Sandlot roundup
Class B League
Youngstown Express 2, Roth Brothers 1
Matt Germanski doubled and scored a run for the Express, which got a four-hitter from Gino Ceriani. He struck out seven. J.W. Gora struck out eight for Roth, which got a pair of singles from Cam Onderko.
Dave Sugar Excavating 7, 1080 Media 1
Mike Dunn pitched a three-hitter and struck out five for Dave Sugar. Colin McKee had three hits, including a double, while Nate Rusu had two hits. Dane Gecina hit a triple and Joe Ambrosini added a double.
Astro Falcons 19, Youngstown Express 5
Astro had 19 hits including three by James Coates. Two of those were triples, and he drove in four runs. Brendan Wells also had four hits, scored four runs and drove in three. Kyle Tisdale had a triple, a double and four RBIs. Also for Astro. Tyler Serich had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs; Doug Bennett singled and doubled, and Joe Hake singled twice. Greg Lynn had two hits and two RBIs for Express, while Germanski singled and triple. Chris Kerns also hit a triple.
Dave Sugar Excavating 6, Sam Pitzulo Homes 3
Tyler Slepski pitched five innings, striking out nine, to earn the win. Tony Mehle pitched a scoreless seventh for the save. Slepski also had three hits, including a double, and he drove in two runs. Dane Gecina added a double. Anthony Clinkscale had two hits for Sam Pitzulo.
Rondinelli Tuxedo 5, Sam Pitzulo Homes 3
Nick Cianci struck out 12 over six innings for Rondinelli, which overcame five errors. Justin McGinnis had four hits, including a double, and drove in two runs for Rondinelli, while Anthony Rohan had two hits and Jake Stauffer had two RBIs. Dan Ferguson finished with a double and a single. Ryan Halicki had two hits, including a double, for Sam Pitzulo.
Astro Falcons 7, Wharmby Sports 1
Ryan Gallagher and Brendan Cox combined on a four-hitter for Astro. Gallagher fanned eight batters in 4 2/3 innings. Dan Popio led Astro with three hits, including a triple and double, and had three RBIs. Coates also had three hits and Cox had two. Matt Unkefer had two RBIs and Sabatino DiNardo hit a double. Tyler Gentile had a double and single for Wharmby.
Livi Steel 1, Action Physical Therapy 0
Livi scored in the second inning. Darrel Brammer had two hits for the winners, while Sam Donko hit a double. Josh Pryor pitched a three-hitter for the win.
Roth Brothers 3, Livi Steel 2
Jared Bettura and Tyler Rhoads combined on a three-hitter for Roth. Logan Kane and Cam Onderko had two hits each for the winners, and Anthony Abeid hit a double.
Little b
Rondinelli Tuxedo 22, 1080 Media 3
Edmund Pilolli had four hits for Rondinelli, including a triple and double, and he drove in three runs. Austin Beil added three hits and four RBIs, while Harrison Wagner singled twice and tripled, and drove in two. Pat Carlozzi had two hits and two RBIs for Rondinelli. Tyler Alars and Anthony Questro had doubles for 1080.
Rondinelli Tuxedo 7, Livi Steel 3
Kane Durkin pitched 6 2/3 innings, and Edmond Pilolli finished up the seven-hitter for Rondinelli. Jake Pishotti had three hits for the winners, while Austin Beil had two hits and two RBIs. Ryan Fleming also singled twice, while Denver Martin hit a triple.
Action Physical Therapy 7, Dave Sugar Excavating 2
Dillon Fair pitched a complete-game four-hitter for Action, with hitting help from Wayne Seamans, who had an inside-the-park homer. Matt Gordan added a double for Action. Mark Seals and Nate Rusu had doubles for Dave Sugar.
Astro Falcons 12, Youngstown Express 10
Tyler Wiery had two hits, including a double, and two RBIs for Astro in an eight-inning game. Ryan Wolf and Nico Dianna each added a triple and single, while Karrington Bell and Lou Rivera had two singles apiece. Matt Lacko led the Express with three hits, including a double, and two RBIs. Matt Williams added a pair of singles and Dom Page tripled.
Wharmby Sports 5, Roth Brothers 3
Ernie Burkes had two hits, including a double, to lead Wharmby. Tristan Bova was the winning pitcher in relief. For Roth, Dom Farina hit a double and single, while Carter Rhodes had a triple.
Sam Pitzulo Homes 8, 1080 Media 3
Winning pitcher Alex DiFrancesco struck out eight in 6 1/3 innings and hit a solo home run. Ryan Ifft added a double and two RBIs, while Mike Bobonick hit two singles.
Livi Steel 12, Astro Falcons 7
Denzel Chase had four hits for Livi Steel, including two doubles. Anthony Lepp added a triple and Anthony Lariccia hit a double. Nico DiIanni and Sabotino Danardo had two singles each for Astro, and Jacob Clayton and Vinny Janetti hit doubles.
Livi Steel 13, Dave Sugar 3
Livi scored all its runs in the second inning. Anthony Repp had three hits, while Joey Wilaj and Mike Montalbano had doubles. Anthony Marnejon had two hits for Dave Sugar.
Warren AA
Mahoning Valley Knights 1, Sunrise Inn 0
Jay Yorty pitched a two-hit shutout, striking out six, for the Knights. Dave Persante scored the game’s only run without benefit of a hit. He was hit by a pitch, stole second and third, and scored on an error. Dave Nypaver had both hits for Sunrise.
Champion Marlins 5, PI&I Express 3
Josh Swipas hit two doubles, while Zac Byler singled twice and had two RBIs. Andy Dobson and Manoli Pahoulis each hit a double and a single. Cory Hitt hit a double and had two RBIs for PI&I, and Scott McDermott also doubled.
Youngstown AA
Roth Bros. 8-1, Ohio Titans 1-10
Rob Tamburro had three hits and scored twice while Stef Herrern’s three hits included a homer in the first game. Ray Jaminet and Keith Jackson had two hits each in the second game.
Ohio Glaciers 10, Yanek 1
Anthony Raschilla and Corey Hill each had three hits for Glaciers.
Roth Bros. 12, Tri County 0
Tamburro, Dave Schafer and Matt Durkin each had two hits.
Ohio Glaciers 7, Chardon 5
Collin Bowser and Miki Cabrera each had two hits while winning pitcher Todd Kibby struck out six and walked five.
Roth Bros. 12, Ohio Glaciers 2
Joe Iacobucci paced the winners with three hits including two doubles. Tom Clayton hit a two-run triple. Tamburro, Herrern and Schefer each had two hits.
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