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Boys varsity baseball beats Ursuline

The Austintown Fitch High School boys varsity baseball team beat Ursuline High School by a score of 10-3 on April 27. TJ Piroch and Kenny Misik led the way for the Falcons, each going two for four with a pair of runs batted in. Also for Fitch, Lorenzo Russo added a two-run double for a total of three runs batted in on the day while Casey Bokesch and Derek Franken both adding two hits apiece for the Falcons. On the mound, Bobby Cavalier threw six innings, allowing zero earned runs and just one hit while striking out six. Fitch improves to 14-4 on the season.

Boys varsity baseball downs Firelands High School

The Austintown Fitch High School boys varsity baseball team downed Firelands High School by a score of 10-9 on April 27. At the plate for Fitch, TJ Piroch led the team, going three for four with a pair of singles and a triple. Bobby Cavalier, Alarik Sierra, Christian Myers, Casey Bokesch and Derek Franken contributed by adding two hits apiece. Jake Lawrence picked up the win on the mound, striking out four in four innings of work, while aided by the great defense of shortstop Alarik Sierra and first baseman Casey Bokesch. Fitch improves to 15-4 on the season.

Boys varsity baseball falls

The Austintown Fitch High School boys varsity baseball team fell to Canfield High School by a score of 3-2 on April 29. Fitch was led by TJ Piroch, who went two for four with a run batted in. Christian Myers added two hits and Casey Bokesch added a hit and a run batted in. On the mound, Trey Giannini came in for Fitch in the fourth inning. He threw three and one-third innings, allowing zero runs on just one hit while striking out five. Fitch moves to 15-5 (5-2 in AAC play) on the season.

Boys varsity baseball downed by Canfield

The Austintown Fitch High School boys varsity baseball team was downed by Canfield High School in extra innings with a score of 4-3 on May 1. Patrick Coleman started the game for the Falcons, throwing four innings while allowing just two runs and striking out three. Jake Lawrence came into the game in relief, finishing the game while allowing zero earned runs on just two hits while striking out four. Trey Giannini led the way for the Falcons at the plate, going two for three with a double and a single. Bobby Cavalier added a hit and two runs batted in. Fitch falls to 15-6 (5-3 in AAC play) on the season.

Boys varsity tennis beats Struthers

The Austintown Fitch High School boys varsity tennis team beat Struthers High School with a score of 3-2 on May 2. First singles Nico Andino, first doubles John McMullen and Dylan Miskell and second doubles Nathan Ferguson and Frank Faber brought in the win for the Falcons.

Boys varsity baseball downs Springfield

The Austintown Fitch High School boys varsity baseball team downed Springfield Local by a score of 4-3 on May 2. Brett Porter threw the first five innings for Fitch, striking out four and allowing zero earned runs. Junior Trey Giannini picked up the win in relief, throwing two shutout innings while only allowing one hit. At the plate, Bobby Cavalier went two for two with a pair of singles. Kenny Misik, Christian Myers, Joe Remish, Casey Bokesch and Gabe Faunda added a hit apiece. Fitch improved to 16-6 on the season.

Boys varsity baseball falls to Green

The Austintown Fitch High School boys varsity baseball team fell to Green High School by a score of 6-1 on May 4. Christian Myers led the way at the plate for Fitch, going one for two with a run batted in double. Gabe Faunda and Alarik Sierra added a hit apiece. Fitch drops to 16-7 on the season.

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.