SANDLOT ROUNDUP Saturday’s results

LITTLE LEAGUE

JUNIOR SOFTBALL

REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

Poland 20, Iowa 1, 5 innings

SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL.

Brooke Bobbey went 4 for 4 with two doubles and 3 RBIs and Camryn Lattanzio went 3 for 4 with two doubles and 6 RBIs as Poland rolled in its regional opener. KaiLi Gross pitched four innings and finished the run rule-shortened game.

12-U STATE FINAL

Hamilton West Side 15, Canfield 4

MAUMEE

District 2 winner Canfield’s bid for a state title ended in the finals. The locals would have had to win twice for the championship, but District 9 champion West Side dominated the game. Ben Slanker was 2 for 3 with a two-run homer for Canfield, which had won back-to-back state titles. A.J. Havrilla had two hits and Michael Patellis added an RBI. But West Side was too powerful, with home runs from Braedyn Moore, Blake Detherage, Jackson Martin and Lake Cundiff among its 16 hits. Moore’s homer was a grand slam.

11-U BASEBALL

STATE TOURNAMENT

Boardman vs. Maumee

CAMBRIDGE

Boardman, the District 2 champion, was scheduled to meet District 10 champion Maumee in the tournament opener for both teams Saturday. At press time, no information was reported.

10-U BASEBALL

STATE TOURNAMENT

Boardman begins play today

ENGLEWOOD

District 2 champion Boardman is scheduled to begins its state tournament run against District 9 champion Hamilton West Side at 2 p.m. today.

JUNIOR BASEBALL

STATE TOURNAMENT

Poland vs. Grand Valley

IRONTON

Poland, the District 2 champion, was scheduled to meet District 1 champion Grand Valley in the tournament opener for both teams Saturday. At press time, no information was reported.

NABF 18-U WORLD SERIES

Games at Bob Cene Park

Saturday’s scores

Release Baseball 8, Team Ontario 0

Ohio Longhorns 11, Jackson 96ers 5

Astro Falcons 4, Troy American Legion 0

Park Home 4, Baird Bothers 1

Jackson 96ers 8, SAYO Grays 4

Today’s games

Semifinals

Astro Falcons vs. Ohio Longhorns, 9 a.m. (Cene No. 1)

Release Baseball vs. Jackson 96ers, 9 a.m. (Cene No. 2)

Finals

Teams TBA, 11:30 a.m. (Cene No. 1)

MAHONING VALLEY AA BASEBALL

YellowJackets 12, Metro Ice 3

WARREN

The Yellow Jackets scored six runs in the fourth inning, with the outburst sparked by a triple by Spank Barone, a double by Dave Yemma and two Metro Ice errors. Kevin Belus earned the win for the Yellow Jackets. He tossed five innings, surrendering two runs and three hits and striking out three. Nick Charnas took the loss for Metro Ice. He threw two innings, surrendering six hits and seven runs. He struck out two. DJ Morvay hit a home run to get the Ice on the board in the fourth. Yellow Jackets had 11 hits in the game. Gary Muntean, Barone, and Dylan Duchek each collected multiple hits for Yellow Jackets. Duchek led the Yellow Jackets with three RBIs.

Staff report