Reigning champ Creekside knocked out

June 26, 2016 at 12:05a.m.

Creekside falls to Ohio Thunder

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Devin Ryan and A.C. Zawadzki combined to limit Creekside Fitness to two runs as Ohio Thunder stopped the defending tournament champions, 4-2 in an elimination game Saturday at the Bob Cene Memorial Tournament at Cene Park.

”It was a gutsy effort by us as we were shorthanded this morning and are low on pitching at this point in the tournament,” Creekside manager Bob “Bubba” Boughner said. “We made a few mistakes, gave up some free passes and they made us pay for those mistakes. They hit and we didn’t get the timely hit when we needed it.”

Creekside plated the game’s initial tally when Bryce Richey scored on Pad O’Shaughnessy’s infield grounder.

Ohio Thunder knotted the game at a run apiece in the fourth inning when A.C. Zawadzki led off with a single. Zawadzki later scored on a two-out safety by Isaiah Norman.

Caleb Homan roped a two-run double to left field to start the fifth-inning rally.

After adding a run in the seventh inning for a 4-1 margin, Creekside’s Antonio Viviano scored on Noah Suarez’s single to cut the led to 4-2 but couldn’t score another run with the bases loaded.

Richey had three hits for Creekside and scored their only run of the game.

Baird Brothers will face Western Pa. Slurve in the semifinals while Astro Falcons face Roth Brothers. Both games are at 10 a.m. with the championship at 12:30 p.m. at Bob Cene park.

In other games involving Valley teams Saturday:

Columbus Cobras 8, Creekside Fitness 7, 8 innings

The Columbus Cobras scored a run in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat defending champ Creekside Fitness. Jake Wick had three hits and two RBIs, while Pad O’Shaughnessy, Dan Klase and Dom Pecchia all added three hits for Creekside.

Baird Brothers 3, Boys of Summer 2

Kolby Wolfe had three hits and San Greenberg worked 6 1/3 innings, striking out five batters for the mound win.

Allegheny Tigers 9, Baird Brothers 2

Continuing a suspended game from Thursday that was tied 2-2 in the fifth inning, the Allegheny Tigers scored four times in the sixth inning and three more in the seventh for the victory.

Allegheny Tigers 6, Avalanche 0

Austin Steele threw a three-hitter for the Tigers. Mike Soots, Dom Michael and Brad Gibson collected the three hits for the Avalanche.

Roth Brothers 6, DuraEdge 1

Roth Brothers won three straight after an opening game loss. Danny Joyce picked up the win, working four innings in relief.

Baird Brothers 8, DuraEdge 0

Kolby Wolfe went the distance, tossing a one-hitter while Mark Engle had three hits and three RBIs. Rocco Bucko added two hits and two RBIs and Matt DiDonato and Sam Greenberg each had two hits and an RBI apiece.

Astro Falcons 5, Avalanche 1

Dakota Bingham and Rylee Wallace combined to limit Avalanche to a run on five hits. Matt Gibson had two hits and two RBIs, Tyler Cannon added two hits while Tyler Canova scored two times to pace the Astros.

Roth Brothers 12, Allegheny Tigers 6

Roth Brothers scored 11 runs in the fourth inning to win their fourth consecutive win in the tournament. William Aey had two hits, including a double and three RBIs.

Astro Falcons 3, Knightline 2

Vinny Lucente struck out five batters without allowing a walk to pick up the win. Tyler Canova had two hits and score two runs while Matt Gibson’s sacrifice fly in the fifth inning scored Canova for the game-winning run.

Baird Brothers 7, Columbus Cobras 2

Roth Brothers 3, Boys of Summer 2