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LAUREL RALLIES FOR THREE RUNS IN THE FIFTH INNING TO EDGE SHENANGO, 7-6

Laurel rallied for three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to edge Shenango, 7-6, in the 75th Ellwood City Little League Tournament. Laurel trailed 6-4 before scoring three runs  on five hits to pull out the victory. 

Shenango scored three runs in the top of the first inning to race out to a 3-0 lead. But Laurel rallied for four runs in their half of the first inning to take the lead 4-3. After two scoreless innings, Shenango reclaimed the lead with two runs in the top of the fourth inning to go ahead , 5-4. Shenango added a solo tally in the top of the fifth inning to widen their lead to 6-4.  Laurel then produced the game-winning three-run rally with five hits to take the lead for good, 7-6. Alex Puff got a lead-off single  in the top of the sixth inning but a strikeout, a flyout and strikeout ended the threat and the game. 

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NESHANNOCK EDGES SHENANGO, 3-2, BEHIND JANUSZIEWICZ, HOLMSTRUP, 

Neshannock edged Neshannock, 3-2, in the 75th Ellwood City Little League Tournament  on Saturday afternoon.  Carter Janusziewicz led Neshannock with two doubles and a single and Jackson Holmstrup added two doubles with two RBI.

Shenango jumped out to an early  lead in the bottom of the first inning. Leadoff hitter Luke Rhodes tripled into the right field corner and scored on Sawyer Henry's groundout to give Shenango a 1-0 lead. After two scoreless innings, Neshannock rallied for three runs to grab the lead. Brody Kimmel led off the inning with a walk and moved to second base on a wild pitch. Jackson Fowler reached on an error and Kimmel moved to third base on the error. Fowler stole second base and Holmstrup followed with a double down the leftfield line scoring Kimmel and Fowler to give Neshannock a 2-1 lead. Shane Dodds sacrificed Holmstrup to third base and  Janusziewicz followed with a double to the centerfield gap scoring Holmstrup to up the lead the Neshannock lead to 3-1. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Shenango narrowed the deficit to one run. Jordan Matsook walked and stole second base and moved th third base on a wild pitch. Axtin Scott walked to put runners on the first and third base. After two infield fly outs, Sawyer Henry doubled to centerfield scoring Matsook to slice the Shenango deficit to 3-2. With runners at second and third, a fly out to right field ended the threat. Shenango threatened in the bottom of the six inning. Alex Puff reached base on an infield single with one out but the rally ended  on a ground out and fly out.

Neshannock was led at the plate by Janusziewicz with two doubles a single and one RBI. Holmstrup smacked two doubles and drove in two runs. Evan Daugherty added a single and Issac Tedrow drew two base on balls. Henry led Shenango with a double and two RBI. Rhodes tripled  and Mason Bucceri added a doble. Matsook singled and drew a base on balls and  Puff added a single.

Tedrow was the winning pitcher with three innings of work. He allowed three hits and fanned two batters. Fowler picked up the save allowing one run over three innings. Luke Pascoe threw 2-2/3 scoreless innings  fanning four batters. Alex Llewelyn threw two shutout innings and fanned three batters. 

LAUREL PULLS AWAY FROM BUTLER IN FINAL TWO INNINGS FOR 7-1 VICTORY-DIERICKX, SUNSERI , MILBERT KEY WIN

Laurel scored five runs in the final two innings to pull away from Butler, 7-1, in the 75th Ellwood City Little League Tournament. Noah Dierickx lead the way for Laurel at the plate with a double, single and three RBI. Nick Sunseri and Derek Milbert combined on the mound to hold Butler to one run.

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BOARDMAN DEFEATS NESHANNOCK, 4-2, BEHIND VIGLIO, TIGER AND SKOVIRA  

Boardman defeated Neshannock, 4-2, in the 75th Ellwood City Little League Tournament on Friday night. Louie Viglio rapped three hits and drove in two runs , Vinny Skovira smacked a two-run homer and Dalton Tiger doubled and singled to lead Boardman at the plate. Viglio and Dalton Tiger combined on a one-hitter on the mound.

Boardman opened the scoring with two runs in the top of the first inning. With one out, Kyler Diaz doubled and Vinny Skovira followed with a two-run homer over the left-field fence. Neshannock answered with a solo tally in the bottom of the inning, Evan Daugherty drew a lead-off walk and moved to second base on a wild pitch. With one out, Rocco Trott singled scoring Daugherty to cut the Boardman lead to 2-1. Neshannock tied the score with a run in the bottom of the second inning. Carter Janusziewicz reached on an error with one out and went to second base on a wild pitch. Janusziewicz went to third base ona a wild pitch and scored on Issac Tedrow's ground out. In the top of the third inning, Boardman scored twice to take the lead. Rocco Rosati singled and Kylar Diaz drew a base on balls. Both runners moved up and scored on Viglio's single down the left-field line to give Boardman a 4-2 lead. Neither team scored the rest of the way. 

Viglio led Boardman with three singles and two RBI. Tiger doubled and singled and Diaz singled, drew two walks and scored two runs.   Skovira singled, walked and drove in two runs.  Rosati and Ben Seefried added singles. Rocco Trott led Neshannock with a single and an RBI.

Viglio was the winning pitcher with three innings of work. He allowed one-hit, one earned run and fanned six batters. Tiger nailed down the save with three innings of hitless relief with six strikeouts. Neshannock's Donnie Wilt threw three scoreless innings allowing three hits and fanning three batters.

ELLWOOD CITY  EXPLODES FOR 12 RUNS IN THE 3RD INNING ON THE WAY TO 15-0 WIN OVER LAUREL-BALES, VANDERVORT, BEIGHTLEY PROVIDE OFFENSIVE POWER

Ellwood City exploded for 12 runs  in the bottom of the third inning on its way to a 15-0 victory over Laurel in the 75th Ellwood City Little League Tournament on Friday night. Ryan Bales tossed a no-hitter over three innings and added a home run and  single to lead Ellwood City. Jace Vandevort  belted a  homer, double and single and Bruce Beightley homered, singled  and drove in three runs.

Ellwood City scored twice in the bottom of the first to take a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City added a solo run in the bottom of the second inning to up the lead to 3-0. Ellwood City produced a 12-run inning in the bottom of the third inning to take a 15-0 lead and the 15-run rule was invoked.

Vandevort led the Ellwood City offense with a home run, double and single with three RBI. Beightley homered and singled and drove in three runs. Bales homered, singled and drew a base on balls. Landyn Frederick singled twice with an RBI and Asher Fabich singled, walked and drove in a run. Jaxon Wyant doubled and Maxton Keller singled and drove in two runs. Alexander Casas-Cordero added an RBI-single. Bales was the winning pitcher with three hitless innings of work. He allowed no runs and fanned five batters.

BOARDMAN 10-RUN RALLY IN THE FIFTH INNING SINKS BUTLER, 16-4, IN 75TH ELLWOOD CITY LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT OPENING DAY NIGHTCAP-ROSATI, TIGER LEAD 14-HIT ATTACK

Boardman, OH exploded for 10 runs in the top of the fifth inning on its the way to a 16-4 win in the second game of the 75th Ellwood City Little League Tournament on Thursday night. Rocco Rosati smacked four singles and drove in four runs and Dalton Tiger rapped three singles with three RBI to lead the Boardman 14-hit attack.

Boardman opened the scoring with a run in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Butler scored in the bottom of the inning to tie the score at 1-1. After a scoreless second inning, Boardman rallied for four runs in the top of the third inning to give Boardman a 5-1 lead. Boardman added another run in the top of the fourth inning to open up a 6-1. Butler rallied for four runs in the bottom of the inning to slice the deficit to 6-4. But Boardman answered with their 10-run rally in the top of the fifth inning and the 10-run rule was invoked after Butler failed to score in the bottom of the inning.

Rosati led Boardman with four singles, three runs scored and three RBI. Tiger added three singles, scored a run and drove in three runs. Lincoln Nameth rapped two hits and drew a base on balls. Jacob Warren smacked a solo home run and walked and Kyler Diaz added a double. Vinny Skovina singled and walked twice and Louie Viglio and Tyler Schmed added  singles. Nash Werner singled and drove in two runs to lead Butler. Vincent Statzer singled and walked to lead Butler. Nash Werner singled and drove in two runs. Nash Randall singled and drove in a run and Declan Gamble added a single.

Jacob Werner was the winning pitcher with a two innings of  work. He  allowed one run and fanned three batters.

ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS SHENANGO, 5-0, IN OPENER OF 75TH ELLWOOD CITY LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT OPENER-PFLUGH, VANDEVORT COMBINE FOR NO-HITTER-FABICH HOMERS, DOUBLES

Ellwood City downed Shenango, 5-0, in the opening game of the 75th Ellwood City Little League Tournament at Freidhoff Field Thursday night. Gage Pflugh and Jace Vandevort combined on a no-hitter and Asher Fabich smacked a two-run homer and double to lead Ellwood City.

After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning with a two-out rally. Adrien Evans singled on a line drive to center field and Fabich followed with a two-run over the center field fence to stake Ellwood City to a 2-0 lead. Vandevort followed with a single and moved to third base on a single by Brady Beightley. Pflugh followed with a single scoring Vandevort to up the Ellwood City lead to 3-0. After a scoreless fourth inning, Ellwood City added two insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Once again it was Evans  and Fabich starting the rally. Evans lead off  with a walk and Fabich followed with a double. With one out, Beightly singled to score Evans to increase the Ellwood City lead to 4-0. Pflugh followed with a single scoring Fabich to raise the lead to 5-0. Vandevort closed the game out on the mound with three strikeouts in the top of the sixth inning. 

Pflugh was the winning pitcher for Ellwood City. He tossed three hitless innings and fanned six batters and issued one walk. Vandevort fired three hitless innings and fanned seven batters with two walks. The right-side of the Ellwood City infield, second baseman Rocco Gagric and first baseman Jaxon Wyant, helped preserve the no-hitter with with stellar defensive plays. Shortstop Sawyer Henry excelled defensively for Shenango. The defensive play of the game was made by Shenango right-fielder Alex Llewellyn who  snagged a line-drive by Gagric to save an extra-base hit.    

Fabich led Ellwood City at the plate with a home run, double, two RBI and two runs scored. Pflugh added three singles with two RBI. Beightley added two singles and an RBI. Evans singled, walked and scored twice. Vandevort and Frederick added singles to complete the 10-hit offensive attack.