CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP OUTSLUGS SHENANGO, 18-9, BEHIND SHEPARD IN 73RD ELLWOOD CITY LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
Cranberry Township outslugged Shenango, 18-9, in the nightcp of the 73rd Ellwood City Little League Tournament on Friday night at Freidhoff Field. Teagen Shepard rapped two doubles, a single and drove in three runs to lead Cranberry Township.
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NESHANNOCK DEFEATS CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, 10-2, BEHIND COOK IN 73RD ELLWOOD CITY LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
Neshannock defeated Cranberry Township, 10-2, in the 73rd Ellwood City Little League Tournament at Freidhoff Field on Friday night. Ty Cook smacked two home runs and drove in four runs to lead Neshannock.
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LAUREL DOWNS CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, 4-1, IN 73RD ELLWOOD CITY LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT-MAHONEY, PRESNAR COMBINE ON TWO-HITTER
Laurel downed Cranberry Township, 4-1, in the nightcap of the 73rd Ellwood City Little League Tournament at Freidhoff Field on Thursday night. Carson Mahoney and Brayden Presnar combined on at two-hitter and were backed by a flawless Laurel defense.
Laurel scored three runs in the top of the first inning with two outs to take a 3-0 lead. Presnar lead off the inning with a single. After a strikeout, Nick Courson was hit by a pitch sending Presnar to second base. With two outs, T.J. McVay reached on an infield single to load the bases. Luca Loccisano reached on an error scoring Presnar to give Laurel a 1-0 lead. Luca Benedict walked scoring Courson to up the Laurel lead to 2-0. Wyatt Nagel drew a base on balls forcing in McVay to increase the lead to 3-0. After two scoreless innings, Cranberry Township threatened in the bottom of the fourth inning. Geno Boyle walked and removed on a fielder's choice. Patrick Curtiss singled and Dominic Rossi walked to load the bases. But a strikeout and fielder's choice ended the threat. Laurel added another run in the top of the fifth inning Cayden Houck walked and Nick Emery reached on an error to place runners at first and second base. Presnar grounded into a fielder's choice and Houck scored on the the play to raise the Laurel lead to 4-0.
Cranberry Township brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning. With two outs, Teagen Shepard singled to center field. Curtiss launched a high drive that hit the top of the center field fence for a double scoring Shepard to cut the deficit to 4-1. Dominic Rossi drew a walk to bring the tying run to the plate but Presnar fanned the final batter to preserve the Laurel victory.
Mahoney was the starting and winning pitcher for Laurel. In three innings of hitless work, Mahoney fanned nine batters and walked one batter. Presnar picked up the save by closing out the victory with three innings of relief. Presnar allowed two hits and struck out five batters. T.J. McVay led Laurel at the plate with two singles and Presnar added a single. Curtiss led Cranberry Township with a double and single. Shepard and Gabriel Urban added singles.
NESHANNOCK DEFEATS SHENANGO, 7-1, BEHIND PAGLIA AND PERROTTA IN 73RD ELLWOOD CITY LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
Neshannock defeated Shenango, 7-1, in the 73rd Ellwood City Little League Tournament on Thursday night. Alex Paglia belted a home run and single and Luca Perrotta rapped two singles and picked up the win on the mound. The game was resumed after rain halted action on Wednesday.
Alex Paglia hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning to give Neshannock a 1-0 lead. Neshannock added to their lead with two runs in the bottom of the second inning. Luca Perrotta singled and moved to second base on a wild pitch. Gabe Ponziani smacked an RBI-single scoring Perrotta to up the lead to 2-0. Trey Kissick drew a walk moving Ponziani to second base. Jack Harlan's RBI-single drove in Ponziani to increase the Neshannock lead to 3-0. Shenango sliced the lead in the top of the third with a solo run. Marco Campoli led off the inning with a single. With one out, Luca Fiore and Carter Peluso drew base on balls to load the bases. With two outs, Cian Klik walked to score Campoli to cut the deficit to 3-1. Neshannock rallied for four runs in the bottom of the frame. Alex Paglia and Ty Cook walked to lead off the inning. Jayden Tedrow received a walk to load the bases. Alex Paglia scored on a wild pitch to increase the lead to 4-1. Luca Perrotta followed with a single scoring Cook to up the lead to 5-1. Yuriah Hughes followed with a single scoring Tedrow to increase the lead to 6-1. Perrotta scored on a wild pitch to close out the scoring and give Neshannock a 7-1 lead. Neither team scored in the final three innings and Neshannock claimed the victory.
Paglia led the Neshannock offense with a home run, single and an RBI. Perrotta added two singles and an RBI. Ponziani, Hughes and Harlan added RBI- singles. Carter Smith led Shenango with a double and Luca Fiore and Marco Campoli added singles. Perrotta was the starting and winning pitcher with three innings of work.
ELLWOOD CITY RALLIES FOR FOUR RUNS IN THE FIFTH INNING TO DEFEAT SHENANGO, 5-2, IN 73RD ELLWOOD CITY LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT-SUKITS THREE-RUN TRIPLE KEYS VICTORY-ZITO, SMITH COMBINE FOR NO-HITTER WITH 17 STRIKEOUTS
Ellwood City rallied for four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to defeat Shenango, 5-2, in the 73rd Ellwood City Little League Tournament on Tuesday night. Ben Sukits smacked the key hit of the game with a three-run triple which erased a 2-1 deficit. Joey Zito and Luca Smith combined for a no-hitter with 17 strikeouts to lead Ellwood City on the mound.
Shenango took an early lead in the top of the first inning. Leadoff hitter Luca Fiore drew a base on balls and moved around the bases on three wild pitches to score to give Shenango a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City scored a solo run in the bottom of the third inning to tie the score. With one out Brandon Bushman singled to rightfield and stole second base. Bushman moved to third base on a dropped third strike by the catcher and stole home to knot the score at 1-1. Shenango regained the lead in the top of the fifth inning. Carter Peluso reached on an error and stole second base and moved third on a wild pitch. Carter Smith drew a base on balls and on a double steal Peluso stole home to give Shenango a 2-1 lead. Ellwood City rallied in the bottom of the fifth inning with four runs to take the lead. Kaden Emswiler lead off with a single. Mason Bable followed with a single to send Emswiller to second base. Nate Martin drew a walk to load the bases to set the stage for Sukits. On a 1-2 count, Sukits drove a groundball triple to the rightfield fence scoring all three runners to give Ellwood City a 4-2 lead. An error on the play allowed Sukits to advance to third base. Sukits scored on a wild pitch as Ellwood City increased their lead to 5-2. Smith fanned all three batters in the top of the sixth inning to give Ellwood City the victory.
Starting pitcher Zito fanned nine batters in three innings of no-hit ball and fanned nine batters with one walk. Smith picked up the win with three innings of no-hit pitching and fanned eight batters. Connor Reamer pitched three innings for Shenango and allow one-hit and fanned eight batters. Sukits led Ellwood City at the plate with a triple and three RBI. Isaiah Thompson, Emswiller, Bable and Bushman added singles. Klayton Altman drew two base on balls.
A moment of silence was observed for the Bogacki family who were involved in tragic accident on Saturday night. Nathan and Grant were former players in the Ellwood City Amateur Baseball Federation.
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP DOWNS NESHANNOCK, 7-2, BEHIND CURTIS IN 73RD ELLWOOD CITY LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT OPENER
Cranberry Township downed Neshannock in the opening game of the 73rd Ellwood City Little League Tournament at Freidhoff Field on Monday night. Patrick Curtis smacked a three-run home run and single and picked up the victory on the mound to lead Cranberry Township. Cranberry Township scored four runs in the first inning and three runs in the fourth inning all with two outs.
Neshannock jumped out to early lead with two runs in the top of the first inning.Jack Rizzo led off with a single and Alex Paglia followed with a single sending Rizzo to third base. Ty Cook followd with a double scoring Rizzo to give Neshannock a 1-0 lead. Jayden Tedrow was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Luca Perrotta reached on a fileder's choice scoring Paglia to up the Neshannock lead to 2-0. Cranberry Township roared back with four runs in the bottom of the inning with two outs. Teagen Shepherd singled with one out and was forced out on Curtis' groundball. Domenick Rossi singled and Brandon Prag reached on an error to load the bases. Phillip Hatten reached on an error to score Curtis to cut the deficit to 2-1. Dylan James followed with a singled scoring Rossi and Prag as Cranberry Township took a 3-2 lead. Levi Fabus reached on an error increase the Cranberry Township lead to 4-2 After two scoreless innings, Cranbeery Township added three more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Gino Boyle and Shepherd drew walks and Curtis followed with a towering home run to up the Cranberry Township lead to 7-2. Neshannock failed to score in the final two frames as Cranberry Township claimed the opener.
Curtis led Cranberry Township at the plate with a home run, single and three RBI. Rossi added two singles and Shepherd singled and drew a base on balls. James singled with two RBI and Prag drew two walks. Rizzo led Neshannock with a single and two walks. Cook doubled with an RBI and Perrotta singled with an RBI. Danny Schachern and Paglia added singles. Curtis was the starting and winning pitcher for Cranberry Township. he fanned five batters in three innings of work Levi Fabus threw three shutout innings of relief to gain the save.