LITTLE LEAGUE STATE TOURNAMENT | Wednesday’s results

AGES 9-10

BASEBALL

Canfield 7, New Albany 6

HAMILTON

Luke Holland allowed just two runs in four innings on the mound as Canfield built a 7-3 lead and Dom Magliocca and Brent Herrmann finished the game as New Albany cut the lead to the eventual final score.The Cardinals advance in the losers bracket to a battle tonight at 6:30 against Dover.

SOFTBALL

Poland 21, Avon 6

CLYDE

Poland put 14 runs on the board in the first inning and rolled to the four-inning, run-rule victory. Four Poland batters — Adeline Schweers, Brooke Bobbey, Camryn Lattanzio and Jackie Grisdale — had three hits each in the 17-hit attack. Jordyn Olson added a two-run double and Lattanzio and Bobbey drove in three runs each. Lexi Diaz and Bobbey combined for a three-hitter on the mound.The Bulldogs advance to the championship round against Portsmouth tonight at 5:30. Portsmouth defeated the Bulldogs, 6-1, on Tuesday. If Poland wins tonight, the two teams will meet again on Friday to decide the state championship. “They are an amazing team,” Poland coach Matt Bobbey said about Portsmouth. “They have two very good pitchers. We only got three hits in the first game, but they walked three or four, so we had our chances. They scored four runs in one inning and we gave them a few extra outs in that inning. But when you only score one run it’s tough to win.”

Staff reports