake Stauffer against Arizona in Tuesday’s victory.