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Boys varsity baseball falls to Carolina Forest
The Austintown Fitch High School boys varsity baseball team fell to Carolina Forest High School by a score of 12-0 on April 15. Kenny Misik and Lorenzo Russo each had a hit for Fitch and Gabe Faunda struck out three in just one and two-thirds innings of work.
Boys varsity tennis beats Cardinal Mooney
The Austintown Fitch High School boys varsity tennis team beat Cardinal Mooney High School by a score of 3-2 on April 16. John McMullen lost to Michael Pelini (2-6, 6-4, 4-6); Nico Andino lost to Marissa Landers ( 6-3, 6-7, tie break 6-7); Nathan Ferguson defeated Mathew Rossi ( 6-2,6-2); Jake Kerpsack and Frank Faber defeated Louie Gentile and Thomas Fire ( 6-6, 4-6, tie break 8-6) and Dylan Miskell and Zach Dahl defeated Nick Jadue and Erik Vargo ( 6-4, 6-4).
Boys varsity baseball beats George Washington
The Austintown Fitch High School boys varsity baseball team beat George Washington High School with a score of 3-2 on April 16. Leading the way for the Falcons was Christian Myers, going two for three with two runs batted in, with one of his hits being a solo home run, which proved to be the game winning run for Fitch. Kenny Misik, Jake Lawrence and Derek Franken added hits for the Falcons. On the mound, Patrick Coleman threw the complete game, allowing just two runs on seven hits and striking out eight in the process.
Boys varsity baseball falls to Blue Ridge
The Austintown Fitch High School boys varsity baseball team fell to Blue Ridge High School with a score of 14-8 on April 17. Kenny Misik led the way for Fitch, going three for four with three runs batted in. Christian Myers added two hits and two runs batted in.
Boys varsity baseball beats North Myrtle Beach
The Austintown Fitch High School boys varsity baseball team beat North Myrtle Beach High School with a score of 5-0 on April 18. Fitch scored four runs in the sixth inning to boost them past North Myrtle Beach, the third ranked team in the state of South Carolina. Devin Higginbotham led the way for the Falcons, throwing a complete game, allowing no runs on six hits and striking out seven. At the plate, Kenny Misik has a pair of singles and a run batted in. Casey Bokesch added two runs batted and Gabe Faunda and Jake Lawrence added two hits each.
Austintown Community Baseball hosts athletic shoe drive
Austintown Community Baseball is hosting an athletic shoe drive fundraiser during the spring, summer and fall seasons to raise money for players’ families through a new campaign, the Bullpen Relief Fund. The baseball organization is creating this fund to benefit families in need and to give back to the community in other ways like donating to local charities. ACB will earn funds based on the total quantity of pairs of gently worn, used and new sneakers collected. ‚ãGotSneakers‚ã, a social enterprise, will issue funds in compensation for the collected sneakers. Those funds will benefit all players and spectators at the ACB facilities. Anyone can help by simply donating gently worn, used and new sneakers and cleats at Libbee Field, located at 324 North Kimberly Road in Austintown, or the Stryffeler Indoor Batting Barn and the Clubhouse at Champ Park, located at 600 North Raccoon Road in Austintown during evening games. For more information, visit the ACB website at https://www.acbleague.com/.
Neighbors wants spring sports news
It’s time for spring athletics and Neighbors wants to be there every step of the way. If you’re a sports coach or the parent of an athlete, we need your help. In order to get teams and players the recognition they deserve, we want to showcase them in our pages.
We can only do that if you commit to sending us game reports and photos each week. If you send it, it will get in.
You can email us at neighbors@vindy.com. You don’t have to be a writer — just send us the information and we’ll put it all together. When emailing pictures, send them as JPEG files and as large as possible.
Provide caption information and where people are located from left to right, front row to back. The sports news we’re looking for ranges from varsity high school teams down to middle school and even elementary and recreational leagues. We look forward to hearing about your teams successes.
Send Neighbors your news
If you’re a spring sports coach or the parent of an athlete, we need your help. In order to get teams and players the recognition they deserve, we want to showcase them in our pages. You can email us at neighbors@vindy.com.
You don’t have to be a writer — just send us the information and we’ll put it all together. When emailing pictures, send them as JPEG files as large as possible. Provide caption information and where people are located from left to right, front row to back.