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AMERICAN LEGION COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS
1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941,
1946, 1948, 1958, 1959, 1961,
1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971,
1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979,
1980, 1983, 1995, 2001, 2004
YEAR.......OVERALL.....PLAYOFFS
1937.................5-4..................5-4
1938.................8-2..................0-2
1939..................2-2..................2-2
1940..................4-8..................1-2
1941...................3-9..................0-2
1942..................0-0.................0-0
1943..................0-0.................0-0
1944..................0-0.................0-0
1945...................0-0.................0-0
1946..................18-5.................3-2
1947.....................1-2..................1-2
1948..................20-9...............6-3
1949...................22-7...............0-2
1950.....................5-5.................1-2
1951......................0-3................0-2
1952.....................0-0................0-0
1953......................1-2..................1-2
1954.....................0-2................0-2
1955......................0-2................0-2
1956......................0-2................0-2
1957.......................1-2..................1-2
1958......................2-2.................2-2
1959.......................5-2................5-2
1960........................5-3..............0-0
1961........................5-3................0-2
1962.......................12-2...............0-0
1963.......................21-7................5-3
1964.......................14-4...............0-0
1965......................12-3..................1-2
1966......................13-10...............0-0
1967.....................17-9................0-0
1968......................7-12..............0-0
1969........................21-15.............1-2
1970.....................19-13...............0-3
1971.......................25-18..............1-3
1972.......................25-12.............7-3
1973........................17-13..............1-1
1974........................15-12.............5-2
1975........................17-14.............3-3
1976.......................21-16..............6-3
1977.......................18-16..............9-3
1978.......................18-12..............1-2
1979......................21-10..............5-3
1980.....................15-6................5-3
1981......................17-4................3-2
1982.....................14-7................2-2
1983.....................17-12...............6-3
1984.....................14-11...............0-2
1985.......................6-15...............0-2
1986.......................10-6...............3-2
1987........................0-0...............0-0
1988.......................10-7...............0-0
1989.........................8-6...............0-0
1990........................n/a.................0-0
1991.........................2-14...............0-0
1992........................11-9...............0-2
1993........................12-8................0-2
1994........................17-5................2-2
1995........................22-8..............10-3
1996........................15-14..............6-5
1997.........................13-9...............0-2
1998.........................15-6...............1-2
1999.........................7-13...............0-0
2000........................7-12................0-2
2001.........................12-3................1-2
2002........................13-9...............2-2
2003.........................n/a................0-2
2004........................14-7...............5-3
2005........................13-5................3-2
2006........................9-6.................2-3
2007.........................11-10.................3-2
2008........................15-3.................2-3
2009.........................8-7..................3-2
2010..........................9-7..................2-2
MANAGERS
1937.....Norm Robertson
1938.....Norm Pack
1939.....Fred Sanders
1940....Fred Sanders
1941.....Merle Means
1946.....Frank Mozes
1947.....Frank Mozes
1948.....Norm Pack
1949.....Norm Pack
1950.....Norm Pack
1951......Norm Pack
1953.....Vince Folino
1954.....Regis Carozza
1955.....Paul McElwain
1956.....Al Miller
1957.....Mike Homner
1958.....Don Schaly
1960.....Al Miller
1961......Al Miller
1962.....Ted Franus
1963.....Al Miller
1964.....Al Miller
1965.....Al Miller
1966.....Al Miller
1967......Al Miller
1968.....Al Miller
1969.....Harry Miller
1970.....Harry Miller
1971......Harry Miller
1972.....Harry Miller
1973.....Harry Miller
1974.....Harry Miller
1975.....Harry Miller
1976.....Harry Miller
1977.....Harry Miller
1978.....Harry Miller
1979.....Miller/Esoldo
1980.....Mike Esoldo
1981......Mike Esoldo
1982.....Mike Esoldo
1983.....Mike Esoldo
1984.....Mike Esoldo
1985.....Mike Esoldo
1986.....Mike Esoldo
1988.....Jim Kosior
1989......Will Stoyanoff
1990......Will Stoyanoff
1991.......Will Stoyanoff
1992......Bill Brandt
1993......Dennis D'Angelo
1994......Bob Garvin
1995......Bob Garvin
1996......Glen Miller
1997.......Glen Miller
1998......Ed Bogacki
1999......Glen Miller
2000....Glen Miller
2001......Joe Ricciuti
2002.....Joe Ricciuti
2003.....Joe Ricciuti
2004.....Nick Mancini
2005......Nick Mancini
2006......Nick Mancini
2007......Nick Mancini
2008......Nick Mancini
2009......Nick Mancini
2010.......Nick Mancini
1937
THE AMERICAN LEGION LEAGUE BEGINS
The American Legion Junior League began its inaugural season on Monday May 24 at the Ewing Park Baseball Field. Denny Schill, the league director, organized a league of six teams and 90 boys equipped in new uniforms. The six teams were as follows: the Elks, the Merchants, the Manos, the Majestic, American Legion Post #157 and Clover Farms. The Elks, from the Third Ward and Wiley Hill, were managed by Norm Robertson. The Merchants, from the Fourth Ward, were managed by Merit Book. The Manos, from Ewing Park, were managed by Norman Pack. The Majestic, from throughout the town, were managed by Aurel Luca. The American Legion Post #157, from the West End, was managed by Nick Nicholson. Clover Farms, from the Second Ward, were managed by Chief Meyers.
MERCHANTS DEFEAT THE ELKS, 9-5. IN FIRST AMERICAN LEGION LEAGUE GAME BEHIND MAZZANT
The Merchants defeated the Elks, 9-5, at Ewing Park Field in the opening game of the inaugural season of the American Legion League. John Mazzant led the Merchants with a triple, double and single. After the Elks scored a run in the top of the first inning, the Merchants scored four runs to take a 4-1 lead. The Elks scored a run in the top of the second inning to cut the deficit to 4-2. The Merchants ralied for three more runs in the bottom of the second inning to open up a 7-2 lead. The Elks narrowed the deficit to 7-5 with a run in the top of the third inning and two more runs in the top of the fifth inning. The Merchants scored two runs in the sixth inning to account for the final 9-5 margin. Mazzant led the Merchants with a triple, double and single. D'Angelo added a double. Hairhoger was the winning pitcher for the Merchants. He allowed three hits and fanned five batters. Ray Johns fanned seven batters in relief for the Elks.
ELKS DOWN THE MANOS, 5-3, TO CAPTURE 1ST AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP
The Elks downed the Manos, 5-3, at the Ewing Park Field to win the 1st Ellwood City American Legion Championship. The Elks, the first- half champions, and the Manos, second-half champions, agreed to a one-game playoff to settle the championship. The Elks, managed by Norm Robertson, won the Harmony Short Line trophy with the victory. The Manos scored a run in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. The Elks knotted the score,1-1, with a run in the bottom of the second inning. The Elks rallied for four runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 5-1 lead. Neither team scored in the next three innings as the Elks maintained their 5-1 margin. The Manos scored twice in the top of the seventh inning to narrow their deficit to 5-3. But the Elks held on in the eighth and ninth inning to win the championship. Winning pitcher Ray Johns scattered eight hits for the Elks. He allowed three runs and fanned seven batters. Mike Homner and Charles Turner led the Elks with two singles apiece. Blaine led the Manos with two singles. Members of the team were as follows: Dick Newton, Ray Johns, Charles Greco, Walter Roebuck, Mike Stasick, Mike Homner, Frank Mozes, Jack Snare, Clifford Deemer, Charles Turner, Alfred Agostinelli, Joe Mancini, Tom Lordi and Ray Jessup.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS NEW CASTLE, 10-5, IN OPENING GAME OF LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BEHIND SMITH
Ellwood City downed New Castle, 10-5, at Ewing Park Field in the opening game of the American Legion Championship Series. The win gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ray Smith smacked four hits to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. After a scoreless second inning, Ellwood City scored five more runs to increase their lead to 6-0. Ellwood City upped their lead to 8-0 with a two-run rally in the bottom of the fourth inning. New Castle scored twice in the top of the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 8-2. New Castle scored three more runs in the sixth inning to narrow the margin to 8-5. After a scoreless seventh inning, Ellwood City scored two insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to account for the final 10-5 margin. Smith led Ellwood City with four singles. Mike Homner and Adams singled twice and Charles Greco rapped a double. Zarilla led New Castle with three singles. Winning pitcher Ray Johns fanned eight batters. Jim McCready fanned four batters in relief.
NEW CASTLE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 14-2, IN SECOND GAME OF LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
New Castle defeated Ellwood City, 14-2, in the second game of the American Legion Championship Series at George Washington Field in New Castle. The victory knotted the best-of-three series at one game apiece. New Castle smacked 13 hits and took advantage of seven Ellwood City errors. Marvin led New Castle at the plate with a triple and two singles. Porada rapped two doubles for New Castle. Carey and Zarilla added two singles apiece. Marshall and Greco singled twice for Ellwood City. Winning pitcher Sankey allowed five hits in five innings of relief.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS NEW CASTLE, 13-4, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP BEHIND JOHNS
Ellwood City downed New Castle, 13-4, to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship at George Washington Field in New Castle. The victory gave Ellwood City, managed by Norm Robertson, the best-of-three series, two games to one. Ray Johns smacked a home run, single and scattered 10 hits on the mound. After a scoreless first inning, New Castle scored a single run in the bottom of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Charles Greco belted a home run for Ellwood City to tie the score at 1-1 in the top of the fifth inning. New Castle scored twice in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 3-1 lead. In the top of the seventh inning, Ellwood City combined three walks and three errors to score four runs to take a 5-3 lead. Each team scored a run in the eighth inning to keep Ellwood City on top by a 6-4 margin. In the top of the ninth inning, Ellwood City exploded for seven runs to pull away. In the inning, Ellwood City got key extra base hits from Johns with a home run, a triple by Alex Roebuck and a double by Ray Smith. The seven-run inning gave Ellwood City a final 13-4 margin. Winning pitcher Johns scattered 10 hits over nine innings and fanned five batters. Charles Turner led Ellwood City with three singles. Johns homered and singled and Greco smacked a homer. Smith added a double. Zarilla led New Castle with three singles. Dongan and Gennock added two singles apiece.
ELLWOOD CITY BEATS FARRELL, 10-2, IN OPENING GAME OF AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP BEHIND MCCREADY
Ellwood City beat Farrell, 10-2, in the second round of the American Legion District Championship Series at Ewing Park. The victory gave Ellwood City a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. Jim McCready scattered 10 hits to pace Ellwood City on the mound. Ellwood City manufactured six hits, six walks and two errors in to ten runs. Ellwood City scored three runs in the top of the first inning to open a 3-0 lead. After a scoreless second inning, Ellwood City added five more runs in the bottom of the third inning to take an 8-0 lead. Ellwood City rallied for two more runs in the fourth inning to up the lead to 10-0. Farrell scored twice in the sixth inning to narrow the deficit to 10-2. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Winning pitcher McCready fanned eight batters in a nine- inning complete game effort. Mike Homner led Ellwood City with a double. Butchko and Ebeling singled twice for Farrell. Pochal added a double.
FARRELL EDGES ELLWOOD CITY, 5-4, IN 10 INNINGS TO KNOT AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Farrell edged Ellwood City, 5-4, in 10 innings in the American Legion District Championship Series at Farrell. The victory tied the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Farrell scored a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to force extra innings and scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning. After two scoreless innings, Farrell scored a solo run in the bottom of the third inning to take a 1-0 lead. Farrell scored twice more in the bottom of the fourth inning to open up a 3-0 lead. Ellwood City rallied for four run in the top of the seventh inning to take the lead. Ray Johns and Charles Turner singled before Alex Roebuck was hit-by-a-pitch to load the bases. Chuck Greco followed with a double scoring all three runners to tie the score at 3-3. Mike Homner followed with a single scoring Greco to give Ellwood City a 4-3 lead. Farrell scored a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the score at 4-4. After Ellwood City failed to score in the top of the tenth inning, Farrell scored the game-winner in the bottom of the inning. With two outs, Eberling drew a walk and took a long lead off of first base. Alsander reached on an error and Eberling scored from first base with the game-winning run. Pochal and Dzaja led Farrell at the plate with two sigles apiece. Turner, Homner and Johns each singled twice apiece for Ellwood City. Greco doubled with three RBI. Winning pitcher Stiftinger fanned 10 batters in a route-going effort for Farrell. Johns allowed seven hits and fanned 10 batters in9-2/3 innings of work.
ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS FARRELL, 6-3, TO WIN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
Ellwood City defeated Farrell, 6-3, at Bessemer to win the American Legion District Championship. The victory gave Ellwood City the best-of-three series, two games to one. Ellwood City jumped out with four runs to take the early lead. Charles Greco singled and Alex Roebuck sacrificed him to second base. Charles Turner reached base on an error. Mike Homner followed with a double scoring Greco and Turner to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. With two outs, Chuck Snare singled in Homner to give Ellwood City a 3-0 lead. Snare stole second base and scored on a single by Adams to up the lead to 4-0. After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City added an unearned run in the fourth inning. Clair Newton singled and on a steal to second the catcher's errant throw allowed Newton to score to increase the lead to 5-0. Farrell rallied for two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 5-2. Farrell crept closer with a run in the seventh inning to decrease the deficit to 5-3. Ellwood City added an insurance run in the top of the ninth inning. Newton doubled, Greco was hit by a pitch and Roebuck drew a walk. Homner followed with a single scoring Newton to up the final margin to 6-3.Winning pitcher McCready scattered eight hits and fanned eight batters in a nine-inning complete game effort. Newton led Ellwood City with two doubles and a single. Homner added a double and a single with three RBI. Stiftinger led Farrell with a triple and Pochal added a double.
ELLWOOD CITY HOLDS OFF FREEPORT, 9-8, IN AMERICAN LEGION SECTION TITLE SERIES-NEWTON SMACKS FOUR HITS
Ellwood City held off Freeport, 9-8, in the American Legion Section Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. The victory gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Clair Newton smacked four hits to lead a 13-hit attack for Ellwood City. Ellwood City scored four runs in the first inning to take an early lead. Alex Roebuck singled and Charles Turner reached on an error. Mike Homner hit a single over second base scoring Roebuck to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Homner stole second base and on the overthrow Turner scored to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Ray Smith followed with a double scoring Homner to increase the lead to 3-0. Chuck Snare singled scoring Smith as Ellwood City upped the lead to 4-0. Freeport scored twice in the top of the third inning to slice the deficit to 4-2. Ellwood City got the two runs back in their half. Smith walked and was sacrificed to second base by Snare. Newton singled in Smith to make it a 5-2 Ellwood City lead. Newton went to second base and scored on a single by Ray Johns to up the lead to 6-2. Freeport scored a solo run to narrow the deficit to 6-3 in the top of the fourth inning. Ellwood City countered again with a run on a single by Roebuck who advanced to second base and scored on a single by Homer to give Ellwood City a 7-3 lead. Ellwood City upped the lead with two runs in the fifth inning. Snare and Newton singled and scored on a triple by Johns to up the lead to 9-3. Freeport scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning to shave the Ellwood City lead to 9-7. An unearned run in the eighth inning got Freeport to a 9-8 deficit. But after a leadoff single in the ninth inning, a ground out and two strikeouts ended the game. Newton led Ellwood City's offensive attack with four singles. Roebuck rapped three singles and Johns added a triple and single. Smith added a double. Helmick, Canterna and Sotnyk led Freeport with two singles apiece. Winning pitcher Johns fanned nine batters for Ellwood City in a nine-inning complete game effort.
FREEPORT DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 17-8, TO DEADLOCK AMERICAN LEGION SECTION TITLE SERIES BEHIND HELMICK
Freeport defeated Ellwood City, 17-9, in the American Legion Section Championship Series at Freeport. The win ties the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Helmick led Freeport by batting for the cycle. Freeport smacked 10 hits and Ellwood City committed 11 errors in the game. Freeport scored twice in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City rallied for three runs in the top of the second inning to take a 3-2 lead. Ellwood City added a solo run in the top of the third inning to take a 4-2 lead. Freeport added a run in the bottom of the inning to slice the deficit to 4-3. Freeport scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and four more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to open up a 10-4 lead. Freeport added four more runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to raise their lead to 14-4. Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the eighth inning before Freeport added three more runs to make the score 17-5. Ellwood City scored three runs in the top of the ninth to account for the final 17-9 margin. Helmick led Freeport at the plate with a home run, triple, double and singles to lead Freeport. Leri added three singles and Peters smacked two triples. Canterna added a double and single and Sotnyk singled twice. Mike Homner led Ellwood City with four singles. Charles Greco homered and tripled and Adams rapped a triple and single. Roebuck singled twice and Clair Newton added a double.
FREEPORT DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 6-1, TO WIN AMERICAN LEGION SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Freeport downed Ellwood City. 6-1, to win the American Legion Section Championship Series at Pullman Park in Butler. The victory gave Freeport the best-of-three series, two games to one. Rijowski scattered 10 hits on the mound to lead Freeport. Ellwood City took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on a solo home run by Mike Homner. Freeport rallied for three runs in the top of the third inning to take a 3-1 lead. Freeport scored three more runs in the top of the fourth inning to increase their lead to 6-1. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Winning pitcher Rijowski allowed just one run despits allowing 10 hits and six walks. Ellwood City's Ray Johns limited Freeport to seven hits and four walks but his defense committed five errors. Leri led Freeport with two singles. Helmick added a double. Al Pishioneri, Johns and Adams singled twice for Ellwood City. Homner smacked a home run and Chuck Greco added a double.
1938
ELLWOOD CITY DECLARED LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONS
Ellwood City was declared Lawrence County American Legion Champions. New Castle declined to participate in a three-game series to determine the county champion. Ellwood City, managed by Norm Pack, advanced to meet Curtisville, Allegheny County champion, for the American Legion District Championship.
CURTISVILLE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 7-1, IN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Curtisville defeated Ellwood City, 7-1, in the opening game of the American Legion District Championship Series at Curtisville. The victory gave Curtisville a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ed Owcar led Curtisville with a seven-hitter on the mound. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City scored a solo run in the top of the third inning. Sanders reached base and scored on a double by Bill Marshall to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. After a scoreless fourth inning, Curtisville scored twice in the fifth inning to take a 2-1 lead. Curtisville added a solo run in the sixth inning to increase their lead to 3-1. Curtisville followed up with three-run rallies in the seventh and eighth innings to up their lead to 9-1 to account for the final margin. Winning pitcher Owcar fanned 11 batters in his complete-game win. Hastie led Curtisville at the plate with a triple and single. Tabacheck and Marino rapped three singles apiece. Owcar and Salepena added two singles apiece. Marshall led Ellwood City with a double and single.
CURTISVILLE SLIPS BY ELLWOOD CITY, 5-4, TO WIN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
Curtisville slipped by Ellwood City, 5-4, to win the American Legion District Championship at Ewing Park Field. Curtisville won the best of three-game series, two games to none. Curtisville was the eventual Pennsylvania American Legion state runnerup. Ellwood City opened up the scoring in the bottom of the first inning with a solo run. Clair Newton doubled and and Sanders smacked an RBI-single to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. In the top of the third inning, Curtisville took a 2-1 lead on doubles by Selepina and Marino and a single by Tabacheck. Ellwood City regained the lead with two runs in the fifth inning. Al Pishioneri was hit by a pitch and Ray Smith drew a base on balls. Both runners scored on a two-base error to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. Curtisville tied the score in the in the top of the sixth inning. Capcheck reached base on an error and scored on a double by Stewart to knot the score at 3-3. Ellwood City regained the lead in the bottom half of the inning. Murphy singled and went to second base on Chuck Greco's sacrifice bunt. A two-base error scored Murphy to give Ellwood City a 4-3 lead. Curtisville tied the score in the top of the eighth inning at 4-4 on a single by Poletunow, a double by Capacheck and an infeld single by Ed Owcar. In the ninth inning, Curtisville scored the winning run. Selepina singled to center field and Tabacheck reached base on an error. A walk to Hastie loaded the bases. Selepina scored on a wild pitch to give Curtisville a 5-4 lead. Ellwood City failed to score in the bottom of the ninth inning. Winning pitcher Husar threw a seven-hitter for Curtisville. Stewart led Curtisville with a double and single. Selepina, Marino and Capcheck added doubles for Curtisville. Clair Newton led Ellwood City with a double and single. John Mazzant added a double.
1939
ELLWOOD CITY DECLARED LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONS
Ellwood City was declared Lawrence County American Legion champions. New Castle declined to participate in a three-game series to determine the county champion. Ellwood City, managed by Fred Sanders, advanced to meet Butler County champion, Saxonburg, for the district championship.
ELLWOOD CITY SCORES IN BOTTOM OF SEVENTH INNING TO EDGE SAXONBURG, 4-3, IN OPENING GAME OF AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Saxonburg, 4-3, to win the opening game of the American Legion Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. Chuck Greco scored on a play at the plate to give Ellwood City the victory. The win gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ellwood City took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a home run to left-center by Murphy. Saxonburg tied the score at 1-1 with a single run in the top of the second inning. Saxonburg took the lead in the top of the fourth inning. After a walk to Lewis, Jim Davies smacked a two-run homer over the trees in left field to give Saxonburg a 3-1 lead. In the bottom of the sixth inning Ellwood City rallied to tie the score. Clair Newton singled and Marshall followed with a triple to slice the deficit to 3-2. Joe Powell belted a drive to centerfield scoring Marshall to knot the score at 3-3. But Powell was out at the plate trying to stretch his triple into a home run. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Greco led off with a single. Alex Roebuckreached base on an attempted sacrifice bunt. Snook Dashield's sacrifice bunt moved both runners up. Murphy grounded to second base but Greco beat the throw home to give Ellwood City the victory. Winning pitcher Greco threw a three-hitter and fanned five batters for Ellwood City. Marshall led Ellwood City with a triple and double and Greco ripped a double and single. Murphy homered and Powell added a triple. Davies hit a home run with two RBI and Painter added a double.
ELLWOOD CITY OUTLASTS, SAXONBURG, 10-8, TO WIN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
Ellwood City outlasted Saxonburg, 10-8, to win the American Legion District Championship at Saxonburg. The victory gave Ellwood City the best-of-three series, two games to none. Ellwood City jumped out to an 8-0 and held on the rest of the way. Ellwood City scored three runs in the top of the first inning. Alex Roebuck drew a walk to start the game. Snook Dashield singled Roebuck to third base. Murphy reached on a fielder's choice to score Roebuck to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Dashield scored on a ground out to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Murphy scored on another ground out to raise the Ellwood City lead to 3-0. Ellwood City added five more runs in the top of the second inning. Joe Powell and Agostinelli drew base on balls to start the inning. After a ground out, Roebuck doubled to score Powell to up the lead to 4-0. Dashield singled scoring Agostinelli to increase the lead to 5-0. Murphy singled to score Roebuck and Dashield to up the lead to 7-0. Clair Newton followed with a double to score Murphy to raise the lead to 8-0. Saxonburg started to chip back with two runs in the bottom of the inning to cut the deficit to 8-2. Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the fourth inning on a double by Roebuck and an RBI-triple by Newton to lift Ellwood City's lead to 9-2. Saxonburg scored twice in the bottom of the inning to cut the deficit to 9-4. Ellwood City scored its' final run in the top of the fifth inning when Clifford Deemer reached on an error and scored on Powell's triple to give Ellwood City a 10-4 lead. Saxonburg scored two more runs in the fifth inning to reduce the deficit to 10-6. Saxonburg crept closer with two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut the margin to 10-8. But Saxonburg failed to score in the final two innings to give Ellwood City the district title. Dashield led Ellwood City with three singles. Newton tripled and doubled and Roebuck smacked two doubles. Murphy added two singles. Jim Davies led Saxonburg with two doubles and Will Keasey added a triple and single. Winning pitcher Tom Smiley scattered nine hits over 5-2/3 inning. Chuck Greco threw 2-1/3 innings of no-hit relief.
CURTISVILLE DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 3-1, IN OPENING GAME OF AMERICAN LEGION SECTION TITLE SERIES BEHIND OWCAR
Curtisville downed Ellwood City, 3-1, in the opening game of the American Legion Section Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. The victory gave Curtisville a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ed Owcar twirled a six-hitter and smacked two hits to lead
Curtisville. After three scoreless innings, Curtisville scored the first run of the game in the top of the fourth inning. Three Ellwood City errors allowed Curtisville to score the initial run to take a 1-0 lead. Curtisville added another solo run in the top of the fifth inning to up their lead to 2-0. Ellwood City tallied their only run in the bottom of the inning. Clifford Deemer reached base and moved to second on a wild pitch. After a walk to Joe Powell. an error on a pickof attempt moved Deemer to third base. Deemer scored on a wild pitch to cut the deficit to 3-1. In the ninth inning, Curtisville scored on a triple by Owcar and an error to up their lead to 3-1. Ellwood City failed to score in the bottom of the inning to end the game. Winning pitcher Owcar fanned 10 batters and didn't allow an earned run in a complete-game effort. Chuck Greco threw a seven-hitter without an earned run for Ellwood City. Baxter led Curtisville at the plate with three singles. Owcar rapped a triple and single. Six players singled for Ellwood City.
CURTISVILLE RALLIES PAST ELLWOOD CITY, 14-9, TO WIN AMERICAN LEGION SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP
Curtisville erased a 5-0 deficit to rally past Ellwood City, 14-9 to win the American Legion Section Championship at Curtisville. The victory gave Curtisville the best-of-three series, two games to none. Curtisville went on to win the American Legion state championship. Ellwood City scored five runs in the top of the first inning to take a 5-0 lead. Curtisville bounced back with two runs in the bottom of the second inning to cut the deficit to 5-2. Ellwood City scored a solo run in the top of the third inning to take a 6-2 lead. Curtisville exploded for nine runs in the bottom of the inning to take an 11-6 lead. Curtisville added a solo run in the fourth inning to up their lead to 12-6. Both teams exchanged runs in the fifth inning to make the margin 13-7. Curtisville added their final run in the seventh inning to take a 14-7. Ellwood City scored two run in the eighth inning to account for the final 14-9 margin. Tobacheck led Curtisville with a triple and single. Ed Owcar added a double and single and Stewart singled twice. Razdik and Copochack added doubles. Murphy and Clifford Deemer had a double and single to lead Ellwood City. Clair Newton, Marshall and Greco each singles twice. Winning pitcher Barlow fanned nine for Curtisville.
1940
ELLWOOD CITY DECLARED LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPION
Ellwood City was declared the Lawrence County American Legion champion. New Castle declined to participate in a series to determine the county champion. Ellwood City, managed by Fred Sanders, advanced to meet Butler County champion, Chicora, for the district championship.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS CHICORA, 12-3, IN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OPENER-GRECO FANS BATTERS
Ellwood City downed Chicora, 12-3, in the opening game of the American Legion District Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. The victory gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ellwood City's Chuck Greco fanned 16 batters to lead Ellwood City. Chicora scored a run in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City erupted for six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Two walks, two errors, singles by Murphy and Nelson and a double by Henry Mancini gave Ellwood City a 6-1 lead. Ellwood City added four more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Three base on balls and singles by Murphy and Purdue upped the lead to 10-1. Chicora scored a run in the seventh inning to narrow the deficit to 10-2. Ellwood City got the run back in their half on singles by Murphy, Greco and Wilson to make the score 11-2. Ellwood City added their final run in the eighth inning on when Perdue reached on an error and scored on Snook Dashield's RBI-single to give Ellwood City a 12-2 lead. Chicora scored a run in the ninth inning to account for the final 12-3 margin. Winning pitcher Greco allowed one earned run and fanned 16 batters in a complete-game effort. Murphy and Greco led Ellwood City with two singles apiece. Mancini added a double.
CHICORA DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 8-4, IN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Chicora defeated Ellwood City, 8-4, in the American Legion District Championship Series at Chicora. The victory knots the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Ellwood City took a lead in the first inning. Tom Smiley smacked a double and scored on Murphy's single to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Chicora retaliated with a five-run rally in the bottom of the inning to take a 5-1 lead. After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City scored a solo run in the top of the fourth inning to slice the deficit to 5-2. Chicora added a run in the bottom of the sixth inning to up their lead to 6-2. Ellwood City scored twice in the eighth on singles by Snook Dashield and Chuck Greco to narrow the deficit to 6-4. But Chicora answered with a two-run rally of their own to account for the final 8-4 margin. Gesler led Chicora with a double and two singles. Sweeney, McNallen and Early added two singles apiece. Smiley led Ellwood City with a double. Winning pitcher Cal Stevens scattered six hits and fanned six batters in a complete-game effort for Chicora.
CHICORA DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 6-4, WIN DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Chicora downed Ellwood City, 6-4, to win the American Legion District Championship Series at Pullman Park in Butler. The victory gave Chicora the best-of-three series, two games to one. Chicora took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning on two errors, a single and a balk. Chicora added another run on an RBI-single by Early to increase their lead to 3-0. In the fifth inning, Chicora scored twice more on a single by Sweeney, an RBI-triple by Henry and a fielder's choice to up their lead to 5-0. Chicora added their final run in the top of the sixth inning to raise the lead to 6-0. Ellwood City got on the board in the bottom of the inning when Chuck Greco was hit by a pitch and scored on singles by Duncan and Wilson to cut the deficit to 6-1. Ellwood City mounted a strong rally in the bottom of the ninth inning. Tom Smiley was hit by a pitch and John Matrangol followed with a single. Murphy followed with a triple scoring both runners to cut the deficit to 6-3. Greco followed with a single scoring Murphy to narrow the deficit to 6-4. But the rally ended and Chicora claimed the title. Henry led Chicora with a triple. Murphy led Ellwood City with a triple and single and Wilson added two singles. Cal Stevens was the winning pitcher with Bob Stevens in relief.
1941
ELLWOOD CITY DECLARED LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPION
Ellwood City was declared the Lawrence County American Legion champion. New Castle declined to participate in a best-of-three series to determine the county champion. Ellwood City, managed by Merle Means, advanced to meet Tarentum, Allegheny County champion, for the American Legion District Championship.
TARENTUM DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 18-1, TO WIN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER
Tarentum defeated Ellwood City, 18-1, to win the opening game of the American Legion District Championship at Ewing Park Field. The victory gave Tarentum a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. Winning pitcher Steinkleman scattered eight hits for Tarentum. Ellwood City scored its only run in the bottom of the eighth on a single by Seetch, an error and an RBI-double by Gerlach.
TARENTUM DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 18-0, TO WIN AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP BEHIND PERFECT GAME BY DOUTT
Tarentum downed Ellwood City, 18-0, to win the American Legion District Championship at Tarentum. The victory gave Tarentum the best-of-three series, two games to none. Winning pitcher Doutt threw a perfect game for Tarentum.
1942
ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL IS NOT PLAYED DUE TO WORLD WAR II
Ellwood City American Legion did not have a team or league due to the outbreak of World War II.
1943
ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL IS NOT PLAYED DUE TO WORLD WAR II
Ellwood City American Legion did not have a team of league due to the continuance of World War II.
1944
ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL IS NOT PLAYED DUE TO WORLD WAR II
Ellwood City American Legion did not have a team or league due to the continuance of World War II.
1945
ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL IS NOT PLAYED DUE TO WORLD WAR II
Ellwood City American Legion did not have a team of league due the continuance of World War II.
1946
ELLWOOD CITY DECLARED LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPION
Ellwood City was declared the Lawrence County American Legion champion. New Castle declined to participate in a best-of-three series to determine the county champion. Ellwood City, managed by Frank Mozes, advanced to meet Saxonburg, the Butler County champion, for the American Legion District Championship.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS SAXONBURG, 15-1, IN OPENING GAME OF AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT PLAYOFFS BEHIND HAIRHOGER, VANCE AND BILO
Ellwood City downed Saxonburg, 15-1, in the opening game of the American Legion District Playoffs at Ewing Park Field. The victory gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Joe Hairhoger tossed a five-hitter and Orrin Vance and Eugene Bilo rapped three hits apiece to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead. After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City struck for four more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to increase their lead to 7-0. Saxonburg got a solo run in the top of the fifth inning to narrow the deficit to 7-1. Ellwood City added three more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to raise their lead to 10-1. Ellwood City added a run in the seventh inning and four more runs in the eighth inning to account for the final 15-1 margin. Winning pitcher Hairhoger fanned eight batters on the way to his five-hit complete-game efort. Vance and Bilo led Ellwood City with three singles. Glen Graham doubled and singled and Al Miller and Ben Calderone singled twice apiece. Jim Simpson doubled for Saxonburg.
ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS SAXONBURG, 17-5, TO WIN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT PLAYOFF
Ellwood City defeated Saxonburg, 17-5, to win the American Legion District Playoff at Saxonburg. The victory gave Ellwood City the best-of-three series, two games to none. Saxonburg jumped out to a 5-0 lead with a five-run rally in the first inning. After three scoreless innings, Ellwood City erupted for seven runs in the top of the fourth inning to take a 7-5 lead. Ellwood City added one run in the top of the sixth inning and two more in the eighth inning to increase the lead to 10-5. Ellwood City stretched the lead with seven more runs in the ninth inning to account for the final 17-5 margin. Al Miller led Ellwood City with a triple and two singles. Eugene Bilo singled twice for Ellwood City. Winning pitcher Harry Miller scattered seven hits for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY EDGES ALIQUIPPA, 5-4, IN 11 INNINGS IN OPENING GAME OF AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Ellwood City edged Aliquippa, 5-4, in 11 innings to win the opening game of the American Legion District Championship at Ewing Park Field. The victory gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Before an estimated crowd of 1500, Ellwood City opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning with a solo run to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City added another run in the bottom of the fourth inning to up the lead to 2-0. Aliquippa took the lead with three runs in the top of the fifth inning. Ciccone drew a base on balls and Rudy Kosonavich and Dercole singled to load the bases. Nelch followed with a triple to score all three runners to give Aliquippa a 3-2 lead. After a scoreless sixth inning, Ellwood City tied the score with a run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Harry Miller walked and moved to second base on a ground out. Miller stole third base and scored on a single by Ben Calderone to knot the score at 3-3. Two scoreless innings forced extra innings. Neither team scored in the tenth inning. In the eleventh inning, Aliquippa took a 4-3 lead when Joe Zugay smacked a home run. Ellwood City rallied with two runs in the bottom of the inning to win the contest. Orrin Vance lined a single to left to lead off the inning. After a fly out, Joe Hairhoger singled to send Vance to second base. Graham followed with a walk to load the bases. A wild pitch scored Vance to tie the score at 4-4. Harry Miller walked to reload the bases. After a strikeout, Glenn Murphy drew a base on balls sending Hairhoger home to give Ellwood City a 5-4 win. Winning pitcher Hairhoger allowed eight hits and two earned runs over eleven innings. Eugene Bilo led Ellwood City at the plate with a triple and two singles. Al Miller and Hairhoger added two singles apiece. Nelch led Aliquippa with a triple and single. Zugay homered and Dercole singled twice. Cable added a double.
ALIQUIPPA BEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 18-1, TO TIE AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Aliquippa beat Ellwood City, 18-1, in the American Legion District Championship Series at Aliquippa. The victory tied the best-of-three series at one-game apiece. Aliquippa benefitted from 15 walks and nine Ellwood City errors. Aliquippa scored a run in the bottom of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Aliquippa added four runs in the second inning and three runs in the third inning to open up an 8-0 lead. Aliquippa rallied for six more runs in the fourth inning to increase their lead to 14-0. Aliquippa added a single run in the fifth and two more runs in the sixth inning to raise their lead to 17-0. Ellwood City scored their only run of the game in the top of the seventh inning to make the score 17-1. Aliquippa scored its final run in the bottom of the eighth inning to account for the final 18-1 margin. Winning pitcher Joe Zugay fanned seven batters in four shutout innings of work. Nelch led Aliquippa with a double and two singles. Evanko added two singles. Glen Graham led Ellwood City with two singles. Al Miller added a double.
ALIQUIPPA DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 5-3, TO WIN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP BEHIND ZUGAY
Aliquippa downed Ellwood City, 5-3, to win the American Legion District Championship at Aliquippa. The victory gave Aliquippa the best-of-three series, two games to one. Joe Zugay led Aliquippa on the mound and at the plate. Aliquippa mounted a 13-hit attack offensively. Winning pitcher Dugay allowed one hit and fanned six batters over seven innings. Cable threw the last two innings. Dugay also led Aliquippa at the plate with three singles.
1947
ELLWOOD CITY EDGES NEW CASTLE, 2-1, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE SERIES OPENER BEHIND KOSIOR
Ellwood City edged New Castle, 2-1, in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. The game was called after seven innings due to darkness. The victory gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Don Kosior fired a four-hitter to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the first inning to take a lead. Kosior singled, stole second base, moved to third base on a wild throw and scored on an error to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City added the eventual game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Henry Leymarie singled and stole second base. Max Giovanini singled scoring Leymarie to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Robert Sessions homered in the top of the sixth inning to account for the final 2-1 margin. Winning pitcher Kosior allowed one run in a route-going effort for Ellwood City. Cliff Rowland allowed Ellwood City five hits in six innings. Sessions led New Castle with a home run.
NEW CASTLE OVER ELLWOOD CITY, 7-4, TO KNOT AMERICAN LEGION TITLE SERIES BEHIND KERR
New Castle downed Ellwood City, 7-4, in the second game of the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at George Washington Field. The victory tied the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Kerr smacked a three-run homer and two singles to lead New Castle. Ellwood City scored a run in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City added two more run in the second inning to increase their lead to 3-0. New Castle rallied for five runs in the bottom of the third inning to take the lead. The key hit of the inning was Kerr's three-run homer to give New Castle a 5-3 lead. New Castle added solo runs in the sixth and eighth innings to up their lead to 7-3. Ellwood City added a run in the ninth inning to account for the final 7-4 margin. Kerr led New Castle with a home run, two singles and three RBI. Robert Sessions rapped three singles and Watters and Black singled twice. Winning pitcher Don Watters tossed a five-hitter for New Castle. Rudy Angelo led Ellwood City with two singles.
NEW CASTLE ROLLS PAST ELLWOOD CITY, 13-1, BEHIND SESSIONS, KERR TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
New Castle rolled past Ellwood City, 13-1, to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Wampum. The victory gave New Castle the best-of-three series, two games to one. Robert Sessions ripped a home run, double and two singles and Kerr fired a four-hitter to lead New Castle. New Castle jumped out to a 3-0 lead after scoring three runs in the top of the first inning. New Castle added four more runs in the top of the second inning with four more runs to up their lead to 7-0. Ellwood City scored their only run in the bottom of the second inning to narrow their deficit to 7-1. After three scoreless innings, New Castle added single runs in the sixth and seventh innings to increase their lead to 9-1. New Castle closed the scoring with two runs in the eighth and two runs in the ninth inning to account for the final 13-1 score. Sessions led New Castle with a home run, double and two singles for New Castle. Clarke rapped three singles and Szuba added a triple and double. Gray, Black, Don Watters and Kerr added two singles apiece. Al Miller led Ellwood City with a triple and double. Campbell and Bilo added doubles. Winning pitcher Kerr held Ellwood City to one run on four hits.
1948
ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS BESSEMER, 9-6, IN OPENING GAME OF LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINAL PLAYOFFs
Ellwood City defeated Bessemer, 9-6, to win the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion Semi-Final Playoffs at Ewing Park Field. The victory gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ellwood City opened the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. After a scoreless second inning, Ellwood City added three more runs in the third inning to up their lead to 5-0, Ellwood City added two more runs in the fourth inning to increase their lead to 7-0. Bessemer rallied for three runs in the top of the sixth inning to narrow their deficit to 7-3. Ellwood City added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to stretch their lead to 9-3. Bessemer scored three more runs in the top of the seventh inning to narrow the final score to 9-6. Leymarie led Ellwood City with three singles. Hazen, Snare and Ron Martin added two singles apiece. Gabret and Gennaro doubled and singled to lead Bessemer. Magnano added two singles. Winning pitcher Martin scattered eight hits for Ellwood City.
BESSEMER RALLIES PAST ELLWOODCITY, 7-5, TO TIE LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINAL SERIES
Bessemer defeated Ellwood City, 7-5, in the Lawrence County American Legion Semi-Final Series at Bessemer. The victory tied the best-of-three series at one-game apiece. Bessemer erased a 5-0 deficit with seven runs in the fifth inning. After a scoreless first innings, Ellwood City scored two runs in the second inning to take a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City added another run in the fourth inning to up their lead to 3-0. Ellwood City added two more runs in the top of the fifth inning to increase their lead to 5-0. Bessemer exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 7-5 lead. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Winning pitcher Anderson fired a two-hitter and fanned 10 batters for Bessemer. Stanley and Gabret led Bessemer with two singles. Brown and Snare singled for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS BESSEMER, 4-1, BEHIND LIPOSKY TO WIN
LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS
Ellwood City downed Bessemer, 4-1, to win the Lawrence County American Legion Semi-Final Series at Chewton. The victory gave Ellwood City the best-of-three series, two games to one. Rich Liposky hurled a four-hitter to lead Ellwood City. After a scoreless first inning, Bessemer scored a run in the top of the second inning to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City rallied for three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 3-1 lead. Ellwood City added another run in the bottom of the fifth inning to increase their lead to 4-1. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Winning pitcher Lipovsky fanned 10 batters without a walk on his four-hit gem. Snare led Ellwood City at the plate with a double and single. Brown and Richards added two singles apiece.
NEW CASTLE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 2-0, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONHIP SERIES OPENER BEHIND ORLANDO
New Castle defeated Ellwood City, 2-0, in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Ewing Park. John Orlando fired a two-hitter to lead New Castle to a one -game lead in the best-of three series. New Castle scored solo runs in the second inning and third inning. Winning pitcher Orlando fanned nine batters and walked two batters. Farone led New Castle with two singles. Rich Lepovsky hurled a four-hitter for Ellwood City. Jim DeLoia and Ron Martin singled for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS NEW CASTLE, 9-2, TO DEADLOCK LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SERIES BEHIND MARTIN AND DELOIA
Ellwood City downed New Castle, 9-2, in the second game of the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at New Castle. The win tied the best-of-three series at one-game apiece. Ron Martin fired a two-hitter and Jim DeLoia doubled and singled twice to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the first inning and four runs in the top of the third inning to take a 5-0 lead. Ellwood City increased the lead to 9-0 with four runs in the seventh inning. New Castle scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to close the scoring. Winning pitcher Martin fanned six batters and walked three. DeLoia led Ellwood City with a double and two singles. Martin added a double and single and Leymarie added a double.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS NEW CASTLE, 9-7, TO WIN THE LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP
Ellwood City downed New Castle, 9-7 to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship at Wampum. The win gave Ellwood City the best-of-three series, two games to one. Ellwood City erupted for six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 9-3 lead. New Castle rallied for four runs in the top of the seventh inning but the rally fell short. Harry Miller was the starting and winning pitcher. Rich Lepovsky picked up the save. Hazen led Ellwood City with two singles.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS UNBEATEN BUTLER, 10-5, IN THE OPENING GAME OF AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 26 PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City downed Butler, 10-5, in the opening game of the American Legion District 26 Playoffs at Ewing Park. The win gives Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ellwood City jumped out to a 10-0 lead after three innings. Butler scored three runs in the fifth inning and two runs in the seventh inning. Winning pitcher Rich Lepovsky scattered eight hits and fanned 12 batters. Bob Snare led Ellwood City with a home run and single. Harry Miller and Richards singled twice and Leymarie added a triple. The victory snapped Butler's 12-0 unbeaten record.
ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS BUTLER, 2-0, BEHIND MARTIN TO WIN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 26 PLAYOFF SERIES
Ellwood City defeated Butler, 2-0, to win the American Legion District 26 Playoff Series at Yankee Stadium in Butler. The victory gave Ellwood City the best-of three series, two games to none. Ron Martin tossed a four-hit shutout to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City scored two unearned runs in the third inning to take a 2-0 lead and neither team scored the rest of the way. Winning pitcher Martin allowed four hits in a complete-game effort. Losing pitcher Zanicky allowed just two hits and no earned runs. Martin led Ellwood City with a double and single.
ELLWOOD CITY AND ALIQUIPPA PLAY TO A 3-3 TIE IN OPENING GAME OF AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 26 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Ellwood City and Aliquippa played to a 3-3 tie in the opening game of the American Legion District 26 playoffs at Aliquippa. The game was called due to darkness after six innings. Rich Lepovsky allowed seven hits and fanned five batters. Bob Snare led Ellwood City with two hits. Ciccone doubled twice for Aliquippa.
ELLWOOD CITY AND ALIQUIPPA BATTLE TO A 2-2 TIE AFTER EIGHT INNINGS IN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 26 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Ellwood City and Aliquippa battled to a 2-2 tie after eight innings in the American Legion 26 District Playoffs at Ewing Park. The game was called after eight innings due to darkness. Ellwood City's Ron Martin and Aliquippa's Cable allowed six hits over eight innings. Ellwood City trailed 2-0 before Martin doubled in two runs to tie the score at 2-2 in the sixth inning. Martin led Ellwood City with two doubles and a single. Marshall added three singles for Ellwood City.
ALIQUIPPA EDGES ELLWOOD CITY, 2-1, IN NINE INNINGS IN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 26 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Aliquippa edged Ellwood City, 2-1, in nine innings in the American Legion District 26 Championship Series at Ewing Park. Aliquippa scored a run in the ninth inning to break a 1-1 tie. With the victory, Aliquippa led the best-of-three series, one-game to none. Aliquippa scored the game-winning rum on a single by Cable scoring Frank. Winning pitcher Allen fired a two-hitter for Aliquippa. Losing pitcher Aiken allowed five hits to Aliquippa. Cable led Aliquippa with three singles. Frank added two singles. Harry Miller and Jim DeLoia had Ellwood City's only two singles.
ALIQUIPPA DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 11-3, TO WIN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 26 CHAMPIONSHIP
Aliquippa downed Ellwood City, 11-3, to win the American Legion District 26 Championship Series at Aliquippa. Aliquippa scored six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 6-1 lead, Aliquippa added five more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to close the scoring. Winning pitcher Fielding allowed seven hits in a seven inning route-going performance. Ciccone, Frank and Riggins singled twice apiece to lead Aliquippa at the plate. Bob Snare led Ellwood City with a triple, double and single. Jerry Richards added two singles.
1949
NEW CASTLE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 7-1, IN OPENING GAME OF LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS BEHIND ORLANDO
New Castle defeated Ellwood City, 7-1, in the opening round of the Lawrence County American Legion semi-final playoff round at Ewing Park. John Orlando fired a two-hitter to lead New Castle. The victory gave New Castle a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. New Castle scored six runs on the way to the victory. Winning pitcher Orlando fanned 14 batters for New Castle.
NEW CASTLE DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 4-1, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFF SERIES
New Castle downed Ellwood City, 4-1, to win the Lawrence County American Legion semi-final round at George Washington High School Field. New Castle swept the best-of-three series, two games to none. New Castle scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie. Winning pitcher Gurgioli tossed a five hitter for New Castle. Losing pitcher Ron Martin allowed four hits and three earned runs for Ellwood City. Reed doubled twice with three RBI to lead New Castle at the plate. Fowler singled twice for Ellwood City.
1950
ELLWOOD CITY EDGES NEW WILMINGTON, 1-0, IN THE OPENING GAME OF LAWRWNCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINAL SERIES BEHIND SHAFFER
Ellwood City edged New Wilmington, 1-0, in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion semi-final round at Ewing Park. Ellwood City scored the winning run in extra innings on a triple by Dombeck and a passed ball. Winning pitcher Shaffer tossed a four-hitter shutout for Ellwood City. Losing pitcher Winters fired a three-hitter for New Wilmington.
NEW WILMINGTON DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 10-9, TO TIE LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINAL SERIES
New Wilmington defeated Ellwood City, 10-9, in the Lawrence County American Legion semi-final round at New Wilmington. The win knotted the best-of-three series at one-game apiece. New Wilmington erased a 7-1 deficit with a six-run fourth inning to tie the score at 7-7. New Wilmington scored a run in the fifth inning and two runs in the sixth inning to open a 10-7 lead. Ellwood City rallied in the top of the seventh inning with two runs to cut the deficit to 10-9 but the rally fell short. Yarletts was the winning pitcher for New Wilmington. Altman and Myers led New Wilmington with two hits. Dombeck and Brown led Ellwood City with two hits.
NEW WILMINGTON DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 9-5, TO WIN THE LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINAL ROUND
New Wilmington downed Ellwood City, 9-5, to win the Lawrence County American Legion semi-final playoff series at New Castle. New Wilmington won the best-of-three series, two games to one. Wilkins was the winning pitcher for New Wilmington. Altman led New Wilmington with a two-run triple.
1951
NEW CASTLE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 11-2, IN THE LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINAL ROUND OPENER
New Castle defeated Ellwood City, 11-2, in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion semi-final series at Ewing Park. The win gave New Castle a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Winning pitcher Ray Latsko fired a two-hitter to lead New Castle.
NEW CASTLE DOWNED ELLWOOD CITY, 8-0, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINAL SERIES BEHIND GINOCCHI, SANSONE
New Castle downed Ellwood City, 8-0, to win the Lawrence County American Legion semi-final series at George Washington Field. The victory gave New Castle a sweep in the best-of-three series, two games to none. Winning picther Jerry Ginocchi fired a one-hit shutout and fanned nine batters. John Sansone led New Castle with a home run and single.
1952
ELLWOOD CITY DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TOURNAMENT
Ellwood City did not enter a team in the Lawrence County American Legion Tournament.
1953
AMERICAN LEGION LEAGUE ORGANIZED
The Ellwood City American Legion League was organized for players, ages 16-18. The team was comprised of four teams-the Auto Dealers. B'nai Brith, Clover Farms and the Manufacturers. The league will be known at the American Legion Junior League.
AUTO DEALERS WIN 1ST ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE TITLE
The Auto Dealers captured the 1st Ellwood City American Legion Junior League Championship. The Auto Dealers, managed by Vince Folino and Regis Carrozza, won the first-half and the second-half titles.
BLEGGI'S ARM, BAT LEAD NEW CASTLE OVER ELLWOOD CITY, 4-2, IN OPENING GAME OF LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SERIES
Behind the arm and bat of Bob Bleggi, New Castle downed Ellwood City, 4-2, in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at George Washington Field. Bleggi threw a five-hitter and smacked a tie-breaking two-run homer to lead New Castle. The teams were deadlocked at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning before Bleggi belted a two-run homer to give New Castle a 4-2 lead. Bleggi fanned 12 batters on the way to the victory on the mound. George Streheler and Russell Uram led New Castle with two singles. Bleggi homered with two RBI. Paul Petrak singled twice, Follett tripled and Don Costa doubled for Ellwood City.
KELLNER LEAD ELLWOOD CITY OVER NEW CASTLE, 9-4, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Ron Kellner lead Ellwood City to a 9-4 win over New Castle in the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. Kellner tripled and doubled at the plate to pace Ellwood City. Reno Angelone added a double and single. Chet Boak singled twice to lead New Castle. Winning pitcher Dale Brown tossed a four-hitter for Ellwood City.
NEW CASTLE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 2-0, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
New Castle defeated Ellwood City, 2-0, to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Flaherty Field before over 800 fans. Bob Bleggi fired a four-hit shutout and Chet Boak belted a two-run homer to lead New Castle. The win gave New Castle the best-of-three series, two games to one. New Castle scored the only two runs of the game in the first inning when Russell Uram walked and Boak followed with his two-run homer. Ellwood City mounted a serious threat by loading the bases with none out in the top of the sixth inning. But Bleggi struck out the next two batters and forced a ground out to end the inning. Bleggi fanned 13 batters on the mound for New Castle. Losing pitcher Dale Brown threw a four-hit complete-game for Ellwood City. In addition to Boak's homer, Norm Cook added two singles. Johnson doubled for Ellwood City. New Castle went on to win the district and regional championships and advanced to the state tournament.
1954
MANUFACTURERS WIN 2ND ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE TITLE
The Manufacturers won the 2nd Ellwood City American Legion Junior League Championship. The Manufacturers won the first-half with a 7-0 record and the second-half with a 7-1 record.
WAMPUM DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 7-1, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS BEHIND CAMEROT
Wampum downed Ellwood City, 7-1, in the Lawrence County American Legion Playoff Series at Wampum. Winning pitcher Joe Camerot fired a three-hitter for Wampum. Reno Angelone, Fred Haines and Sonny Gardner singled for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS WAMPUM, 8-3, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City defeated Wampum, 8-3, in the Lawrence County American Legion Playoff Series at Ewing Park Field. Ray Johnston led Ellwood City with a triple and double. Fred Haines, Reno Angelone and Ralph Morelli added two singles. Winning pitcher Joe Cioffi tossed a five-hitter for Ellwood City.
WAMPUM TOPPLES ELLWOOD CITY, 8-5, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Wampum toppled Ellwood City, 8-5, to win the Lawrence County American Legion Playoff Series at Ewing Park Field. The victory gave Wampum the best-of-three series, two games to one. Joe Camerot was the winning pitcher for Wampum.
1955
MANUFACTURERS AND CLOVER FARMS MEET FOR ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE TITLE
The Manufacturers and Clover Farms meet for the Ellwood City American Legion Junior League Championship. The Manufacurers won the first-half crown with a 9-0 record and Clover Farms captured the second-half title with a 6-2 mark.
MANUFACTURERS SLIP BY CLOVER FARMS, 3-2, IN ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE OPENER
The Manufacturers slipped by Clover Farms in the opening game of the Ellwood City American Legion Junior League Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. The win gave the Manufacturers a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series.Winning pitcher John Elchison tossed a five-hitter and fanned 13 batters for the Manufacturers. Joe Raman struck out 13 batters for Clover Farms.
MANUFACTURERS EDGE CLOVER FARMS, 1-0, BEHIND ELCHISON TO WIN ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE TITLE
The Manufacturers captured the Ellwood City American Legion Junior League with a 1-0 win over Clover Farms at Ewing Park Field. The win completed a two0game sweep of the best-of-three series. Winning pitcher John Elchison fired a one-hitter for the Manufacturers. The Manufacturers scored the winning run when Don Costa, walked, stole second and third base and scored on an error. Art Boots allowed
one unearned run for Clover Farms. The defensive play of the game was by leftfielder Frank Rocco who corraled Clover Farms' Joe Raman's 365-foot to leftfield.
ELLWOOD CITY SHUTS OUT WEST PITTSBURG, 6-0, IN AMERICAN LEGION LAWRENCE COUNTY PLAYOFFS BEHIND RAMAN
Ellwood City shutout West Pittsburg, 6-0, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs behind Joe Raman. The victory gave Ellwood City a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. Winning pitcher Raman fanned 10 batters for Ellwood City. Bill Frazier led Ellwood City with two singles.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS WEST PITTSBURGH, 3-1, BEHIND ELCHISON IN LAWRENCE COUNTY PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City downed West Pittsburg, 3-1, in the Lawrence County playoffs behind John Elchison. The victory gave Ellwood City a two-game sweep in the best-of-three series. Winning pitcher Elchison threw a three-hitter for Ellwood City. Don Gaskell and Don Schaly singled for Ellwood City's only hits.
NEW CASTLE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 9-4, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE OPENER
New Castle broke a 3-3 tie with a six-run rally in the eighth inning to down Ellwood City, 9-4, in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. Ellwood City took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Sonny Gardner reached on an error and scored on Bill Frazier's RBI-single. New Castle tied the score, 1-1, in the top of the second inning on an RBI-single by Frank Bongivengo. New Castle added two more runs in the top of the third inning on a triple by Bob Boak and a home run by Walt Mangham to give New Castle a 3-1 lead. Ellwood City narrowed the lead to 3-2 with a tally in the bottom of the fourth inning. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Ellwood City tied the score on a triple by Dick Pertile and a pinch-hit single by Don Schaly to knot the score at 3-3 and force extra innings. New Castle took command in the eighth inning. Boak and Mangham singled and scored on Tom Latsko's triple to give New Castle a 5-3 lead. An error scored Latsko to up the lead to 6-3. New Castle added three more runs aided by a two-run single by Joe Kulnis to up the lead to 9-3. Ellwood City added a run in the bottom of the inning to account for the 9-4 final score. Boak led New Castle with a triple and single. Dan DiCarlo had three singles and Mangham singled twice for New Castle. Don Costa led Ellwood City with a double and single. Frazier singled twice and Pertile tripled. Boak was the winning pitcher for New Castle in an complete-game effort. Boak fanned nine batters without a walk.
ELLWOOD CITY, NEW CASTLE PLAY TO A 4-4 TIE IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Ellwood City and New Castle battled to a 4-4 tie in the second game of the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Flaherty Field. New Castle leads in the best-of-three series one games to none.
NEW CASTLE EDGES ELLWOOD CITY, 3-2, IN EXTRA INNINGS TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BEHIND LAMBO
New Castle scored twice in the bottom of the eighth inning to edge Ellwood City, 3-2, to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Flaherty Field. Joe Lambo collected four hits including the game-winner for New Castle. The victory gave New Castle the best-of-three series two games to none. Ellwood City took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on a single by Dick Pertile, a walk, a hit-batsman and a ground out. In the second inning, New Castle tied the score at 1-1. Bob Boak walked, moved to second base on a balk, moved to third base on Joe Lambo's single and scored on Dan DiCarlo's sacrifice fly. The score remained tied at 1-1 after seven innings to force extra innings. Ellwood City took a 2-1 lead on a double by Bill Frazier, an error and Sonny Gardner's sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the eighth inning, New Castle rallied back to win the game. Frank Bongivengo reached first base on an error and was sacrificed to second base by Joe Kipnis. Boak reached on an infield single and Walt Mangham was walked to load the bases. Lambo followed with a double down the rightfield line scoring Bongivengo to tie the game at 2-2 and Boak to win it 3-2. Lambo led New Castle with two doubles, two singles and two RBI. Bongivengo added a double. Pertile led Ellwood City with a double and single and Frazier added a double. Ron Abraham was the winning pitcher for New Castle on a three-hitter. Joe Raman allowed seven hits in 7-1/3 innings for Ellwood City.
1956
B'NAI BRITH, AUTO DEALERS MEET FOR ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE TITLE
The B'nai Brith and The Auto Dealers met for the Ellwood City American Legion Junior League title. The B'Nai Brith won the first-half crown and the Auto Dealers captured the second-half title.
AUTO DEALERS SLIP BY B'NAI BRITH, 4-3, IN ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE TITLE OPENER
The Auto Dealers slipped by the B'nai Brith, 4-3, in the opening game of the Ellwood City American Legion Junior League Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. Carl Florie's infield single scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Winning pitcher Joe Cioffi tossed a five-hitter for the Auto Dealers. John Perry led the Auto Dealers with a two-run triple. Joe Raman fanned 13 batters for B'nai Brith. Bill Frazier led B'nai Brith with a home run and Don Schaly with a double.
B'NAI BRITH OUTSLUGS AUTO DEALERS, 9-7, TO KNOT ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE SERIES
B'nai Brith outslugged the Auto Dealers, 9-7, in the Ellwood City American Legion Junior League Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. The victory tied the best-of-three series at one game apiece. B'nai Brith scored three runs in the third inning and six runs in the fourth inning. Judd Leibendorfer was the winning pitcher for B'nai Brith.
B'NAI BRITH DEFEATS AUTO DEALERS, 3-2, TO WIN ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE CROWN
The B'nai Brith defeated the Auto Dealers, 3-2, to win the Ellwood City American Legion Junior League title. The B'nai Brith, managed by Mike Homner, won the best-of-three series, two games to one. Winning pitcher Joe Raman fanned 11 batters in the game-including all three batters in the last inning. Joe Navolio led B'nai Brith with two doubles.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS WAMPUM, 20-0, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS BEHIND DICK PERTILE
Dick Pertile drove in seven runs to lead Ellwood City to a 20-0 win over Wampum in the Lawrence County American Legion Playoffs at Ewing Park Field. The win gave Ellwood City a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Pertile smashed a grand slam homer and a bases-clearing double for Ellwood City. Winning pitcher Stan Platek threw four innings and John Elchison tossed three innings to combine on a one-hitter.
ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS WAMPUM, 15-5, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City defeated Wampum, 15-5, in the Lawrence County American Legion Playoffs at Wampum Field. The victory gave Ellwood City a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Ellwood City led 13-0 after three innings. Ron Hughes was the winning pitcher for Ellwood City. Dick Pertile homered for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS WAMPUM, 17-0, TO WIN AMERICAN LEGION LAWRENCE COUNTY PLAYOFF
Ellwood City downed Wampum, 17-0, to win the Lawrence County American Legion Playoff at Ewing Park Field. Ellwood City swept the best-of-five series, 3-0, and advanced to meet New Castle for the Lawrence County title. Winning pitcher Judd Liebendorfer tossed a one-hitter for Ellwood City. Frank Rocco and Ron Mazzano led Ellwood City with two singles apiece.
ABRAHAM'S THREE-HITTER TO LEAD NEW CASTLE OVER ELLWOOD CITY, 3-1, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE OPENER
Ron Abraham fired a three-hitter to lead New Castle to a 3-1 win over Ellwood City in the opener of the Lawrence County American Legion
Championship Series at Flaherty Field. Ellwood City opened the scoring in the top of the first inning. Bill Frazier singled, stole second base and scored on a single by Amey Alfonso to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead, Ellwood City held the lead until the bottom of the fifth inning. Kenny Mally singled and an error and fielder's choice loaded the bases. The next two batters drew walks forcing in two runs to give New Castle a 2-1 lead. New Castle added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth inning on a walk, an error and singles by Mally and Dave Alexander to account for the final margin of 3-1. Winning pitcher Abraham allowed one earned run in complete-game effort. Losing pitcher Ron Hughes surrendered four hits over five innings for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS NEW CASTLE, 7-4, TO KNOT LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Ellwood City downed New Castle, 7-2, in the second game of the Lawrence County American Legion championshp at Ewing Park Field, The victory knots the best-of-three series at one game apiece.
NEW CASTLE TRIMS ELLWOOD CITY, 4-1, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BEHIND ABRAHAM
New Castle trimmed Ellwood City, 4-1, at Flaherty Field to win the Lawrence County American Legion title behind the five-hit pitching of Ron Abraham. The victory gave New Castle the best-of-three series, two games to one. After three scoreless innings, New Castle scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Joe Lambo doubled and scored on a double by Pete Leonard to open a 1-0 lead for New Castle. Fran Hartfelder was hit by a pitch and an error allowed Leonard to score to up the lead to 2-0. Frank Bongivengo was walked intentionally and Kent Mally followed with a two-run single to make it 4-0. Ellwood City narrowed the score to 4-1 in the top of the sixth inning on a double by Bill Frazier and an RBI-single by John Perry. Winning pitcher Abraham allowed one earned run in a seven-inning complete game. Lambo led New Castle with a double and single. Hartfelder added two singles. Frazier led Ellwood City with a double. New Castle won the district and regional titles and advanced to the state tournament.
1957
B'NAI BRITH, AUTO DEALERS SQUARE OFF FOR ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE TITLE
RAMAN FIRES NO-HITTER TO LEAD B'NAI BRITH TO 4-2 WIN OVER AUTO DEALERS IN ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE TITLE OPENER
Joe Raman fired a no-hitter to lead B'nai Brith to a 4-2 win over the Auto Dealers in the opening game of the Ellwood City American Legion Junior League Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. The win gave B'nai Brith a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. Winning pitcher Raman fanned 15 batters for B'nai Brith. Dan Bartolomeo singled twice and drove in two runs for B'nai Brith.
AUTO DEALERS DOWN B'NAI BRITH, 11-3, IN ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
The Auto Dealers defeated B'nai Brith, 11-3, in the Ellwood City American Legion Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. The win tied the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Winning pitcher Jim Navolio tossed a four-hitter for the Auto Dealers. Dave Florie led the Auto Dealers with three singles. Nick Frisk and Navolio added two singles apiece.
B'NAI BRITH DEFEATS AUTO DEALERS, 5-3, TO WIN ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE TITLE
B'nai Brith downed the Auto Dealers, 5-3, to win the Ellwood City American Legion Junior League Championship at Ewing Park Field. B'nai Brith won the best-of-three series, two games to one. Winning pitcher Joe Raman fanned 15 batters for B'nai Brith. Jim Navolio struck out 14 batters for the Auto Dealers. Dudley Rose smacked a two-run homer for the Auto Dealers.
PRATT LEADS ELLWOOD CITY TO 5-4 WIN OVER WAMPUM, 5-4, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Ralph Pratt rapped three hits, including the game-winning single, to lead gave Ellwood City to a 5-4 win over Wampum in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Ewing Park Field. With the score tied in the bottom of the seventh inning, 4-4, Ron Hughes doubled and Pratt followed with the tie-breaking single. Pratt led Ellwood City with three singles and four RBI. Joe Raman picked up the win for Ellwood City on the mound with 5-1/3 innings of relief.
NEW CASTLE TRIMS ELLWOOD CITY, 3-1, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
New Castle defeated Ellwood City, 3-1, in the Lawrence County American Legion Playoffs at Ewing Park Field. Winning pitcher Tony DeLuca threw a three-hitter for New Castle. Losing pitcher Ron Hughes tossed a four-hitter for Ellwood City. Bucky Phillips singled twice for New Castle. Hughes singled twice
and Bob Mallary added a double for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS WAMPUM, 9-4, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City downed Wampum, 9-4, in the Lawrence County American Legion Playoffs at Ewing Park. Joe Raman led Ellwood City at the plate with a double and single. Bob Matthews led Wampum with a home run and Rich Allen added two singles. Ron Hughes allowed four hits to pick up the win for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY ROMPS OVER NEW CASTLE, 13-4, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City rolled over New Castle, 13-4, in the Lawrence County American Legion Playoffs at Flaherty Field. The victory tied the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Ron Hughes led Ellwood City at the plate with three singles. Joe Raman, Ralph Pratt and Bob Timmerman each singled twice. Larry Matteo led New Castle with three singles. Roger Naples, George Mastrangelo and Joe Bullano each added two singles. Winning pitcher Joe Raman threw a complete-game for Ellwood City.
DELUCA'S SHUTOUT LEADS NEW CASTLE OVER ELLWOOD CITY, 3-0, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE
Tony DeLuca fired a three-hit shutout to lead New Castle to a 3-0 win over Ellwood City to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship at Ewing Park Field. The victory gave New Castle the crown in a one-game playoff. . Both teams were tied with 3-1 records in the round-robin tournament with Wampum. New Castle took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI-single by Tony Mangieri. New Castle upped their lead in the second inning on DeLuca's RBI-single to make the score 2-0. In the third inning, Bucky Phillips singled in a run to increase the New Castle lead to 3-0. Winning pitcher DeLuca fanned seven batters in a route-going effort for New Castle. Losing pitcher Ron Hughes scattered seven hits. Phillips led New Castle at the plate with two singles.
1958
MERCHANTS EDGE AUTO DEALERS, 4-3, IN ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE TITLE SERIES OPENER
The Merchants edged the Auto Dealers, 4-3, in the opening game of the Ellwood City American Legion Junior League Championship Series at Ewing Park. Winning pitcher Ron Hughes fanned 14 batters for the Merchants. Dave Weingartner led the Merchants with two singles.
AUTO DEALERS DOWN MERCHANTS, 5-3, TO TIE ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE TITLE SERIES
The Auto Dealers defeated the Merchants, 5-3, in the Ellwood City American Legion Junior League Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. The win tied the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Dave Florie led the Merchants with a double and single and two RBI. Dave Bartel was the winning pitcher and Ron Santillo got the save.
MERCHANTS SCORE FOUR RUNS IN SIXTH INNING TO STUN AUTO DEALERS, 4-2, TO WIN ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
The Merchants scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat the Auto Dealers, 4-2, to win the Ellwood City American Legion Junior League Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. The Merchants, managed by Wayne Guthrie, won the best-of-three series, two game to one. Ron Hughes delivered a two-run triple in the bottom of the sixth inning to key the win. Mike Ruscille was the winning pitcher with Hughes in relief.
ELLWOOD CITY, CHEWTON-WAMPUM TIE 6-6 IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINAL OPENER-ALLEN SMACKS HOME RUN, TRIPLE
Ellwood City and Chewton-Wampum tied, 6-6, in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion Semi-Finals at Wampum. The games was suspended due to darkness. Rich Allen homered, tripled and singled for Chewton-Wampum.
ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS CHEWTON-WAMPUM, 3-1, BEHIND HUGHES IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS
Ron Hughes threw a five-hitter to lead Ellwood City over Chewton-Wampum, 3-1, in the Lawrence County American Legion Semi-Finals at Ewing Park Field. Winning pitcher Hughes fanned 13 batters for Ellwood City. Rich Allen singled twice for Chewton-Wampum.
PAVICK FIRES TWO-HITTER FOR ELLWOOD CITY IN 2-0 WIN OVER CHEWTON-WAMPUM IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS
Dennis Pavick fired a two-hitter to lead Ellwood City to a 2-0 win over Chewton-Wampum in the Lawrence County American Legion Semi-Finals at Wampum. The victory gave Ellwood City a sweep in the best-of-three series. Winning pitcher Pavick allowed two singles in a route-going effort. Dave Weingartner led Ellwood City at the plate with two singles and two RBI. Ron Mazzano added two singles.
HUGHES HURLS TWO-HIT SHUTOUT AS ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS NEW CASTLE, 2-0, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE OPENER
Ron Hughes hurled a two-hit shutout to lead Ellwood City to a 2-0 win over New Castle win in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Flaherty Field. Ellwood City scored in the top of the second inning on a single by Hughes, another single, a walk and a bunt single by Mike Ruscille to take a 1-0 lead. In the third inning, Dave Florie singled and moved to second base on a sacrifice. After a fielder's choice moved Florie to third base, a wild pitch allowed Florie to score to increase Ellwood City's lead to 2-0. New Castle's mounted a major threat in the fifth inning. Bucky Phillips singled and moved to second base on a sacrifice. Bob Casalandra ripped a hard grounder that second baseman Ruscille knocked down who fired to the plate to nail Phillips at the plate. Winning pitcher Hughes fanned eight batters in the complete-game effort. Losing pitcher Tony DeLuca scattered seven hits for New Castle. Todd Alexander doubled for New Castle.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS NEW CASTLE, 4-3, ON MAZZANO'S DOUBLE TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE
Ron Mazzano doubled in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Ellwood City a 4-3 win over New Castle to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. Ellwood City, managed by Don Schaly, completed a two-game sweep of the best-of-three series. New Castle scored twice in the first inning to open a 2-0 lead. New Castle added another run in the top of the third inning to up the lead to 3-0. Ellwood City cut the lead to 3-2 entering the bottom of the seventh inning. Dick Rosen led off with a walk, was sacrificed to second base, moved to third base on a ground out and scored on Dave Florie's infield single to tie the score at 3-3 to force extra innings. In the top of the eighth inning, New Castle threatened to take the lead. With Joe Bullano at second base, Bob Casalandra singled to centerfield but Dan Bartolomeo's throw nailed Bullano at the plate. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Ron Hughes walked setting the stage for Mazzano's long double to left field to win the game. Hughes was the winning pitcher in relief for Ellwood City. Losing pitcher Todd Alexander allowed three hits and fanned 10 batters for New Castle in a complete-game effort. Mazzano led Ellwood City with a double. Joe Cangey and Bucky Phillips singled twice for New Castle.
NEW BRIGHTON DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 2-0, BEHIND YOUNG IN DISTRICT 25 AMERICAN LEGION TITLE SERIES OPENER
Dave Young fired a three-hitter as New Brighton downed Ellwood City, 2-0, in the opening game of the District 25 American Legion Championship Series at New Brighton. Winning pitcher Young went the distance for New Brighton. Losing pitcher Ron Hughes threw a four-hitter and went the distance for Ellwood City.
NEW BRIGHTON EDGES ELLWOOD CITY, 2-1, BEHIND BEIGHLY, TO WIN DISTRICT 25 LAWRENCE COUNTY TITLE
Bruce Beighly scattered six hits to lead New Brighton to a 2-1 win over Ellwood City in the District 25 American Legion Championship Series at New Brighton. The win gave New Brighton the best-of-three series, two games to none. Beighley threw a complete-game victory for New Brighton. Losing pitcher Dennis Pavick allowed four hits for Ellwood City. Dick Rosen singled twice and Ralph Pratt doubled for Ellwood City.
1959
ELLWOOD CITY SELECTED TO HOST PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN LEGION ALL-STAR GAME-SITE SWITCHED FROM FORBES FIELD TO EWING PARK FIELD
Ellwood City was selected to host the Pennsylvania American Legion All-West All-Star Game. Due to a scheduling conflict at Forbes Field, the game was switched to Ewing Park Field. Eighteen major league scouts attended the game.
MANUFACTURERS EDGE MERCHANTS, 6-5, TO WIN THE OPENER OF THE ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BEHIND FUSETTI
The Manufacturers slipped by the Merchants, 6-5, to win the opening game of the Ellwood City American Legion Junior League Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. The win gave the Manufacturers a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. Winning pitcher Jim Fusetti allowed one run in six innings of relief. Dan Guido led the Manufacturers with a triple and single. Fusetti and Larry Price added two singles.
MANUFACTURERS DOWN MERCHANTS, 10-2, TO WIN ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
The Manufacturers downed the Merchants, 10-2, to win the Ellwood City American Legion Championship at Ewing Park Field. The win completed a sweep of the best-of-three series. Winning pitcher Dave Dave Smith fanned eight batters for the Manufacturers. Dave Fosnaught smacked a 340-foot home run for the Manufacturers.
SMITH HURLS TWO-HITTER TO LEAD ELLWOOD CITY TO 7-0 WIN OVER NEW WILMINGTON IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE OPENER
Dave Smith hurled a two-hitter as Ellwood City shutout New Wilmington, 2-0, on the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Westminster College. Ellwood City scored in the the opening inning to take a 1-0 lead. Mike Ruscille singled and Smith drew a base on balls. Dave Weingartner singled but Ruscille was thrown out at the plate. Smith moved to third base and scored on a wild pitch to give Ellwood City the lead. Ellwood City rallied for four runs in the top of the fourth inning. Sonny Agostinelli singled and Dave Martin reached on an error. Bob Blythe singled to score Agostinelli to up the lead to 2-0. Joe Sheeler reached on an error to score Martin to increase the lead to 3-0. Smith followed with a double scoring Blythe and Sheeler to up the lead to 5-0. In the fifth inning, Blythe singled in Larry McCaslin to raise the lead to 6-0. In the fifth inning, Ruscille and Bob Bathgate singled for Ellwood City. The runners pulled off a double steal to up the Ellwood City lead to 7-0. Winning pitcher Smith fanned nine batters in a route-going effort. Blythe led Ellwood City with two singles and two RBI. Ruscillle and Weingartner added two singles apiece and Smith added a double.
PAVICK, SHEELER LEAD ELLWOOD CITY TO 8-0 WIN OVER WILMINGTON TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE
Dennis Pavick tossed a four-hitter and Joe Sheeler rapped three hits to lead Ellwood City to an 8-0 shutout over New Wilmington to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. Ellwood City, managed by Al Miller, won the best-of-three series, two games to none. Ellwood City exploded for six runs in the bottom of the second inning to open a 6-0 lead. Bob Blythe led off with a single and Sonny Agostinelli reached on an error. Larry Price followed with a two-run double to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Pavick singled Price to third base and Joe Sheeler followed with a single to score Price to up the lead to 3-0. Ellwood City pulled a double steal scoring Pavick to raise the lead to 4-0. Mike Ruscille singled scoring Sheeler to increase the lead to 5-0. Dave Smith and Dave Weingartner singled to score Sheeler to make it 6-0. In the fourth inning, Ellwood City added two more runs to lift the lead to 8-0. Winning pitcher Pavick fanned seven batters for Ellwood City. Sheeler led the batting attack with three singles. Pavick added two singles and Price added a two-run double. Warren Sallade singled twice for New Wilmington.
WEINGARTNER RIPS FOUR HITS TO LEAD ELLWOOD CITY TO 13-5 WIN OVER WEST SUNBURY IN DISTRICT 26 AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS
Dave Weingartner rapped four hits to lead Ellwood City to a 13-5 win over West Sunbury in the District 25 Semi-Finals at Ewing Park Field. Weingartner smacked three doubles to lead the Ellwood City offensive attack. Bob Blythe added three singles for Ellwood City. Winning pitcher Dennis Pavick tossed a
complete game for Ellwood City.
SMITH, BLYTHE LEAD ELLWOOD CITY IN 6-1 VICTORY OVER WEST SUNBURY TO WIN DISTRICT 25 AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINAL SERIES
Dave Smith threw a four-hitter and Bob Blythe smacked a two-run homer to lead Ellwood City over West Sunbury in the District 25 American Legion Semi-Final Series. The win gave Ellwood City a two-game sweep in the best-of-three series. Winning pitcher Smith fanned 11 batters in a route-going effort. Blythe led Ellwood City at the plate with a two-run homer and Dave Weingartner added two singles.
CASEY, BLACKWOOD LEAD BEAVER FALLS OVER ELLWOOD CITY, 2-1, IN DISTRICT 25 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Barry Casey twirled a five-hitter and Dick Blackwood rapped three hits to lead Beaver Falls to a 2-1 win over Ellwood City in the District 25 American Legion Championship Series opener at Ewing Park Field. Winning pitcher Casey threw a complete-game for Beaver Falls. Losing pitcher Dennis Pavick scattered eight hits for Ellwood City. Blackwood led Beaver Falls with three singles. Mike Ruscille doubled for Ellwood City.
SMITH HURLS FIVE-HITTER TO LEAD ELLWOOD CITY OVER BEAVER FALLS, 7-0, IN DISTRICT 25 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Dave Smith hurled a five-hitter to lead Ellwood City over Beaver Falls, 7-0, in the District 25 American Legion Championship Series at Beaver Falls. The victory knotted the best of three-series at one game apiece. Winning pitcher Smith threw a complete-game win for Ellwood City. Dave Weingartner led Ellwood City at the plate with two singles.
BEAVER FALLS BENEFITS FROM FIVE ERRORS TO DOWN ELLWOOD CITY, 7-4, TO WIN DISTRICT 25 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP
Beaver Falls capitilized on five errors to down Ellwood City, 7-4, to win the District 25 American Legion Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. The victory gave Beaver Falls the best-of-five series, two games to one. Dave Weingartner led Ellwood City with a triple and two RBI.
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1960
ELLWOOD CITY HOSTS PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN LEGION ALL-WEST GAME
Ellwood City hosted the Pennsylvania American Legion All-Star Game at Ewing Park Field.
MERCHANTS WIN ELLWOOD CITY AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR LEAGUE TITLE
The Merchants won the Ellwood City American Legion Junior League Championship. The Merchants won the first-half title with a 9-2 record and the second-half crown with a 7-0 record.
ELLWOOD CITY BEGINS INAUGURAL SEASON IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION LEAGUE
Ellwood City becomes a charter member of the Lawrence County American Legion League. New Castle wins the title in the inaugural season.
Record
5-3
Batting
Hits
Rich Freidhoff.....10
Bob Smilek.....7
Joe DeTullio.....7
Home Runs
None
Triples
Terry Macioge.....1
Ray Tammaro.....1
Joe DeTullio.....1
Jim Fusetti.....1
Doubles
Bob Bathgate.....1
Joe DeTullio......1
Jim Fusetti.....1
PItching
Dan Oliastro.....2-1
Carl Ezzo.....1-0
Jim Fusetti.....1-0
Bob Smilek.....1-1
1961
ELLWOOD CITY WINS LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE
Ellwood City won the Lawrence County American Legion title. Ellwood City, managed by Al Miller, had the best record in the regular season. The league did not conduct a playoff. Ambridge, the eventual state champion, defeated Ellwood City in the District 25 Championship Series, two games to none.
AMBRIDGE MOUNTS LATE RALLY TO DOWN ELLWOOD CITY, 5-4, IN DISTRICT 26 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OPENER
Ambridge mounted a late rally to defeat Ellwood City, 5-4, in the opening game of the District 25 American Legion Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. Ambridge erased a 4-2 deficit with three runs in the top of the eighth inning to take a 5-4 margin. Winning pitcher Jim Zarilla threw a three-hitter in a nine-inning effort for Ambridge. Losing pitcher Tom Blythe went the distance for Ellwood City. Knollinger led Ambridge with a double. Rich Freidhoff smacked a home run and Jim Fusetti doubled for Ellwood City.
AMBRIDGE DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 11-1, TO WIN DISTRICT 26 CHAMPIONSHP SERIES
Ambridge downed Ellwood City, 11-1, to win the District 26 American Legion Championship Series at Ambridge. The win completed a sweep of the best-of-three series. Ambridge scored single runs in the first, second, and third innings to take a 3-0 lead. Ambridge took command of the game with an eight-run fourth inning. Winning pitcher Kmit threw a two-hitter in a six-inning complete game. Dickerson rapped two doubles and Oswald a double for Ambridge. Ambridge went on to capture the Pennsylvania American Legion State Championship.
Record
5-3
Batting
Hits
Rich Freidhoff.....6
Jerry Franus.....5
Dan Oliastro.....4
Home Runs
Rich Freidhoff.....1
Rick Assini.....1
Triples
Rich Freidhoff.....1
Don Foreman.....1
Doubles
Don Foreman.....1
Tom Blythe.....1
Toy Laitinen.....1
Dan Oliastro.....1
Pitching
Tom Blythe.....3-1
Dan Oliastro.....2-1
1962
ELLWOOD CITY REGISTERS 13-2 RECORD IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION LEAGUE
Ellwood City recorded a overall 12-2 mark for the season. Ellwood City went 11-2 in the Lawrence County American Legion League. New Castle won the title with a 15-1 mark.
Record
13-2
Batting
Home Runs
Bob Latiano.....2
Triples
Alex Herman.....1
Frank Dec.....1
Doubles
Lou Zona.....1
Bob Poholsky.....1
Hits
Jim Bukac
Bob Latiano
Lou Zona
Larry Boyer
Pat White
Toy Laitinen
Alex Herman
Bruce Smith
Pitching
Bob Poholsky.....3-0
Ron Sabatino.....2-0
Jack Miller.....1-1
Larry Boyer.....1-0
Jim Filippone.....1-0
Jim Birtalin.....1-0
Box scores and newspaper articles were incomplete.
1963
LATIANO AND BUKAC SELECTED FOR PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN LEGION ALL-WEST GAME
Bob Latiano and Jim Bukac were selected to the Pennsylvania American Legion All-Star Game.
ELLWOOD CITY WINS LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE-CAPTURES DISTRICT 26 AND SECTION CROWNS-FALLS ONE GAME SHORT OF STATE TOURNAMENT
Ellwood City, managed by Al Miller, won the Lawrence County American Legion title. Ellwood City was the regular season champion. The league did not conduct a playoff.
NEW BRIGHTON DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 4-1, IN DISTRICT 26 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OPENER
New Brighton downed Ellwood City, 4-1, in the opening game of the District 26 American Legion Championship Series at New Brighton. Winning pitcher Jim Oldenburg tossed a three-hitter for New Brighton. Losing pitcher Ron Sabatino scattered six hits over eight innings.
BIRTALIN FANS RECORD 18 BATTERS TO LEAD ELLWOOD CITY OVER NEW BRIGHTON, 2-0, IN DISTRICT 26 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Jim Birtalin struck out a record 18 batters to lead Ellwood City over New Brighton, 2-0, in the District 26 American Legion Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. The victory tied the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Ellwood City scored two runs in the first inning. Larry Boyer and Lou Zona led off with singles and were sacrificed into scoring position. An error let Boyer score to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Alex Herman followed with a single scoring Zona. Winning pitcher Birtalin threw a nine-inning complete-game.
ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS NEW BRIGHTON, 2-0, TO WIN DISTRICT 26 AMERICAN LEGION TITLE BEHIND POHOLSKY FOUR-HITTER
Ellwood City defeated New Brighton, 2-0, to win the District 26 American Legion Championship Series at New Brighton behind the four-hit pitching of Bob Poholsky. The victory gave Ellwood City the best-of-three series, two games to one. Winning pitcher Poholsky
threw a nine-inning complete-game. Losing pitcher Jim Oldenburg allowed five hits for New Brighton. Bob Latiano led Ellwood City with two singles.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS FREEPORT, 9-0, IN SECTION 12 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BEHIND FILLIPONE, BOYER AND HERMAN
Ellwood City downed Freeport, 9-0, in the opening game of the Section 12 Championship Series at Freeport. Jim Filippone threw a six-hit shutout and Larry Boyer and Alex Herman rapped a double and single for Ellwood City. Pat White added two singles. Winning pitcher Filippone threw a nine-inning complete-game.
ELLWOOD CITY TRIMS FREEPORT, 7-3, TO WIN THE SECTION 12 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Ellwood City defeated Freeport, 7-3, to win the Section 12 American Legion Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. Bob Latiano and Lou Zona led Ellwood City with two singles. Winning pitcher Bill Smeltz threw a nine-inning complete-game.
SHARPSVILLE EDGES ELLWOOD CITY, 1-0, IN THE REGION 6 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BEHIND KRATS
Sharpsville edged Ellwood City, 1-0, in the opening game of the Region 6 Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. John Krats threw a shutout to lead Sharpsville to the victory. After six scoreless innings, Sharpsville broke the deadlock when Krats drove in the only run it the top of the seventh inning. Winning pitcher Krats threw a nine-inning complete-game. Losing pitcher Ron Sabatino allowed one run over seven inngs. Jim Birtalin threw two scoreless innings of relief for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY ROLLS OVER SHARPSVILLE, 14-2, IN THE REGION 6 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Ellwood City rolled past Sharpsville, 14-2, in the Region 6 American Legion Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. The victory tied the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Alex Herman and Jim Birtalin hit home runs for Ellwood City. Winning pitcher Bob Poholsky threw a nine-inning complete game.
SHARPSVILLE HOLDS OFF ELLWOOD CITY, 7-6, TO WIN REGION 6 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES-ADVANCES TO STATE TOURNAMENT
Sharpsville held off Ellwood City, 7-6, to win the Region 6 American Legion Championship Series. The win gave Sharpsville the best-of three series, two games to one. Sharpsville scored seven runs in the first inning to take 7-0 lead. Ellwood City scored a run in the sixth inning and three runs in the seventh inning to cut the lead to 7-4. Ellwood City scored twice more in the top of the ninth inning to narrow the score to 7-6 but the rally ended and Sharpsville advanced to the state tournament.
Record
21-7
Batting
Hits
Jim Bukac.....21
Alex Herman.....17
Bob Latiano.....16
Larry Boyer.....15
Ron Sabatino.....12
Lou Zona.....12
Bruce Smith.....10
Pat White.....9
Home Runs
Jerry Bukac.....1
Triples
Jim Bukac.....3
Drew Szabo.....3
Larry Boyer.....2
Bob Latiano....2
Alex Herman.....2
Doubles
Ron Sabatino.....3
Bob Latiano.....2
Pitching
Jim Filippone.....5-1
Jim Birtalin.....3-1
Ron Sabatino.....3-2
Bob Poholsky.....2-1
Bil Smeltz.....2-1
1964
Record
14-4
Batting
Jack Mondell..... .316
Alex Herman..... .259
Leroy Turner..... .250
Home Runs
Ron Sabatino.....1
Triples
Ron Sabatino.....3
Drew Szabo.....2
Larry Boyer.....1
Alex Herman.....1
Bob Poholsky.....1
Doubles
Larry Boyer.....2
Jack Mondell.....2
Jim Birtalin.....2
Alex Herman.....1
Chuck Landolfi.....1
Lou Reda.....1
Pitching
Jim Birtalin.....5-1
Ron Sabatino.....4-1
Bob Poholsky.....2-0
Drew Szabo.....1-1
Earned Run Average
Ron Sabatino..... 0.17
Jim Birtalin..... 0.17
Under minimum 18 innings
Bob Poholsky.....0.00(14 innings)
Strikeouts
Jim Birtalin.....61
Ron Sabatino.....53
Bob Poholsky.....26
County Tournament Team
6-2
W-L
Jim Birtalin.....4-0
John Sharek.....2-0
1965
ELLWOOD CITY WINS LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE
Ellwood City, managed by Al Miller, won the Lawrence County American Legion title. Ellwood City won the regular season crown, The league did not conduct a playoff.
SABATINO, LAITINEN LEAD ELLWOOD CITY OVER HIGHLAND, 4-1, IN DISTRICT 26 AMERICAN LEGION TITLE OPENER
Ellwood City downed Highland, 4-1, in the opening game of the District 26 American Legion Championship Series at Ellwood City. Ron Sabatino fanned 15 batters and Mike Laitinen ripped three hits for Ellwood City. Ellwood City took a lead in the first inning. With the bases loaded, Laitinen singled in a run and error allowed another run to score to increase the lead to 2-0. Ellwood City added two more runs in the bottom of the third inning. Leroy Turner singled and stole second base. Chuck Belonzi walked and Laitinen singled scoring Turner to up the lead to 3-0. Belonzi and Laitinen pulled a double steal and Belonzi scored to up the Ellwood City lead to 4-0. Highland scored their only run in the sixth inning to account for the final margin of 4-1. Winning pitcher Sabatino threw a five-hitter in a seven-inning complete-game win. Laitinen led Ellwood City with three singles and two RBI. Mike Shingleton added two singles. Jim Suskiwich led Highland with two singles.
SUSKIEWICH LEADS HIGHLAND OVER ELLWOOD CITY, 5-0, IN DISTRICT 26 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Highland shutout Ellwood City, 5-0, behind the arm of Jim Suskiewich in the District 26 American Legion Championship Series at Chippewa Park. Winning pitcher Suskiewich fanned 11 batters for Highland. Larry Croston and Les Troyanoski smacked home runs for Highland. Leroy Turner singled twice and John Matrangol tripled for Ellwood City.
SUSKIEWICH FIRES NO-HITTER- HIGHLAND DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 3-0, TO WIN DISTRICT 26 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP
Jim Suskiewich fired a no-hitter to lead Highland to a 3-0 win over Ellwood City to win the District 26 American Legion Championship Series at Beaver Falls. With the victory, Highland won the best-of-three series, two games to one. Highland took a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Les Troyanoski reached base on catcher's interference and John Marnicio reached on an infield single. Troyanoski scored on an error and Suskiewich followed with a single scoring Marnicio to give Highland a 2-0 lead. Highland added another run to increase the lead to 3-0. Winning pitcher Suskiewich fanned 13 batters and allowed one walk. Tracy led Highland with two singles.
1965
Record
12-3
Batting
Average
Leroy Turner..... .304
Mike Shingleton..... .286
Ron Sabatino..... .286
Mike Laitenen..... .265
John Matrangol..... .260
Home Runs
Leroy Turner.....1
Triples
Leroy Turner.....2
Ron Sabatino.....1
Mike Shingleton.....1
Tom Tomeo.....1
Doubles
Ron Sabatino.....3
Leroy Turner.....2
Chuck Belonzi.....2
Mike Shingleton.....2
John Matrangol.....2
Pitching
Ron Sabatino.....5-1
Terry Mack.....3-0
Chuck Belonzi.....3-1
Chuck Adams.....1-0
Earned Run Average
Terry Mack..... 0.00
Ron Sabatino.....0.97
Chuck Belonzi.....1.44
Strikeouts
Ron Sabatino.....59
Terry Mack.....25
Chuck Belonzi.....21
1966
Record
13-10
Batting
Average
Chuck Belonzi..... .269
Terry Mack..... .263
Jim Potter..... .255
Under minimum 38 at bats
Steve Pavick..... .307(4/13)
Rich Bartolomeo..... .291(9/31)
Home Runs
Steve Pavick.....1
Triples
Ron Hertzog.....2
Terry Mack...2
Mike Shingleton.....1
Chuck Belonzi.....2
Steve Pavick.....1
Terry Mack.....1
Steve Pavick.....1
Doubles
Chuck Belonzi.....2
Terry Mack...1
Three box scores missing
vs Shenango(L4-1)-team 1 hit
vs Wampum(W 14-1)-team 15 hits
vs New Wilmington(W 4-0)-team 2 hits
Pitching
W-L
Terry Mack.....4-2
Rich Bartolomeo.....3-2
Tim Gratchen.....2-1
Earned Run Average
Chuck Belonzi..... 1.52
Terry Mack..... 1.58
Rich Bartolomeo..... 2.21
Under mimimum 21 innings
Tim Gratchen.....2.05(17 innings)
Strikeouts
Terry Mack.....48
Chuck Belonzi.....39+
+One box score missing
1967
Record
17-9
Batting
Dave Blazin..... .315
Stan Conti..... .315
Jim Potter..... .286
Bob Beltz..... .286
Ray Smith..... .265
Home Runs
Dave Blazin.....3
Ray Smith.....1
Jim Potter.....1
Ray Ott.....1
Triples
Dave Blazin.....3
Terry Zentz.....2
Bob Beltz.....1
Doubles
Jim Potter.....6
Ray Smith.....2
Bob Beltz.....2
Runs Batted In
Dave Blazin.....19
Bob Leech.....12
Stan Conti.....11
Jim Potter.....9
Ray Smith.....7
Pitching
W-L
Rich Bartolomeo.....4-1
Bob Babcock.....4-3
Jerry Bukac.....3-0
Bob Beltz.....3-3
Ray Ott.....2-2
Don Wick.....1-0
1968
Record
7-12
Batting
Average
Ray Smith..... .396
Don Wick..... .368
Stan Conti..... .261
Dave Blazin..... .250
Home Runs
Ray Smith.....3
Don Wick.....2
Bob Beltz.....1
Triples
Don Wick.....1
Doubles
Dave Blazin.....3
Don Wick.....3
Stan Conti.....3
Runs Batted In
Don Wick.....9
Terry Zentz.....5
Bob Beltz.....4
Pitching
W-L
Bob Beltz.....3-3
Don Wick.....2-2
County Tournament Team
Record 5-3
Ted Wehman.....3-0
Bob Haine.....1-1
1969
ELLWOOD CITY WINS LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE
Ellwood City, managed by Harry Miller, won the Lawrence County American Legion Title. Ellwood City won the regular season crown. The league did not conduct a playoff. Beaver Falls defeated Ellwood City in the District 26 Championship Series, two games to one.
MCCLAIN LEADS BEAVER FALLS TO 7-1 WIN OVER ELLWOOD CITY IN DISTRICT 26 AMERICAN LEGION TITLE OPENER
Beaver Falls downed Ellwood City, 7-1, in the opening game of the District 26 American Legion Championship series at Beaver Falls. Hal McClain threw a four-hitter and singled twice to lead Beaver Falls. Beaver Falls scored three runs in the first inning to take a 3-0 lead. Ellwood City scored a single tally to cut the lead to 3-1 in the top of the fourth inning. Beaver Falls added a run in the sixth inning to up the lead to 4-1. Beaver Falls pulled away in the bottom of the eighth inning with three runs to up the lead to 7-1. Winning pitcher McClain fanned 13 batters in a nine-inning complete-game effort. Bob Garvin led Beaver Falls with a double and two singles and McLain added two singles. Gary Harvey led Ellwood City with a double.
ELLWOOD CITY TRIMS BEAVER FALLS, 5-3, BEHIND SHEELER AND HARVEY TO TIE DISTRICT 26 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Ellwood City defeated Beaver Falls, 5-3, in the District 26 American Legion Championship Series at Ewing Park Field. Pete Sheeler banged three hits and drove in four runs and Gary Harvey hurled three innings of stellar relief. The win tied the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Ellwood City took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Dale Zeh walked, stole second base and scored on an RBI-single by Sheeler. Ellwood City added two more runs in the third inning. Dale Zeh reached on a fielder's choice and went to third base on Rick Smith's single. Smith stole second base and both runners scored when Sheeler smacked a double into the left-field gap to give Ellwood City a 3-0 lead. Beaver Falls scored three runs in the top of seventh inning to tie the score at 3-3. Harvey relieved with the none-out, the bases loaded and a 2-0 count on the batter. Harvey got a pop-up and a double-play to end the inning. Sheeler broke the tie in the bottom of the seventh inning with an RBI-single to give Ellwood City a 4-3 lead. Ellwood City added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning to increase the lead to 5-3. Sheeler led Ellwood City with a double, two singles and four RBI. Smith singled twice for Ellwood City. Gary Harvey was the winning pitcher for Ellwood City with three innings of one-hit relief. Starting pitcher Tony Joseph allowed one-hit over six innings of work.
BEAVER FALLS DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 18-4, TO WIN DISTRICT 26 AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BEHIND GARVIN, HUNTINGTON, SCIARRO
Beaver Falls downed Ellwood City, 18-4, to win the District 26 American Legion Championship Series at Beaver Falls. Bob Garvin, Tom Huntington and Ron Sciarro led the offensive attack for Beaver Falls. The win gave the best-of- three series, two games to one. Beaver Falls took a 5-0 lead in the first inning, keyed by Garvin's grand-slam home run. Huntington hit a three-run homer in the second inning to up the lead to 8-0. Beaver Falls increased their lead to 10-0 in the third inning on a two-run single by Mark Weatherly. Jerry Lombardo smacked a two-run triple in the fourth inning to raise the lead to 13-0, Ellwood City rallied for four runs in the fifth inning on an RBI-single by Rick Smith, an RBI-double by Pete Sheeler and two errors to narrow the lead to 13-4. Sciarro smacked a two-run homer in the fifth inning as the lead went to 16-4. Beaver Falls closed the scoring with two runs in the eighth inning to account for the 18-4 final margin, Garvin led Beaver Falls with a grand slam, single and four RBI. Huntington and Sciarro each had a home run and single. Lomardo added a triple. Sheeler led Ellwood City with a double. Winning pitcher Sciarro threw a three-hitter in a nine-inning complete game.
Record
21-15
Batting
Average
Pete Sheeler..... .367
Dale Zeh..... .353
Rick Smith..... .290
Gary Harvey..... .273
Home Runs
Pete Sheeler.....3
Triples
Pete Sheeler.....5
Dale Zeh.....5
Gary Harvey.....2
Jeff Swanik.....1
Keith Price.....1
Doubles
Pete Sheeler.....7
Rick Smith.....5
Dale Zeh.....2
Gary Harvey.....2
Runs Batted In
Pete Sheeler.....42
Chip Campbell.....18
Rick Smith.....11
Pitching
W-L
Tony Joseph.....9-1
Ted Wehman.....3-3
Mark Spellman.....3-4
Gary Harvey.....2-1
Pete Sheeler.....1-2
Earned Run Average
Tony Joseph.....1.68
Gary Harvey.......3.50
Under minimum 36 innings
Pete Sheeler.....2.04
Strikeouts
Tony Joseph.....97
Bob Haines.....36
Ted Wehman.....30
Mark Spellman.....28
Gary Harvey.....25
Pete Sheeler.....15
County Tournament Team
3-0
1970
ELLWOOD CITY WINS LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE
Ellwood City, managed by Harry Miller, won the Lawrence County American Legion Championship.
WARRANDLE DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 4-2, IN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 14 OPENER
Warrandale defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 4-2, in the opening game of the American Legion District 14 Playoffs at Sanders Field. After three scoreless innings, Warrendale took a 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning. Warrendale loaded the bases on singles by Pete Martorelli, Jeff Hawthorne and Dan Bickar. Ken Sewald hat a sacrifice fly to right field to score Martorelli and give Warrendale a 1-0 lead. With runners on first base and third base, an attempt to catch Bickar stealing went into center field scoring Hawthorne to up the lead to 2-0. Bill Napoli followed with a sacrifice fly scoring Bickar to up the lead to 3-0. Ellwood City scored a single tally in the fifith inning. Jeff Swanik led off with a single. Chip Campbell blooped a single sending Swanik to third base. Rick Brandenburger hit a slow roller along first base to score Swanik to slice the lead to 3-1. In the seventh inning, Hawthorne drove in a run with a sinle to increase the Warrendale lead to 4-1. Ellwood City mounted a serious threst in the ninth inning. Gary Harvel led off with a double to left field. Swanik followed with a single past third baae and George Boy walked to load the bases. Warrendale turned a double play scoring Harvey to cut the deficit to 4-2. A strikeout end the game. Winning pitcher Ken Sewald went the distance for Warrendale on an eight-hitter. Losing pitcher Brandenburger through a five-hitter for Ellwood City. Ellwood City committed seven errors. Hawthorne led Warrendale with two singles. Harvey doubled and singled for Ellwood City. Swanik added two singles.
KOPPEL DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 8-5, IN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 14 PLAYOFFS
Koppel opened up an 8-0 lead after six innings and held on to defeat Ellwood City Post #157 in the American Legion Playoffs at Koppel. Koppel took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Larry Ross and Rich Lawson singled to lead off the inning. Chuck Nardone hit into a fielder's choice retiring Lawson. Vic Sharek followed with a sacrifice fly scoring Ross to give Koppel a 1-0 lead. Nardone stole second base and scored on Merv Marshall's single to give Koppel a 2-0 lead. In the third inning, Jerry Carpenter singled. moved to third base on an error and scored on a passed ball to up the Koppel lead to 3-0. Koppel added a single tally in the fifth inning to increase the lead to 4-0. Koppel took command in the bottom of the sixth inning with a four-run rally. Two errors and singles by Carpenter, Terry Walters and Bob Botte keyed the rally to raise the Koppel lead to 8-0. Ellwood City scored a single run in the seventh inning on four walks to cut the deficit to 8- 1. Gary Harvey lifted a sacrifice fly to reduce the deicit to 8-2. Two errors added two more runs to slice the lead to 8-2. Tom Mills single scored another run to draw Ellwood City within three runs at 8-5. But a strikeout and a ground out ended the threat. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Carpenter and Walters led Koppel with two singles. Mills led Ellwood City with three singles. Winning pitcher Nardone allowed five hits in six plus innings. Sharek relieved and allowed one hit the rest of the way for the save. He fanned five of the last six batters.
WARRENDALE EDGES ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 3-2, IN 11 INNIGS IN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 14 PLAYOFFS
Dan Bickar single in the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning to give Wrrendale a 3-2 win over Ellwood City Post #157 in the American Legion District 14 Playoffs at Warrendale. Ellwood City played without three regulars during the playoffs. Warrendale scored in the first inning on a double-steal to take a 1-0 lead. In the fourth inning, Warrendale's Pete Martorelli walked and stole second base. After two strikeouts, Martorelli scored when the throw to third base went into left field to increase the lead to 2-0. In the top of the eighth inning, Ellwood City tied the score at 2-2. Pete Sheeler led off with a single and moved to third base when Gary Harvey reached on an error. Tom Mills reached base on a fielder's choice scoring Sheeler to slice the lead to 2-1. With two outs, George Boy singled scoring Harvey to knot the score at 2-2. Along the way, Sheeler held Warrendale without a hit through eight innings. With one out in the ninth , Bickar singled for Warrendale. After a scoreless 10th inning, Ellwood City was retired in the top of the 11th inning. In the bottom of the 11th inning. Martorelli reached base on a bad-hop single and Hawthorne single. Bickar followed with the game-winning single scoring Martorelli from second base. Winning pitcher Sewald scattered five hits in a complete-game effort. Sheeler threw a five-hitter for Ellwood City. Bickar led Warrendale with two singles.
Record
19-13
Batting
Average
Rich Potter..... .464
Dale Zeh..... .371
Tony Pertile..... .290
Gary Harvey..... .277
Pete Sheeler..... .270
Home Runs
Rich Potter.....4
Pete Sheeler.....2
Rick Smith.....1
Gary Harvey.....1
Triples
Dale Zeh.....3
Tony Pertile.....3
Brian Conti.....2
Pete Sheeler.....1
Rich Potter.....1
Doubles
Rich Potter.....6
Rick Smith.....4
Pete Sheeler.....3
Brian Conti.....3
Chip Campbell.....3
Gary Harvey.....3
Tony Joseph.....2
Tom Mills.....2
Runs Batted In
Rich Potter.....34
Gary Harvey.....19
Pete Sheeler.....15
Tony Pertile.....11
Dale Zeh.....11
Rick Smith.....8
Pitching
Gary Harvey.....6-1
Tony Joseph.....4-1
Rick Brandenberger.....5-3
Earned Run Average
Gary Harvey.....1.72
Pete Sheeler.....1.81
Tony Joseph.....3.25
Rick Brandenberger.....3.50
Strikeouts
Pete Sheeler.....74
Gary Harvey.....40
1971
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 WINS LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP
Ellwood City Post #157, managed by Harry Miller, won the Lawrence County American Legion Championship.
LYNDORA DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 3-0, BEHIND ORDY
IN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 14 PLAYOFFS
Ron Ordy fired a two-hit shutout and smacked a double and single to lead Lyndora to a 2-0 win over Ellwood City Post #157 in the opening game of the American Legion District 14 playoffs at Lyndora. Lyndora took a 1-0 lead with a run in the second inning. Lyndora aded single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to increase their lead to 3-0. Winning pitcher Ordy did not allow a runner past second inning in his nine-inning effort. Losing pitcher John Kish scattered eight hits for Ellwood City and allowed one earned run. Ordy led Lyndora at the plate with a double, single and one RBI. Jeff Franchuk added two singles.
ELLWOOD CITY EDGES BEAVER FALLS, 5-4, BEHIND PONTIUS IN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 14 PLAYOFFS
Robin Pontius rapped four hits to lead Ellwood City over Beaver Falls, 5-4, in the American Legion District 14 Playoffs at Sanders Field. After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the third inning. Bob Messina reached on a third strike wil pitch and moved to second base on a single by John Kish. Messina scored ona soingle by Pontius to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. In the top of the fourth inning, Beaver Falls responded with a three-run rally. Mike Slevin walkedvand Ron Sciarro was hit bya pitch. Koko Tirlia followed with a single scoring Slevin to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. After an overthrow, Sciarro and Tillia moved uo a base into scoring position. Ken Crutcher followed with a single scoring both runners to up the Beaver Falls lead to 3-1. In the bottom of the third inning, Ellwood City narrowed the lead to 3-2. Kish walked and Pontius singled. Jeff Potter followed with a double scoring Kish. In the seventh inning, Beaver Falls went ahead 4-2. Rick Mancini doubled and went to third on a single by Jim Reed. Mancini scored on a squeeze play by Gene Palka. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Ellwood City rallied to tie the score at 4-4. Kish walked and went to second base on Pontius' single Kish moved to third base on a passed ball and scored on an error by the catcher to cut the lead to 4-3. With Pontius on third base, Potter walked and on a double steal, Pontius scored to tie the score at 4-4. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Ellwood City scored the go-ahead run. Bob Maine smacked a pinch-hit double and moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt by Don Marshall. Kish followed with a single scoring Maine to give Ellwood City a 5-4 lead. Beaver Falls failed to score in the ninth inning. Pontius led Ellwood City with four singles. Kish and Jim Ferruchie singled twice and Potter and Maine doubled. Winning Pitcher Potter tossed a six-hitter and struck out 11 batters in a nine-inning effort.
LYNDORA HOLDS OFF ELLWOOD CITY, 4-3, IN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 14 PLAYOFFS
Lyndora scored four runs in the first inning and held on to defeat Ellwood City, 4-3, in the American Legion District 14 Playoffs at Sanders Field. In the first inning, Rich Benko walked, John Grystar singled, and Ron Ordy walked. Dave Daugherty was hit by a pitch to give Lyndora a 1-0 lead. Gary Franchuck followed with a double scoring Grystar and Ordy to up the lead to 3-0. Rich Hoover's RBI-single scored Daugherty to increase the lead to 4-0. After being shutout for five innings, Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Robin Pontius and Jeff Potter drew walks. After a double steal, Jim Ferruchie hit a sacrifice fly to score Pontius to reduce the Lyndora lead to 4-1. Ellwood City scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to slice the Lyndora lead to 4-3. Potter and Mike Tillia walked. Denny Rugh followed with a single to load the bases. With two outs an errant pickoff throw allowed Potter and Tillia to score to cut the lead to 4-3. Neither team scored in the final two innings. Winning pitcher Grystar hurled a six-hitter for Lyndora. Losing pitcher Bob Maine tossed a five-hitter for Ellwood City. Dranchuck led Lyndora with a double and single. Rugh singled twice for Ellwood City.
BEAVER FALLS DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 4-0, BEHIND SCIARRO THREE-HITTER
Ron Sciarro fired a three-hitter to lead Beaver Falls to a 4-0 win over Ellwood City Post #157 in the American Legion District 14 Playoffs at Beaver Falls. The loss eliminated Ellwood City from the triple-elimination playoff. Beaver Falls opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning on a single by Joe Donnadio, a passed ball and a single by Koko Tirlia to give Beaver Falls a 1-0 lead. In the second inning, Beaver Falls added three more runs. Ralph Cannanzi singled and moved to second base on Gene Palka's bunt. Mike Slevin reached on a bunt singleand Donnadio followed with a single scoring Cannanzi to give Beaver falls a 2-0 lead. Sciarro followed with a double scoring Slevin and Donnadio to increase the Beaver Falls lead to 4-0. After the second inning, neither team scored the rest of the game. Winning pitcher Sciarro fanned 10 batters and walked just one. John Kish threw 6-2/3 of shutout relief for Ellwood City. Donnadio led Beaver Falls at the plate with two singles.
Record
25-18
Batting
Average
Jeff Potter..... .303
Don Marshall..... .268
Robin Pontius..... .265
Home Runs
Robin Pontius.....4
Jeff Potter.....2
Mike Tillia.....1
Triples
John Kish.....10
Jeff Potter.....3
Don Marshall.....3
Robin Pontius.....3
Doubles
Bob Maine.....5
Jeff Potter.....4
Gary Rugh.....3
Gary Ward.....3
Walks
Don Marshall.....21
John Kish.....21
Pitching
Bob Maine.....7-3
Jeff Potter.....6-2
John Kish.....6-2
Earned Run Average
John Kish.....0.97
Bob Maine.....1.75
Jeff Potter.....2.02
Strikeouts
Bob Maine.....95
Jeff Potter.....94
John Kish.....52
1972
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 EDGES NEW WILMINGTON, 1-0, IN 10 INNINGS IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP OPENING GAME
Ellwood City Post #157 edged New Wilmington, 1-0, in 10 innings in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Sanders Field. Nineteen zeros went on the scoreboard before Curt Johns doubled home Don Marshall with game-winning run to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead in the series. Ellwood City's Don Mancini and New Wilmington's Tom Peters hooked up in a pitcher's duel in which both pitchers received the benefit of errorless play by their defenses. Each team had only one serious threat through nine innings. In the second inning, Ellwood City's Marshall drew a walk and advanced to third base but failed to score. In the sixth inning, New Wilmington's Craig Marett led off with a double and two outs later attempted to score on Keith Goodge's single. But centerfielder Jeff Potter's strong throw to catcher Marshall cut down Marett at the plate to keep the game scoreless. Ellwood City broke through with the game-winner in the bottom of the tenth inning. Gary DeLoia was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. With one out, Marshall singled but DeLoia was thrown out at third base by New Wilmington centerfielder Jerry Winters for the second out. However, Johns followed with a sinking line drive double to the left field gap scoring Marshall with the game-winner. Winning pitcher Mancini threw a five-hitter and fanned eight batters over 10 innings. Losing pitcher Peters allowed six hits and struck out 11 batters in a 9-2/3 innings. Marshall ed Ellwood City with two singles. Johns, Mark Crofton and Gary Ward added doubles. Jim Cox doubled and singled to lead New Wilmington. Marett added a double.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS NEW WILMINGTON, 8-2, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR
Ellwood City Post #157 downed New Wilmington, 8-2, to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship at New Wilmington. The victory completed a two-game sweep of the best-of-three series and marked the fourth straight crown for Ellwood City. New Wilmington scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning to open up a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the third inning to reduce the lead to 2-1. Joe Mancini singled, stole second base and scored on a double by Gary DeLoia. New Wilmington maintained their 2-1 lead through five innings until Ellwood City sent eleven batters to the plate in the top of the sixth inning. Curt Johns led off with a single, Mark Crofton reached on an error and John Kish walked to load the bases. Jeff Potter walked to force in Johns to tie the score at 2-2. Pinch-hitter Wilbur Altman walked to score Crofton to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. With one out, DeLoia singled scoring Kish to up the lead to 4-2. Potter was thrown out the plate for the second out. Jeff Belonzi followed with a single scoring scoring Altman to up the lead to 5-2. Don Marshall followed with a double scoring Altman and Belonzi to give Ellwood City a 7-2 lead. Johns followed with a triple scoring Marshall to raise the lead to 8-2. New Wilmington failed to score in the final two innings. Deloia lead Ellwood City with a double and two singles. Johns tripled and singled and Marshall doubled twice. Potter added a double. Winning pitcher Belonzi scattered four hits over seven innings.
BADEN DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 6-4, in DISTRICT 14 PLAYOFF OPENER
Baden defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 6-4, in the opening game of the American Legion District 14 Playoffs at Baden. Ellwood City took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Gary Ward singled, moved to second base on a wild pitch and scored on a RBI-single by Gary DeLoia. Baden scored twice in the bottom of the inning on a walk, a single, an error and a sacrifice fly to take a 2-1 lead. Mark Jula smacked a solo home run in the bottom of the third inning to up Baden's lead to 3-1. Ellwood City sliced the lead to 3-2 in the fifth inning on a walk to DeLoia and a single by Jeff Meehan and an RBI-single by Don Marshall. Baden increased their lead to 4-2 with a single tally in the bottom of the inning. In the top of the sixth inning for Ellwood City, Jeff Potter and Ward walked before a DeLoia double to cut the lead to 4-3. In the bottom of the inning, Beden increased their lead to 6-3 on Tom Miller's two-run home run. In the top of the eighth inning, Ellwood City narrowed the lead to 6-4 on back-to-back doubles by Wilbur Altman doubled and Ward. DeLoia follwed with a single but Ward was cut down at the plate to end the rally. Ellwood City failed to score in the ninth inning. Miller led Baden with a two-run home run and a single. Rob Santry added three singles and Jula homered. Deloia and Ward led Ellwood City with a double and single apiece.
ELLWOOD CITY POST # 157 SINKS SAXONBURG, 7-4, IN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 14 PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City Post #157 defeated Saxonburg, 7-4, in the American Legion District 14 Playoffs at Sanders Field. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the second inning. Don Marshall walked, stole second base and scored on a single by Gary Ward to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the third inning, Ellwood City tallied two more runs. Curt Johns singled, stole second base and moved to third base on a sacrifice. Jeff Potter and Marshall walked to load the bases. Ward hit a sacrifice fly scoring Johns to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Potter moved to third base on the play and scored on a double steal to give Ellwood City a 3-0 lead. Ellwood City added two more runs in the fifth inning, Potter led off with a booming triple past the 325-foot pole in left field. Marshall singled in Potter to up the Ellwood City lead to 4-0. Ward followed with a single sending Marshall to third base. Randy DeLoia followed with a single scoring Marshall to increase the lead to 5-0. Ellwood City upped the lead in the sixth inning. Rich Herman led off with a double, John Kish walked and Potter reached on an ifield single to load the bases. Marshall drew a walk scoring Herman to make it 6-0. Saxonburg, with only one hit by Scot Thompson through six innings, scored a single tally in the seventh inning. Thompson walked, Mark Gutshall singled and James Beggs walked to load the bases. Paul Rocker drew a walk to score Thompson to narrow the lead to 6-1. Ellwood City raised their lead to 7-1 on Herman's RBI-single in the bottom of the inning. Saxonburg scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning. Two walks, an error and a two-out double by Gutshall cut the Ellwood City lead to 7-4. Saxonburg failed to score in the ninth inning. Winning pitcher Don Mancini allowed three hits and two earned runs over 7-2/3 innings. Jeff Belonzi threw 1-1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Potter lead Ellwood City at the plate with a triple, single, walk and two runs scored. Herman doubled and singled and Ward and Marshall singled twice. Gutshall doubled and singled for Saxonburg.
ELLWOOD CITY #157 DOWNS BADEN, 8-5, BEHIND SEVEN-RUN FOURTH INNING IN AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 14 PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City erupted for seven runs in the fourth inning on their way to an 8-5 win over Baden in the American Legion District 14 Playoffs at Sanders Field. Baden took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI-single by Mike Yerega and error. Ellwood City cut the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the second inning. Jeff Potter reached on a fielder's choice, moved to second base on a balk and scored on a double by Don Marshall. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Ellwood City erupted for seven runs. Wilbur Altman led off with a walk and Gary DeLoia followed with a single. Both runners moved up on an errant throw and scored on Rich Herman's single to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. Curt Johns singled and Herman to third base and both runners scored on John Kish's triple past the 325-foot pole in right field to up the lead to 5-2. Marshall singled in Kish and the lead went to 6-2. Ward followed with a triple past the 330-foot pole in left field to score Marshall to give Ellwood City a 7-2 lead. Altman walked and on a double steal, Ward scored to raise the lead to 8-2. Baden added three runs in the ninth inning. RBI-singles by Gary Cap, Rick Santry and Chip Miles narrowed the lead to 8-5 but the rally ended. Winning pitcher Potter allowed six hits and one earned run over six innings. Jeff Belonzi allowed three hits in three innings to get the save. Kish led Ellwood City with a triple and single. Marshall doubled and singled and Herman singled twice. Ward added a triple. Cap tripled and singled twice to lead Baden. Yerega and Rick Stanley singled twice.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 RALLIES FROM 7-1 DEFICIT TO STUN BADEN, 8-7, IN DISTRICT 14 PLAYOFFS- ELLWOOD CITY ONE GAME FROM REGIONAL
Ellwood City Post #157 rallied from a six-run deficit to stun Baden, 8-7, in the American Legion District 14 playoffs before an overflow crowd at Baden. Ellwood City trailed 7-1 after six innings before mounting their comeback. The win gave Ellwood City a 3-1 record in the district playoffs and one win away from a berth in the regional. Ellwood City took the lead with a run in the top of the second inning. John Kish led off with a single and move to third base on a two-base error. Don Marshall followed with an m RBI-single to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Baden took the lead with three runs in the third inning. Mickey Whipple walked and scored on Mike Prokopovich's double to tie the score at 1-1. Bob Miller followed with a double scoring Prokopovich to give Baden a 2-1 lead. Gary Cap singled in Miller to increase the Baden lead to 3-1. In the fifth inning, Baden added two more runs in the fifth inning. Prokopovich walked and Miller followed with a two-run homer to give Baden a 5-1 lead. Baden upped the lead to 7-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Miller doubled and Rick Santry tripled to up the lead to 6-1. Chip Miles followed with a sacrifice to raise the Baden lead to 7-1. In the seventh inning, Ellwood City started their comeback. Gary Ward led off with a triple and scored on Mark Crofton's pinch-hit single to cut the deficit to 7-2. After a walk to Gary DeLoia, Don Mancini singled in Crofton to slice Baden's lead to 7-3. DeLoia scored on a sacrifice fly by Curt Johns to make the score 7-4. Kish followed with an opposite-field homer over the 340-foot fence in left field to score Mancini ahead of him to slice the deficit to 7-6. After a scoreless eighth inning, Ellwood City completed the improbable comeback in the ninth inning. With one out, pinch-hitter Jeff Meehan reached base on a single. Jeff Belonzi pinch-ran and moved to second base on Curtis Johns' single. Kish followed with a single scoring Belonzi to ti the score at 7-7. Jeff Potter singled scoring Johns to give Ellwood City an 8-7 lead. With the aid of a sliding catch by Potter in center field, Baden went down in order in the bottom of the ninth inning. Kish led Ellwood City at the plate with a homer and two singles. Ward tripled and singled and Marshall singled twice. Miller led Baden with a home run, two doubles and three RBI. Santry added a triple and single. Mancini was the winning pitcher for Ellwood City with 4-1/3 innings of two-hit relief. Belonzi nailed down the save by retiring all three batters in the ninth inning.
CAP LEADS BADEN OVER ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 15-4, TO KNOT AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 14 PLAYOFFS-FINAL GAME TO DECIDE DISTRICT 14 CHAMPION
Gary Cap smacked five hits to lead Baden to a 15-4 win over Ellwood City Post #157 in the American Legion District 14 Playoffs before a large crowd at Sanders Field. The win gave both teams a 3-2 record in the triple-elimination playoff. Baden scored six runs in their first three at-bats. Baden scored one run in the first inning, two runs in the second inning and three runs in the third inning to take a 6-0 lead. Ellwood City narrowed the deficit with two runs in the bottom of the third inning. John Kish walked, Jeff Potter singled and Don Marshall doubled in both runners to make it 6-2. Ellwood City added another run the bottom of the fourth inning. Gary DeLoia reached on a fielder's choice and moved to second base on a single by Jeff Belonzi. Mark Crofton followed with a double scoring DeLoia to slice the deficit to 6-3. In the seventh inning, Baden rallied for five runs to take an 11-3 lead. Bob Marcinck, Chip Miles and Cap all ripped triples in the inning to key the outburst. The Baden lead went to 15-3 in the eighth inning with a four-run rally on four singles and an error. Ellwood City scored the final run on a double by DeLoia and an RBI-single by Belonzi. Cap led the Baden 15-hit attack with a triple and four singles. Marcinck tripled and singled and Miles and Butch Barnes tripled. Belonzi led Ellwood City with two singles. Marcinck was the starting and winning pitcher with Mark Jula in relief.
BADEN DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY #157, 2-0, TO WIN DISTRICT 14 TITLE-ADVANCES TO REGIONAL-WHIPPLE FIRES THREE-HITTER FOR BADEN
Jeff Whipple fired a three-hit shutout to lead Baden to a 2-0 win over Ellwood City Post #157 to win the American Legion District 14 Championship at New Brighton. With the win, Baden advanced to the Region Tournament at Freeport. After three days of rain, Whipple and Ellwood City's Jeff Potter hooked up in a pitcher's duel. After two scoreless innings, Baden took the lead with a run in the bottom of the third inning. Gary Cap reached on a fielder's choice and moved to second base on a ground out. Cap took third base on a passed ball and scored on a single by Chip Meyers. Neither team scored in the next three innings. In the seventh inning, Baden added an insurance run. Mike Prokopovich singled, an errant-throw and an RBI-single by Cap increased Baden's lead to 2-0. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Winning pitcher Whipple allowed three singles in the nine-inning complete-game effort for Baden. Losing pitcher Potter surrendered six singles without an earned run and struck out 12 batters. Baden swept two games at the regional and advanced to the state tournament. Baden finished fourth in the state.
Record
25-12
Batting
Average
Don Marshall..... .370
John Kish..... .273
Gary DeLoia..... .270
Gary Ward..... .267
Under 74 at bats
Rich Herman..... .333
Jeff Meehan.... .290
Mark Crofton..... .276
Home Runs
John Kish.....2
Triples
Jeff Potter.....3
Gary Ward.....2
John Kish.....2
Doubles
Curt Johns.....5
Don Marshall.....4
Gary DeLoia.....4
Walks
Jeff Potter.....26
John Kish.....23
Don Marshall.....22
Gary Ward.....21
Gary DeLoia.....18
Curt Johns.....17
Rich Herman.....13
Joe Mancini.....12
Pitching
Jeff Potter.....5-2
Don Mancini.....8-2
Jeff Belonzi.....6-1
John Kish.....3-3
Wilbur Altman.....2-3
Strikeouts
Jeff Potter.....52
Don Mancini.....50
Jeff Belonzi.....46
Wilbur Altman.....31
John Kish.....30
1973
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 WINS REGULAR SEASON CROWN WITH 11-5 RECORD-SEEDED THIRD FOR PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City won the Lawrence County American Legion regular season title with an 11-5 record. Union and Bessemer tied for second place with 10-5 records. Due to numerous rain postponements, the regular season schedule was not completed. League officials declared a three-way playoff with Bessemer seeded first, Union seeded second and Ellwood City seeded third.
ELLWOOD CITY #157 DOWNS UNION, 6-2, IN EIGHT INNINGS IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS-PLAY FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT LAWRENCE COUNTY TITLE
Ellwood City Post #157 downed Union, 6-2, in eight innings in the Lawrence County American Legion semi-final playoff at Union. Ellwood City advanced to the Lawrence County title game against Bessemer. Ellwood City opened a lead in the top of the second inning. Jeff Belonzi singled and moved to second base on a single by Don Mancini. Belonzi stole third base and scored on Jeff Meehan's infield single to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. In the fifth inning, Ellwood City added another run. Frank Martz drew a walk and moved to third base on a single by Randy DeLoia. Rich Herman followed with a single scoring Martz to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Union tied the score in the bottom of the fifth inning. Rich Adams reached on a two-base error and David Chiafullo reached first base on an error. Ron Cooper singled in Adams to slice the Ellwood City lead to 2-1. Chiafullo moved to third base and scored on a suicide squeeze bunt by George Alick to tie the score at 2-2. Union threatened to win the game in the bottom of the seventh inning With one out, Cooper singled amd moved to second base. Alick lined out to third baseman Mancini and Cooper was doubled off of second base to end the inning. Ellwood City scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning. Herman walked and Curt Johns followed with a single. Belonzi singled to score Herman to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. Mancini was walked intentionally to load the bases. Meehan drew a walk scoring Johns to increase the lead to 4-2. Belonzi scored on a passed ball to make it 5-2. Mancini scored on another passed ball to up the lead to 6-2. Union placed two runners on in the bottom of the eighth inning, but a double play ended the game. Winning pitcher Belonzi scattered five hits in an eight-inning complete-game effort. Rick Quinn was the losing pitcher with Ron Cooper in relief. Herman, Belonzi and Mancini singled twice apiece to lead Ellwood City. Cooper singled twice for Union.
BESSEMER DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 5-0, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CROWN-CRACRAFT TOSSES TWO-HITTER
Dave Cracraft tossed a two-hitter as Bessemer downed Ellwood City#157, 5-0, to win the Lawrence County American Legion title at Sanders Field. Bessemer ended Ellwood City's four-year reign with the win. Bessemer received a bye to the championship round. Cracraft and Ellwood City pitcher Mark Hutchison threw four scoreles innings until Bessemer broke through in the fifth inning. Fred Eppinger led off with a single and scored on Gene Rucinski's triple to deep center field to give Bessemer a 1-0 lead. An errant throw allowed Rucinski to score to increase the lead to 2-0. With two outs, Todd Simpson walked and Jerry Carr followed with a double to score Simpson to up the Bessemer lead to 3-0. Bessemer added another run in the sixth inning. Tim Glass singled, moved to second base on a ground out and scored on Rucinski's single to raise the lead to 4-0. Bessemer added its' final run in the seventh inning. Simpson tripled and scored on an error to account for the final 5-0 margin. Wining pitcher Cracraft allowed just two singles and two walks. Losing pitcher Hutchison scattered nine hits. Rucinski led Bessemer with a triple and two singles. Simpson tripled and singled and Carr added a double. Curt Johns and Don Mancini singled for Ellwood City.
Record
17-13
Batting
Average
Curt Johns..... .358
Rich Herman..... .329
Jeff Belonzi..... .322
RBI
Rich Herman.....30
Jeff Meehan.....22
Pitching
Jeff Belonzi.....6-0
Don Mancini.....5-5
Mark Hutchison.....4-3
Keith Foley.....2-3
ERA
Jeff Belonzi.....1.50
Don Mancini.....1.67
Mark Hutchison.....3.72
Strikeouts
Don Mancini.....84
Mark Hutchison.....37
Keith Foley.....29
Jeff Belonzi.....29
1974
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS BESSEMER, 7-2, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OPENER-MALUTICH TOSSES TWO-HITTER
John Malutich tossed a two-hitter to lead Ellwood City Post #157 to a 7-2 win over Bessemer in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Sanders Field. Ted and Tim Zikeli rapped two hits apiece and drove in two RBI apiece to lead Ellwood City at the plate. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City scored four runs in the top of the second inning. With two outs, Paul Zentz singled and Frank Martz and Larry Fazioli walked to load the bases. Tim Zikeli followed with a single to score Martz and Fazioli to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Ted Zikeli followed with a double scoring Fazioi and Tim Zikeli to increase the lead to 4-0. In the fifth inning, Martz rapped an RBI-single to raise the Ellwood City lead to 5-0. Ellwood City tacked on two insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning to up the lead to 7-0. Bessemer scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to account for the 7-2 final margin. Winning pitcher Malutich allowed just two hits in his complete-game effort. Ted Zikeli led Ellwood City at the plate with a double, single and two RBI. Tim Zikeli added two singles and two RBI.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS BESSEMER, 13-7, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE-FAZIOLI RAPS THREE HITS AND DRIVES IN THREE RUNS-FOLEY ALLOWS ONE RUN IN SIX INNINGS
Ellwood City Post #157 defeated Bessemer, 13-7, to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship at Sanders Field. Larry Fazioli smacked three hits and drove in three runs to lead Ellwood City. Reliever Keith Foley shutdown Bessemer to one run over the final six innings. The win completed a two-game sweep of the best-of-three series. Bessemer jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the top of the first inning on seven walks, two errors and a single by Dave Anderson. Ellwood City sliced the lead in half in the bottom of the inning. Fazioli led off with a single and Tim Zikeli followed with a two-run homer to cut the lead to 6-2. Barry Jesseman added an RBI-single to decrease the deficit to 6-3. After a scoreless second inning, Ellwood City scored twice on bases-loaded walks to Frank Martz and Keith Foley to narrow the deficit to 6-5. Ellwood City tied the score in the bottom of the fourth inning on an RBI-single by Steve Marshall. Ellwood City took the lead for good in the bottom of the fifth inning. Foley walked and Fazioli smashed an RBI-triple to give Ellwood City a 7-6 lead. Tim Zikeli walked, stole second base and both runners scored on Ted Zikeli's single to raise the Ellwood City lead to 9-6. Ellwood City pulled away in the bottom of the sixth inning. Foley drew a bases-loaded walk to give Ellwood City a 10-6 lead. Fazioli singled in two more runs and Tim Zikeli added another RBI-single to increase the lead to 13-6. Bessemer added a single tally in the seventh inning to account for the 13-7 final margin. Fazioli led Ellwood City with a triple, two singles and three RBI. Ted Zikeli singled twice and drove in three runs and Tim Zikeli homered and drove in three runs. Jesseman and Marshall singled twice and Greg Manzo added a double. Winning pitcher Foley allowed just three singles and one earned run in six innings of relief.
CHARLEROI DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 11-6, IN OPENING ROUND OF AMERICAN LEGION REGION TOURNAMENT
Charleroi jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning on the way to an 11-6 in the opening round of the American Legion Region Tournament at Hopewell. Rick Whitfield smacked a grand slam homer in the top of the first inning to give Charleroi a 4-0 lead. Ellwood City cut the lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the second inning on a RBI-single by Steve Marshall. Ellwood City sliced the deficit to 4-3 in the third inning on an RBI-single by John Malutich and a bases-loaded walk to Paul Zentz. Charleroi increased their lead to 6-3 on a two-run homer by Bob Mamie. Charleroi added three more runs in the fifth inning to raise their lead to 9-3. Ellwood City narrowed the deficit to 11-4 on a single by Marshall. Charleroi added two more runs in the sixth inning to up the Charleroi lead to 11-4. Zentz doubled in two runs for Ellwood City in the bottom of the seventh inning to account for the final 11-6 margin. Jeff James led Charleroi with a double and single. Whitfield smacked a grand slam and Mamie rapped a two-run homer. Malutich and Marshall led Ellwood City with two singles. Zentz added a double with two RBI. Mark Deutsch was the winning pitcher for Charleroi.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS CONNELLSVILLE, 5-0, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGIONAL TOURNAMENT- MALUTICH FIRES TWO-HITTER-TED ZIKELI RAPS THREE DOUBLES
Ellwood City downed Connellsville in the American Legion Regional Tournament at Hopewell. John MalutIch fired a two-hitter and Ted Zikeli rapped three doubles to lead Ellwood City to the victory. After three scoreless inning, Ellwood City scored twice in the fourth inning. Ted Zikeli doubled and scored on a single by Greg Manzo to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Paul Zentz followed with a double to up the lead to 2-0. Ted Zikeli doubled to lead off the sixth inning and scored on Malutich's single to increase the lead to 3-0. Malutich took second base and scored on Steve Marshall's single to make the score 4-0. Ellwood City scored its' final run on a single by Larry Fazioli and a double by Ted Zikeli in the seventh inning to close the scoring. Winning pitcher Malutich fanned nine batters in a nine-inning complete game. Zikeli led Ellwood CIty with three doubles.
CENTER TOWNSHIP OUTLASTS ELLWOOD CITY, 11-8, IN REGIONAL TOURNAMENT
Center Township outlasted Ellwood City, 11-8, in the Regional Tournament at New Brighton. Ellwood City was eliminated with a 1-2 record. Center Township overcame a 3-0 deficit with four runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 4-3 lead. Ellwood City regained the lead, 6-4, with three runs in the top of the fourth inning. Center Township erupted for five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to open up a 9-6 lead. Center Township added a solo run in the bottom of the sixth inning to increase the lead to 10-6. Ellwood City scored solo runs in the seventh and eighth inning and Center Township added their final run in the eighth inning to close the scoring at 11-8. Gilleland was the winning pitcher for Center Township. Biddle led Center Township with two singles and two RBI. Webb added a triple with two RBI. Ted Zikeli led Ellwood City with a home run, double and two RBI. Steve Marshall homered and singled and John Malutich doubled and singled with two RBI.
Center Township.....11 Ellwood City.....8
Record
15-12
Batting
Average
Steve Marshall..... .333
John Malutich..... .317
Larry Fazioli..... .311
Ted Zikeli..... .308
Tim Zikeli..... .294
Paul Zentz..... .287
Greg Manzo..... .286
Bill Tanner..... .272
Home Runs
Steve Marshall.....1
Ted Zikeli.....1
Tim Zikeli.....1
John Bartolomeo.....1
Triples
Paul Zentz.....5
Steve Marshall.....4
Ted Zikeli.....4
Larry Fazioli.....3
Doubles
Ted Zikeli.....5
Larry Fazioli.....4
Paul Zentz.....4
John Malutich.....3
Tim Zikeli.....3
Greg Manzo.....3
Pitching
ERA
Keith Foley..... 3.20
John Malutich.....3.48
Strikeouts
John Malutich.....42
1975
DONSTON LEADS NEW CASTLE OVER ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 9-4, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OPENER
Jim Donston rapped three hits to lead New Castle to a 9-4 victory over Ellwood City Post #157 in the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Flaherty Field. Ellwood City took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning and New Castle tied the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the inning. New Castle scored twice in the second inning to take a 3-1 lead. Ellwood City scored a single tally in the fourth inning to narrow the deficit to 3-2. New Castle mounted a five-run rally in the fifth inning to take an 8-2 lead. Donston had the key hit in the inning with a triple and Jim Janacone added a two-run single. Donston led New Castle with a triple and two singles. Chuck Farris, Mark DeMonaco and Greg Schooley added two singles apiece. Steve Marshall singled twice for Ellwood City. Winning pitcher Don Runyon scattered five hits for New Castle.
NEW CASTLE SCORES TWICE IN SEVENTH INNING TO EDGE ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 8-7, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE
New Castle scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to edge Ellwood City Post #157, 8-7, to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship at Sanders Field. The win gave New Castle a sweep of the best-of-three series. After Ellwood City opened a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, New Castle scored six runs in the top of the second inning to take a 6-1 lead. Ellwood City cut the deficit to 6-2 in the third inning. Ted Zikeli hit a two-run single in the fourth inning to decrease the deficit to 6-4. Ellwood City tied the score at 6-6 on an RBI-single by Ken Spielvogel and an error in the fifth inning. After a scoreless sixth inning, New Castle took an 8-6 lead in the top of the seventh inning on a two-run double by Lou Perretti. Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning but the rally. Perretti led New Castle with two doubles and two RBI. Jim Janacone and Chuck Farris added two singles apiece. Spielvogel led Ellwood City with two singles. Jim Donston was the winning pitcher with 3-2/3 innings of relief. Don Runyon gained the save.
Record
17-15
1976
NEW WILMINGTON SLIPS BY ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 6-5, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OPENER
New Wilmington scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to slip by Ellwood City, 6-5, in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Westminster College. Ellwood City took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Ken Spielvogel walked, went to third base on a single and scored on a sacrifice fly by John Valentino. New Wilmington took the lead in the bottom of the inning. Will Bretz led off with a triple and Bryan McGinnis reached on an error. After a ground out, Greg Bleggi doubled in both runners to give New Wilmington a 2-1 lead. New Wilmington added two more runs in the fifth inning. McGinnis and Bleggi led off with singles and a pickoff attempt and a stolen base put both runners in scoring position. Dave Conway followed with a single scoring both runners to increase the lead to 4-1. Ellwood City rallied back to score four runs in the top of the sixth inning to take the lead. Tim Jesseman led off with a double. Mike LaPenta walked and Dan Murphy reached on a bunt to load the bases. After an out, Tony Court walked to score Jesseman to cut the deficit to 4-2. Will Stoyanoff followed with a two-run single scoring LaPenta and Murphy to tie the score at 4-4. Randy Conte follwed with a sacrifice fly scoring Court to give Ellwood City a 5-4 lead. But in the seventh inning New Wilmington would rally to win the game. McGinnis led off with a single and John Geidner reached on an error. After an out, Steve George drew a walk to load the bases. Conway drew a walk to score McGinnis to tie the score at 5-5. Monty Scholler grounded to second but Geidner scored ahead of the throw to home plate to give New Wilmington the 6-5 win. McGinnis had two singles and three runs scored and Bleggi added two singles with two RBI to lead New Wilmington. Jesseman doubled to lead Ellwood City. Bleggi pitched a scoreless seventh inning in relief to get the win for New Wilmington.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS NEW WILMINGTON, 8-3, TO TIE LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Ellwood City Post #157 downed New Wilmington, 8-3, in the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Series at Sanders Field. The win tied the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Ellwood City scored five unearned runs in the first inning. Jeff Foley reached on an eror and scored on Ken Spielvogel's triple to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Spielvogel scored on an error to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. With two outs, John Valentino walked and Tony Court singled him to third base. Stoyanoff singled him to third base. Stoyanoff followed with a single scoring Valentino to give Ellwood City a 3-0 lead. After a double-steal, Randy Conte tripled in Court and Stoyanoff to up the Ellwood City lead to 5-0. New Wilmington scored a run in the top of the second inning on an RBI-single by Will Bretz. Ellwood City added two more runs in the bottom of the inning. Foley, Spielvogel and Valentino walked to load the bases. Court singled in Foley to make it 6-1 and Stoyanof singled in Spielvogel to up the lead to 7-1. Ellwood City upped the lead to 8-1 in the third inning on a walk to Foley, a stolen base and a RBI-single by Tim Jesseman. New Wilmington added a run in the sixth inning to decrease the deficit to 8-2. New Wilmington's Dave Conway hit a sacrifice fly to account for the final 8-3 margin. Stoyanoff singled twice with two RBI and Court singled twice with an RBI to lead Ellwood City. Conte and Spielvogel tripled and Wade Reese added a double. Bretz tripled, singled and drove in two runs to lead New Wilmington. Winning pitcher Reese allowed four hits over 5-1/3 innings. Doug LeViere pitched out of a bases-loaded jam and surrendered one hit over 1-2/3 innings.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 HOLDS OFF NEW WILMINGTON, 4-3, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE
Ellwood City Post #157 defeated New Wilmington, 4-3, to win the Lawrence County American Legion title at Westminster College. The win gave Ellwood City the best-of-three series, two games to one. Ellwood City scored twice in the first inning to take the early lead. Jeff Foley led off with a single and went to third base on a double by Tim Jesseman. Mike LaPenta followed with a sacrifice fly scoring Foley to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Jesseman took third base on the play and scored on Ken Spielvogel's sacrifice fly to up the Ellwood City lead to 2-0. Ellwood City added two more runs in the fourth inning. John Valentino led off with a walk and stole second base. With one out, Will Stoyanoff singled in Valentino to increase the lead to 3-0. Stoyanoff stole second base and scored on Dan Murphy's single to raise the lead to 4-0. In the bottom of the fifth inning, New Wilmington rallied for three runs. Will Bretz and Jerry Bishop singled in runs in the inning for New Wilmington. New Wilmington threatened in the seventh inning but first baseman Spielvogel handled a one-hop shot to retire the batter to end the game. Winning pitcher Murphy allowed three runs in 4-1/3 innings. Doug LeViere nailed the save with 2-2/3 innings of one-hit relief. Losing pitcher Bishop allowed five hits for New Wilmington. Jesseman doubled to lead Ellwood City and Bruce Gorley singled twice to lead New Wilmington.
CALIFONIA EDGES ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 6-5, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGIONAL
California scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Ellwood City Post #157, 6-5, in the American Legion Regional at Union High School. Ellwood City scored three runs in the top of the first inning to take the early lead. Tim Jesseman and Mike LaPenta walked before Ken Spielvogel blasted a triple to give Elleood City a 2-0 lead. Spielvogel scored on a ground out to increase the lead to 3-0. Ellwood City added to the lead in the second inning on a triple by Wade Reese and a single by Jesseman to up the lead to 4-0. California rallied to take the lead in the bottom of the second inning. Rod Rhodes' RBI-single cut the deficit to 4-1. A bass-loaded walk and a double by Bruce Mull tied the score at 4-4. Jay Papini's sacrifice fly gave California a 5-4 lead. Ellwood City tied the score in the top of the sixth inning. Jeff Foley singled and stole second base. LaPenta followed with a single scoring Foley to knot the score at 5-5. In the bottom of the sevenyh inning, Smoky Ovial reached second base on an error. Jim Satifka followed with a single to right field. The throw beat the runner home but the ball was dropped at the plate to give California a 6-5 win. Mull ansd Satifka led California with a double and single apiece. Rhodes added two singles. Spielvogel and Reese tripled for Ellwood City. Winning pitcher Rhodes allowed four hits and one run in 5-1/3 innings of relief.
MURPHY, FOLEY LEAD ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 OVER CONNELLSVILLE, 5-1, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION
Dan Murphy tossed a two-hitter and Jeff Foley rapped three hits to lead Ellwood City Post #157 to a 5-1 win over Connellsville in the American Legion Region game at Neshannock High School. Ellwood City took a 2-0 lead in top of the first inning. Tim Jesseman reached on a bunt single and moved to third base on Mike LaPenta's single. Ken Spielvogel singled in Jesseman to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. LePenta scored on a ground out to up the score to 2-0. In the second inning, Murphy and Foley singled for Ellwood City. Murphy went to third base on a sacrifice fly and scored on Jesseman's sacrifice fly to up the lead to 3-0. In the fifth inning, Ellwood City added another run. Spielvogel sliced a triple down the right field line and scored on John Valentino's single to raise the lead to 4-0. Ellwood City scored another run in the sixth inning. Murphy was hit by a pitch and Foley singled him to second base. Murphy scored on a two-base error to give Ellwood City a 5-0 lead. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Connellsville scored their only run on a RBI-single by Jim Spragur. Winning pitcher Murphy allowed just two hits and one run in a seven-inning effort. Foley led Ellwood City with a triple and two singles and Spielvogel added a triple and single.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 SCORES NINE IN FIRST INNING ON WAY TO DEFEATING CHICORA, 19-6, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION TOURNAMENT
Ellwood City Post #157 scored nine runs in the first inning and went on to defeat Chicora, 19-6, in the American Legion Region Tournament at Laurel High School. Ellwood City put together five hits, three walks, three stolen bases and four wild pitches to take a 9-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Ellwood City added three more runs in the third inning to raise the lead to 12-0. Ellwood City increased their lead to 15-0 with another three-run rally in the fourth inning. Chicora sliced the lead to 15-6 with a six-run rally in the fifth inning. Ellwood City scored four runs in the bottom of the inning to up their lead to 19-6. The game was called in the bottom of the sixth inning due to rain. Tim Jesseman doubled and singled with three RBI to lead Ellwood City. Jeff Foley doubled and singled with five runs scored and Gordon Baumgardner doubled and singled with four runs scored. Tony Court and Mike LaPenta added two singles apiece. Winning pitcher Bruce Marsh allowed two hits and four earned runs over 4-2/3 innings. Chuck Gibbons threw 1-1/3 innings of hitless relief for Ellwood City.
PASQUALE LEADS NEW BRIGHTON OVER ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 12-9, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION TOURNAMENT
Len Pasquale rapped three hits and drove in five runs to lead New Brighton to a 12-9 victory over Ellwood City Post #157 in the American Legion Region Tournament at Flaherty Field. The loss eliminated Ellwood City from the tournament with a 2-2 record and a fourth place finish. Ellwood City opened up a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a RBI-single by Ken Spielvogel and a two-out single by John Valentino. New Brighton knotted the score at 3-3 in the bottom of the inning on an RBI-single by Terry Francona and a two-run single by Pasquale. Ellwood City scored twice In the second inning. Gordon Baumgardner and Will Stoyanoff singled and Tim Jesseman walked to load the bases. Mike LaPenta walked to give Ellwood City a 4-3 lead. A ground out upped the lead to 5-3. Francona doubled in a run in the bottom of the inning for New Brighton to slice the lead to 5-4. In the bottom of the fifth inning, New Brighton scored five runs to take the lead. Pasquale smacked a two-run double and RBI-singles by Mike Circle and Ron Lee keyed the rally giving New Brighton a 9-5 lead. After Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the sixth inning to decrease the deficit to 9-6, New Brighton added three more runs in their half of the inning. Willie Taylor homered and RBI-singles by Dan Francona and Len Pasquale raised the New Brighton lead to 12-6. Ellwood City scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning on LaPenta's two-run single and a bases-loaded walk to Tony Court to account for the final margin of 12-9. Pasquale led New Brighton with a double, two singles and five RBI. Terry Francona singled twice and scored three runs. Taylor homered and scored three runs. Spielvogel and Baumgardner led Ellwood City with two singles. Darrell Covalt was the winning pitcher in relief for New Brighton.
Record
21-16
Batting
Average
Jeff Foley..... .353
Mike LaPenta..... .351
Ken Spielvogel..... .327
Tim Jesseman..... .321
Anthony Court..... .300
John Valentino..... .276
Home Runs
Ken Spielvogel....7
Tim Jesseman.....2
Dan Murphy.....2
Mike LaPenta.....1
John Valentino.....1
Triples
Tim Jesseman.....7
Jeff Foley.....7
Ken Spielvogel.....6
Dan Murphy.....3
Curt Baumgardner.....3
Doubles
Mike LaPenta....8
Curt Baumgardner.....7
Jeff Foley.....7
Tim Jesseman.....6
Tony Court.....4
RBI
Ken Spielvogel.....42
Tim Jesseman.....22
Tony Court.....21
Mike LaPenta.....21
John Valentino.....20
Pitching
Wade Reese.....7-1
Dan Murphy.....4-2
Bruce March.....3-2
ERA
Tim Jesseman.....2.44
Doug LeViere.....2.51
Dan Murphy.....3.00
Wade Reese.....3.11
Bruce March.....3.22
Strikeouts
Bruce March.....43
Dan Murphy.....41
Brad LeViere.....39
Wade Reese.....33
1977
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 SCORES THREE RUNS IN SIXTH INNING TO DEFEAT BESSEMER, 4-2, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Ellwood City Post #157 scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to down Bessemer, 4-2, in the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Round at Flaherty Field. The win left Ellwood City and Bessemer with one loss apiece in the double-elimination tournament. After Bessemer toook a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, Ellwood City tied the score, 1-1, in the bottom of the first innig. In the top of the fourth inning, Bessemer took a 2-1 lead. Steve Hervatine singled, moved to second base on a passed ball and scored on Randy Tanner's single. Besemer held the lead until the bottom of the sixth inning. Gordon Baumgardner led off the inning with a walk. Todd Higgins and Mike Hemphill drew walks to load the bases. Dave Fahringer reached base on an error to score Baumgardner to tie the score at 2-2. Ron Leisie followed with a double scoring Higgins and Hemphill to give Ellwood City a 4-2 lead. Bessemer failed to score in the top of the seventh inning. Winning pitcher Hemphill pitched three scoreless innings in relief for Ellwood City. Starting pitcher Doug LeViere allowed one earned run in four innings for Ellwood City. Losing pitcher Tanner allowed two earned runs in six innings of work. Leisie led Ellwood City at the plate with a double.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 OUTSLUGS BESSEMER, 10-8, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP
Ellwood City Post #157 outslugged Bessemer, 10-8, to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship at Flaherty Field. The win, in the second game of a double-header with Bessemer, was Ellwood City's sixth straight after losing the opener in the double-elimination tournament. Bessemer took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Bessemer added another run in the second inning on a triple by Dom Mioni and a single by Dave Pelto to take a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City erupted for six runs in the bottom of the second inning. With one out, Gordon Baumgardner walked and Todd Higgins followed with a single. John Hemphill followed with a single scoring Baumgardner to cut the lead to 2-1. Higgins scored on an error to knot the score at 2-2. Dave Fahringer walked and Will Stoyanoff reached on an error scoring Hemphill and Fahringer to give Ellwood City a 4-2 lead. Ron Leisie reached on an error to put two runners in scoring posirion. Tim Jessman followed with a single scoring both runners to up the lead to 6-2. In the top of the third inning, Bessemer scored twice to cut the deficit to 6-4. With the bases loaded, Rich Hopper followed with a double to clear the bases to give Bessemer a 7-6 lead. In the fourth inning, Ellwood City rallied for four runs to take the lead. Baumgardner reached base on an error and Higgins followed with a double. Doug LeViere singled scoring Baumgardner to tie the score at 7-7. Fahringer followed with a single scoring Higgins to give Ellwood City an 8-7 lead. Stoyanoff singled scoring LeViere to increase the lead to 9-7. Fahringer scored on a ground out to raise the lead to 10-7. In the top of the fifth inning, Hopper singled in a run to cut the lead to 10-8. Neither team scored the rest of the way and Ellwood City claimed the crown. Jesseman led Ellwood City at the plate with three singles and John Valentino added a triple and single. Stoyanoff and Higgins hit a double and single. Pelto led Bessemer with a double and single. Mioni added a double, Jesseman was the winning pitcher in relief for Ellwood City. Chuck Gibbons allowed one-hit in two innings of relief to gain the save.
HIGGINS THROWS SHUTOUT TO LEAD ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 TO 4-0 WIN OVER HERMITAGE IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION TOURNAMENT
Todd Higgins tossed a seven-hit shutout to lead Ellwood City Post #157 to a 4-0 win over Hermitage in the American Legion Region Tournament at St. Mary's. Ellwood City took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Joe Sirmarco reached on an error and moved to second base on a single by John Valentino. Both runners moved up on a double steal and scored on Higgins' single to take a 2-0 lead. After four scoreless innings, Ellwood City added two more runs in the seventh inning. Dave Fahringer walked and stole second base. Will Stoyanoff reached on an error to score Fahringer to increase the lead to 3-0. Stoyanoff stole second base and scored on Sirmarco's single to up the lead to 4-0 to account for the final margin. Winning pitcher Higgins threw only 70 pitches in the seven-inning complete-game effort. Losing pitcher Lou Caracci threw a seven-inning complete-game. Valentino handled nine chances at shortstop without an error for Ellwood City. Gordon Baumgardner and Doug LeViere led Ellwood City with two singles apiece. Caracci rapped three singles for Hermitage.
HIGGINS THROWS THREE-HIT SHUTOUT AS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS WARREN, 4-0, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION TOURNAMENT
Todd Higgins threw a three-hit shutout as Ellwood City Post #157 downed Warren, 4-0, in the American Legion Region Tournament at St. Mary's. After three scoreless innings, Ellwood City took the lead in the fourth inning. Tim Jesseman led off with a single. Joe Sirimarco bunted and Jesseman advanced to an uncovered third base. Dan Duffy followed with single scoring Jesseman to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City added three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Jesseman and Sirmarco drew walks to lead off the inningf. Jesseman stole third base and scoed on Duffy's single to up the lead to 2-0. On an errant throw, Sirmarco scored to raise the lead to 3-0. Doug LeViere singled scoring Duffy to raise the lead to 4-0. Higgins finished off the shutout in the seventh inning. Winning pitcher Higgins handled nine chances without an error and threw just 80 pitches. Duffy led Ellwood City with two singles and two RBI. Kelly Fredericks tripled and singled for Warren.
JESSEMAN'S SLAM KEYS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 WIN OVER ST. MARY'S, 9-6, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGIONAL
Tim Jesseman smacked a grand slam to key Ellwood City Post #157 to a 9-6 win over St. Mary's in the American Legion Regional at St. Mary's. The win was Ellwood City's ninth straight in the playoffs. St. Mary's took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a two-run homer by Bob Gabor. Gabor added an RBI-single in in the bottom of the third inning to increase the lead to 3-0. Ellwood City rallied for two runs in the top of the fourth inning. Gordon Baumgardner led off with a single and moved to third base on a double by Todd Higgins. Doug LeViere followed with a single scoring both runners to cut the deficit to 3-2. Ellwood City tied the score with a run in the fifth inning on two walks and an error. In the sixth inning with two outs, Ellwood City took the lead. Fahringer, Willie Stoyanoff and Ron Leisie walked to load the bases. Jesseman followed with a grand slam to give Ellwood City a 7-3 lead. St. Mary's narrowed the deficit to 7-6 with three runs in the bottom of the inning. But Ellwood City added two insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning. Baumgardner singled and was forced out by Higgins. LeViere followed with a single scoring Higgins to up the lead to 8-6. LeViere scored on an error to give Ellwood City the final margin of 9-6. The win left Ellwood City one win from the state tournament. Jesseman led Ellwood City with a grand slam home run, single, two wlks and four RBI. Stoyanoff singled twice and walked twice. LeViere singled twice with two RBI. Gabor homered and singled and Al Meholic doubled and singled for St. Mary's.
HERMITAGE EDGES ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 4-3, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGIONAL- FORCE FINAL GAME FOR STATE TOURNAMENT BERTH
Hermitage scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Ellwood City Post #157 at the American Legion Regional at Johnsonburg Memorial Park. The game started on Saturday at Berwind Park in St. Mary's but was halted due to raining the top of the third inning with Hermitage leading 3-1. The game was resumed on Sunday at Berwind Park and Ellwood City tied the score at 3-3. The rain once again halted play and forced the game to be moved to the lighted Johnsonburg Memorial Park. Play was resumed at 9:00 PM and the score remained tied until the bottom of the seventh inning when Hermitage scored the game-winning run.
HERMITAGE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 3-1, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION FINAL-DECIDING GAME PLAYED IN QUAGMIRE UNTIL 1:30 AM
Hermitage defeated Ellwood City Post #157 in the American Legion Region Championship at Johnsonburg Memorial Park. Hermitage advanced to the state tournament in Allentown with the victory. After two days of steady rain, both teams rejected a coin flip to decide the crown. Playing in a quagmire, the game started at 11:00 PM and ended at 1:30 AM. Hermitage scored three runs on a bases-loaded balk and two bunt singles. Losing pitcher Todd Higgins threw a complete-game for Ellwood City.
Record
18-16
Batting
Average
Will Stoyanoff..... .346
Tim Jesseman..... .326
Dan Duffy..... .320
Home Runs
Dan Duffy.....2
Triples
Todd Higgins....4
Joe Sirimarco.....2
Dave Fahringer.....2
Doubles
Tim Jesseman.....4
Dan Duffy.....3
Joe Sirimarco.....3
Ron Leisie.....3
RBI
Tim Jesseman.....20
Gordon Baumgardner.....18
Dan Duffy.....15
Pitching
Dour LeViere.....6-1
Todd Higgins.....5-3
Tim Jesseman.....3-1
ERA
Tim Jeseman.....1.98
Todd Higgins.....2.18
John Hemphill.....2.74
Chuck Gibbons.....2.78
Doug LeViere.....3.55
Strikeouts
Todd Higgins.....59
John Hemphill.....37
Doug LeViere.....31
1978
BURKES THREE-HITTER LEADS UNION PAST ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 5-1, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFSS OPENING ROUND
Alan Burkes tossed a three-hitter to lead Union past Ellwood City Post #157 in the opening round of the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. After a scoreless first inning, Union tok a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on a single by Ben Gianni, an error, a passed ball and an RBI-single by Bob Burkes. Union stretched the lead in the top of the fifth inning. Bob Burkes singled and scored on two errors to give Union a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City sliced the lead in half in the bottom of the sixth inning. Tony Morini singled and moved to second base on a single by Todd Higgins. After a ground out, Joe Sirimarco's sacrifice fly scored Morini to cut the deficit to 2-1. Union scored three insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning. Bryan Piccari rapped an RBI-triple, an error scored another run and Gianni's singled in another run to give Union a 5-1 final margin.Winning pitcher Burkes threw no-hit ball until the bottom of the sixth inning on the way to a three-hit complete-game win. Higgins threw a complete-game for Ellwood City allowing two earned runs. Bob Burkes and Gianni led Union with two singles. Piccari tripled and Jeff Esposito doubled. Morini, Higgins and Jeff Conte singled for Ellwood City.
Record
18-12
Batting
Average
Todd Higgins..... .406
Marty Sberna..... .360
Joe Sirimarco..... .297
Dave Fahringher..... .290
Home Runs
Todd Higgins.....2
Dave Fahringer.....2
John Hemphill.....2
Triple
John Hemphill.....4
Ed Smith.....2
Joe Sirimarco.....2
Dave Fahringer.....2
Doubles
Todd Higgins.....9
Marty Sberna.....4
Dave Fahringer....4
Ed Smith.....2
Randy Conte.....2
RBI
Todd Higgins.....22
Marty Sberna.....15
John Hemphill.....15
John Perry.....14
Pitching
W-L
Todd Higgins.....6-5
Frank DeCaria.....6-0
John Hemphill.....2-3
Randy Barry.....2-1
ERA
Todd Higgins.....1.34
John Hemphill.....2.49
Frank DeCaria.....2.53
Ramdy Barry.....3.17
Terry Hissem.....3.29
Strikeouts
Todd Higgins.....77
John Hemphill.....44
Frank DeCaria.....25
1979
ELLWOOD CITY POST DEFEATS UNION, 5-2, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS-ADVANCES TO CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Ellwood City defeated Union, 5-2, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. With the win, Ellwood City advanced to the championship round of the double-elimination tournament. After two scoreless innings, Union scored twice in the top of the third inning. Scott Burkes and Dave Salmen walked and Bob Burkes followed with a double scoring both runners to give Union a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City responded in the bottom of the third inning with a four-run rally. Sam Sirmarco singled and Jeff Conte walked to lead of the inning. Both runners moved up on a catcher's error and Ron Russo singled in Sirmarco to cut the deficit to 2-1. Chuck Damato singled in Conte to tie the score at 2-2. John Perry drew a walk to load the bases and Rick Roth walked to score Russo to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. Mike Roth drew a base on balls to score Damato to up the lead to 4-2. In the fifth inning, Ellwood City added another run. Rick Roth was hit by a pitch, stole second base, took third base on an error and scored on a balk to raise the final margin to 5-2. Winning pitcher Rick Roth allowed two hits over four innings of work. Mike Roth fanned eight batters in three hitless innings of relief to gain the save. Damato led Ellwood City at the plate with two singles. Bob Burkes led Union with a double.
UNION DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 5-2, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY
AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Union downed Ellwood City 5-2, in the Lawrence County American Legion Championship Round at Sanders Field. The win left both teams with one loss in the double-elimination tournament. Ellwood City took a 1-0 lea in the bottom of the first inning when Jeff Conte waked, moved to second base on a walk to Ron Russo, stole third base and scored on a sacrifice fly by Rick Roth. Union took the lead in the top of the second inning. Dave Salmen singled and Jim Diamond reached on an error to put two runners in scoring position. Gary Sessions followed with a two-run single to give Union a 2-1 lead. In the third inning, Bryan Piccari homered to up the Union lead to 3-1. Union added two more runs in the top of the fifth inning. Scott Burkes doubled and Piccari drew a walk. Salmen followed with a double scoring both runners to make the final margin 5-2. Winning pitcher Burkes scattered four hits and fanned 10 batters in a seven-inning complete-game effort. Losing pitcher Mike Roth allowed six hits and struck out seven batters. Salmen led Union with a double and single. Piccari homered and Burkes added a double. Rick Roth singled twice with two RBI for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS UNION, 2-0, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CROWN BEHIND RICK ROTH FOUR-HITTER
Rick Roth fired a four-hit shutout to lead Ellwood City to a 2-0 win over Union to win the Lawrence County American Legion title at Sanders Field. With the win Ellwood City advanced to the Region 6 tournament. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City scored twice in the bottom of the second inning. Chuck Damato led off the inning with a walk. Mike Roth followed with a triple to left field scoring Damato to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. With two outs, Joe DeSanzo smacked the second triple of the inning scoring Roth to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Union threatened in the top of the seventh inning. With one out, Dave Salmen singled and Bob Burkes drew a walk. With two out, Gary Sessions singled off of shortstop Mike Roth's glove. Roth recovered the ball and fired home and Salmen was caught in a rundown and tagged out to end the game. Winning pitcher Roth allowed four hits and fanned seven batters in a seven-inning complete-game effort. Losing pitcher Salmen surrendered four hits for Union. DeSanzo led Ellwood City with a triple and single and Mike Roth added a triple.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS WARREN COUNTY, 3-1, IN OPENING GAME OF AMERICAN LEGION REGIONAL BEHIND ROTH, DAMATO
Ellwood City downed Warren County, 3-1, in the American Legion Region Tournament at Farrell. Mike Roth fired a five-hitter and Chuck Damato homered and singled to lead Ellwood City to the victory. Ellwood City broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the sixth inning with a two-run rally. Damato singled and stole second base. Rick Roth followed with a single scoring Damato to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Mike Roth followed with a single and Rick Roth was out attempting to advance on the bases. Mike Roth advanced to second base and scored on an errant throw to up the lead to 2-0. Ellwood City added a run in the bottom of the seventh inning on a 330-ft solo home run by Damato to increase the lead to 3-0. Warren County scored a run in the top of the ninth inning on a Dave Waddell single to cut the deficit to 3-1. With runners on second and third base, Roth induced a pop-up to end the game. Winning pitcher Mike Roth fanned 12 batters on a five hits over a nine-inning complete-game. Damato led Ellwood City with a home run and single. Jeff Conte doubled and singled and Rick Roth singled twice. Tim Zumstein led Warren County with two singles.
ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS ERIE, 7-2, TO ADVANCE IN AMERICAN LEGION REGIONAL BEHIND ROTH, PERRY
Ellwood City Post defeated Erie, 7-2, to advance in the American Legion Regional at Mercer. Rick Roth tossed a four-hitter and John Perry smacked a three-run homer to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City broke open a scoreless tie with two runs in the top of the fourth inning. Jeff Conte was hit by a pitch and Chuck Damato reached on an error. Rick Roth followed with a single scoring Conte to give Ellwod City a 1-0 lead. Mike Roth followed with a single scoring Damato to up the Ellwood City lead to 2-0. After two scoreless innings, Erie ied the score in the bottom of the seventh inning. With two runners aboard, Mike Rich smacked a two-run double to knot the score at 2-2. Ellwood City responded with a four-run rally in the top of the eighth inning. Damato and Rick Roth singled and Mike Roth walked to load the bases with one out. Joe DeSanzo hit a sacrifice fly to score Damato to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. Perry followed with a three-run homer to up the Ellwood City lead to 6-2. Ellwood City added a single tally in the top of the ninth inning to account for the final 7-2 margin. Winning pitcher Rick Roth threw a four-hit complete-game with five strikeouts. Perry led Ellwood City at the plate with a home run and three RBI. Damato and Rick Roth rapped two singles apiece for Ellwood City. Kevin Leushen singled twice to lead Erie and Rich added a double.
HERMITAGE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 12-5, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGIONAL
Hermitage defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 12-5, in the American Legion Regional at Sharon. Hermitage broke a 5-5 tie with four runs in the top of the seventh inning. Hermitage opened up the scoring with five runs in the top of the first inning to take a 5-0 lead. Ellwood City got on the board in the bottom of the third inning. Jeff Conte walked, Chuck Damato singled and Rick Roth singled to load the bases. Mike Roth sacrificed scoring Conte to cut the deficit to 5-1. Ellwood City rallied for four runs with two outsin the the bottom of the fifth inning to tie the score at 5-5. Damato singled, stole second base and scored on a double by John Perry to reduce the deficit to 5-2. Joe DeSanzo doubled to score Perry to make it 5-3. Kris Morella and Ron Russo walked to load the bases. Frank DeCaria doubled scoring DeSanzo and Morella to knot the score at 5-5. Hermitage broke the tie in the top of the seventh inning on a Bill Haas' two-run homer to take a 7-5 lead. Hermitage added two more run to increase their lead to 9-5. Hermitage added three more runs in the top of the eighth inning to account for the final 12-5 margin. George Cresko led Hermitage with a two doubles and a single. Don Kelly added a triple and a single and Hass hit a two-run homer. Rick Roth led Ellwood City with two singles and Perry, DeSanzo and DeCaria added doubles. Kevin Tate was the winning pitcher with Greg Weigle in relief.
SAEGERTOWN EDGES ELLWOOD CITY, 15-14, IN 12 INNINGS IN AMERICAN LEGION REGIONAL-PERRY RAPS FIVE HITS
Saegertown edged Ellwood City, 15-14, in twelve innings in the American Legion Regional at Sharon. The loss eliminated Ellwood City from the double-elimination tournament. Ellwood City scored five runs in the the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the score at 14-14 to force extra innings. John Perry led Ellwood City with two doubles and three singles. Saegertown scored three runs in the top of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead. Ellwood City scored in the bottom of the inning when Chuck Damato walked, moved to second base on a walk and scored on a single by Perry to cut the deficit to 3-1. Ellwood City erupted for five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take the lead. Joe DeSanzo walked, Kris Morella singled and both moved up on stolen bases. John Maielli singled in DeSanzo to cut the margin to 3-2. Morella scored on a fielder's choice to tie the score at 3-3. Ellwood City added another run and Perry's double drove in two more runs to give Ellwood City a 6-3 lead. Saegertown responded with four runs to retake the lead 7-6. Saegertown added four more runs in the sixth inning to take a 11-6 lead. Ellwood City scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs. Damato reached on a fielder's choice, Rick Roth doubled and both scored on Ron Russo's single to cut the deficit to 11-8. Perry followed with a double to make it 11-9. Saegertown added three more runs in the top of the ninth inning to up their lead to 14-9. Ellwood City mounted a furious rally in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the score. Frank DeCaria walked and Jeff Conte and Chuck Damato singled to load the bases. Rick Roth singled to score DeCaria and Conte to cut the margin to 14-11. Ron Russo reached on an error scoring Damato to cut the deficit to 14-12. Perry followed with a single scoring Roth to slice the margin to 14-13. Ross Yoho singled scoring Russo to tie he score at 14-14 to force extra innings. The game was called due to darkness and resumed the next day. After two scoreless innings, Mark Richards drove in the winning run the top of the twelfth inning to give Saegertown the 15-14 victory. Jamie Gage led Saegertown with three singles and four RBI. Jerry Groshner doubled and singled and drove in four runs. Jim Merritt, Mike Bufalino and Richards singled twice. Perry led Ellwood City with a two doubles, three singles and four RBI. Rick Roth doubled, singled twice and drove in three runs. Damato singled twice with two RBI and Sam Sirimarco singled twice. Conte singled twice and Russo singled with three RBI.
Record
21-10
Batting
Average
Marty Sberna..... .371
Rick Roth..... .333
Chuck Damato..... .329
John Perry..... .262
Mike Roth..... .262
Home Runs
Marty Sberna.....4
Rick Roth.....1
Chuck Damato.....1
John Perry.....1
Mike Roth.....1
Triples
Marty Sberna.....2
Mike Roth.....2
Rick Roth.....1
Todd Higgins.....1
Jeff Conte.....1
Randy Berry.....1
Joe DeSanzo.....1
Ron Russo.....1
Doubles
Joe DeSanzo.....7
John Perry.....6
Chuck Damato.....5
Runs Batted In
Joe DeSanzo.....18
John Perry.....17
Chuck Damato.....16
Rick Roth.....17
Marty Sberna.....15
Pitching
W-L
Rick Roth.....8-1
Mike Roth.....4-3
John Maielli.....3-2
Frank DeCaria.....2-2
Randy Barry.....2-0
Ray Johns.....1-0
Todd Higgins.....1-1
1980
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS NEW CASTLE, 16-7, IN OPENING GAME OF LAWRENCE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP BEHIND ROTH
Ellwood City downed New Castle in the opening game of the championship round of the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. Ellwood City opened up a 12-0 lead after four innings on the way to the victory. Rick Roth picked up the win on the mound and drove in five runs at the plate. Ellwood City scored five runs in the bottom of thefirst inning. Ron Ruso walked and Kris Morella and Chuck Damato singled to load the bases. Joe Maietta tripled to clear the bases to give Ellwood City a 3-0 lead. Rick Roth followed with a home run scoring Maietta to give Ellwood City a 5-0 lead. After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City exploded for seven runs in the fourth inning. Mike Hufnagel singled, Russo was hit by a pitch and Kris Morella walked to load the bases. Damato followed with a single and an error allowed Hufnagel and Russo to score to give Ellwood City a 7-0 lead. Maietta followed with a triple scoring two more runs to up the lead to 9-0. Roth singled in Maietta to make the score 10-0. Joe DeSanzo singled and Sam Sirimarco's single and an error allowed scored Roth to raise the lead to 11-0. Hufnagel singled in Sirimarco to make it 12-0. New Castle got on the board with two unearned runs in the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 12-2. Ellwood City scored three more runs in the bottom of the inning. Morella walked and Damato singled for Ellwood City. After a double steal, Morella scored on a wild pitch and Roth singled in Damato to give Ellwood City a 14-2 lead. DeSanzo singled and Sirimarco doubled scoring Roth to up the lead to 15-2. New Castle scored two runs in the sixth inning to cut the deficit to 15-4. Ellwood City added a tally in the bottom of the inning to open a 16-4 lead. New Castle scored three more runs in the seventh inning to account for the final 16-7 margin. Winning pitcher Roth did not allow an earned run over five innings of work. Roth led at the plate with a home run and two singles with five RBI. Maietta tripled twice and drove in five runs. Damato rapped three singles with five RBI. Sirmarco doubled and singled and Morella, Hufnagel and DeSanzo singled twice. Brian Gwin singled twice for New Castle.
NEW CASTLE SCORES THREE RUNS IN SEVENTH INNING TO DEFEAT ELLWOOD CITY, 8-5, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
New Castle broke a 5-5 tie with three runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat Ellwood City, 8-5, in the championship round of the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. New Castle scored three runs in the top of the first inning to take a lead. Chet Herb had an RBI-double, John Sansone an RBI-triple and Todd Abraham an RBI-single to give New Castle a 3-0 lead. Ellwood City scored twice in the bottom of the inning. Mike Hufnagel led off with a single, stole second base and went to third base on a single by Kris Morella. Chuck Damato singled in Hufnagel to cut the deficit to 3-1. Rick Roth singled in Morella to reduce the margin to 3-2. Ellwood City tied the score in the bottom of the second inning. Sam Sirimarco singled, went to second base on an error and scored on a sacrifice fly by Morella to tie the score at 3-3. New Castle took the lead 4-3 in the fourth inning on a walk by Matt Mangino and a triple by Carmen Nocera. New Castle added a run in the top of the sixth inning to up the lead to 5-3. Ellwood City rallied in the bottom of the inning to tie the score. Ron Russo walked and moved to third base on Morella's single. Damato's sacrifice fly scored Russo to cut the deficit to 5-4. Joe Maietta sacrifice fly scored Morella to tie the score at 5-5. In the seventh inning, New Castle scored three unearned runs to break the tie. Brian Herb singled and went to second base on a wild pitch. With two outs, Frank Bongivengo reached on an error. Chet Herb followed with a triple scoring both runners to give New Castle a 7-5 lead. Craig Borelli tripled in Herb to account for the final 8-5 margin. Nocera and Borelli led New Castle at the plate with a triple and single. Brian Herb doubled and singled and Sansone and Abraham added triples. Damato and Hufnagel led Ellwood City with two singles. Dick Costello was the winning pitcher for New Castle.
ELLWOOD CITY RALLIES FOR EIGHT RUNS IN SIXTH INNG TO DEFEAT NEW CASTLE, 11-8, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP
Ellwood City rallied for eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat New Castle, 11-8, to win the Lawrence County American Legion championship at Sanders Field. The victory advanced Ellwood City to the American Legion Regional Tournament in Saegertown. New Castle scored twice in the top of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead on a single by Mark Pagley and a two-run homer by John Sansone. Ellwood City scored twice in the bottom of the second inning on two errors and a two-run single by Kris Morella to tie the score at 2-2. Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the third inning on a walk to Chuck Damato, a stolen base, a passed ball and a sacrifice fly by Joe Maietta to take a 3-2 lead. New Castle rallied for four runs in the to pf the fourth inning to take a 6-3 lead. New Castle added another run in the top of the sixth inning on a triple by Frank Bongivengo and a fielder's choice to up their lead to 7-3. Ellwood City erupted for eight runs in the the bottom of the sixth inning to take the lead. Mike Hufnagel led off with a double and Kris Morella drew a walk. Rick Roth singled to score Hufnagel to cut the deficit to 7-4. An error on the play allowed Morella to score to slice the margin to 7-5. Chuck Damato walked and both runners moved up on a wild pitch. Joe Maietta walked to load the bases. Ray Johns reached on an error scoring Roth to make the score 7-6. John Perry reached on a force out with Damato out at the plate. Sam Sirimarco singled scoring Maietta to tie the score at 7-7. An error on the play allowing Johns to score to give Ellwood City an 8-7 lead. Rick Raman followed with a triple scoring Perry and Sirimarco to up the lead to 10-7. Hufnagel lifted a sacrifice fly scoring Raman to raise the lead to 11-7. New Castle scored a run in the top of the seventh inning but Ellwood City closed out the victory to win the title, 11-8. Sirimarco led Ellwood City with three singles. Hufnagel added a double and a single and Roth and Perry singled twice. Raman added a triple. Pagley led New Castle with a triple and two singles. Sansone homered and Bongivengo added a triple. Raman was the winning pitcher in relief.
SHARPSVILLE DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 8-4, IN OPENING GAME OF AMERICAN LEGION REGIONAL
Sharpsville downed Ellwood City, 8-4, in the opening game of the American Legion Regional at Meadville. Sharpsville scored two runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings on the way to the victory. Ellwood City took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning. Sam Sirimarco walked and was sacrificed to second base by Rick Raman. Kris Morella followed with a single scoring Sirimarco to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Rick Roth followed with a double to score Morella to up the lead to 2-0. Sharpsville scored a single run in the top of the fourth inning and two runs in the sixth inning to take a 3-2 lead. Sharpsville added two runs in the seventh inning to increase the lead to 5-2. Sharpsville added two more runs in the eighth inning to up their lead to 7-2. Sharpsville added a single run in the ninth inning to raise their lead to 8-2. Ellwood City scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning. Curt Altman and Morella walked and Roth singled to cut the deficit to 8-3. Chuck Damato and Ron Russo walked to force in Morella to make the final score 8-4. Sharpsville was led by Brad Redfoot with a double and two singles. Joe Morris doubled and singled and Bob Goodrick singled twice. Matt Mudrey added a triple. Morella led Ellwood City with two singles. Roth and John Perry added doubles. Morris was the winning pitcher for Sharpsville with Jay Goga in relief.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS WARREN, 8-5, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGIONAL BEHIND SIRIMARCO
Ellwood City downed Warren, 8-5, in the American Legion Regional at Meadville. Sam Sirimarco led Ellwood City with a triple, single and three RBI. Warren took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Ellwood City rallied for three unearned runs in the bottom of the inning with two outs. John Perry walked and Joe Maietta reached base on an error. Sirimarco reached on an infield single scoring Perry to cut the deficit to 2-1. Curt Altman followed with a double scoring Maietta nd Sirimarco to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. In the fourth inning, Sirimarco walked, stole second base, went to third on a ground out and scored on a sacrifice fly to up the lead to 4-2. In the fifth inning, Warren scored a run to cut the deficit to 4-3. Ellwood City tallied a run in the bottom of the fifth inning. Kris Morella singled and stole second base. Rick Roth followed with a single to make the score 5-3. Ellwood City added three more runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Morella singled, stole second base and moved to third base when Maietta reached on a fielder's choice. Sirmarco followed with a triple scoring Morella and Maietta to increase the lead to 8-3. Sirmarco scored on a wild pitch to give Ellwood City a 9-3 lead. Warren scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning but the rally fell short. Sirimarco led Ellwood City at the plate with a triple, single, two stolen bases and three RBI. Altman doubled and singled with two RBI. Jim Allhouse doubled for Warren. John Maielli was the winning pitcher with four shutout innings of two-hit relief.
Record
15-6
Batting
Average
Kris Morella..... .448
Mike Hufnagel..... .442
Chuck Damato..... .313
Rick Roth..... .283
Ron Russo..... .264
Joe Maietta..... .260
Home Runs
Joe DeSanzo.....2
Rick Roth.....1
Chuck Damato.....1
Triples
Chuck Damato.....1
Rick Roth.....1
Ron Russo.....1
Joe Maietta.....1
John Perry.....1
Rick Raman.....1
Sam Sirimarco.....1
Doubles
Kris Morella.....7
Chuck Damato.....3
Rick Roth.....3
Ron Russo.....3
John Perry.....3
Runs Batted In
Chuck Damato.....20
Rick Roth.....14
Sam Sirimarco.....11
Kris Morella.....10
Pitching
W-L
Rick Roth.....5-0
John Maielli.....6-1
Rick Raman.....4-2
1981
ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS SHENANGO, 6-1, IN THE OPENING GAME OF LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City Post #157 defeated Shenango, 6-1, in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. Ellwood City jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back. Dave Ioanelli reached safetly on an bunt and stole second base. Mike Hufnagel singled to move Ioanelli to third base. Ioanelli scored on an errant throw to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Joe Maietta walked and stole second base. Rod Guy followed with a single scoring Ioanelli and Maietta to give Ellwood City a 3-0 lead. Guy eventually scored on an error to give Ellwood City a 4-0 lead. Ellwood City added a run in the bottom of the second inning. Maietta walked, stole second base and scored on a single by Guy to up the Ellwood City lead to 5-0. Shenango tallied a run in the top of the third inning to cut the lead to 5-1. Ellwood City stretched the lead in the third inning. Carl Altman doubled and went to third base on a single by Dean Vandevort and scored on a single by Bob Dunning to up the Ellwood City margin to 6-1. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Guy led Ellwood City with a double and a single with three RBI. Ioanelli doubled and singled twice and Hufnagel added three singles. Altman added a double. Matt Miller, Joe Coiro and Rick Yough singled twice for Shenango. Rick Roth was the winning pitcher with Rick Raman in relief.
ROTH'S THREE-RUN HOMER GIVES ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 6-3 WIN OVER NEW WILMINGTON IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Rick Roth belted a three-run homer to give Ellwood City Post #157 a 6-3 win over New Wilmington in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. Roth's homer broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning. After a scoreless first inning, New Wilmington scored took a 3-0 lead on a three-run homer by Ed Young. Ellwood City sored twice in the bottom of the inning. Carl Altman tripled and Dean Vandervort drew a base on balls. Mike Hufnagel followed with a double scoring both runners to cut the deficit to 3-2. Ellwood City tied the score, 3-3, in the bottom of the fourth inning on Altman's solo home run. After a scoreless fifth inning, Ellwood City scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs. Hufnagel was hit by a pitch and Joe Maietta reached on a single. Roth followed with his three-run homer to give Ellwood City a 6-3 lead. New Wilmington failed to score in the top of the seventh inning. Roth led Ellwood City with a home run, single and three RBI. Altman tripled and singled and Hufnagel doubled and singled. Maietta added two singles for Ellwood City. Ed Young led New Wilmington with a home run, single and three RBI. Wayne Young added two singles. Winning pitcher Randy Craven scattered five hits for Ellwood City.
NEW CASTLE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 3-0, BEHIND WAJERT, BONGIVENGO IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
New Castle defeated Ellwood City, 3-0, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. Brian Wajert tossed a two-hitter and Frank Bongivengo tripled and singled to lead New Castle. Wajert and Ellwood City pitcher Rick Raman engaged in a pitcher's duel before New Castle broke the scoreless tie in the sixth inning. Mike Latsko singled and went to second base on a single by John Sansone. Frank Bongivengo followed with a triple scoring both runners to give New Castle a 2-0 lead. Gary Romeo singled scoring Bongivengo to up the New Castle lead to 3-0. Neither team scored in the final frame. Winning pitcher Wajert allowed just two hits and induced 15 fly outs. Rick Raman allowed three run over 5-2/3 innings. Bongivengo led New Castle with a triple, single and two RBI. Mike Hufnagel singled twice for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY SHUTS OUT NESHANNOCK, 8-0, BEHIND CRAVEN, ALTMAN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City Post #157 shutout Neshannock, 8-0, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field.
Randy Craven fired a three-hitter and Carl Altman tripled and singled to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City opened the scoring with two runs in the top of the second inning. Mike Hufnagel singled and went to second base on Altman's single. Rick Roth singled in Hufnagel to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. After a Rod Guy walk loaded the bases, Altman scored on a Craig Young fielder's choice. Ellwood City added a run in the fourth inning. Guy walked and went to third on Young's single. Bob Dunning's sacrifice fly scored Guy to make the score 3-0. Ellwood City added three more runs in the fifth inning. Joe Maietta reached on a bunt single and Mike Hufnagel drew a base on balls. An errant pickoff moved both runners up a base. Altman followed with a triple scoring both runners to increase the lead to 5-0. Young's sacrifice fly scored Altman to up the lead to 6-0. Ellwood City closed the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Dean Vandevort and Craven drew walks. After a double steal and error allowed iVandevort to scoreto give Ellwood City a 7-0 lead. Roth singled in Craven to give Ellwood City a final 8-0 margin. Winning pitcher Craven allowed three singles and fanned 10 batters. Altman led Ellwood City at the plate with a triple, single and two RBI. Roth singled twice with two RBI.
NEW CASTLE POST #343 DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 6-2, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE BEHIND HERB
New Castle Post #343 downed Ellwood City Post #157, 6-2, to win the Lawrence County American Legion title at Flaherty Field. Brian Herb smacked three hits to lead New Castle. New Castle took the lead in the first inning with a solo run. Herb singled, stole second and third bases and scored on a fielder's choice to take a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the second inning, New Castle added two more runs. Mark Hasson doubled and Matt Mangino drew a base on balls. Herb singled to give New Castle a 2-0 lead. An error and a grouns out allowed Mangino to score to up the lead to 3-0. Ellwood City got a run back in the top of the third inning. Dean Vandevort, Bob Dunning and Mike Hufnagel walked to load the bases. Vandevort scored on a balk by the pitcher to make it 3-1. New Castle added three more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Mangino reached on an error. Herb followed with a single moving Mangino to third base. Herb stole second base and a passed ball allowed Mangino to score to up the New Castle lead to 4-1. Cedric Hawkins walked and Herb scored on a ground out to raise the lead to 5-1. Hawkins scored on a passed ball to up the New Castle lead to 6-1. Ellwood City scored the final run of the game in the top of the sixth inning. Joe Maietta singled and Hufnagel, Carl Altman and Rick Roth walked to force in a run to make the final margin 6-2. Herb led New Castle with three singles, two runs scored and an RBI. Hasson and John Sansone added doubles. Maietta, Altman and Roth singled for Ellwood City. Winning pitcher Macri allowed three singles and two earned runs in five innings of work. Brian Wajert nailed down the save with two scoreless innings of relief.
Record
17-4
Batting
Average
Mike Hufnagel..... .479
Rick Roth..... .359
Dave Ioanelli..... .351
Rod Guy..... .347
Joe Maietta..... .343
Curt Altman..... .322
Jeff Conte..... .306
Home Runs
Rick Roth.....2
Joe Maietta.....2
Curt Altman.....2
Triples
None
Doubles
Rick Roth.....7
Dean Vandevort.....6
Curt Altman.....5
RBI
Rick Roth.....22
Joe Maietta.....15
Pitching
Rick Raman.....7-1
Randy Craven.....5-1
Rick Roth.....4-1
Jeff Roth.....2-1
1982
NEW CASTLE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 10-8, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
New Castle defeated Ellwood City, 10-8, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. New Castle wiped out a 7-4 deficit with two three-run innings on the way to the victory. New Castle opened up a four-run lead in the top of the first inning. Mark Hasson walked and Cedric Hawkins followed with a single. Todd Abraham doubled scoring Hasson to give New Castle a 1-0 lead. Mike Latsko singled scoring Hawkins to up the lead to 2-0. Matt Suders tripled scoring Abraham and Latsko to give New Castle a 4-0 lead. Ellwood City responded with a three runs in the bottom of the inning. Joe DiBello reached on an error and Craig Young followed with a single. Rod Guy followed with a double scoring both runners to narrow the deficit to 4-2. After an error, Erik Conti singled scoring Guy to slice the deficit to 4-3. After a scoreless second inning, Ellwood City rallied for four runs to take the lead. Young doubled, Guy walked and Dave Ioanilli singled to load the bases. Conti singled scoring Young and Guy to give Ellwood City a 5-4 lead. Bob Boyle and Chris Sokol followed with walks forcing in Ioanilli to up the lead to 6-4. A groundout scored Conti to raise the to 7-4. New Castle rallied for three runs in the top of the fifth inning to tie the score. Hawkins singled and went to second base on a single by Abraham. Bob Latsko singled to score Hawkins and an overthrow allowed Abraham to score to cut the deficit to 7-6. Matt Suders followed with a sacrifice fly scoring Latsko to tie the score at 7-7. New Castle rallied for three more runs in the top of the sixth inning. Hawkins and Abraham delivered singles and pulled a double steal to place both runners in scoring position. Latsko followed with a single scoring both runners to give New Castle a 9-7 lead. Bryan Scheidemantle smacked a double scoring Latsko to up the lead to 10-7. Ellwood City added a run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Ioanilli and Conti drew walks and advanced on a wild pitch. Ioanilli scored on a ground out to make the final margin 10-8. Latsko led New Castle with three singles and three RBI. Suders tripled with three RBI and Abraham added a double and single. Hawkins singled twice. and Jim Schweikert and Scheidemantle added doubles. Ellwood City was led by Young with a double and single and Conti with two singles and three RBI. Guy doubled with two RBI.
ELLWOOD CITY EDGES NEW WILMINGTON, 2-1, IN NINTH INNING TO ADVANCE TO LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City scored an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth inning to edge New Wilmington, 2-1, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. Dean Vandevort scored the winning run to break a 1-1 tie to send Ellwood City into the championship round. After a scoreless first inning, New Wilmington took the lead in the top of the second inning. Larry Twigg led off with a single and took second base on a wild pitch. With two outs, Tom Ryder singled Twigg to third base. On the relay throw an error allowed Twigg to score to give New Wilmington a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning. Craig Young and Rod Guy drew walks. Erik Conti followed with a single to score Young to tie the score at 1-1. After a scoreless seventh inning, the game went to extra innings. New Wilmington threatened to score in the top of the ninth inning but Ellwood City second baseman Mike Hufnagel turned the possible go-ahead hit into the third out. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Ellwood City scored the winning run. Vandevort reached base on tw-base error to lead off the inning. Pat McKelvey bunted Vandevort to third base. Vandevort scored the winning run on an overthrow to home on Joe DiBello's grounder to give Ellwood City a 2-1 win. Winning pitcher Chris Sokol threw a five-hitter and fanned eight batters over nine innings for Ellwood City. New Wilmington pitcher Scott Moesta fired a six-hitter and fanned 10 batters in eight innings. Bob Boyle and McKelvey led Ellwood City with two singles. Ryder led New Wilmington with two singles.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS NEW CASTLE, 7-5, BEHIND HUFNAGEL IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City downed New Castle, 7-5, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. Mike Hufnagel's grand slam highlighted a six-run fifth inning as Ellwood City erased a 5-0 deficit. Hufnagel drove in five runs to key the Ellwood City victory. New Castle scored three runs in the first inning. Mark Hasson walked and was doubled home by Cedric Hawkins to take a 1-0 lead. Todd Abraham singled Hawkins to third base and stole second base. Mike Latsko followed with a sacrifice fly scoring Hawkins to give New Castle a 2-0 lead. New Castle scored another run on two errors to up their lead to 3-0. New Castle scored two more runs in the top of the second inning. Hasson singled and moved to second base on a single by Hawkins. Abraham reached on an error to load the bases. Latsko singled in Hasson to raise the lead to 4-0. Frank Bongivengo drew a walk scoring Hawkins to increase the lead to 5-0. Ellwood City erupted for six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take the lead. Dave Ioanilli led off with a triple and scored on a single by Joe DiBello to decrese the deficit to 5-1. DiBello took second on a passed ball and Craig Young followed with a single. Rod Guy walked to load the bases. Hufnagel followed with a grand slam to knot the score at 5-5. Erik Conti singled and moved to second base on an error. Bob Boyle followed with a double scoring Conti to give Ellwood City a 6-5 lead. Ellwood City added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Young reached second base on an error and scored on Hufnagel's single to up the lead to 7-5. New Castle failed to score in the seventh inning. Hufnagel led Ellwood City with a grand slam homer, single and five RBI. Ioanilli tripled and singled and Boyle doubled and singled for Ellwood City. Young added two singles. Hawkins led New Castle with a double and two singles. Hasson added two singles. Winning pitcher Jeff Barolomeo scattered eight hits for Ellwood City.
NEW CASTLE SCORES TWO RUNS IN SEVENTH INNING TO DEFEAT ELLWOOD CITY, 7-5, TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP
New Castle scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat Ellwood City, 7-5, to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship at Sanders Field. The two run rally broke a 5-5 tie to give New Castle the victory. Ellwood City took the lead in the bottom of the first inning. Joe DiBello singled and went to third base on an error on the play. Rod Guy followed with a single to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. New Castle tied the score in the top of the third inning. Mark Hasson tripled and scored on a balk to knot the score at 1-1. New Castle added three more runs in the fourth inning. Mike Latsko walked and stole second base. Bryan Scheidemantle followed with a single and Matt Suders walked to load the bases. P.J. Latsko singled scoring Mike Latsko to give New Castle a 2-1 lead. Hasson followed with a single scoring two runs to up the lead to 4-1. Ellwood City roared back with four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Mike Hufnagel and Bob Boyle and singled and Chris Sokol walked to load the bases. Dave Ioanilli doubled scoring Hufnagel and Boyle to cut the deficit to 4-3. An error on DiBello's grounder scored Sokol and Ioanilli to give Ellwood City a 5-4 lead. In the top of the fifth inning, New Castle tied the score on a solo home run to right field by Frank Bongivengo to tie the score 5-5. After a scoreless sixth inning, New Castle scored twice in the seventh inning to win the title. outs. Bongivengo reached on a fielder's choice with two outs. Bongivengo reached second on a balk and scored on Schiedemantle's single to give New Castle a 6-5 lead. Three walks forced in Scheidemantle to give New Castle a 7-5 lead. Ellwood City failed to score in the bottom of the inning. Scheidemantle led New Castle with three singles. Hasson tripled, singled and drove in two runs and Bongivengo smacked a solo homer. Hufnagel led Ellwood City with two singles and Ioanilli added a double. Winning pitcher Brian Wajert scattered eight hits for New Castle.
Record
14-7
Batting
Average
Bob Boyle..... .411
Mike Hufnagel..... .380
Eric Conti..... .361
Joe DiBello..... .352
Dave Ioanelli..... .348
Rod Guy..... .340
Under Minimum 36 Plate Appearances
Craig Young..... .429
Home Runs
Mike Hufnagel.....2
Triples
Craig Young.....2
Doubles
Eric Conti.....5
Mike Hufnagel....4
RBI
Eric Conti.....19
Joe DiBello.....17
Rod Guy.....13
Pitching
Jim Smith.....4-2
Randy Craven.....3-1
Jeff Bartolomeo.....3-1
Chris Sokol.....3-1
Little Pirates losses not reported
1983
ELLWOOD CITY DEFEATS NEW WILMINGTON, 12-0, IN THE OPENING GAME OF LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS BEHIND DIBELLO, SMITH
Ellwood City defeated New Wilmington, 12-0, in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion Playoffs at Sanders Field. Joe DiBello tripled, doubled and singled and Jim Smith twirled a three-hit shutout. Ellwood City opened the scoring with three runs in the bottom of the first inning. Pat McKelvey and Bill Perry walked and Pat DECaro was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Rob Damato drove in McKelvey with a sacrifice fly to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. An error allowed two more runs to score to up the lead to 3-0. After two scoreless inning, Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the fourth inning. DiBello tripled and Darren Bartolomeo doubled to raise the lead to 4-0. Ellwood City erupted for eight runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Damato reached on an error and Chris Sokol followed with a double. George Bushman singled to score Damato to give Ellwood City a 5-0 lead. DiBello singled in Sokol to raise the lead to 6-0. Bartolomeo singled in two runs to increase the lead to 8-0. Brian Brandt walked and Bob singled to load the bases. Two walks forced in Bartolomeo and Brandt to up the margin to 10-0. Smith completed the shutout with two scoreless inning. DiBello led Ellwood City with a triple, double and single. Bartolomeo doubled and singled with three RBI and Brandt single twice. Sokol added a double. Jim Fehrs led New Wilmington with two singles. Winning pitcher Smith allowed three singles on the way to the complete-game shutout.
NEW CASTLE DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 13-5, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
New Castle downs Ellwood City, 13-5, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Flaherty Field. New Castle scored nine runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to erase a 4-3 deficit.New Castle scored three runs in the bottom of the second inning to take a 3-0 lead. Elwood City rallied for four runs in the top of the third inning to take the lead. Ray Scala and Bill Perry singled and Damato reached on an error to load the bases. Chris Sokol doubled scoring Scala and Perry to cut the deficit to 3-2. Damato scored on a ground out to tie the score 3-3. On a double steal. Sokol scored to give Ellwood City a 4-3 lead. The lead was short-lived as New Castle exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 12-4 lead. New Castle added another run in the fifth inning to lift the lead to 13-4. Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the sixth inning. Darren Bartolomeo walked, went to second base on a passed ball, moved to third base on George Bushman's single and scored on a single by Bob Boyle to account for the 13-5 final margin. Paul Schweikert led New Castle with two singles and two RBI. Ron Donston singled twice and Randy Ryan added a double. Mike Kirkwood singled in two runs. Sokol led Ellwood City with a double and two RBI. Randy Ryan picked up the win for New Castle.
ELLWOOD CITY EDGES NESHANNOCK, 4-3, IN NINE INNINGS IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS-BUSHMAN SCORES WINNING RUN ON PERRY'S DOUBLE
Ellwood City edged Neshannock, 4-3, in the ninth inning in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. Bill Perry's double drove in George Bushman to break a 3-3 deadlock. After two scoreless inning, Neshannock scored twice in the top of the third inning. Mark HillIard doubled and scored on a double by Jeff Hardsock to give Neshannock a 1-0 lead. Jeff Vitale singled in Hardsock to up the Neshannock lead to 2-0. In the bottom of the inning Ellwood City scored twice to to tie the score. Pat McKelvey reached on an error and Joe DiBello drew a base on balls. George Bushman followed with a single scoring both runners to knot the score at 2-2. Neshannock took the lead in the top of the fifth on an unearned run to take a 3-2 lead. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Pat McKelvey scored on a passed ball for Ellwood City to tie the score at 3-3. After a scoreless eighth inning, Ellwood City scored the game-winning run. Bushman reached on an error and stole second base. Perry followed with his game-winning double to give Ellwood City a 4-3 win. Bushman led Ellwood City with two singles and two RBI. Perry added a double. Hilliard and Hardsock doubled for Neshannock. Winning pitcher Dave Surma twirled a six-hitter over nine innings for Ellwood City. Rick Schleich scattered four hits for Neshannock.
ELLWOOD CITY SHUTS OUT UNION, 4-0, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS BEHIND BARTOLOMEO
Ellwood City shutout Union, 4-0, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. Jeff Bartolomeo fired a two-hitter and fanned 13 batters to lead Ellwood City. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the second inning. Rob Damato singled , stole second base, took third base on a sacrifice by Bill Perry. Pat DeCaro followed with a single scoring Damato to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Perry reached second base on a fileder's choice, stole third base and scored on a passed ball to take a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City added two run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Damato drew a base on balls and was pinch run for by Joe DiBello. DiBello stole second base and scored on a double by Pery to give Ellwood City a 3-0 lead. DeCaro followed with a single scoring Perry to increase the Elllwood City lead to 4-0. Winning pitcher Bartolomeo allowed two singles and fanned 13 batters for Ellwood City. DeCaro led Ellwood City at the plate with two singles and two RBI and Ray Scala singled twice. Perry added a double and an RBI.
ELLWOOD CITY EDGES LAUREL, 3-2, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City edged Laurel, 3-2, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Laurel. Ellwood City broke a 1-1 tie with solo runs in the fifth and sixth innings. After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City took the lead in the top of the third inning. Chris Sokol singled and took second base on a sacrifice by Joe DiBello. Sokol stole third base and scored on a wild pitch to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Laurel knotted the score at 1-1 with a run in the bottom of the inning. Ellwood City took the lead with a run in the top of the fifth inning. Sokol reached on a fielder's choice, stole second and third base and scored on a ground out to give Ellwood City a 2-1 lead. Ellwood City added another run in the top of the sixth inning. Ray Scala singled and moved to second base on a sacrifice by Rob Damato. Damato moved to third base on DeCaro's single and scored on Bob Boyle's squeeze bunt to increase the lead to 3-1. Laurel scored in the bottom of the seventh inning to cut the deficit to 3-2 but the rally fell short. Winning pitcher Pat DeCaro scattered seven hits and fanned eight batters. Laurel's Rich Kunselman threw a five hitter for Laurel. George Bushman led Ellwood City at the plate with a double and single. John Axe doubled for Laurel.
ELLWOOD CITY RALLIES PAST NEW CASTLE, 6-5, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS TO REACH FINAL
Ellwood City rallied past New Castle, 6-5, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Flaherty Field. The win advanced Ellwood City to the championship game against New Castle. Ellwood City came back twice from deficits in the contest. New Castle took a lead in the bottom of the first inning. P.J. Latsko doubled and scored on a single by Randy Ryan to give New Castle a 1-0 lead. Mike Latsko reached on a fielder's choice and scored on a single by Bob Kirkwood to up the lead to 2-0. New Castle added another run in the third inning to increase their lead to 3-0. Ellwood City responded with a four-run rally to take the lead in the top of the fourth inning. Chris Sokol doubled and Bob Boyle was safe on an error. Joe DiBello sacrificed both runners into scoring position before George Busgman walked to load the bases. Ray Scala followed with a double to score Sokol and Boyle to cut the deficit to 3-2. Bill Perry singled in Bushman and Scala to give Ellwood City a 4-3 lead. New Castle regained the lead in the bottom of the inning. Ron Donston walked and Brian Scheidemantle followed with a single. Both runners advanced and scored on a single by Cedric Hawkins to take back the lead for New Castle at 5-4. Ellwood City scored twice in the top of the fifth inning to take the lead for good. Dave Houk walked and Boyle followed with a single. An ensuing error on the play allowed Houk to score to tie the game at 5-5. Pat McKelvey followed with a single scoring Boyle to give Ellwood City a 6-5 lead. Neither team scored the rest of the way to force a final game for the title. Scala led Ellwood City at the plate with a double and single and two RBI and Sokol added a double and single. Perry added a single with two RBI. Hawkins led New Castle with three singles and two RBI. Scheidemantle singled twice and P.J. Latsko added a double. Jeff Bartolomeo was the winning pitcher with Dave Surma gaining the save.
ELLWOOD CITY EDGES NEW CASTLE, 5-4, IN EIGHT INNINGS TO WIN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP
Ellwood City edged New Castle, 5-4, to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship at Flaherty Field. Pat McKelvey's sacrifice fly scored Rob Damato in the eighth inning to give Ellwood City the victory. With the win, Ellwood City advanced to the American Legion Region Tournament. New Castle scored twice in the bottom of the first inning to take the lead. Paul Julian walked and Matt Suders doubled to give New Castle a 1-0 lead. Mike Latsko dingled in Suders to up the lead to 2-0. Ellwood City tied the score in the top of the second inning. Pat DeCaro was hit by a pitch and scored when Rob Damato reached on a two-base error. Another error allowed Damato to score to tie the game at 2-2. Ellwood City took the lead in the top of the fourth inning. Damato singled and Chris Sokol drew a walk. Both runners moved up on a wild pitch and Joe DiBello followed with two-run single scoring both runners to give Ellwood City a 4-2 lead. New Castle tied the score in the bottom of the fifth inning. Suders doubled and Paul Schweikert followed with an RBI-single to slice the deficit to 4-3. Ron Donston singled in Schweikert to knot the score at 4-4. Neither team scored in the sixth and seventh inning to force extra innings. Ellwood City scratched out the winning run in the top of the eighth inning. Damato reached on an error and moved to second base on an error. Boyle laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance Damato to third base. McKelvey followed with a sacrifice fly scoring Damato to give Ellwood City the 5-4 lead. New Castle failed to score in the bottom of the eighth inning and the title went to Ellwood City. Jeff Bartolomeo was the winning pitcher in relief of DeCaro. DiBello led Ellwood City at the plate with two singles and two RBI. Suders led New Castle with two doubles. Anthony Cioffi and Donston added two singles apiece.
CRAFTON HEIGHTS DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 11-4, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGIONAL TOURNAMENT-SCALA RAPS FOUR HITS FOR ELLWOOD CITY
Crafton Heights defeated Ellwood City, 11-4, in the opening round of the American Legion Regional at Springdale. Crafton Heights erased a 4-2 Ellwood City lead with seven runs in the final four innings. Crafton Heights capitalized on four errors to score seven unearned runs. Crafton Heights scored solo runs in the second and third innings to open a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City tied the score in the bottom of the second inning. Jeff Bartolomeo and Pat McKelvey walked and Ray Scala singled to load the bases. Bill Perry singled in a run and Pat DeCaro hit a sacrifice fly to knot the score at 2-2. Ellwood City added two more runs in the fifth inning. Scala and Perry both singled before DeCaro's RBI-single gave Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. Perry was out at home on the play. Bob Boyle followed with a double scoring DeCaro to up the lead to 4-2. Crafton Heights responded with four runs in the top of the sixth inning to take a 6-4 lead. Crafton Heights added two runs in the seventh and eighth innings to increase their lead to 10-4. Crafton Heights added a final run in the top of the ninth inning to make the final margin 11-4. Ken Snyder and Jim Johnson led Crafton Heights with four singles apiece. Lou Henry, Eric DeJohn and Jim Johnson added two singles. Scala led Ellwood City with four singles. Perry added two singles and Boyle a double. Mark Hendrick was the winning pitcher in relief for Crafton Heights.
BURRELL DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 13-3, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGIONAL
Burrell downed Ellwood City, 13-3, in the American Legion Regional at Springdale. Burrell jumped out to a 10-0 lead and benefitted from nine errors to score six unearned runs. Burrell scored three runs in the second inning and two runs in the third inning to take a 5-0 lead. Burrell added two more runs in the fifth inning to increase their lead to 7-0. Burrell up the score to 10-0 in the top of the seventh inning with a three-run rally. Ellwood City scored three runs in the bottom of the inning. Chris Sokol singled and Brian Brandt, Dave Houk and George Bushman walked to make the score 10-1. A ground out and error added two more runs to cut the deficit to 103. Burrell rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to up the final margin to 13-3. Steve Petrosky was the winning pitcher for Burrell. Tim Guido led Burrell with two singles and four walks. Dennis Stone added three singles and Craig Seiergol added a triple and single. Dave Swartzlander added a double and single and Petrosky homered. Sokol singled twice for Ellwood City.
Record
17-12
Batting
Average
Ray Scala..... .388
Bill Perry..... .273
Under minimum 58 at bats
Bob Dunning..... .333(7/21)
Home Runs
Bob Boyle.....1
Triples
Bill Perry.....1
George Bushman.....1
Joe DiBello.....1
Doubles
Ray Scala.....5
Chris Sokol.....5
George Bushman.....5
Runs Batted In
Bob Boyle.....18
Bill Perry.....14
George Bushman.....13
Ray Scala.....11
Pitching
W-L
Dave Surma.....5-0
Pat DeCaro.....4-2
Jim Smith.....3-3
Chris Sokol.....1-1
1984
LAUREL TOPS ELLWOOD CITY, 9-3, IN OPENING GAME OF LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Laurel topped Ellwood City, 9-3, in the opening game of the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. Laurel scored runs in the last five inning after trailing 1-0. Ellwood City opened the scoring in the bottom of the first with a solo run. George Bushman doubled and scored on a single by Rob Minto to give Ellwood city a 1-0 lead. Laurel tied the score in the top of the third inning with a single tally to tie the score at 1-1. Laurel took the lead in the top of the fourth inning. Jeff Hardsock doubled and scored on a single by Deron Tanner to take a 2-1 lead. Laurel added two unearned runs in the top of the fifth inning to raise their lead to 4-1. Laurel pulled away in the top of the sixth inning with four more runs to widen their lead to 8-1. Ellwood City rallied for two runs in the bottom of the inning. Nick Neupauer singled and Ron Boschini followed with a single. A fielders choice erased Boschini and a pickoff left Neupauer at third base. Rob Damato tripled in Neupauer to cut the deficit to 8-2. Doug Hazen singled in Damato to make the score 8-3. Laurel added another run in the top of the seventh inning to account for the 9-3 final margin. John Axe led Laurel with a double, single and two RBI. Jeff Perdue doubled and singled and Scott Munnell singled twice with two RBI. Dean Owrey singled twice and Hardsock and Spike Bintrim added doubles. Minto led Ellwood City with two singles. Damato tripled and Bushman added a double. Scott Campbell was the winning pitcher for Laurel.
NE CASTLE DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 6-1, BEHIND RYAN ONE-HITTER IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Randy Ryan fired a one-hitter as New Castle downed Ellwood City, 6-1, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Flaherty Field. New Castle erased a 1-0 deficit with five runs in the fourth inning on the way to the victory. After three scoreless innings, Ellwood City took the lead in the top of the fourth inning. George Bushman reached on an error and Rob Damato sacrificed him to second base. Dave Houk followed with a single to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. New Castle stormed back with five runs in the bottom of the inning. Bob Donston singled in a run to tie the score at 1-1. Anthony Cioffi's RBI-single gave new Castle a 2-1 lead. John Jacobs added a two-run double in the inning to increase the lead to 4-1. New Castle added another run on an error to up their lead to 5-1. Donston singled in another run in the bottom of the fifth inning to give New Castle a 6-1 lead. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Winning pitcher Ryan allowed one and one earned run for New Castle. Bob Donston led New Castle with three singles. Larry Iervoline tripled and singled and Jacobs doubled with two RBI. Houk singled with an RBI for Ellwood City.
Record
14-11
Batting
Average
Dave Houk..... .383
George Bushman..... .377
Rob Damato...... .328
Under 58 minimum at-bats
Jim Kosior..... .517(15/29)
Joe Roth..... .423(11/26)
Rob Minto..... .313(13/32)
Home Runs
George Bushman.....3
Rob Damato.....1
Rob Minto.....1
Pat McKelvey.....1
Triples
George Bushman.....3
Pat McKelvey.....2
Bryan Esoldo.....1
Rob Minto.....1
Nick Neupauer.....1
Rob Boschini.....1
Doubles
Joe Roth.....3
George Bushman.....3
Rob Damato.....3
Rob Minto.....3
Nick Neupauer.....3
Ron Boschini.....2
Jim Kosior.....2
Pat McKelvey.....2
Runs Batted In
George Bushman.....16
Rob Damato.....14
Nick Neupauer.....13
Pat McKelvey.....10
W-L
Dave Surma.....7-2
John Wiley.....3-3
Ron Boschini.....3-0
1985
UNION TOPS ELLWOOD CITY, 11-4, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Union topped Ellwood City, 11-4, in the opening round of the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Union. Union rallied for three runs in the fourth and fifth inning to pull away. Ellwood City opened a early lead with a run in the top of the first inning. Bill Garroway singled and scored on three wild pitches to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City increased their lead in the top of the second inning. Bryan Esoldo walked, moved to second base and scored on Garroway's single to up the lead to 2-0. Union rallied for two runs in the bottom of the inning to tie the score at 2-2. Union toook the lead in the bottom of the third inning, 3-2, on a triple by Ed Perrino and a sinhgle by Steve Shaffer. Union added three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Steve Covelli drove in a run with double and Jim Panella tripled in two more runs to raise the lead to 6-2. Ellwood City rallied for two runs in the top of the fifth inning. Ed Loccisano and Joe Roth singled to put two runners on base. Jim Kosior followed with a single scoring Loccisano to cut the deficit to 6-3. An overthrow permitted Roth to score to narroe the score to 6-4. Union responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning to increase their lead to 9-4. Union added to more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to account for the final 11-4 margin, Rich Johnson led Union with three singles. Perrino tripled and singled and Mark Daugherty and Shaffer singled twice. Panella tripled, Covelli doubled and Hank Pezzulo singled with three RBI. Garroway and Roth led Ellwood City with two singles. Bill Henry was the winning pitcher for Union.
WEST PITTSBURG SLIPS BY ELLWOOD CITY, 2-1, BEHIND PETERS, MOZZOCIO IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
West Pittsburg slipped by Ellwood City, 2-1, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at West Pittsburg. Bob Peters threw five- plus innings of no-hit relief and Fred Mozzocio doubled and singled to lead West Pittsburg. Ellwood City scored a run in the first inning to take an early lead. Bill Garroway walked, advanced to second base and scored on a single by Joe Roth to take a 1-0 lead. West Pittsburg tied the game in the bottom of the fourth inning. Fred Mozzocio led off the inning with a double. Peters singled in Mozzocio to tie the score at 1-1. In the bottom of the fifth inning West Pittsburg scored the eventual game-winning run. Pat Quahliero singled and stole second base. Mozzocio singled in Quahliero to give West Pittsburg a 2-1 lead. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Winning pitcher Peters did not allow a hit in five-plus innings of work Ron Boschini scattered seven hits for Ellwood City in six inning of work. Mozzocio led West Pittsburg with a double and single and an RBI. Roth singled for Ellwood City's only hit.
Record
6-15
Batting
Average
Ron Boschini..... .403
Joe Roth..... .320
Bill Garroway..... .294
Jaime Butera..... .283
Ed Loccisano..... .280
Under minimum 42 at bats
Jon Bobin..... .452(14/31)
Mike Barberio..... .429(3/7)
Home Runs
Joe Roth.....1
Jaime Butera.....1
Mike Dominelli.....1
Triples
Joe Roth.....3
Mike Dominelli.....2
Jon Bobin.....1
Jaime Butera.....1
Bob Drushel.....1
Ron Boschini.....1
Jim Kosior.....1
Doubles
Ron Boshini.....3
Joe Roth.....3
Bob Drueshel.....2
Bryan Esoldo.....2
Runs Batted In
Ron Boschini.....10
Joe Roth.....9
Jaime Butera.....9
Bil Garroway.....8
Pitching
W-L
Joe Roth.....2-1
Wins
Jon Bobin.....2
1986
ROTH LEADS ELLWOOD CITY OVER WAMPUM, 10-6, IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Joe Roth led Ellwood City over Wampum, 10-6, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. Roth rapped four hits and picked up the win on the mound to lead Ellwood City. Wampum scored two runs in the top of the first inning to take the lead. Jon Bobin reached on an error and scored on a home run by Bob Drueshel to give Wampum a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City took the lead in the bottom of the first inning. Mike Dominelli singled and Bill Garroway reached on an error. Roth doubled in both runners to
tie the score at 2-2. Todd McCaslin singled Roth to third base. Roth scored on a sacrifice fly by Ed Loccisano to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. Wampum tied the score in the third inning. Jim Vance singled, stole second base and scored on an error to tie the score at 3-3. Ellwood City took the lead in the bottom of the third inning. Roth singled and moved to second base on a wild pitch. McCaslin singled in Roth to give Ellwood City a 4-3 lead. McCaslin scored on an error and ground out to up the lead to 5-3. Wampum tied the score in the top of the fourth inning. Mark Frederick singled and Miller drew a walk. Vance sacrificed the runners and both runners scored on a single by Rick Fleeson tied the score at 5-5. Ellwood City took the lead for good in the bottom of the inning with two outs. Mike Guthrie singled and and Dominelli drew a walk. Garroway followed with a double scoring both runners to give Ellwood City a 7-5 lead. Roth followed with a single to up the lead to 8-5. Wampum scored a run in the top of the fifth inning to narrow the deficit to 8-6. Ellwood City added two run in the bottom of the sixth inning to account for the 10-6 final margin. Roth led Ellwood City with a double, three singles and four RBI. McCaslin rapped three singles and drove in two runs. Dominelli and Bill Corrigan singled twice and Garroway doubled with two RBI. Drueshel led Wampum with a home run, single and two RBI. Winning pitcher Roth scattered five hits for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY HOLDS OFF UNION, 4-3, IN THE LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS BEHIND MCCASLIN
Ellwood City held off Union, 4-3, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Union. Todd McCaslin singled twice and drove in three runs to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City took a 4-0 lead after three innings before Union mounted two rallies. Ellwood City scored twice in the top of the first inning. Mike Dominelli singled and Bill Garroway drew a walk. Both runners moved up on a wild pitch before McCaslin singled in Dominelli and Garroway to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City scored twice more in the top of the third inning. Joe Roth singled and moved to second base on an error. McCaslin followed with a single to increase the lead to 3-0. McCaslin took second base on the throw and moved to third base on a wild pitch. Ed Loccisano's sacrifice fly scored McCaslin to up the lead to 4-0. Union scored a run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Jim Panella reached second base on an error and scored on a single by Chuck Brogan to slice the deficit to 4-1. In the seventh inning, Union scored twice more. Matt Monstwill was hit by a pitch and scored on Chris Mele's triple to cut the deficit to 4-2. Mele scored on an error to narroe the deficit to 4-3 but the rally ended. McCaslin led Ellwood City with two singles and three RBI. Roth and Dominelli added two singles apiece. Mele led Union with a triple and a single. Winning pithcer Mike Guthrie threw 6-2/3 innings allowing five hits for Ellwood City. Roth nailed down the save.
NEW CASTLE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 9-1, IN OPENING ROUND OF LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS BEHIND JACOBS
New Castle defeated Ellwood City, 9-1, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Flaherty Field. John Jacobs doubled, singled twice and drove in four runs to lead New Castle. New Castle broke up a scoreless tie with four runs in the third inning. Three errors and two walks allowed four unearned runs to give New Castle a 4-0 lead. New Castle added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to up the lead to 7-0. Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the sixth inning. Mike Dominelli singled, stole second base and scored on a single by Todd McCaslin to reduce the deficit to 7-1. New Castle scored the final two runs of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning. Bob D'Ambrosia singled and moved to third base on Rob Parchman's double. John Jacobs singled in two runs to account for the final 9-1 score. Winning pitcher Bob Costello scattered seven hits for New Castle. Jacobs doubled, singled and drove in four runs. D'Ambrosia singled twice and Parchman added a double. Dominelli led Ellwood City with a double and two singles.
ELLWOOD CITY OUTLASTS WAMPUM, 7-6, BEHIND ROTH IN LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS-BUTERA HOMERS TWICE FOR WAMPUM
Ellwood City outlasted Wampum, 7-6, in the Lawrence County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. Joe Roth led Ellwood City with a double, two singles and three RBI. Jaime Butera smacked two home runs for Wampum. Ellwood City took a lead in the bottom of the first inning. Bill Garroway walked, stole second base and scored on Roth's double to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Todd McCaslin singled to score Roth to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Mike Dominelli singled and scored on a double by Garroway to up the lead to 3-0. After a ground out, McCaslin walked and stole second base. Ed Loccisano squeezed Garroway home to raise the lead to 4-0. Bryan Esoldo to make it 5-0. Wampum scored a run in the fourth inning. Bob Drueshel singled and scored on a double by Butera to cut the deficit to 5-1. Ellwood City scored a run in their half inning. Dominelli singled, moved to second base on a ground out and scored on a single by Roth to increase the lead to 6-1. Wampum's rightfielder Rick Fleeson's diving catch ended the inning. Wampum narrowed the deficit with three runs in the sixth inning. Butera led of the inning with a home run to make it 6-2. Mark Shaffer walked, stole second base and scored on a single by Mark Frederick's to slice the score to 6-3. Phil Buttermore doubled in Frederick to cut the deficit to 6-4. Ellwood City added a tally in the bottom of the inning. Dominelli walked and took third base on a double by Garroway. Roth's sacrifice fly scored Dominelli to increase the lead to 7-4. Wampum added two run in the top of the seventh inning to make it close. Fleeson singled and Butera belted another home run to make the final margin 7-6. Roth led Ellwood City with a double, two singles and three RBI. Garroway doubled and singled and McCaslin and Dominelli singled twice. Butera led Wampum with two home runs, a double and four RBI. Frederick added two singles. Winning pitcher Roth threw a complete-game for Ellwood City.
NEW CASTLE EDGES ELLWOOD CITY, 7-6, TO WIN THE LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE
New Castle edged Ellwood City, 7-6, to win the Lawrence County American Legion championship at Flaherty Field. New Castle held a 6-0 lead before Ellwood City rallied for six runs in the fifth inning to tie the score at 6-6. New Castle scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning. New Castle scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead. New Castle added a single run in the third inning to make the score 4-0. New Castle added two more runs in the fourth inning to broaden the lead to 6-0. Ellwood City roared back with six run in the top of the fifth inning to tie the score. Mike Dominelli singled and Joe Roth and Todd McCaslin walked to load the bases. Mike Esoldo singled in two runs to cut the deficit to 6-2. Bryan Esoldo singled to score McCaslin to make the score 6-3. Tom Aubel followed with a single scoring Mike Esoldo to cut the deficit to 6-4. Tony Pelloni followed with a double scoring Bryan Esoldo and Aubel to tie the score at 6-6. In the boyyom of the sixth inning New Castle scored the game-winning run. Anthony Pagley reached second base on an error and scored on a single by Rodney Parchman to give New Castle a 7-6 lead. Ellwood City failed to score in the seventh inning and the title went to New Castle. John Jacobs led New Castle with two singles and two RBI. Parchman singled twice and Pat Aromando added a double. Aubel, Dominelli and Bryn Esoldo singled twice for Ellwood City. Pelloni added a double with two RBI and Mike Esoldo singled with two RBI. Jim Romeo was the winning pitcher for New Castle.
Record
10-6
Batting
Average
Mike Dominelli..... .429
Joe Roth..... .400
Todd McCaslin..... .377
Bill Garroway..... .363
Tony Pelloni..... .265
Under minimum 31 at-bats
Bryan Esoldo..... .333(5/15)
Home Runs
Joe Roth.....1
Todd McCaslin.....1
Bryan Esoldo.....1
Triples
Joe Roth.....2
Todd McCaslin.....2
Mike Dominelli.....1
Bill Garroway.....1
Ed Loccisano.....1
Doubles
Joe Roth.....3
Mike Esoldo.....3
Bill Garroway.....2
Runs Batted In
Joe Roth.....16
Tod McCaslin.....16
Bill Garroway.....11
Ed Loccisano.....9
Tony Pelloni.....8
W-L
Joe Roth.....6-3
Chris Brough.....2-1
Mike Guthrie.....2-1
1987
ELLWOO CITY DOES NOT FIELD AMERICAN LEGION TEAM
Ellwood City failed to field an American Legion team in 1987. The Lawrence County American Legion League also failed to organize in 1987.
1988
Record
10-7
Batting
Average
Tony Joseph..... .461
Bob Kosior..... .439
Craig Morella..... .380
Kevin Dimeo..... .362
C.R. Mantz..... .350
John Staph..... .333
Frank Vedecchia..... .289
Under minimum 32 at-bats
Curt Agostinelli... .318(7/22)
Dave Brown..... .316(6/19)
Home Runs
None
Triples
Craig Morella.....2
C.R. Mantz.....2
Frank Verdecchia.....1
Craig Ioanilli.....1
Kevin Dimeo.....1
Doubles
Craig Morella.....2
John Staph.....2
Frank Verdecchia.....2
Bob Kosior.....2
Runs Batted In
Bob Kosior.....15
John Staph.....10
Kevin Dimeo.....9
C.R. Mantz.....8
Tony Joseph.....8
Tim Schlemmer.....7
Craig Morella.....7
Pitching
W-L
Frank Verdecchia.....4-2
Kevin Dimeo.....1-0
Craig Donnelly.....1-0
Craig Ioanilli.....1-0
1989
Record
8-6
Batting
Average
Bob Kosior..... .406
Kevin Dimeo..... .400
Tim Sheeler..... .387
Tony Joseph..... .303
Frank Verdecchia..... .264
Runs Batted In
Tony Joseph.....9
Jon Kosior.....6
Frank Verdecchia.....5
Pitching
W-L
C.R. Mantz....2-0
Frank Verdecchia.....2-2
1990
Details to follow
1991
2-14
Batting
Dave Bupp..... .391
Same Servick..... .326
Brian Kloos..... .277
1992
NEW BRIGHTON DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 4-2, IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFF SERIES BEHIND HOLAREN, NELSON
New Brighton downed Ellwood City, 4-2, in the opening round of the Beaver County American Legion playoffs at New Brighton. Andy Holaren fired a five-hitter and Greg Nelson smacked a three-run home run to break a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning. New Brighton took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three playoffs. New Brighton opened an early lead with a run in the bottom of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City tied the score at 1-1 in the top of the fourth inning on a Bob Garvin double. In the bottom of the sixth inning, New Brighton got two runners on base. Nelson followed with a three-run homer to break the deadlock and give New Brighton a 4-1 lead. Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the seventh inning on a single by Joe Rocco to cut the final margin to 4-2. Winning pitcher Holeran allowed five hits and fanned 11 batters. Matt Weber scattered seven hits for Ellwood City. Nelson led New Brighton with a home run and three RBI. Holaren and Lee Leaville added two hits apiece and Brian Smith had a double. Greg Brandt led Ellwood City with a double and single and Garvin added a double.
NEW BRIGHTON SHUTS OUT ELLWOOD CITY, 1-0, TO WIN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFF SERIES BEHIND HOOKS, NELSON-WEBER HURLS THREE-HITTER FOR ELLWOOD CITY
New Brighton shutout Ellwood City, 1-0, in the Beaver County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. New Brighton won the best-of-three series, two games to none. Steve Hooks tossed a four-hitter and Greg Nelson drove in the only run to lead New Brighton. Matt Weber hurled a three-hitter for Ellwood City. After three scoreless innings, New Brighton scored the only run of the game in the top of the fourth inning. Reese Vanevora drew a base on balls to start the inning. Hooks reached on an error and Jon Scott walked to load the bases. Nelson followed with a single scoring Vanevora to give New Brighton a 1-0 lead. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Winning pitcher Hooks allowed four singles in his complete-game win. Weber allowed three singles for Ellwood City. Nelson led New Brighton with a single and drove in the games' only run. Lee Leavalle and Jon Scott added singles. Greg Brandt, Bob Garvin, Brian Majors and Heath Johnke singled for Ellwood City.
Record
11-9
Batting
Home Runs
Heath Johnke.....2
Rusty Speelman.....2
Triples
Bob Garvin.....1
Doubles
Greg Brandt.....4
Dave D'Angelo.....4
Tony Kuleza.....2
Hits
Greg Brandt.....16
Heath Johnke.....13
Rusty Speelman.....12
Tony Kuleza.....12
Jasen Conner.....10
Joe Rocco.....8
Chris Sheeler.....8
Pitching
Matt Weber.....6-4
Brian Majors.....3-1
Heath Johnke.....2-0
1993
BEAVER FALLS DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 5-2, IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS BEHIND WEIR, CAMPBELL
Beaver Falls defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 5-2, in the Beaver County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. Scott Weir smacked a home run and triple and Mark Campbell scattered eight hits to lead Beaver Falls. Beaver Falls scored three runs in the top of the first inning to open up a 3-0 lead. Beaver Falls added to their lead with two more runs in the top of the third inning to increase their lead to 5-0. Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the inning to reduce the deficit to 5-1. Ellwood City added another solo tally in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 5-2. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Weir led Beaver Falls with a home run, triple and three RBI. Andy Fabian added an RBI-single. Heath Johnke led Ellwood City with two singles and an RBI. Bob Garvin added two singles and Greg Brandt added a double. Ryan Nash added an RBI-single. Winning pitcher Campbell fanned eight batters and allowed two earned runs.
BEAVER FALLS DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 6-0, TO SWEEP BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINAL SERIES
Record
12-8
Batting
Home Runs
Heath Johnke.....3
Bob Garvin.....3
Greg Brandt.....1
Kevin Sprinker.....1
Jason Wise.....1
Bubba Hardy.....1
Triples
Greg Brandt.....2
Bob Garvin.....2
Eric Zeigler.....2
Kevin Sprinker.....1
Dan D'Angelo.....1
Jed McCormish.....1
Doubles
Bob Garvin.....9
Jed McComish.....6
Greg Brandt.....5
Dan D'Angelo.....4
Hits
Bob Garvin
Greg Brandt
Heath Johnke
Ryan Nash
Eric Zeigler
Jed McCormish
Dan D'Angelo
Jason Wise
Runs Batted In
Heath Johnke.....16
Ryan Nash.....15
Bob Garvin.....14
Greg Brandt.....12
Jason Wise.....11
Pitching
Greg Brandt.....4-4
Bob Garvin.....3-1
Brian Sprinker.....3-2
Brian Majors.....2-0
1994
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DEFEATS BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP, 10-4, IN OPENING GAME OF BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINAL PLAYOFFS BEHIND NARDONE
Ellwood City Post #157 defeated Brighton Township, 10-4, in the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-Final Series at Sanders Field. Joe Nardone rapped three singles and with three RBI to lead Ellwood City. The win gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Brighton Township scored a run in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City took the lead with a four-run rally in the bottom of the second inning to take a 4-1 lead. Brighton Township scored three runs in the top of the third inning to tie the score at 4-4. Ellwood City broke the deadlock with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to open a 7-4 lead. Ellwood City added three more runs in the fifth inning to increase their lead to 10-4. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Nardone led Ellwood City with three singles and three RBI. Kevin Sprinker singled twice with two RBI. Brandon Street added a triple and Jason Wise added a double. Jason Mickey doubled twice to lead Brighton Township. Ken Haywiser singled twice with three RBI. Winning pitcher Brandon Street allowed six hits and fanned six batters.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP, 8-2, TO WIN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SERIES BEHIND GARVIN, PELLONI
Ellwood City downed Brighton Township, 8-2, to win the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-Final Series at Brighton Township. Ellwood City won the best-of-three series, two games to none. Bob Garvin threw a four-hitter and Mike Pelloni homered and singled with two RBI. Ellwood City jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a three-run rally in the top of the first inning. After three scoreless innings, Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the fifth inning to up their lead to 4-0. Brighton Township scored twice in the bottom of the inning to cut the deficit to 4-2. After a scoreless sixth inning, Ellwood City pulled away with a four-run rally in the top of the seventh inning to make the final score 8-2. Winning pitcher Garvin allowed four singles for Ellwood City in the complete-game effort. Pelloni led Ellwood City at the plate with a home run, a single and two RBI. Garvin and Brandon Street singled twice with an RBI apiece. Jason Wise singled in two runs and Erik Montozzi added an RBI-single. Jason Mackey singled in two runs for Brighton Township.
BLACKHAWK EDGES ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 3-2, IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINAL SERIES OPENER BEHIND DICKINSON
Blackhawk scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Ellwood City Post #157, 3-2, in the Beaver County American Legion Semi-Final Series at Blackhawk. Steve Dickinson belted a solo home drove in the winning run to lead Blackhawk. The victory gave Blackhawk a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ellwood City's Brandon Street and Blackhawk's Tim Shanor hooked up in a pitcher's duel holding the opposition without a run through five innings. Ellwood City broke through with two runs in the top of the sixth inning to take the lead. Erik Montozzi singled in a run and another scored on an error to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Blackhawk responded with two runs to tie the score in the bottom of the sixth inning. Dickinson hit a solo home run to cut the deficit to 2-1. Sean Cekovich followed with another home run to deadlock the score at 2-2 after six innings. After Ellwood City failed to score in the top of the seventh inning, Blackhawk scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Josh Wilson singled and Dan McNees ollowed with a single. Dickinson drove in Wilson with a single to give Blackhawk a 3-2 victory. Dickinson led Blackhawk with a home run, single and two RBI. Cekovich homered, singled with one RBI. Bubba Hardy led Ellwood City with a double and single. Winning pitcher Shanor threw a six-hitter and fanned eight batters for Blackhawk. Street threw a seven-hitter for Ellwood City.
BLACKHAWK DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 10-5, TO WIN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINAL SERIES
Blackhawk defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 10-5, to win the Beaver County American Legion Semi-Final Series at Sanders Field. The victory gave Blackhawk the best-of-three series, two games to one. Blackhawk scored two runs in the top of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. Blackhawk scored six more runs in the top of the second inning to up their lead to 8-0. Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI-double by Brandon Street to make the score 8-1. Ellwood City scored another run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Erik Montozzi walked, stole second base and scored on a Joe Nardone single to slice the deficit to 8-2. Ellwood City rallied for three more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Bob Garvin walked and Street followed with an RBI-double to make the score 8-3. Ryan Nash followed with a two-run homer over the leftfield fence to narrow the deficit to 8-5. Blackhawk scored twice in the top of the sixth inning to account for the final 10-5 margin. Ben Fetter and Josh Wilson rapped three singles apiece to lead Blackhawk. Steve Dickinson and Tont Ritz added RBI-doubles. Street led Ellwood City with two doubles and Nash homered with two RBI. Jason Wise and Montozzi added doubles. Dickinson was the winning pitcher for Blackhawk.
Record
17-5
Batting
Home Runs
Ryan Nash.....6
Mike Pelloni.....2
Erik Montozzi.....2
Bob Garvin.....2
Bubba Hardy.....2
Joe Nardone.....1
Jason Wise.....1
Triples
Bob Garvin.....2
Mike Pelloni.....1
Brandon Street.....1
Doubles
Brandon Street.....6
Joe Nardone.....4
Bob Garvin.....4
Erik Montozzi.....3
Mike Pelloni.....3
Kevin Sprinker.....2
Jed McCormish.....2
Ryan Nash.....2
Runs Batted In
Mike Pelloni.....23
Ryan Nash.....22
Bob Garvin.....17
Joe Nardone.....17
Brandon Street.....12
Jason Wise.....12
Erik Montozzi.....10
W-L
Bob Garvin.....6-2
Brandon Street.....5-1
Adam Black.....4-0
Brian Sprinker.....2-1
1995
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DEFEATS BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP, 3-1, IN THE OPENING GAME OF THE BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINAL SERIES BEHIND HALL, GARVIN
Ellwood City Post #157 defeated Brighton Township, 3-1, in the opening game of the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-Final Series at Sanders Field. Mike Hall tossed a five -hitter and Bob Garvin smacked a home run and single to lead Ellwood City. The win gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City scored twice in the bottom of the second inning to take a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City added another run in the third inning on Garvin's home run to up the Ellwood City lead to 3-0. Brighton Township scored a run in the top of the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 3-1. Neither team scored the rest of the way to give Ellwood City the 3-1 victory. Winning pitcher Hall allowed five hits in the route-going effort. Jeff Mullen surrendered seven hits for Brighton Township. Garvin led Ellwood City with a home run and single. Jason Wise added a double. Mullen led Brighton Township with a double.
ELLWOOD CITY DOWNS BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP, 14-4, TO WIN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINAL SERIES BEHIND NARDONE
Ellwood City Post #157 downed Brighton Township, 14-4, to win the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-Final Series at Sanders Field. Joe Nardone led Ellwood City with a home run, two singles and four RBI. The victory gave Elwood City a sweep of the best-of-three series, two games to none. Brighton Township scored three runs in the top of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead. Ellwood City scored a tally in the bottom of the inning on Bob Garvin's home run to cut the deficit to 3-1. Ellwood City rallied for four runs in the bottom of the second inning to take the lead 5-3. Brighton Township narrowed the score to 5-4 with a run in the top of the fourth inning. Ellwood City erupted for eight runs in the bottom of the inning to take control of the game. Before the inning was complete, Blake Schilling belted a two-run home run, Nardone smacked a solo home run, Brad Welsh hit a two-run triple and Mike Pelloni rapped a two-run double to give Ellwood City a 13-4 lead. Ellwood City scored a solo run in the bottom o fthe fifth inning to take a 14-4 lead which invoked the ten-run rule to end the game. Nardone led Ellwood City with a home run, two singles and four RBI. Garvin homered and singled and Welsh tripled and singled. Mike Pelloni doubled and singled and Eric Meyer added a double. Brodie Patten and Shawn Morrow singled twice for Brighton Township. Winning pitcher Adam Black scattered eight hits for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 RALLIES PAST BLACKHAWK, 16-9, IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS OPENER BEHIND PELLONI, WISE, GARVIN
Ellwood City Post #157 rallied with eleven runs in the final two innings to defeat Blackhawk, 16-9, in the opening game of the Beaver County American Legion Semi-Final Series at Chippewa Park. The victory gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Sam Pelloni smacked four singles, Jason Wise drove in five runs with a home run and double and Bob Garvin doubled and singled twice. Blackhawk scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City rallied for four runs in the top of the second inning to take the lead 4-2. Blackhawk tied the score at 4-4 with two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Blackhawk scored a run in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 5-4 lead. Ellwood City knotted the score at 5-5 with a run in the top of the fifth inning. Blackhawk took the lead, 8-5, with three runs in the bottom of the inning. Ellwood City erupted for six runs in the top of the sixth inning to take the lead. Jason Wise's three-run homer keyed the rally as Ellwood City took an 11-8 lead. Blackhawk scored a single tally in the bottom of the inning to narrow the deficit to 11-9. Ellwood City added five more run in the top of the seventh inning to take a 16-9 lead. Blackhawk failed to score in the bottom of the inning and the victory went to Ellwood City. Ellwood City was led by Sam Pelloni with four singles, Wise with a homer, double and five RBI and Bob Garvin with a double and two singles. Blake Schilling added three singles and Eric Meyer rapped a double and single. Mike Pelloni singled twice and Brad Welsh and Joe Nardone added doubles. Ben Fetter and Scott Parsons homered and doubled to lead Blackhawk. Steve Dickinson doubled and singled and Tony Ritz singled twice. Ron Harper was the winning pitcher in relief for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 SCORES TWICE IN SEVENTH INNING TO EDGE BLACKHAWK, 2-1-ADVANCE TO BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP BEHIND GARVIN
Ellwood City Post #157 scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Blackhawk, 2-1, at Sanders Field to advance to the Beaver County Championship Series. Ellwood City won the best-of-three semi-final series, two games to none. Bob Garvin tossed a five-hitter on the mound and and singled twice to lead Ellwood City. Garvin and Blackhawk's Travis Jordan hooked up in a pitchers' duel holding the opposition scoreless through six innings. Blackhawk took the lead in the top of the seventh inning. Neal Croston led off the inning with a home run to give Blackhawk a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City responded with two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win the game. Sam Pelloni and Joe Nardone led off with singles to put runners at first and second base. Eric Meyer sacrificed both runners ahead a base. Tom Nulph walked to load the bases. An error allowed Pelloni to score to tie the game at 1-1. Another error scored Nardone to give Ellwood City a 2-1 victory and the series. Winning pitcher Garvin hurled a five-hitter in a complete-game effort. Jordan allowed four hits for Blackhawk. Garvin led Ellwood City at the plate with two singles. Croston led Blackhawk with a home run and single.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DEFEATS HOPEWELL, 14-0, IN OPENING GAME OF BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BEHIND WELSH, BLACK
Ellwood City Post #157 defeated Hopewell, 14-0, in the opening game of the Beaver County American Legion Championship Series at Hopewell. The victory gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of three series. Brad Welsh provided the offensive power with a two home runs, a single and five RBI. Adam Black tossed a one-hit shutout in five innings on the mound. Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City added two more run in the top of the second inning on Welsh's two-run homer to up the lead to 3-0. Ellwood City broke the game open in the top of the third inning. Keyed by a two-run homer by Mike Pelloni, Ellwood City scored six runs to open up a 9-0 lead. Highlighted by three-run homer by Welsh, Ellwood City scored four more runs in the fourth inning to up the lead to 13-0. Ellwood City closed the scoring with a run in the top of the fifth inning to make the final score 14-0. The ten-run rule was invoked after Hopewell failed o score in the bottom of the fifth inning. Welsh led Ellwood City with two home runs, a single and five RBI. Wise doubled, singled twice and drove in two runs and Pelloni homered, singled with two RBI. Justin Nash had two singles and an RBI and Joe Nardone singled in two runs. Scott Van New Kirk singled for Hopewell. Winning pitcher Black allowed one single in five innings of work.
HOPEWELL SCORES 11 RUNS IN SIXTH INNING TO DEFEAT ELLWOOD CITY POST#157, 12-1, TO TIE BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BEHIND BAIN
Hopewell broke a 1-1 tie with eleven runs in the top of the sixth inning to defeat Ellwood City Post #157, 12-1, in the second game of the Beaver County American Legion Championship Series at Sanders Field. The win tied the best-of-five series at one game apiece. Jeff Bain led Hopewell with a home run and double and four RBI. Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the second inning to take a 1-0 lead. Hopewell scored a run in the top of the third inning to tie the score at 1-1. After two scoreless innings the score remained tied at 1-1 going into the sixth inning. Hopewell erupted for eleven runs in the inning to open up a 12-1 lead. Hopewell's inning included a two-run homer by Bain, a double by Chad Ciccone, a two-run single by Mike Riser and four infield singles. When Ellwood City failed to score in the bottom of the inning, the ten-run rule was invoked with a 12-1 Hopewell victory. Bain led Hopewell with a home run, double and four RBI. Ciccone doubled, singled with two RBI. Joe Sheesley singled twice and Riser singled with two RBI. Brad Welsh doubled and singled to lead Ellwood City. Sam Pelloni added a double. Winning pitcher Brent Hall scattered seven hits for Hopewell.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DEFEATS HOPEWELL, 11-4, BEHIND MEYER GRAND SLAM TO TAKE LEAD IN BEAVER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Ellwood City Post #157 defeated Hopewell, 11-4, in the third game of Beaver County American Legion Championship Series at Hopewell. The victory gave Ellwood City a two games to one lead in the best-of-five series. Eric Meyer broke open a scoreless tie in the fourth inning with a grand-slam homer to key the Ellwood City win. After three scoreless innings, Ellwood City rallied for five runs in the top of the fourth inning. Mike Pelloni walked, Brad Welsh reached on an error and Sam Pelloni loaded the bases on a fielders's choice. After a force out, the bases remained loaded for Meyer. Meyer followed with a grand-slam homer deep over the right-field fence to give Ellwood City a 4-0 lead. Ellwood City added another run in the inning to take a 5-0 lead. Ellwood City added another run in the top of the fifth inning to up the lead to 6-0. Hopewell scored three runs in the bottom of the inning to cut the deficit to 6-3. Both teams scored a run in the sixth inning to make the score 7-4 entering the seventh inning. Ellwood City scored four runs, keyed by Welsh's three-run double, to give Ellwood City an 11-4 lead. Hopewell failed to score in the bottom of the seventh inning. Meyer led Ellwood City with a grand-slam hmer, double and four RBI. Welsh doubled twice, singled and drove in three runs. Jason Wise and Joe Nardone doubled and singled and Bob Garvin singled twice. Chad Ciccone and Jeff Bain singled twice for Hopewell. Winning pitcher Garvin scattered eight hits and fanned eight batters.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS HOPEWELL, 13-1, TO WIN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP BEHIND BLACK, WELSH-ADVANCE TO REGION 8 TOURNAMENT
Ellwood City Post #157 downed Hopewell, 13-1, to win the Beaver County American Legion Championship at Sanders Field. The victory gave Ellwood City, managed by Bob Garvin, the best-of-three series, three games to one and advanced to the Region 8 Tournament in St. Mary's. Adam Black scattered four hits over five innings and Brad Welsh homered and singled and drove in four runs to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 5-0 lead. Hopewell and Ellwood City both scored runs in the second inning to make the score 6-1. Ellwood City broke the game open in the bottom of the third inning. Ellwood City scored four runs before Welsh's three-run homer capped the inning to give Ellwood City a 13-1 lead. Neither team scored in the fourth and fifth innings and the ten-run rule was invoked giving Ellwood City the 13-1 win and the county title. inning pitcher Black allowed four singles in five innings of work. Welsh led Ellwood City with a home run, double and four RBI. Sam Pelloni doubled and singled with an RBI and Bob Garvin singled twice with two RBI. Joe Nardone added a double. Ellwood City benefitted from five errors that accounted for 10 unearned runs. Ellwood City advanced to the double-elimination tournament at St. Mary's.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS FRANKLIN, 6-4, IN OPENER OF AMERICAN LEGION REGION 8 TOURNAMENT
Ellwood City Post #157 downed Franklin, 6-4, in the opening game of the American Legion Region 8 Tournament at St. Mary's. Ellwood City scored two runs in the first three innings and held on for the victory. Ellwood City scored twice in the top of the first inning. Tom Nulph singled and moved to second base on a sacrifice by Joe Nardone. Bob Garvin singled scoring Nulph and scored himself on an error by the leftfielder to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Franklin scored a run in their half of the first to cut the deficit to 2-1. Ellwood City scored two more runs in the top of the second inning. Brad Welsh singled, stole second base and moved to third base on Sam Pelloni's single. Welsh scoed on a wild pitch to up the lead to 3-1. Nulph followed with a double scoring Pelloni to make the lead to 4-1. Ellwood City scored another two runs in the top of the third inning. Garvin lead off with a walk and stole second base. Jason Wise singled Garvin to third base who was injured on the play. Justin Nash replaced Garvin and scored on a single by Mike Pelloni to up the lead to 5-1. Welsh singled in Wise and raised the lead to 6-1. Franklin scored two runs in the fourth inning to cut the deficit to 6-3. Franklin scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to cut the deficit to 6-4. Franklin threatened in the ninth inning by loading the bases but failed to score and the victory went to Ellwood City. Nulph led Ellwood City with a double, single and an RBI. Welsh singled twice with and RBI and Mike Pelloni singled twice. Five different hitters singled twice for Franklin. Winning pitcher Mike Hall was the winning pitcher with 8-1/3 innings of work. Adam Black got the final two outs to gain the save.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 RALLIES FROM 6-0 DEFICIT TO DEFEAT ERIE, 10-7, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION 8 TOURNAMENT BEHIND BLACK
Ellwood City Post #157 rallied from a 6-0 deficit to defeat Erie, 10-7, in the Region 8 American Legion Tournament at St. Mary's. Adam Black tripled, doubled, drove in four runs and picked up the win on the mound to lead Ellwood City. Erie jumped out to a 4-0 lead with four runs in the top of the first inning. Erie added two more runs in the top of the third inning to up their lead to 6-0. Ellwood City sliced into the deficit with four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Justin Nash singled and scored on Black's triple to make the score 6-1. Two walks loaded the bases and Jason Wise followed with a bases-clearing double to cut the deficit to 6-4. Erie scored a solo run in the top of the fifth inning to make their lead 7-4. Ellwood City narrowed the deficit in the bottom of the fifth inning. Black doubled in one run and scored on a single by Tom Nulph to make the the score at 7-6. After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City rallied in the bottom of the eighth inning to take the lead for good. Welsh led off with a single and with one out Mike Pelloni rapped a single. Sam Pelloni followed with a single scoring Welsh to tie the score at 7-7. Blake Schilling walked and Nash's suicide bunt scored Mike Pelloni to give Ellwood City an 8-7 lead. Black followed with a two-run single to up the lead to 10-7. Ellwood City added an insurance run to raise the lead to 11-7. Erie failed to score in the top of the ninth inning. Black led Ellwood City with a triple, double and single with four RBI. Nash, Welsh, Sam Pelloni and Mike Pelloni added two singles apiece. Wise doubled with three RBI. Tom Connolly led Erie with a double and two singles. Winning pitcher Black threw a nine-inning complete game for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS BROCKWAY. 12-7, TO REACH CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND OF AMERICN LEGION REGION 8 TOURNAMENT BEHIND NARDONE
Ellwood City Post #157 downed Brockway, 12-9, at St. Mary's to reach the American Legion Region 8 Tournament championship round. Ellwood City won its' third straight game to be the only undefeated in the tournament. Joe Nardone rapped four singles and drove in three runs to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City raced out to a 9-1 lead after four innings on the way to the victory. Brockway scored a run in the bottom of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City scored two runs in the top of the third inning to take a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City erupted for seven runs in the top of the fourth inning. In the inning, Sam Pelloni had an RBI-single, Nardone a two-run single and Brad Welsh an RBI-single as Ellwood City opened up a 9-1 lead. Brockway countered with four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to reduce the deficit to 9-5. Ellwood City scored a single run in the top of the sixth inning to increase the lead to 10-5. Brockway scored twice in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut the deficit to 10-7. Ellwood City added solo runs in the eighth and ninth innings to account for the 12-7 final score. Nardone led Ellwood City with four singles and three RBI. Tom Nulph doubled and singled twice and Sam Pelloni added a double and single. Welsh singled twice with three RBI and Jason Wise singled twice. Mike Pelloni added a double. Tim Hughes led Brockway with a double and two singles. Mike Frisk was the winning pitcher in relief for Ellwood City. He allowed two runs over the final five innings.
FRANKLIN TOPS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 12-3, IN CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND OF AMERICAN LEGION REGION 8 TOURNAMENT
Franklin topped Ellwood City Post #157, 12-3, in the championship round of the American Legion Region 8 Tournament at St. Mary's. The victory by Franklin gave both teams one loss in the double-elimination tournament. Franklin scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 5-0 early lead. Neither team scored for the next four innings. Franklin added four more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to up their lead to 9-0. Franklin scored three more runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to increase their lead to 12-0. Ellwood City scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to account for the final 12-3 margin. Winning pitcher Bundy Fullmer scattered eight hits over 8-1/3 inning to get the win for Franklin. Jim Frederick closed out the game with 2/3 innings of work. Paul Stevens doubled and singled twice for Franklin. Tom Nulph led Ellwood City with two singles and Bob Garvin added a double.
FRANKLIN DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 8-2, TO WIN THE AMERICAN LEGION REGION 8 TOURNAMENT TO ADVANCE TO STATE TOURNAMENT BEHIND BELL
Franklin defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 8-2, to win the American Legion Region 8 Tournament at St. Mary's. The victory advanced Franklin to the Pennsylvania American Legion Tournament. Matt Bell fired a four-hitter, fanned 15 batters and smacked a three-run homer to lead Franklin. Franklin scored twice in the top of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. After two scoreless innings the game was delayed for 1-1/2 hours due to rain. In the top of the fourth inning, Franklin scored four runs keyed by Bell's three-run homer to give Franklin a 6-0 lead. Franklin added solo runs in the sixth and eighth innings to increase their lead to 8-0. Ellwood City scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning to make the final score 8-2. Winning pitcher Bell threw a four-hitter and struck out 15 batters in nine-inning complete-game. Bell homered and singled with three RBI to lead Franklin at the plate. Matt Koziara tripled and singled with three RBI. Eric Meyer and Blake Schilling led Ellwood City with doubles.
Record
22-8
Batting
Home Runs
Brad Welsh.....6
Jason Wise.....6
Mike Pelloni.....4
Eric Meyer.....3
Bob Garvin.....2
Joe Nardone.....1
Sam Pelloni.....1
Blake Schilling.....1
Triples
Brad Welsh.....3
Sam Pelloni.....1
Jason Wise.....1
Blake Schilling.....1
Adam Black.....1
Doubles
Jason Wise.....9
Eric Meyer.....6
Brad Welsh.....5
Bob Garvin.....5
Mike Pelloni.....4
Runs Batted In
Jason Wise.....40
Brad Welsh.....32
Joe Nardone.....22
Mike Pelloni.....20
Bob Garvin.....16
Tom Nulph.....15
Eric Meyer.....13
Sam Pelloni.....13
Pitching
Adam Black.....6-1
Mike Hall.....7-3
Bob Garvin.....5-3
1996
AMBRIDGE-BADEN-ECONOMY DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 7-4, IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINAL OPENER BEHIND BAKER
Ambridge-Baden-Economy defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 7-4, in the opening game of the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-Finals at Ambridge. The Victory gives A-B-E a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Josh Baker drove in four runs with a home run and single to lead A-B-E. Ellwood City jumped out to a lead with four runs in the top of the first inning. Justin Nash led off with a single and Tom Nulph drew a walk. With one out, Sam Pelloni rapped a 385-ft double scoring two runs to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. With two outs and none oo, Josh Murphy singled and Eric Meyer reached on an error. With runners on second and third base, Blake Schilling singled in both runners to take a 4-0 lead. After a scoreless second inning, A-B-E scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning. After A-B-E scored a run, Josh Baker hit a two-run homer to cut the deficit to 4-3. A-B-E scored three more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. The key hit in the inning was a two-run single by Baker as A-B-E took a 6-4 lead. A-B-E added a solo run in the bottom of the fifth inning to raise the A-B-E lead to 7-4. Neither team scored the rest of the way. Josh Baker led A-B-E with a home run, single and four RBI. Andy Galvin added a double and single. John Baker, Gary Schofield and Scott Russin added two singles apiece. Murphy led Ellwood City with three singles. Nash singled twice and and Pelloni doubled with two RBI. Schilling singled in two runs. Winning pitcher Schoefield scattered eight hits for A-B-E.
BLACK THROWS PERFECT GAME TO LEAD ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 TO 10-0 WIN OVER AMBRIDGE-BADEN-ECONOMY IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Adam Black threw a perfect game to lead Ellwood City Post #157 to a 10-0 win over Ambridge-Baden-Economy in the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-Final Series at Riverside High School. The victory tied the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Keyed by Chris Maloney's home two-run homer, Ellwood City scored five runs in the bottom of the second inning to increase their lead to 6-0. Ellwood City added four more runs in the bottom of the third inning as Ellwood City upped their lead to 10-0. Black retired all 15 batters he faced and the ten-run rule was invoked after 4-1/2 innings. Winning pitcher Black threw just 59 pitches in his no-hit five inning gem. Jarrod Curcio led Ellwood City with a double, single and two RBI. Maloney had a home run with two RBI. Eric Meyer and Brad Welsh added two-run singles.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 EDGES AMBRIDGE-BADEN-ECONOMY, 4-3, TO WIN TO BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINALS
Ellwood City Post #157 edged Ambridge-Baden-Economy, 4-3, to win the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-final series at Ambridge. The win gave Ellwood City the best-of-three series, two games to one. Ellwood City erased a 3-1 deficit with three runs in the fifth inning in a rain-soaked game. A-B-E scored a run in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the second inning to tie the score. Eric Meyer tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Blake Schilling to knot the score at 1-1. A-B-E scored twice in the bottom of the inning to regain the lead at 3-1. After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning. Elvin Jenkins, Tom Nulph and Jarrod Curcio all singled to load the bases. Brad Welsh drew a base on balls to score Jenkins to narrow the lead to 3-2. With rain increasing, Sam Pelloni grounded to shortstop to force Welsh. But the throw tofirst base on the attempted double play was errant and Nulph and Curcio to score to give Ellwood City a 4-3 lead. Ellwood City's Adam Black relieved Mike Hall for the final two innings and recorded the final six outs. Winning pitcher Mike Hall scattered eight hits over five innings to notch the victory. Black allowed one hit in two innings of work to get the save. Meyer led Ellwood City with a triple and Jenkins, Nulph and Curcio added singles. Josh Baker led Ambridge with a double and two singles. Gary Schoefield added a triple and single.
BLACKHACK HOLDS ON TO DEFEAT ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 7-5, IN OPENING GAME OF BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS-MURPHY RAPS THREE HITS FOR ELLWOOD CITY
Blackhawk held off Ellwood City Post #157, 7-5 in the opening game of the Beaver County American Legion Semi-Finals series at Chippewa Park. Blackhawk smacked four home runs to jump out to a 7-1 lead on the way to the win. The victory gave Blackhawk a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Blackhawk took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a solo home run by Mike Leiper. Ellwood City tied the score with a run in the top of the second inning to tie the score at 1-1. Blackhawk regained the lead, 3-1, in the bottom of the inning on Gordon Daily's two-run homer. Blackhawk's Kevin Smith hit a solo home run to up the lead to 4-1. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Joe Smith smacked a two-run homer to increase the Blackhawk lead to 6-1. Blackhawk added an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth inning to stretch their lead to 7-1. Ellwood City narrowed the deficit to 7-3 in the top of the sixth inning on Sam Pelloni's two-run homer. In the top of the seventh inning Ellwood City mounted a final threat., Blake Schilling walked and Chris Maloney singled to left field. Mike Hall reached on a bunt single and Schilling scored on an errant throw on the play to cut the deficit to 7-4 Jarrod Curcio's sacrifice fly scored Maloney to make the score 7-5. With two outs, Brad Welsh and Pelloni drew walks to load the bases. But a long fly out ended the game and the victory went to Blackhawk. Daily led Blackhawk with home run, double and three RBI. Smith homered and doubled with two RBI, Leiper homered and singled and Palko smacked a solo homer. Josh Murphy led Ellwood City with a triple, double and single. Pelloni homered with two RBI and Maloney singled twice. Winning pitcher Parkhill allowed eight hits for Blackhawk.
NASH'S GRAND SLAM IN SEVENTH INNING LEADS ELLWOOD CITY POTS #157 OVER BLACKHAWK, 6-5, IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS-PELLONI RAPS THREE HITS
Justin Nash smacked a grand slam home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Ellwood City Post #157 to a 6-5 win over Blackhawk in the Beaver County American Legion Semi-Finals at Sanders Field. Nash's slam erased a 5-2 deficit to give Ellwood City the victory. The win tied the best-of-three series at one-game apiece. After two scoreless innings, Blackhawk scored a run in the top of the third inning to take a 1-0 lead. Blackhawk added solo runs in the fourth and fifth innings to up the lead to 3-0. Blackhawk extended their lead to 5-0 with two more runs in the top of the sixth inning. Ellwood City cut the deficit to 5-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning on Brad Welsh's two-run homer over the right field fence. After Blackhawk failed to score in the seventh inning, Ellwood City faced their last at-bat of the season. Chris Maloney led off by ripping a single to left field. Tom Nulph drew a walk and Jarrod Curcio singled to load the bases for Nash. On a 2-2 pitch, Nash rapped a grand slam home run over the left field fence scoring Maloney, Nulph and Curcio ahead of him to give Ellwood City the 6-5 victory. Nash led Ellwood City at the plate with a grand slam and four RBI. Sam Pelloni doubled and singled twice for Ellwood City. Welsh homered with two RBI. Justin Hollohan led Blackhawk with three singles. Winning pitcher Mike Hall scattered eight hits for Ellwood City.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 EDGES BLACKHAWK, 7-6, TO WIN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS-HEADS TO CHAMPIONSHIP
Ellwood City Post #157 edged Blackhawk, 7-6, to win the Beaver County American Legion Semi-Finals at Chippewa Park. Ellwood City held on for the victory after the game was called the day before due to lightning and had to be resumed the next day, The victory gave Ellwood City the best-of-three series, two games to one. Ellwood City scored a solo run in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Blackhawk rallied for two runs in the bottom of the first inning to take the lead 2-1. Blackhawk added two more runs in the bottom of the second inning to increase their lead to 4-1. Ellwood City scored three more runs in the top of the third inning to tie the score at 4-4. Ellwood City scored three more runs in the top of the fourth inning to take up a 7-4 lead. Blackhawk rallied for a run in the bottom of the inning to make the score 7-5. The game was called in the fifth inning due to lightning and resumed the nest day. Neither team scored in the fifth or sixth innings as Ellwood City held on to its' 7-5 lead. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Blackhawk got the tying runs in scoring position with none out. Jeff Stanyard walked and Justih Holloway followed with a double. Mike Hall relieved on the mound for Ellwood City. Hall got a pop up for the first out but fell behind 3-0 on the next batter. Hall battled back to throw three straight called strikes to gat the second out. An infield error allowed Stanyard to score to cut the deficit to 7-6. With tying run on third base, Hall induced a fly ball to centerfielder Sam Pelloni to end the game and send Ellwood City ti the finals. Pelloni led Ellwood City with a triple, single and one RBI. Welsh homered with two RBI and Eric Meyer singled twice. McGee led Blackhawk with a home run and single. Stanyard doubled and singled and Joe Smith and Gordon Daily singled twice. Halloran added a double. Justin Nash was the winning pitcher for Ellwood City with Adam Black and Hall in relief. Hall gained the save with an hitless inning of relief.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DEFEATS HOPEWELL, 4-0, IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE OPENER BEHIND HALL 4-HITTER-MALONEY KNOCKS IN THREE RUNS
Ellwood City Post #157 defeated Hopewell, 4-0, in the opening game Beaver County American Legion Championship Series at Hopewell. Mike Hall fired a four-hitter and Chris Maloney doubled in three runs to lead Ellwood City. The win gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City scored four runs in the top of the third inning. Brad Welsh walked, Josh Murphy singled and Eric Meyer walked to load the bases. Blake Schilling laid down a squeeze bunt single scoring Welsh to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Chris Maloney followed with a double to the left-field fence scoring Murphy, Meyer and Schilling to increase Ellwood City's lead to 4-0. Ellwood City centerfielder Sam Pelloni made leaping catch in the sixth to save a run after a double by Hopewell's Eric Bain. Winning pitcher Hall allowed four hits and fanned seven batters for Ellwood City. Maloney led Ellwood City at the plate with a double and three RBI. Murphy, Schilling, Pelloni and Jarrod Curcio added singles. Bain led Hopewell with a double.
HOPEWELL TOPS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 6-4, IN EXTRA INNINGS TO TIE BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE SERIES-WELSH RAPS THREE HITS
Hopewell topped Ellwood City Post #157, 6-4, in eight innings in the Beaver County American Legion Championship Series at Sanders Field. With he victory, Hopewell tied the best-of-three series at one-game apiece. Brad Welsh led Ellwood City with a double and two singles. Hopewell opened the scoring in the top of the first inning with two runs to take a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City tied the score, 2-2,in the bottom of the inning on RBI-doubles by Welsh and Pelloni. Hopewell scored a run in the top of the third inning to regain the lead 3-2. Ellwood City tied the game, 3-3, in the bottom of the fourth inning on Blake Schilling's single. Hopewell took the lead in the top of the sixth inning. Chad Ciccone smacked a long home run over the left-field fence to give Hopewell the lead again at 4-3. In the bottom of the seventh inning Ellwood City tied the score to force extra innings. Brad Welsh singled and Pelloni reached on an error. On the play, Welsh went off of second base and was tagged out. Josh Murphy followed with a long double off the top of the left field fence scoring Pelloni to tie the score at 4-4 to force extra innings. In the top of the eighth inning, Hopewell scored twice to take the lead 6-4. Ellwood City failed to score in the bottom of the eighth to give Hopewell the victory. Joe Sheesley led Hopewell with two singles and Chad Ciccone rapped a home run. Welsh led Ellwood City with a double, two singles and an RBI. Pelloni and Murphy had RBI-doubles. Mike Sanko was the winning pitcher in relief for Hopewell.
HOPEWELL'S SEVEN-RUN FIFTH INNING SINKS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 9-4, IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE SERIES
Hopewell exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning to rally past Ellwood City Post #157, 9-4, in the Beaver County American Legion Championship Series at Hopewell. The victory gave Hopewell a two games to one game lead in the best-of-five series. Ellwood City scored a single run in the first inning on to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City scored another run in the top of the second inning on Josh Murphy's RBI-single to up the lead to 2-0. Ellwood City stretched their lead in the third inning on Blake Schilling's home run to deep center to go ahead 3-0. After a scoreless fourth inning, Hopewell erupted in the fifth inning to take the lead. Aaron Enders singled and Chuck Dobish doubled to cut the deficit to 3-1. A fielder's choice and an a two-base error tied the score at 3-3. Hopewell scored four more runs to up the lead to 7-3. Ellwood City scored a run on Pelloni's home run to center field cut the deficit to 7-4. Hopewell added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to account for the final 9-4 margin. Enders led Hopewell with a three singles and an RBI. Jim Freidl singled twice and Luke Busovsky singled with two RBI. Chad Ciccone drove in two runs. Jared Curcio led Ellwood City at the plate with two singles. Pelloni homered and drove in two runs and Schilling rapped a homer. Winning pitcher Bain scattered six hits for Hopewell.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 RALLIES PAST HOPEWELL, 8-3, BEHIND HALL. PELLONI, MURPHY TO FORCE FINAL GAME IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Ellwood City Post #157 rallied past Hopewell, 8-3, at Sanders Field to force a final game in the Beaver County American Legion Championship Series. The victory by Ellwood City tied the best-of-five series at two games apiece. Mike Hall hurled a five-hitter, Sam Pelloni drove in three runs and Josh Murphy doubled and singled to lead Ellwood City. Hopewell scored three runs in the top of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead. After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City still trailed 3-0 going into the bottom of the fourth inning. Chris Maloney walked and Brad Welsh, injured in Game Two, pinch-hit for Ellwood City. Welsh tripled into the right-field corner scoring Maloney to cut the deficit to 3-1. Tom Nulph followed with a single scoring Welsh to the make the score 3-2. In the bottom of the fifth inning Ellwood City took the lead. Jarrod Curcio reached on an error and Murphy followed with a single. Pelloni singled in Curcio to tie the score at 3-3. An errant throw allowed Murphy to score to give Ellwood City a 4-3 lead. Pelloni came around to score on another error to give Ellwood City a 5-3 lead. Ellwood City added three more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Pelloni drove in two runs with a single and Maloney drove in a run to raise the lead to 8-3. Hopewell failed to score in the top of the seventh inning to force a final game. Winning pitcher Hall tossed a five-hitter and fanned seven batters for Ellwood City. Pelloni singled twice with three RBI and Murphy smacked a double and single. Welsh added a triple with one RBI. Eric Bain led Hopewell with two singles and Aaron Enders singled with two RBI.
HOPEWELL DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 11-8, TO WIN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP
Hopewell downed Ellwood City Post #157, 11-8, to win the Beaver County American Legion Championship at Hopewell. The victory gave Hopewell the best-of-three series, three games to two. Hopewell advanced to the Pennsylvania American Legion State Tournament. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City took the lead with three runs in the top of the second inning. Sam Pelloni doubled off the left-field fence and Josh Murphy singled to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Eric Meyer followed with a towering double off the centerfield fence scoring Murphy to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Tom Nulph followed with a single scoring Meyer to up the Ellwood City lead to 3-0. Hopewell tied the score with three runs in the bottom of the second inning to tie the score at 3-3. Ellwood City regained the lead with three runs in the top of the third inning. Jarrod Curcio led off with a single and Brad Welsh lined a home run over the rightfield fence to give Ellwood City a 5-3 lead. Pelloni lined a double off the left-field fence, moved to third base on a ground out and scored on a balk to give Ellwood City a 6-3 lead. Hopewell tightened the score with a run in the bottom of the inning to make the score 6-4. Ellwood City loaded the bases with one out in the top of the fourth inning. Welsh grounded sharply to first baseman Jeff Dobish who got the force at the plate for the second out. Pelloni then lifted a fly to right field which Dobish caught over his shoulder to save at least two runs to end the inning. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Ellwood City fell apart defensively as Hopewell scored seven unearned runs to take the lead. With the score tied at 6-6, Dobish singled in two runs to give Hopewell an 8-6 lead. Hopewell scored three more runs in the inning to take an 11-6 lead. In the top of the sixth inning, Ellwood City scored twice tonarrow the score. Justin Nash and Jarrod Curcio led off with singles. Welsh singled in Nash to cut the deficit to 11-7. Pelloni followed with a sacrifice fly scoring Curcio to slice the margin to 11-8. But a double play ended any further scoring in the inning . Ellwood City failed to score in the seventh inning and the crown went to Hopewell. Scott Freidl led Hopewell with three singles. Aaron Enders and Jim Wolfe singled twice apiece. Ellwood City was led at the plate by Welsh with a home run, single and three RBI. Pelloni smacked two doubles and Meyer a double and a single. Curcio singled twice for Ellwood City. Mike Sanko was the winning pitcher for Hopewell with five innings of relief.
Record
15-14
Batting
Average
Brad Welsh..... .443
Josh Murphy..... .403
Sam Pelloni..... .333
Justin Nash..... .309
Justin Curcio..... .300
Jared Curcio.... .288
Eric Meyer..... .275
Chris Maloney..... .273
Blake Schilling..... .269
Tom Nulph..... .261
Under minimum 58 at bats
Elvin Jenkins..... .500(6/12)
Homer Runs
Brad Welsh.....5
Chris Maloney.....2
Justin Nash.....1
Eric Meyer.....1
Triples
Sam Pelloni.....3
Brad Welsh.....1
Justin Nash.....1
Blake Schilling.....1
Eric Meyer.....1
Doubles
Sam Pelloni.....8
Brad Welsh.....4
Josh Murphy.....3
Justin Nash.....3
Eric Meyer.....2
Jared Curcio.....2
Runs Batted In
Brad Welsh.....38
Sam Pelloni.....30
Justin Nash.....19
Chris Maloney.....18
Josh Murphy.....16
Eric Meyer.....13
Blake Schilling.....12
Pitching
Mike Hall.....8-2
Adam Black.....4-3
Jared Nash.....2-2
1997
AMBRIDGE-BADEN-ECONOMY TOPS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 8-7, IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINALS OPENER
Ambridge-Baden-Economy topped Ellwood City Post #157, 8-7, in the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-final opener at Ambridge. The win gave A-B-E a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. A-B-E scored two runs in bottom of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. A-B-E scored three more runs in the bottom of the second inning to up their lead to 5-0. Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the third inning when Gabe Cellini reached on an error and scored on Nick DeSanzo's single to cut the deficit to 5-1. Ellwood City tied the score with four runs in the top of the fourth inning. The key hits in the inning were a two-run single by Jon Chess and RBI-singles by Gabe Cellini and Nick DeSanzo to tie the score at 5-5. A-B-E quickly struck back with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to regain the lead 8-5. Ellwood City scored one run in the top of the fifth inning on an RBI-single by Cellini to cut the deficit to 8-6. In the top of the seventh inning, Ellwood City threatened to send the game to extra innings. A-B-E centerfielder Dino Bratton robbed Jon Frisk with a diving catch to open the inning. Justin Aquino singled, Adam Filippone walked and Cellini reached on an error scoring Aquino to cut the deficit to 8-7. With runners on first and third base and one out, Jon Chess lofted a fly into short left field. Left-fielder Josh Baker made a full-extension catch and fired to the plate to nail Filippone at the plate to end the game. Ben Russin led A-B-E with a triple and single. Jason Muller rapped a double and single and Bratton belted a home run. Tony Vilk added a double. Aquino led Ellwood City with three singles. DeSanzo and Cellini singled twice apiece. Winning pitcher Case Armsey through a complete game for A-B-E.
AMBRIDGE-BADEN-ECONOMY DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 9-3, IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINALS
Ambridge-Baden-Economy downed Ellwood City Post #157, 9-3, to win the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-Finals at Sanders Field. A-B-E exploded for six run in the second inning on the way to the victory. The victory gave A-B-E a sweep of the best-of-three series, two games to none. After A-B-E scored a run in the top of the first, Ellwood City tied the score 1-1 on Blake Schilling's RBI-single. Ambridge responded with six runs in the top of the second inning to take a commanding 7-1 lead. After a scoreless third inning, A-B-E added two runs to up their lead to 9-1. Ellwood City scored two runs in the fifth inning on Justin Aquino's two-run single to account for the final 9-3 margin. Tony Vilk led A-B-E with two doubles. Josh Baker, Tom Sradomski doubled and singled and Dino Bratton, Ben Russen and Case Armsey each singled twice. Aquino led Ellwood City with two singles. Schilling, Nick DeSanzo and Gabe Cellini added singles. Winning pitcher Matt Gross fanned eight batters in 5-1/3 innings of work.
Record
13-9
Batting
Home Runs
Jon Frisk.....4
Blake Schilling.....4
Chris Maloney.....3
Nate Bogacki.....1
John Yansenns.....1
Triples
Blake Schilling.....2
Nick DeSanzo.....1
Jon Frisk.....1
Chris Maloney.....1
Gabe Cellini.....1
Doubles
Jon Frisk.....6
Blake Schilling.....5
Nick DeSanzo.....3
Justin Aquino.....3
Chris Maloney.....3
Adam Filippone.....3
Runs Batted In
Jon Frisk.....23
Chris Maloney.....17
Blake Schilling.....17
Gabe Cellini.....17
Justin Aquino....15
Adam Filippone.....13
Nate Bogacki....13
Nick DeSanzo.....11
Pitching
Adam Fillippone.....3-1
Justin Aquino.....3-0
Matt Weber.....2-3
Jon Frisk.....2-2
Dan Carinci.....1-1
Jon Chess.....1-1
1998
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 RALLIES PAST MONACA, 6-4, IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINAL OPENER-VENEZIE'S HOMER CAPS THREE-RUN SIXTH INNING
Ellwood City Post #157 rallied past Monaca, 6-4, in the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-Finals opening game at Sanders Field. Ryan Venezie broke a 4-4 tie with a two-run homer to cap at three-run sixth inning. With the victory, Ellwood City took a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. After two scoreless innings, Monaca sored twice in the top of the third inning. Bill Wise doubled and scored on a triple by Mike Miller to give Monaca a 1-0 lead. Jim McPhilomy singled in Miller to up the lead to 2-0. Ellwood City tied the score in the bottom of the inning. Nick DeSanzo singled and Travis Loccisano followed with a double. A throwing error on Rocky Carsele's ground ball allowed both runners to score to knot the score at 2-2. Ellwood City took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Mike Kotuby reached on an error, Adam Wehman walked and Eric Slevin singled to load the bases. DeSanzo followed with a sacrifice fly to score Kotuby to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. Monaca regained the lead in the top of the sixth inning. Brent Berninger's squeeze bunt and a bases-loaded walk to Wise gave Monaca the lead at 4-3. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Elllwood City rallied to take the lead once again. Justin Aquino was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Kotuby laid down a sacrifice bunt and Aquino made it to an uncovered third base. Wehman followed with a sacrifice fly to score Aquino to tie the game at 4-4. Slevin drew a walk to bring Venezie to the plate. Venezie hit a 2-1 pitch over the leftfield fence to give Ellwood City a 6-4 lead. Monaca failed to score in the seventh inning and Game One went to Ellwood City. Venezie led Ellwood City with a home run, single and two RBI. Loccisano doubled and singled and DeSanzo singled twice for Ellwood City. Wise led Monaca with two doubles and a single. McPhilomy added two singles. Winning pitcher Wehman scattered eight hits and struck out 10 batters for Ellwood City.
MONACA RAPS 17 HITS TO TOP ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 10-4, TO DEADLOCK BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINALS-
WEHMAN RAPS THREE HITS FOR ELLWOOD CITY
Monaca topped Ellwood City, 10-4, in the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-Final series at Sanders Field. Monaca pounded out 17 hits on the way to the victory. The win tied the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Monaca scored a run in the top of first inning to take a 1-0 lead. After a scoreless second inning, Ellwood City took the lead in the bottom of the third inning, 2-1, on RBI-singles by Adam Wehman and Neil Blazin. Monaca rallied for five runs in the top of the fourth inning. Jim McPhilomy and Ed Swiatek swatted two-run home runs in the inning as Monaca regained the lead 6-2. Monaca added four more runs in the fifth inning to increase their lead to 10-2. Ellwood City got a run back in the bottom of the inning on Rocky Carsele's home run to make the score 10-3. Ellwood City scored an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh inning to account for the final 10-4 margin. Mike Miller led Monaca with a double and two singles and three RBI. Gary Elmer doubled and singled twice and Bill Wise added three singles. Philomy homered and singled with two RBI and Swiatek homered with two RBI. Brad Piroli doubled and singled and Brent Berninger singled twice. Wehman led Ellwood City with three singles and an RBI. Ryan Venezie singled twice and Carsele added a homer. Winning pitcher Rob Mulligan scattered 10 hits for Monaca.
MONACA EDGES ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 7-6, TO WIN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINALS
Monaca edged Ellwood City Post #157, 7-6, to win the Baver County American Legion Quarter-final series at Sanders Field. Monaca broke a 6-6 tie with a run in the top of the seventh inning. The victory gave Monaca the best-of-three series, two games to one. After three scoreless innings, Monaca erupted for six runs in the top of the fourth inning. Rob Mulligan hit a two-run homer to give Monaca a2-0 lead. Shaun Coladonato singled in two runs and and an error and Mike Miller's RBI-single upped the lead to 6-0. Ellwood City roard back with six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to tie the game. Ryan Venezie was hit by a pitch and Nick DeSanzo followed with a single. Rocky Carsele singled in Venezie to make the score 6-1. Neil Blazin walked and Adam Wehman was hit by a pitch to force in DeSanzo to cut the deficit to 6-2. Mike Kotuby singled home Carsele to make the score 6-3. Blazin scored on an error to slice the deficit to 6-4. Venezie followed with a single scoring Wehman and Kotuby to knot the score at 6-6. After a scoreless sixth inning the teams remained tied entering the seventh inning. Mulligan led off the inning with a single.Jim McPhilomy singled Mulligan to third base. Brett Berninger lifted a long sacrifice fly scoring Mulligan to give Monaca a 7-6 lead. Ellwood City threatened in the bottom of th einning. Blazin reached on an error and Adam Filippone pinch-ran for him. Justin Aquino singled and Fillipone went to third base. However, Monaca cut down Aquino at second base for the first out. But a strikeout and a bunted pop up ended the threat and the game. Mulligan led Monaca with a home run, single and two RBI. DeSanzo and Aquino led Ellwood City with two singles apiece. McPhilomy was the winning pitcher for Monaca with 2-1/3 innings of relief.
Record
15-6
Batting
Average
Mike Kotuby..... .389
Ryan Venezie..... .382
Neil Blazin..... .373
Adam Wehman..... .353
Travis Loccisano...... .333
Rocky Carsele..... .321
Nick DeSanzo..... .302
Justin Aquino..... .250
Eric Slevin..... .250
Under 36 at bats
Joe Trocci..... .350(7/20)
Home Runs
Rocky Carsele......4
Neil Blazin.....4
Travis Loccisano.....3
Ryan Venezie.....2
Joe Trocci.....1
Triples
Travis Loccisano.....1
Adam Filippone.....1
Doubles
Mike Kotuby.....7
Rocky Carsele.....5
Travis Loccisano.....5
Eric Slevin.....4
Justin Aquino.....3
Ryan Venezie.....3
Runs Batted In
Rocky Carsele.....20
Neil Blazin.....18
Ryan Venezie.....17
Travis Loccisano.....12
Mike Kotuby.....11
Adam Wehman.....11
Pitching
W-L
Adam Wehman.....5-2
Travis Loccisano.....3-2
Adam Filippone.....1-1
Justin Aquino.....1-1
1999
Record
7-13
Batting
Home Runs
Scott LaPenta.....5
Rocky Carsele.....3
Matt Mravintz.....1
Triples
Scott LaPenta.....1
Doubles
ScottLaPenta.....10
Ryan Venezie.....8
Rocky Carsele.....4
Pat Boyle.....4
Neil Blazin.....3
Runs Batted In
Scott LaPenta.....19
Rocky Carsele.....11
Mike Burry.....10
Pat Boyle.....9
Ryan Venezie.....8
Neil Blazin.....6
Pitching
W-L
Matt Mravintz.....2-1
Brian Rubino.....1-0
Wins
Matt Mravintz.....2
Rocky Carsele.....2
Pat Boyle.....1
Ryan Venezie.....1
2000
AMBRIDGE-BADEN-ECONOMY SLIPS BY ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 3-2, IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINALS OPENER
Ambridge-Baden-Economy slipped by Ellwood City Post #157, 3-2, in the opening game of the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-Finals at Ambridge. A-B-E scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a 2-2 tie. The victory gave A-B-E a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ellwood City took the early lead with two run in the top of the first inning. Jeremy Sonnett singled and Matt Mravintz drew a walk. Sonny Riccio reached on a fielder's choice to retire Mravintz. Mike Sedgwick singled scoring Sonnett to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Riccio went to third base on an error and scored on Pat Boyle' sacrifice fly to up the lead to 2-0. A-B-E scored with two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to tie the score at 2-2. After a scoreless sixth inning, A-B-E scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. With one out, Matt Voynik singled and went to second base on an error. Voynik advanced to third base on a wild pitch. Jack Tipton was issued an intentional pass. Mike Meerdo hit a ground ball to second baseman Mike Sharek. Sharek flipped to shortstop Riccio for the force out at second base but the relay throw to first base was just barely late to score Voynik to give A-B-E the 3-2 victory, Winning pitcher Justin Tucker threw a five-hitter and allowed one earned run for A-B-E. Matt Mravintz fired a four-hitter for Ellwood City. Voynik led A-B-E with two singles and an RBI. Sonnett led Ellwood City with two singles. Mravintz, Sedgwick and Riccio added singles.
AMBRIDGE-BADEN-ECONOMY SHUTS OUT ELLWOOD CITY, 3-2, BEHIND PETRINA TO WIN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINALS
Ambridge-Baden-Economy defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 3-0, to sweep the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-Finals at Sanders Field. Julian Petrina fired a three-hit shutout and drove in two runs to lead A-B-E. The victory completed a sweep for A-B-E in the best-of-three series, two games to none. A-B-E scored twice in the top of the first inning to take the lead. Brad Mustio singled and Mike Meerdo doubled him to third base. Petrina followed with a single to give A-B-E a 2-0 lead. Neither team scored for the next five innings. A-B-E added an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning. Mustio doubled and Jack Tipton singled him to increase the A-B-E lead to 3-0. Ellwood City failed to score in the bottom of the seventh inning and the win and series went to A-B-E. Winning pitcher Petrina threw a three-hitter with seven strikeouts. Joe Petti allowed three runs in a complete-game effort. Mustino led A-B-E with a double and two singles. Brian Skonieczny doubled and singled and Petrina singled twice with two RBI. Meerdo added a double. Mike Sharek led Ellwood City with two singles and Mike Sedgwick added a single.
Record
7-12
Batting
Home Runs
Mike Sedgwick.....1
Joe Petti.....1
Triples
Mike Sedgwick.....1
Doubles
Matt Mravintz.....3
Ed Annarumo.....3
Joe Petti.....2
Sonny Riccio.....2
Matt Loccisano.....2
Pitching
W-L
Joe Petti.....2-2
Pat Boyle.....1-1
Jeremy Sonnett.....1-0
Wins
Joe Petti.....2
Matt Mravintz.....2
Pat Boyle.....1
Mike Sedgwick.....1
Jeremy Sonnett.....1
2001
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 WINS LAWRENCE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE
Ellwood City Post #157 won the Lawrence County American Legion Championship. Ellwood City, managed by Joe Ricciuti, won the regular season with an 11-1 record.
ST. MARY'S RALLIES PAST ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 8-6, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION 8 TOURNAMENT
St. Mary's rallied past Ellwood City Post #157, 8-6, in the opening round of the American Legion Region 8 Tournament at St. Mary's. St. Mary's scored three runs in the sixth inning to erase a 6-5 deficit. Ellwood City scored a run in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City added two runs in the third inning to open a 3-0 lead. Ellwood City added a solo run in the top of the fourth inning to take a 4-0 lead before St. Mary's began their comeback. St. Mary's scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 5-4 lead. Josh Genova smacked a two-run single in the top of the fifth inning to regain the lead 6-5. St. Mary's rallied for three runs in the sixth inning to take an 8-6 lead. Neither team scored the rest of the way and St. Mary's closed out the victory. Winning pitcher Kevin Lanzel threw five innings of relief to pickup the win.David Flovait doubled and singled to lead St. Mary's. Eric Cortez led Ellwood City with two singles. Mike MacDonald, Kevin Ricciuti, Josh Genova, Jeremy Honsaker and Dave Ottavio added singles.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS GALETON, 4-2, BEHIND RICCIUTI IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION 8 TOURNAMENT
Ellwood City Post #157 downed Galeton, 4-2, in the American Legion Region 8 Tournament at St. Mary's. Kevin Ricciuti scattered seven hits on the mound and singled twice to lead Ellwood City. Galeton scored two runs in the top of the third inning to take a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City rallied for three runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 3-2 lead. Neither team scored for the next four innings. Ellwood City added an insurance run in the eighth inning to increase their lead to 4-2. Galeton failed to score in the ninth inning. Winning pitcher Ricciuti hurled a seven-hitter and fanned six batters in a nine-inning complete-game effort. Ricciuti led Ellwood City with two singles and an RBI. Aaron Lillibridge singled twice. Steve DeSanzo and Dave Ottavio doubled and Brooks LeViere and Jeremy Honsaker added singles. Mike MacDonald drove in two runs for Ellwood City. Eldon Cummings singled twice for Galeton.
BLACKHAWK DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 14-4, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION 8 TOURNAMENT
Blackhawk defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 14-4, in the American Legion Post Region 8 Tournament at St. Mary's. The loss eliminated Ellwood City in the double-elimination tournament. Ellwood City. Ellwood City scored two runs in the top of the third inning to take a 2-0 lead. Blackhawk scored two runs in the bottom of the inning to toe the score at 2-2. Ellwood City regained the lead, 4-2, with two runs in the top of the fourth inning. Blackhawk erupted for seven run in the bottom of the inning to open up a 9-4 lead. After two scoreless inning, Blackhawk scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to take a 14-4 lead and the ten-run rule was invoked to end the game. Winning pitcher Mike Bitcko allowed five hits and fanned nine batters for Blackhawk. Chris Fisher, Scott McGee and Steve Parsons led Blackhawk with a double and single. Brian Omogrosso added two singles. Shaun Butler added a double. Brooks LeViere led Ellwood City with a home run.
Record
12-3
Batting
Home Runs
Brooks LeViere.....1
James Collier.....1
Triples
Kevin Ricciuti.....1
Eric DeSanzo.....1
Trevor Barillaro.....1
Mike MacDonald.....1
James Collier.....1
Dave Ottavio.....1
Doubles
Kevin Ricciuti.....6
James Collier.....2
Mike MacDonald.....2
Steve DeSanzo.....2
Jeremy Honsaker.....2
Hits
Kevin Ricciuti.....16
Eric DeSanzo.....12
Brooks LeViere.....12
Eric Cortez.....9
Steve DeSanzo.....9
Runs Batted In
Kevin Ricciuti.....12
Eric DeSanzo.....10
Brooks LeViere.....8
Mike MacDonald.....8
Jeremy Honsaker.....8
Steve DeSanzo.....7
Rick Larkin.....6
Pitching
W-L
Kevin Ricciuti.....5-0
Matt Hunter.....2-2
James Collier.....1-1
Mike Sedgwick.....1-0
Jeremy Honsaker.....1-0
2002
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 EDGES BEAVER FALLS, 1-0, BEHIND RICCIUTI SIX-HITTER IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINALS-OTTAVIO SINGLE DRIVES IN WINNING RUN
Ellwood City Post #157 edged Beaver Falls, 1-0, in the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-Finals at Beaver Falls. Kevin Ricciuti hurled a six-hit shutout and Dave Ottavio singled in the winning run in the top of the seventh inning. The victory gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ricciuti and Chris Thumm hooked up in a pitchers' duel with holding their opponents scoreless through six innings. With the score still deadlocked at 0-0, Ellwood City finally broke through in the top of the seventh inning. Jeremy Honsaker, Josh Genova and Tony Cunningham drew walks to load the bases. Pinch-hitter Dave Ottavio singled in Honsaker to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Beaver Falls loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh inning before Ricciuti got a strikeout to give Ellwood City a 1-0 win. Winning pitcher Ricciuti allowed six hits and fanned seven batters in his complete-game victory. Thumm fired a four-hitter for Beaver Falls. Ottavio, Ricciuti, Cunningham and Genova singled for Ellwood City. Thumm led Beaver Falls with a double.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS BEAVER FALLS, 6-4, BEHIND LARKIN, HONSAKER TO WIN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINALS
Ellwood City defeated Beaver Falls, 6-4, to win the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-final series at Sanders Field. Rick Larkin tripled, doubled and singled and Jeremy Honsaker doubled twice and singled to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City won the best-of-three series, two games to one. Beaver Falls scored a run in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City scored twice in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. Larkin led off with a triple and scored on Honsaker's double to tie the score at 1-1. Kevin Ricciuti followed with an RBI-double to give Ellwood City a 2-1 lead. Ellwood City added another run in the second inning. Dave Ottavio singled. stole second base and scored after a sacrifice by Darin Sharek and and a groundout to go up 3-1. Ellwood City stretched their lead with two runs in the third inning. Larkin doubled and scored on Honsaker's double to up the Ellwood City lead to 4-1. Josh Genova singled and Dave Ottavio walked to load the bases. Sharek drew a walk forcing in Honsaker to raise the Ellwood City lead to 5-1. Beaver Falls scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning to slice the deficit to 5-4. Ellwood City scored an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Larkin singled. stole second base and scored on Honsaker's single to up the lead to 6-4. Beaver Falls failed to score in the seventh inning and to give Ellwood City the game and the series. Winning pitcher Matt Hunter went 4-2/3 innings to get the win. Tony Cunningham relieved in the fifth inning and and Ricciuti got the save. Larkin led Ellwood City with a triple, double, single and three runs scored. Honsaker doubled twice, singled and drove in three runs. Ricciuti added a double and RBI. Chris Thumm led Beaver Falls with a triple, two singles and an RBI.
HOPEWELL DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 8-1, BEHIND ABSEY, SNYDER IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS
Hopewell defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 8-1, in the opening game of the Beaver County American Legion Semi-finals at Hopewell. Rich Absey scattered eight hits and Ryan Snyder rapped three hits to lead Hopewell. The win gave Hopewell a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the first inning to take an early lead. Aaron Lillibridge singled, moved up on an error, moved to third base on Jeremy Honsaker's sacrifice bunt and scored on Kevin Ricciuti's single to take a 1-0 lead. Snyder singled in a run for Hopewell in the bottom of the inning to tie the score at 1-1.Hopewell took the lead in the bottom of the third inning, 2-1, on a double by Snyder. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Hopewell rallied for five runs to take a commanding 7-1 lead. Hopewell added a solo run in the bottom of the sixth inning to account for the final 8-1 score. Winning pitcher Absey allowed eight hits and one unearned run for Hopewell. Snyder doubled, singled twice and drove in three runs at the plate. Derek Ioli doubled twice and Ian Thompson singled with two RBI. Ricciuti led Ellwood City with three singles and an RBI.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 3-2, TO WIN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS-THOMPSON FIRES FOUR-HITTER AND DRIVES IN WINNING RUN
Hopewell scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat Ellwood City Post #157. 3-2, to win the Beaver County American Legion Semi-finals at Sanders Field. Hopewell erased a 2-0 deficit with a run in the sixth inning and two runs in the seventh inning. Jed Thompson threw a six-hitter and drove in the game-winning run to lead Hopewell. The victory gave Hopewell the best-of-three series, two games to none. Ellwood City took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Rick Larkin reached base on a fielder's choice and scored on a fielder's choice by Josh Genova . Ellwood City added another run in the bottom of the third inning. Kevin Ricciuti tripled and Genova doubled him in to increase the Ellwood City lead to 2-0. Hopewell scored a run in the top of the sixth inning. Kasey Keenan led off with a walk and with one out Jed Thompson singled Keenan to third base. Ryan Snyder followed with a single scoring Keenan to cut the deficit to 2-1. Hopewell scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to grab the lead. Gary Rosatelli reached on an error and Tim Hunter pinch-ran for him. Derek Ioli followed with a double to put both runners in scoring position. Keenan drew a base on balls to load the bases. Matt Dugovich's fielder's choice on an attempted double play scored Hunter to tie the game at 2-2. Thompson followed with a single scoring Keenan to give Hopewell a 3-2 lead. Ellwood City got two runners aboard in the bottom of the seventh inning but Hopewell got the final two outs to win the game and the series. Winning pitcher Thompson hurled a four-hitter for Hopewell in a complete-game effort. Matt Hunter hurled a six-hitter for Ellwood City. Thompson led Hopewell at the plate with a two singles nd an RBI. Keenan singled twice and Ioli added a double. Genova led Ellwood City with a double and two RBI. Ricciuti tripled and Sharek added a double. Aaron Lillibridge singled for Ellwood City.
Record
13-9
Pitching
Average
Rick Larkin..... .400
Tony Cunningham..... .371
Kevin Ricciuti..... .351
Below minimum 30 plate appearances
Matt Hunter..... .385(5/13 AB)
Home Runs
Kevin Ricciuti.....1
Triples
Rick Larkin.....1
Kevin Ricciuti.....1
Jeremy Honsaker.....1
Doubles
Rick Larkin.....5
Kevin Ricciuti....5
Jeremy Honsaker.....4
Runs Batted In
Rick Larkin.....10
Kevin Ricciuti.....9
Jeremy Honsaker.....7
Aaron Lillibridge.....7
Josh Genova....4
Tony Cunningham.....6
Eric Cortez.....6
Pitching
Kevin Ricciuti.....6-1
Matt Hunter.....3-3
2003
HOPEWELL DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 4-0, BEHIND COSTO IN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER FINALS
Hopewell defeated Ellwood City, 4-0, in the Beaver County American Legion Quarter-finals at Hopewell. Travis Costo fired a four-hit shutout to lead Hopewell. The victory gave Hopewell a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Hopewell scored a run in the the bottom of the first inning to take the lead. Ian Thompson, Mike Nale and Costo drew walks to load the bases. Thompson stole home to give Hopewell a 1-0 lead. Hopewell added two more runs in the bottom of the third inning. Thompson drew a walk and moved to second base on Nale's single. Matt McCrory followed with a walk to load the bases. Costo followed with a single scoring Thompson and Nale to up the Hopewell lead to 3-0. Hopewell added a final run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Josh Magnone singled, moved to second base on a walk and scored on an error to increase their lead to 4-0. Ellwood failed to score in the seventh inning. Winning pitcher Costo allowed four hits in a complete-game effort. Kevin Ricciuti allowed three hits and fanned eight batters in five innings of work. Costo led Hopewell at the plate with a single and two RBI. Thompson, Nale and Mangone added singles. Levon Hudson led Ellwood City with two singles. Ricciuti and Nick Mancini added singles.
HOPEWELL DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 13-4, TO WIN BEAVER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION QUARTER-FINALS
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Batting
Average
Levon Hudson..... .485
Mike Fidell..... .429
Tony Cunningham..... .417
Nick Mancini..... .390
Jeremy Honsaker..... .351
Kevin Ricciuti..... .314
Home Runs
Jeremy Honsaker.....2
Triples
Aaron Lillibridge.....2
Levon Hudson.....1
Doubles
Tony Cunningham.....6
Kevin Ricciuti.....6
Jeremy Honsaker.....3
Nick Mancini.....2
T.J. Post.....2
Runs Batted In
Nick Mancini.....12
Tony Cunningham.....10
Kevin Ricciuti.....7
Mike Fidell.....7
2004
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DEFEATS GREENVILLE, 10-6, IN THE LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL OPENER BEHIND COLAO
Ellwood City Post #157 defeated Greenville, 10-6, in the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Semi-finals opening game at Sanders Field. Theron Colao threw 4-2/3 innings of two-hit relief and ripped two hits to lead Ellwood City. The victory gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ellwood City took an early lead with two runs in the bottom of the second inning. Eric Boariu and Jay Cortez both rapped singles. An error scored Boariu and a fielder's choice scored Cortez to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Greenville responded with three runs in the top of the third inning. Shawn Goehring's two-run single tied the score at 2-2 and Mike Castiglione's single gave Greenville a 3-2 lead. Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the inning on a T.J. Post single to tie the score 3-3. Greenville regained the lead on a Matt Feil single and a wild pitch to go ahead, 5-3. Colao entered with the bases loaded and fanned the next two batters to prevent any further damage.Ellwood City tied the score, 5-5, in the bottom half of the inning on an Ed Jacobs' double and a Colao's single. Ellwood City exploded in the fifth inning to take the lead for good. Jacobs reached on an error scoring Cortez to give Ellwood City 6-5. Lou Nocera doubled in two runs to up the lead to 8-5. Mike Fidell singled in two more runs to increase the lead to 10-5. Greenville scored a solo run in the seventh inning to account for the 10-6 final margin. Winning pitcher Colao threw 4-2/3 innings of relief and allowed two hits and fanned seven batters. Post led Ellwood City with a double, single and an RBI. Fidell singled twice with two RBI. Colao singled twice with an RBI and Eric Boariu added two singles. Nocera doubled with two RBI. Tim Cousley led Greenville with a double and single.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 TOPS GREENVILLE, 6-3, BEHIND WEAVER, FIDELL TO WIN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS
Ellwood City Post #157 topped Greenville, 6-3, to win the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Semi-finals at Greenville. Kyle Weaver hurled a five-hitter and Mike Fidell doubled and singled to lead Ellwood City. The win gave Ellwood City the best-of-three series, two games to none. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the second inning. T.J. Post singled, went to second base on a ground out and scored on Travis McQuiston's single to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City extended their lead with three more runs in the top of the third inning. Theron Colao reached on an error and scored Fidell's double to take a 2-0 lead. Eric Boariu reached on an error allowing Fidell to score to up the lead to 3-0. Weaver was hit by a pitch and McQuiston walked to load the bases. Lou Nocera followed with a single scoring Boariu to increase the lead to 4-0. Greenville scored a run in the bottom of the fourth inning and two runs in the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 4-3. Ellwood City scored two insurance runs in the top of the sixth inning. Jay Cortez led off with a single and Colao sacrificed him to second base. Fidell followed with an RBI-single to give Ellwood City a 5-3 lead. Fidell stole second base and moved to third base on a single by Eric Boariu. Weaver followed with an RBI-single scoring Fidell to up the lead to 6-3. Weaver threw two scoreless innings and the series went to Ellwood City. Winning pitcher Weaver threw a five-hitter and fanned seven batters for Ellwood City. Fidell led Ellwood City at the plate with a double, single and two RBI. Nocera, Cortez, Weaver, Boariu, McQuiston and T.J. Post added singles. Matt Feil, Tim Stauffer and Shaun Goehring each singled and drove in a run to lead Greenville.
ELLWOOD CITY EDGES NEW CASTLE, 3-2, IN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER-BREAKS 2-2 TIE IN SEVENTH INNING-FIDELL, COLAO HOLD SHENANGO BATS IN CHECK
Ellwood City edged Shenango, 3-2, in the opening game of the Lawrence-Mercer County Championship Series at Shenango. Ellwood City broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the seventh inning with the game-winning run. Mike Fidell held Shenango to two runs through 6-2/3 innings and Theron Colao saved the win with a bases-loaded strikeout to end the game. The win gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the second inning. Eric Boariu doubled and T.J. Post snacked an RBI-single to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Shenango tied the game with a run in the bottom of the third inning. Mike Bruno singled and stole second base. Paul Nocera followed with a single scoring Bruno to tie the score at 1-1. After a scoreless fourth inning, Ellwood City regained the lead in the top of the fifth inning. Nick Mancini drew a walk and went to second base on a ground out. Mancini scored on an error as Ellwood City took a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Shenango tied the game. Mike Bruno belted a long home run to deadlock the score at 2-2. In the top of the seventh inning, Ellwood City scored the game-winning run. T.J. Post drew a walk and was pinch-run for by Jaime Joseph. Travis McQuiston reached on an error sending Joseph to third base. Pinch-hitter Kyle Weaver walked to load the bases. On an attempted pickoff an errant throw allowed Joseph to score to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Shenango loaded the bases with two outs but Colao notched a strikeout to end the game. Winning pitcher Fidell allowed two earned runs on six hits in 6-2/3 innings for Ellwood City. Colao garnered the save. Adam LaScola fired a three-hitter and allowed one earned run for Shenango. Boariu led Ellwood City with a double. T.J. Post singled and drove in a run and Lou Nocera added a single. Bruno led Shenango with a home run, single and RBI. Matt Colella tripled and singled and Dave Mitcheltree added a double. Paul Nocera added a single.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DEFEATS SHENANGO, 7-6, TO WIN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE-BOARIU DOUBLES IN TYING, WINNING RUNS IN EXTRA INNINGS
Ellwood City Post #157 defeated Shenango, 7-6, to win the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Championship at Sanders Field. Eric Boariu doubled in the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Ellwood City the win. Ellwood City, managed by Nick Mancini, won the best-of-three series, two games to none. Ellwood City advanced to the American Legion Region Tournament at St. Mary's. Ellwood City jumped out to a lead in the bottom of the first inning with three runs. Ed Jacobs and Lou Nocera led off the inning with singles. Theron Colao followed with a triple scoring both runners to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Mike Fidell followed with an RBI-single to up the lead to 3-0. Shenango scored a run in the third inning. Levi Curry was hit by a pitch, moved to second base on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Mike Bruno. Shenango tied the game with two runs in the top of the fourth inning. Nick Matsook was hit by a pitch and moved to second base on a wild pitch. Anthony Russo followed with a single scoring Matsook to cut the deficit to 3-2. Russo moved to second base on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Tom McCormick to tie the score at 3-3. Ellwood City grabbed the lead back in the bottom of the inning. Jacobs smacked a triple and scored on an error to give Ellwood City a 4-3 lead. Shenango responded quickly in the top of the fifth inning. Brady Workman walked and moved to second base on an error. Russo followed with a single scoring Workman to tie the score at 4-4. Ellwood City answered agin in the bottom of the inning. Fidell reached on an error and moved to second base on a wild pitch. Fidell advanced to third base on an error and scored on a wild pitch to put Ellwood City in front again, 5-5. After a scoreless sixth inning, Shenango tied the score in the top of the seventh inning. Workman singled and went to third base on a single by Matsook. Adam LaScola layed down a squeeze bunt scoring Workman to tie the score at 5-5. After Ellwood City failed to score the game went to extra innings. In the eighth inning, Bruno drew a walk and went to third base on an error. Bruno scored on a ground out by Collella to give Shenango a 6-5 lead. Ellwood City would responded with the game-winning rally in the bottom the inning. Travis McQuiston and Ed Jacobs reached on errors but McQuiston was thrown out at third base by rightfielder Workman. After a groundout, Coal was issued an intentional walk. Boariu followed with an opposite-field double off the fence. The drive scored Jacobs to tie the score and Colao with the game-winning run to give Ellwood City the 7-6 victory. Jacobs led Ellwood City with two singles and three runs scored. Fidell singled twice with an RBI. Colao tripled with two RBI and Boariu doubled with two RBI. Nocera, T.J. Post. Jay Cortez and McQuiston added singles. Russo led Shenango with two singles and two RBI. Bruno singled twice with an RBI and Matsook singled twice. Collella and McCormick had a singe and RBI and Workman added a single. Colao was the winning pitcher with 3-2/3 innings of relief.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS MOUNT. JEWETT, 8-2, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION 8 TOURNAMENT BEHIND WEAVER, MANCINI
Ellwood City Post #157 downed Mount Jewett, 8-2, in the opening round of the American Legion Region 8 Tournament at Mt. Jewett. After two straight days of rain, Ellwood City spotted Mt. Jewett a 2-0 lead before scoring eight unanswered runs the rest of the game. Kyle Weaver threw a nine-inning complete game and Nick Mancini rapped three singles and drove in two runs to lead Ellwood City. Mount Jewett scored single runs in the first two innings on RBI-singles by Joe Wallin and Dave Good to take a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City got a run back in the bottom of the third inning. Travis McQuiston got to second base on an error and scored on an error to cut the deficit to 2-1. Ellwood City rallied for three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Ed Jacobs walked and Brett Smith and Theron Colao both reached on bunt singles to load the bases. Mike Fidell hit a sacrifice fly to score Jacobs to tie the score at 2-2. Eric Boariu follwed with a sacrifice fly scoring Smith to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. Colao scored on a wild pitch to up the lead to 4-2. Ellwood City added a solo run in the sixth inning. Mancini singled and moved to third base on a sacrifice by Weaver. McQuiston followed with an RBI- double to make the lead 5-2. Mancini singled home a run in the seventh inning to give Ellwood City a 6-2 lead. In the eighth inning, Ellwood City added two insurance runs. Smith doubled and went to third base on Colao's single. Boariu hit a sacrifice fly scoring Smith to raise the lead to 7-2. Mancini added a single scoring Colao to make the final margin 8-2. Winning pitcher Weaver allowed two runs in a nine-inning complete-game effort. Mancini led Ellwood City at the plate with three singles and two RBI. Smith doubled and singled and Colao singled twice with two RBI. McQuiston doubled with an RBI and Boariu singled with two RBI. Fidell added a single. Scott Garthwright doubled and singled twice to lead Mount Jewett. Jim Mayberry added three singles.
FRENCH CREEK TOPS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 18-0, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION 8 TOURNAMENT BEHIND SCOTT AND ALLENS
French Creek topped Ellwood City Post #157, 18-0, in the American Legion Region 8 Tournament at St. Mary's. In a game that started at midnight and ended after 3:00 AM, French Creek scored four runs in the fifth inning and ten runs in the seventh inning on the way to the victory. Justin Scott fired a two-hitter and Jeff and Justin Allen rapped five hits apiece. French Creek scored solo runs in the first four innings to take a 4-0 lead. French Creek added four more runs in the fifth inning to make the score 8-0. French Creek erupted for 10 runs in the seventh inning to open up an 18-0 lead. The ten-run rule was invoked after the bottom of the seventh inning. Winning pitcher Scott held Ellwood City to two hits in seven innings. Jeff and Justin Allen led at the plate with a double and four singles.. Scott Dunham hokered and singled twice and Jim Leonard doubled twice and singled. Scott added three singles. Theron Colao and Eric Boariu singled for Ellwood City.
CORRY SCORES TWICE IN FINAL-AT-BAT TO SLIP BY ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 9-8, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION 8 TOURNAMENT
Corry scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning to slip by Ellwood City, 9-8, in the American Legion Region 8 Tournament at Smethport. Justin Wyman's two-out single scored the tying and game-winning runs to give Corry the victory. Ellwood City exploded
for four runs in the top of the first inning to take a 4-0 lead. Eric Boariu, T.J. Post and Travis McQuiston rapped RBI-singles and a wild pitch brought home another run to account for the 4-0 lead. Corry stormed back in the bottom of third inning with five runs to take a 5-4 lead. Ellwood City jumped back in the lead with three runs in the top of the third inning. Dan Mancini singled and eventually scored on an error to tie the score at 5-5. T.J. Post knocked in two runs with a single to break the deadlock and give Ellwood City a 7-5 lead. Corry crept closer with a run in the sixth inning to cut the deficit to 7-6. Ellwood City added a run in the seventh inning . McQuiston walked and Chad Snyder was hit by a pitch. Ed Jacobs singled in McQuiston to increase the lead to 8-6. Corry added a run in the eighth inning to tighten the score to 8-7. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Corry got two runners to second and third base with two outs. The stage was set for Wyman who delivered a game tying and game-winning single to give Corry the 8-7 win. Scott Heinich led Corry with five singles and two RBI. Post led Ellwood City with two singles and three RBI. Boariu, Jacobs and Dan Mancini ripped two hits apiece. McQuiston added a single. Geoff Maedle was the inning pitcher in relief.
Record
14-7
Batting
Home Runs
Jay Cortez.....1
Triples
Eddie Jacobs.....1
Theron Colao.....1
Eric Boariu.....1
Brett Smith.....1
Mike Fidell.....1
Doubles
T.J. Post.....4
Lou Nocera.....4
Eric Boariu.....3
Theron Colao.....3
Mike Fidell.....2
Eddie Jacobs.....2
Brett Smith.....2
2004
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DEFEATS GREENVILLE, 10-6, IN THE LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL OPENER BEHIND COLAO
Ellwood City Post #157 defeated Greenville, 10-6, in the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Semi-finals opening game at Sanders Field. Theron Colao threw 4-2/3 innings of two-hit relief and ripped two hits to lead Ellwood City. The victory gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ellwood City took an early lead with two runs in the bottom of the second inning. Eric Boariu and Jay Cortez both rapped singles. An error scored Boariu and a fielder's choice scored Cortez to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Greenville responded with three runs in the top of the third inning. Shawn Goehring's two-run single tied the score at 2-2 and Mike Castiglione's single gave Greenville a 3-2 lead. Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the inning on a T.J. Post single to tie the score 3-3. Greenville regained the lead on a Matt Feil single and a wild pitch to go ahead, 5-3. Colao entered with the bases loaded and fanned the next two batters to prevent any further damage.Ellwood City tied the score, 5-5, in the bottom half of the inning on an Ed Jacobs' double and a Colao's single. Ellwood City exploded in the fifth inning to take the lead for good. Jacobs reached on an error scoring Cortez to give Ellwood City 6-5. Lou Nocera doubled in two runs to up the lead to 8-5. Mike Fidell singled in two more runs to increase the lead to 10-5. Greenville scored a solo run in the seventh inning to account for the 10-6 final margin. Winning pitcher Colao threw 4-2/3 innings of relief and allowed two hits and fanned seven batters. Post led Ellwood City with a double, single and an RBI. Fidell singled twice with two RBI. Colao singled twice with an RBI and Eric Boariu added two singles. Nocera doubled with two RBI. Tim Cousley led Greenville with a double and single.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 TOPS GREENVILLE, 6-3, BEHIND WEAVER, FIDELL TO WIN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS
Ellwood City Post #157 topped Greenville, 6-3, to win the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Semi-finals at Greenville. Kyle Weaver hurled a five-hitter and Mike Fidell doubled and singled to lead Ellwood City. The win gave Ellwood City the best-of-three series, two games to none. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the second inning. T.J. Post singled, went to second base on a ground out and scored on Travis McQuiston's single to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City extended their lead with three more runs in the top of the third inning. Theron Colao reached on an error and scored Fidell's double to take a 2-0 lead. Eric Boariu reached on an error allowing Fidell to score to up the lead to 3-0. Weaver was hit by a pitch and McQuiston walked to load the bases. Lou Nocera followed with a single scoring Boariu to increase the lead to 4-0. Greenville scored a run in the bottom of the fourth inning and two runs in the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 4-3. Ellwood City scored two insurance runs in the top of the sixth inning. Jay Cortez led off with a single and Colao sacrificed him to second base. Fidell followed with an RBI-single to give Ellwood City a 5-3 lead. Fidell stole second base and moved to third base on a single by Eric Boariu. Weaver followed with an RBI-single scoring Fidell to up the lead to 6-3. Weaver threw two scoreless innings and the series went to Ellwood City. Winning pitcher Weaver threw a five-hitter and fanned seven batters for Ellwood City. Fidell led Ellwood City at the plate with a double, single and two RBI. Nocera, Cortez, Weaver, Boariu, McQuiston and T.J. Post added singles. Matt Feil, Tim Stauffer and Shaun Goehring each singled and drove in a run to lead Greenville.
ELLWOOD CITY EDGES NEW CASTLE, 3-2, IN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER-BREAKS 2-2 TIE IN SEVENTH INNING-FIDELL, COLAO HOLD SHENANGO BATS IN CHECK
Ellwood City edged Shenango, 3-2, in the opening game of the Lawrence-Mercer County Championship Series at Shenango. Ellwood City broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the seventh inning with the game-winning run. Mike Fidell held Shenango to two runs through 6-2/3 innings and Theron Colao saved the win with a bases-loaded strikeout to end the game. The win gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the second inning. Eric Boariu doubled and T.J. Post snacked an RBI-single to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Shenango tied the game with a run in the bottom of the third inning. Mike Bruno singled and stole second base. Paul Nocera followed with a single scoring Bruno to tie the score at 1-1. After a scoreless fourth inning, Ellwood City regained the lead in the top of the fifth inning. Nick Mancini drew a walk and went to second base on a ground out. Mancini scored on an error as Ellwood City took a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Shenango tied the game. Mike Bruno belted a long home run to deadlock the score at 2-2. In the top of the seventh inning, Ellwood City scored the game-winning run. T.J. Post drew a walk and was pinch-run for by Jaime Joseph. Travis McQuiston reached on an error sending Joseph to third base. Pinch-hitter Kyle Weaver walked to load the bases. On an attempted pickoff an errant throw allowed Joseph to score to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Shenango loaded the bases with two outs but Colao notched a strikeout to end the game. Winning pitcher Fidell allowed two earned runs on six hits in 6-2/3 innings for Ellwood City. Colao garnered the save. Adam LaScola fired a three-hitter and allowed one earned run for Shenango. Boariu led Ellwood City with a double. T.J. Post singled and drove in a run and Lou Nocera added a single. Bruno led Shenango with a home run, single and RBI. Matt Colella tripled and singled and Dave Mitcheltree added a double. Paul Nocera added a single.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DEFEATS SHENANGO, 7-6, TO WIN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION TITLE-BOARIU DOUBLES IN TYING, WINNING RUNS IN EXTRA INNINGS
Ellwood City Post #157 defeated Shenango, 7-6, to win the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Championship at Sanders Field. Eric Boariu doubled in the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Ellwood City the win. Ellwood City, managed by Nick Mancini, won the best-of-three series, two games to none. Ellwood City advanced to the American Legion Region Tournament at St. Mary's. Ellwood City jumped out to a lead in the bottom of the first inning with three runs. Ed Jacobs and Lou Nocera led off the inning with singles. Theron Colao followed with a triple scoring both runners to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Mike Fidell followed with an RBI-single to up the lead to 3-0. Shenango scored a run in the third inning. Levi Curry was hit by a pitch, moved to second base on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Mike Bruno. Shenango tied the game with two runs in the top of the fourth inning. Nick Matsook was hit by a pitch and moved to second base on a wild pitch. Anthony Russo followed with a single scoring Matsook to cut the deficit to 3-2. Russo moved to second base on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Tom McCormick to tie the score at 3-3. Ellwood City grabbed the lead back in the bottom of the inning. Jacobs smacked a triple and scored on an error to give Ellwood City a 4-3 lead. Shenango responded quickly in the top of the fifth inning. Brady Workman walked and moved to second base on an error. Russo followed with a single scoring Workman to tie the score at 4-4. Ellwood City answered agin in the bottom of the inning. Fidell reached on an error and moved to second base on a wild pitch. Fidell advanced to third base on an error and scored on a wild pitch to put Ellwood City in front again, 5-5. After a scoreless sixth inning, Shenango tied the score in the top of the seventh inning. Workman singled and went to third base on a single by Matsook. Adam LaScola layed down a squeeze bunt scoring Workman to tie the score at 5-5. After Ellwood City failed to score the game went to extra innings. In the eighth inning, Bruno drew a walk and went to third base on an error. Bruno scored on a ground out by Collella to give Shenango a 6-5 lead. Ellwood City would responded with the game-winning rally in the bottom the inning. Travis McQuiston and Ed Jacobs reached on errors but McQuiston was thrown out at third base by rightfielder Workman. After a groundout, Coal was issued an intentional walk. Boariu followed with an opposite-field double off the fence. The drive scored Jacobs to tie the score and Colao with the game-winning run to give Ellwood City the 7-6 victory. Jacobs led Ellwood City with two singles and three runs scored. Fidell singled twice with an RBI. Colao tripled with two RBI and Boariu doubled with two RBI. Nocera, T.J. Post. Jay Cortez and McQuiston added singles. Russo led Shenango with two singles and two RBI. Bruno singled twice with an RBI and Matsook singled twice. Collella and McCormick had a singe and RBI and Workman added a single. Colao was the winning pitcher with 3-2/3 innings of relief.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS MOUNT. JEWETT, 8-2, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION 8 TOURNAMENT BEHIND WEAVER, MANCINI
Ellwood City Post #157 downed Mount Jewett, 8-2, in the opening round of the American Legion Region 8 Tournament at Mt. Jewett. After two straight days of rain, Ellwood City spotted Mt. Jewett a 2-0 lead before scoring eight unanswered runs the rest of the game. Kyle Weaver threw a nine-inning complete game and Nick Mancini rapped three singles and drove in two runs to lead Ellwood City. Mount Jewett scored single runs in the first two innings on RBI-singles by Joe Wallin and Dave Good to take a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City got a run back in the bottom of the third inning. Travis McQuiston got to second base on an error and scored on an error to cut the deficit to 2-1. Ellwood City rallied for three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Ed Jacobs walked and Brett Smith and Theron Colao both reached on bunt singles to load the bases. Mike Fidell hit a sacrifice fly to score Jacobs to tie the score at 2-2. Eric Boariu follwed with a sacrifice fly scoring Smith to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. Colao scored on a wild pitch to up the lead to 4-2. Ellwood City added a solo run in the sixth inning. Mancini singled and moved to third base on a sacrifice by Weaver. McQuiston followed with an RBI- double to make the lead 5-2. Mancini singled home a run in the seventh inning to give Ellwood City a 6-2 lead. In the eighth inning, Ellwood City added two insurance runs. Smith doubled and went to third base on Colao's single. Boariu hit a sacrifice fly scoring Smith to raise the lead to 7-2. Mancini added a single scoring Colao to make the final margin 8-2. Winning pitcher Weaver allowed two runs in a nine-inning complete-game effort. Mancini led Ellwood City at the plate with three singles and two RBI. Smith doubled and singled and Colao singled twice with two RBI. McQuiston doubled with an RBI and Boariu singled with two RBI. Fidell added a single. Scott Garthwright doubled and singled twice to lead Mount Jewett. Jim Mayberry added three singles.
FRENCH CREEK TOPS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 18-0, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION 8 TOURNAMENT BEHIND SCOTT AND ALLENS
French Creek topped Ellwood City Post #157, 18-0, in the American Legion Region 8 Tournament at St. Mary's. In a game that started at midnight and ended after 3:00 AM, French Creek scored four runs in the fifth inning and ten runs in the seventh inning on the way to the victory. Justin Scott fired a two-hitter and Jeff and Justin Allen rapped five hits apiece. French Creek scored solo runs in the first four innings to take a 4-0 lead. French Creek added four more runs in the fifth inning to make the score 8-0. French Creek erupted for 10 runs in the seventh inning to open up an 18-0 lead. The ten-run rule was invoked after the bottom of the seventh inning. Winning pitcher Scott held Ellwood City to two hits in seven innings. Jeff and Justin Allen led at the plate with a double and four singles.. Scott Dunham hokered and singled twice and Jim Leonard doubled twice and singled. Scott added three singles. Theron Colao and Eric Boariu singled for Ellwood City.
CORRY SCORES TWICE IN FINAL-AT-BAT TO SLIP BY ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 9-8, IN AMERICAN LEGION REGION 8 TOURNAMENT
Corry scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning to slip by Ellwood City, 9-8, in the American Legion Region 8 Tournament at Smethport. Justin Wyman's two-out single scored the tying and game-winning runs to give Corry the victory. Ellwood City exploded
for four runs in the top of the first inning to take a 4-0 lead. Eric Boariu, T.J. Post and Travis McQuiston rapped RBI-singles and a wild pitch brought home another run to account for the 4-0 lead. Corry stormed back in the bottom of third inning with five runs to take a 5-4 lead. Ellwood City jumped back in the lead with three runs in the top of the third inning. Dan Mancini singled and eventually scored on an error to tie the score at 5-5. T.J. Post knocked in two runs with a single to break the deadlock and give Ellwood City a 7-5 lead. Corry crept closer with a run in the sixth inning to cut the deficit to 7-6. Ellwood City added a run in the seventh inning . McQuiston walked and Chad Snyder was hit by a pitch. Ed Jacobs singled in McQuiston to increase the lead to 8-6. Corry added a run in the eighth inning to tighten the score to 8-7. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Corry got two runners to second and third base with two outs. The stage was set for Wyman who delivered a game tying and game-winning single to give Corry the 8-7 win. Scott Heinich led Corry with five singles and two RBI. Post led Ellwood City with two singles and three RBI. Boariu, Jacobs and Dan Mancini ripped two hits apiece. McQuiston added a single. Geoff Maedle was the inning pitcher in relief.
Record
14-7
Batting
Average
Mike Fidell..... .368
Lou Nocera..... .345
Eric Boariu..... .344
Jay Cortez..... .333
Theron Colao..... .275
Ed Jacobs..... .269
T.J. Post..... .263
Under minimum 40 at-bats
Brett Smith..... .364(12/33 AB)
Home Runs
Jay Cortez.....1
Triples
Eddie Jacobs.....1
Theron Colao.....1
Eric Boariu.....1
Brett Smith.....1
Mike Fidell.....1
Doubles
T.J. Post.....4
Lou Nocera.....4
Eric Boariu.....3
Theron Colao.....3
Mike Fidell.....2
Eddie Jacobs.....2
Brett Smith.....2
Runs Batted In
Mike Fidell.....22
Eric Boariu.....14
Theron Colao.....13
Jay Cortez.....11
Nick Mancini.....10
T.J. Post.....9
Pitching
W-L
Theron Colao.....6-1
Kyle Weaver.....3-3
Lou Nocera.....2-1
Mike Fidell.....1-2
Eric Boariu.....1-0
2005
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DEFEATS WEST MIDDLESEX, 12-0, IN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS BEHIND WEAVER, BOARIU
Ellwood City Post #157 defeated West Middlesex, 12-0, in the opening round of the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Semi-finals at Sanders Field. Kyle Weaver hurled a three-hitter and Eric Boariu doubled, singled and drove in four runs. The win gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ellwood City took the game in the bottom of the first inning. Travis McQuiston singled, stole second base, went to third on a fielder's choice and scored on a wild pitch to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the second inning. The key hits in the inning were Scott Post's two-run double and Boariu's two-run single as Ellwood City took a commanding 8-0 lead. Ellwood City added four more runs in the third inning. Boariu smacked a two-run double as Ellwood City increased their lead to 12-0. After West Middlesex failed to score in the top of the fifth inning the ten-run rule was invoked. Winning pitcher Weaver fanned nine batters in his three-hit five-inning effort. Boariu led Ellwood City at the plate with a double, single and four RBI. McQuiston singled twice and scored three runs. T.J. Post and Scott Post each doubled with two RBI. Steve Lodovico doubled and Jaime Joseph, Dan Mancini and Lou Nocera added singles.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS WEST MIDDLESEX, 10-0, TO WIN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS BEHIND NOCERA, T.J. POST
Ellwood City Post #157 downed West Middlesex, 10-0, to win the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Semi-finals at West Middlesex. Lou Nocera tossed a one-hitter and T.J. Post smacked three doubles and drove in six runs to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City scored twice in the top of the first inning to take an early lead. Travis McQuiston walked and Eric Boariu singled to put two runners aboard. Post followed with a double scoring both runners to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. In the top of the second inning, Ellwood City added four more runs. Steve Lodovico, Jaime Joseph and Matt Davis all singled to load the bases. McQuiston drew a base on balls scoring Lodovico to give Ellwood City a 3-0 lead. Post rapped a double for two runs to up the lead to 5-0. Ellwood City added another run at stretch the led to 6-0. Ellwood City made the score 7-0 in the top of the third inning on doubles by Nick Nardone and Lodovico. In the top of the fourth inning McQuiston, Lodovico and Brandon LeViere walked and Boariu followed with an RBI-single to raise the lead to 8-0. Post doubled in two more runs to increase the lead to 10-0. In hhe bottom of the fifth inning, West Middlesex's Bo Ellison's single broke up Nocera's no hitter. Nocera retired the final two batters and the ten-run rule invoked with Ellwood City the 10-0 victor. Winning pitcher Nocera threw a one-hit complete-game over five innings. Post led Ellwood City at the plate with three doubles and six RBI. Lodovico doubled and singled with and RBI and Nardone added a double and single. Boariu singled twice with an RBI and McQuiston drew three walks and scored three runs. Matt Davis and Jaime Joseph added singles. Ellison singled for West Middlesex.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS NEW CASTLE, 9-3, IN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER BEHIND BOARIU
Ellwood City Post #157 downed New Castle, 9-3, to win the opening game of the Lawrence-Mercer County Championship Series at Sanders Field. Eric Boariu tripled, singled and drove in four runs to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City lead a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the first inning to take the lead. Ed Jacobs walked, stole second base and scored on Lou Nocera's double to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Ellwood ity scored three more runs in the second inning. Scott Post, Jacobs and Jaime Joseph walked to load the bases. Boariu followed with a bases-clearing triple to increase the lead to 4-0. Ellwood City sent batters to the plate and added five more runs in the bottom of the third inning. In the inning Nick Nardone doubled and Kyle Weaver singled to give Ellwood City a 5-0 lead. Post singled and Dan Mancini followed with a single scoring Weaver to make the score 6-0. Jacobs followed with a double scoring Post and Mancini to raise the lead to 8-0. Joseph walked and Boariu singled in Jacobs to give Ellwood City a 9-0 lead. New Castle score single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth inning to cut the deficit to 9-3. New Castle failed to score in the seventh inning as Ellwood City completed the 9-3 victory. Boariu led Ellwood City with a triple, single and four RBI. Jacobs doubled, drove in two runs and scored two runs. Nardone doubled and Nocera singled with two RBI. Mancini singled with an RBI and Weaver added a single. Dan Agiro led New Castle with three singles and two RBI. Winning pitcher Weaver scattered seven hits and fanned nine batters in a complete-game effort.
NEW CASTLE SCORES TWICE IN SEVENTH INNING TO SLIP BY ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 11-10, TO FORCE FINAL GAME IN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
New Castle scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to slip by Ellwood City Post #157, 11-10, at Flaherty Field to tie the Lawrence-Mercer County Championship Series. After Ellwood City scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a 10-9 lead, Mike Malley doubled in the game-winning run for New Castle. The victory tied the best-of-three series at one game apiece. New Castle scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead. Ellwood City responded with two runs in the top of the second inning. Lou Nocera walked and Nick Nardone followed with an RBI-triple to make the score 3-1. Dan Mancini singled in Nardone to cut the deficit to 3-2. New Castle stormed back with five runs in the bottom of the second inning to increase their lead to 8-2. After a scoreless third inning, Ellwood City started to chip away at the deficit in the top of the fourth inning. Nardone and Jeff Vitale singled and advanced on Scott Post's sacrifice bunt. Mancini grounded out to score Nardone to make the score 8-3. Ed Jacobs followed with a single to reduce the deficit to 8-4. Ellwood City crept closer with a single run in the top of the fifth inning. Eric Boariu singled and Post was hit by a pitch, After a wild pitch, Nardone hit a sacrifice fly scoring Boariu to slice the lead to 8-5. New Castle got the run back in the bottom of the inning to up their lead to 9-5. After a scoreless sixth inning, Ellwood City stunned New Castle with a five-run rally in the top of the seventh inning. Boariu singled and Jaime Joseph was hit by a pitch. T.J. Post singled in Boariu to make the score 9-6. Vitale walked to load the bases. Scott Post doubled scoring Joseph and T.J. Post to cut the deficit to 9-8. But on the play the ball an error allowed Vitale and T.J. Post to score and suddenly Ellwood City grabbed a 10-9 lead. But New Castle struck back with two runs in their final at bat to force a final game. With one out, Joe Motto singled and following a strikeout, Ellwood City was one out from claiming the title. Nick Maiorano singled Motto to third base and Anthony Runyon followed with a single scoring Motto to tie the score at 10-10. Malley followed with his double scoring Maiorano to give New Castle the 11-10 victory. Runyon led New Castle with a home run, two singles and three RBI. Malley doubled, singled twice and drove in a run. Dan Argiro doubled and singled and Motto singled twice with two RBI. Monaco added two singles and an RBI. Boariu led Ellwood City with three singles. Nardone tripled and singled with an RBI. Mancini singled twice with two RBI and Scott Post doubled with two RBI. Jacobs and T.J. Post singled with an RBI and Vitale added a single. Malley picked up the victory on the mound for New Castle.
NEW CASTLE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY, 7-5, TO WIN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP-SCORES TWICE IN SEVENTH INNING TO BREAK 5-5 DEADLOCK
New Castle defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 7-5, to win the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Championship at Sanders Field. New Castle broke a 5-5 tie with two runs in the seventh inning to win the title. New Castle won the best-of-three series, two games to one, and advanced to the Region 8 Tournament in St. Mary's. After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City opened the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Scott Post and Dan Mancini drew bases on balls. Both runners advanced a base and scored on Eric Boariu's single to take a 2-0 lead. New Castle rallied for three runs in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead. Dan Argiro and Greg Sansone rapped singles for New Castle. Joe Motto reached on an error to score Argiro to make the score 2-1. Motto stole second base to place two runners in scoring position. Will Savage followed with a double scoring Sansone and Motto to give New Castle a 3-2 lead. New Castle added two more runs in the top of the fifth inning on Sansone's two-run single to increase New Castle's lead to 5-2. Ellwood City rallied for three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to tie the score. Jaime Joseph singled and Boariu drew a base on a balls. Lou Nocera singled in Joseph to cut the deficit to 5-3. Nocera stole second base to move two runners into scoring position. Weaver followed with a single scoring Boariu and Nocera to tie the score at 5-5. After a scoreless sixth inning, New Castle scored two runs in the seventh inning to take the lead and the title. Dan Argiro led off the inning with a double for New Castle. Sansone followed with a double to score Argiro to give New Castle a 6-5 lead. DeBlasio followed with a double scoring Sansone to increase the lead to 7-5. in the bottom of the seventh inning, Boariu led off with a single. But New Castle retired the next three batters to claim the crown. Argiro led New Castle with a double and two singles. Sansone double, single and three RBI. DeBlasio doubled with and RBI and Savage singled with two RBI. Nocera led Ellwood City with a double and two singles. Boariu singled twice with two RBI. Weaver added a single with two RBI. Runyon was the winning pitcher for New Castle in relief of Sansone.
Record
13-5
Batting
Average
Steve Lodovico..... .531
Eric Boariu..... .373
Ed Jacobs..... .372
Nick Nardone..... .360
Lou Nocera..... .310
T.J. Post..... .278
Travis McQuistion... .267
Under minimum 36 at-bats
Dan Mancini..... .346(9/26)
Matt Davis..... .310(9/29)
Kyle Weaver..... .303(10/33)
Jaime Joseph..... .250(6/25)
Justin Barry..... .250(3/12)
Home Runs
T.J. Post.....1
Triples
Ed Jacobs.....2
Eric Boariu.....2
Nick Nardone.....2
Steve Lodovico.....1
Doubles
T.J. Post.....6
Eric Boariu.....5
Ed Jacobs.....4
Nick Nardone.....4
Lou Nocera.....4
Runs batted In
T.J. Post.....23
Eric Boariu.....20
Lou Nocera.....18
Nick Nardone.....10
Dan Mancini.....9
Ed Jacobs.....9
Steve Lodovico.....8
Pitching
Kyle Weaver.....8-0
Lou Nocera.....5-1
2006
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DEFEATS SHENANGO, 5-2, IN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY LEGION SEMI-FINALS
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SHENANGO HOLDS OFF ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 TO TIE LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS
Shenango held off Ellwood City Post #157, 11-8, in the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Semi-finals at Shenango. Shenango jumped out to an 11-2 lead before Ellwood City rallied back in the final three innings. The win tied the best-of-three series at one game apiece. Ellwood City took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a RBI-double by Jonathan Minnocci. Shenango answered in their half of the first inning with three runs. Devin Macri had the key hit in the inning with a two-run double as Shenango took a 3-2 lead. Shenango added three more runs in the next two innings to increase their lead to 6-2. Shenango added five more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. David Colotruglio had a two-run single and Andrew Reiter added an RBI-single as Shenango opened an 11-2 lead. Ellwood City scored twice in the in the fifth inning. Travis McQuiston rapped a two-run single to reduce the deficit to 11-4. Ellwood City rallied for four more runs in the top of the seventh inning. Justin Barry led off the inning with a long home run over the left field fence to make the score 11-5. Jaime Joseph singled and McQuiston doubled to put two runners in scoring position. With two outs, Brandon LeViere tripled into left-center to score both runners to cut the deficit to 11-7. Scott Post followed with a triple to right-center to narrow the deficit to 11-8. But a strikeout ended the game with Shenango an 11-8 winner. Macri led Shenango with a double, single and three RBI. Colutruglio singled twice with three RBI. Barry led Ellwood City with a home run and double. McQuiston doubled and singled and Brandon LeViere and Scott Post added triples. Winning pitcher Macri threw five innings for Shenango. Don Watters picked up the save with 1/3 innings of work.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 EDGES SHENANGO, 5-4, TO WIN LAWERNCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINAL SERIES BEHIND JOSEPH
Ellwood City Post #157 edged Shenango, 5-4, to win the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Semi-final at Sanders Field. Jaime Joseph threw a complete-game and rapped two singles to lead Ellwood City. The win gave Ellwood City the best-of-three series, two games to one. Ellwood City took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Joseph singled, advanced to third base and stole home. Ellwood City added three more runs in the second inning to take a 4-0 lead. Ellwood City increased their lead to 5-0 on Steve Lodovico's RBI-single in the third inning. Shenango reduced the deficit to 5-2 in the top of the fifth inning on Dave Colatruglio's two-run double. Matt Davis and Travis McQuiston both made outstanding defensive catches in the outfield for Ellwood City to prevent further damage. Shenango threatened to send the game into extra innings in the seventh inning. Devin Macri singled in a run to cut the deficit to 5-3. Shenango scored another run to narrow the score to 5-4 with the tying run on third base. But Joseph picked the runner off of third base to give Ellwood City the 5-4 win and the series. Winning pitcher Joseph threw a seven-inning complete-game victory. Joseph also led at the plate with two singles. Lodovico added an RBI-single. Macri led Shenango with an RBI-single.
NEW CASTLE DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 4-1, IN OPENING GAME OF THE LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERCIAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
New Castle downed Ellwood City Post #157, 4-1, to win the opener of the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Championship Series at Flaherty Field. New Castle broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. The victory gave New Castle a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. After three scoreless innings, New Castle scored a run in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City tied the score in the top of the fifth inning. Alex Fox tripled and Matt Davis hit a sacrifice fly to score Fox to tie the score at 1-1. New Castle responded in the bottom of the fifith inning.Rick DeBlasio singled in two runs to give New Castle a 3-1 lead. Dan Argiro singled another run in to increase the lead to 4-1. Ellwood City failed to score in the final two innings and New Castle claimed a 4-1 victory. Winning pitcher Joe Motto allowed four hits over five innings of work for New Castle. DeBlasio had a two-run single and Argiro an RBI-single for New Castle. Fox led Ellwood City with a triple.
NEW CASTLE TOPS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 14-3, TO WIN THE LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP BEHIND SANSONE
New Castle topped Ellwood City Post #157, 14-3, to win the Lawrence County American Legion Championship at Sanders Field. Greg Sansone threw a five-hitter and homered, doubled and singled to lead New Castle. With the victory, New Castle won the best-of-three series, two games to non, and advanced to the the Region 8 Tournament. New Castle scored two runs in the top of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. New Castle added five more runs in the top of the second inning. Joe Motto smacked a two-run homer and Brendan Anastasia and Joe Vestano in the inning to give New Castle a 7-0 lead. Ellwood City scored a single run in the bottom of the second inning to make the score 7-1. Sansone rapped a two-run home run in the top of the third inning to increase the lead to 9-1. Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the inning to reduce the deficit to 9-2. New Castle added three more run in the fourth inning to increase their lead to 12-2. Ellwood City scored a solo run in the bottom of the inning to make the margin 12-3. New Castle scored twice more in the top of the fifth inning on increase their lead to 14-3. Ellwood City failed to score in the bottom of the fifth inning and the ten-run rule was invoked with a final 14-3 margin. Sansone led New Castle with a home run, double and single. Anastasia tripled and singled twice and Motto added a homer and single. Rick DeBlasio doubled twice and Mike Kirkwood added a double. Matt Davis led Ellwood City with a double and single. Alex Fox added two singles. Winning pitcher Sansone threw a five-hitter rand fanned six batters in five innings of work.
Record
9-6
Home Runs
Justin Barry.....1
Brandon LeViere.....1
Triples
Alex Fox.....2
Scott Post.....1
Brandon LeViere.....1
Doubles
Scott Post.....4
Travis McQuistion.....4
Justin Barry.....2
Dan Mancini.....2
Hits
Alex Fox
Scott Post
Travis McQuistion
Justin Barry
Matt Davis
Brandon LeViere
Dan Mancini
Matt Davis
Pitching
Matt Davis.....4-2
Jaime Joseph.....3-1
Colton Kennedy.....2-1
2007
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 TOPS MOHAWK, 15-8, IN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY SEMI-FINAL OPENER BEHIND LEVIERE
Ellwood City Post #157 topped Mohawk, 15-8, in the opening gameof the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Semi-finals at Mohawk. Brandon LeViere picked up the win on the mound and rapped three hits at the plate to lead Ellwood City. The victory gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. After a scoreless first inning, Ellwood City took the lead in the top of the second inning. LeViere doubled home Matt Davis to give Ellwood City a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City sent 11 batters to the plate in the top of the third inning on the way to scoring five runs. After Ellwood City scored three runs, Jonathan Minnocci singled in two runs to up the lead to 6-0. Mohawk stormed back in the bottom of the third inning with five runs. Jordan Tanner double in two runs and T.J. Hervatine singled in two runs to cut the deficit to 6-5. Ellwood City added three runs in the top of the fourth inning to to increase their lead to 9-5. Mohawk rallied for two runs in the bottom of the inning to reduce the deficit to 9-7. Ellwood City added three more runs in the sixth inning to raise their lead to 12-7. Mohawk countered with aone run in the bottom of the inning to make the score 12-8. Ellwood City closed the scoring with three runs in the top of the seventh inning. Bud Main smacked a two-run triple and Alex Fox singled in Main to give Ellwood City a final margin of 15-8. Leviere led Ellwood City at the plate with a double, two singles and three RBI. Fox singled twice with two RBIand Minnocci singled in two runs, Tanner led Mohawk with a double. Winning pitcher LeViere allowed six hits in a complete-game effort.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS MOHAWK, 8-4, TO WIN LAWRENCE-MERCR COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS
Ellwood City Post #157 downed Mohawk, 8-4, to win the Lawrence-Mercer Cunty American Legion Semi-finals at Sanders Field. Ellwood City jumped out to a 6-1 lead after three innings on the way to the victory. The win gave Ellwood City the best-of-three series, two games to none. Ellwood City took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning which included an RBI-single by Brandon LeViere. Mohawk scored a run in the top of the second inning to reduce the deficit to 2-1. Ellwood City scored a run in the bottom of the inning on walk to Ryan Carusone, a single by Chris Weisz and an RBI-single by Bud Main to give Ellwood City a 3-1 lead. Ellwood City added three more runs in the bottom of the third inning. Key singles by Jonathan Minnocci, Jordan Ottavio, Cody Moldovan and Weisz help Ellwood City up their lead to 6-1. Ellwood City increased their lead in the sixth inning om a two-run double by Carusone to take an 8-1 lead. Mohawk rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh inningto account for the final 8-4 margin. Winning pitcher Alex Fox scattered seven hits and fanned 10 batters in a complete-game effort. Weisz led Ellwood City with two singles and two RBI. Carusone added a two-run double. Brandon Morrow led Mohawk with three singles. Devin Macri and T.J. Hervatine added doubles.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS NEW CASTLE, 10-8, LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OPENER
Ellwood City Post #157 downed New Castle, 10-9, in the opening game of the Lawrence-<ercer County American Legion Championship Series at Flaherty Field. The victory gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ellwood City scored two runs in the top of the third first inning to take a 2-0 lead. New Castle stormed back in the bottom of the first inning to score four runs to take a 4-2 lead. Ellwood City scored a run in the top of the second inningto make the score 4-3. New Castle scored twice in the bottom of the second inning to up their lead to 6-3. Ellwood City scored twice in the top of the fifth inning. Matt Davis hit a sacrifice fly and Brandon LeViere tripled to narrow the deficit to 6-5. In the top of the fifth inning, Alex Fox reached on an error and scored on Davis' single to left field. Both runners moved up on a wild pitch and scored on Jonathan Minnocci's two-run single to center field to give Ellwood City a 7-6 lead.
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NEW CASTLE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 8-6, TO TIE LAWRNCE-MERCER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
New Castle defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 8-6, in the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Championship Series at Sanders Field. The win tied the best-of-three series at one-game apiece. After a scoreless first inning, New Castle scored a run in the top of the second inning. Joe Perrotta smacked a solo home run off the scoreboard to give New Castle a 1-0 lead. New Castle added three more runs in the top of the fourth inning on RBI-singles by Joe Motto, Rick DeBlasio and Matt Kirkwood to up the lead to 4-0. Ellwood City rallied for three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Bud Main singled, Mike Winters walked and Alex Fox singled to load the bases. Matt Davis hit a sacrifice fly to score Main to cut the deficit to 4-1. Brandon LeViere walked to load the bases and Jonathan Minnocci singled in Winters and Fox to reduce the margin to 4-3. New Castle scored twice in the top of the fifth inning. Matt Kirkwood and Perrotta drove in runs as New Castle pushed their lead to 6-3. Ellwood City came right back in their half of the inning on Fox's two run single to cut the deficit to 6-5. New Castle scored twice in the top of the sixth inning to increase their lead to 8-5. Ellwood City scored a run in the seventh inning as New Castle claimed a winning margin of 8-6. Perrotta led New Castle at the plate with a home run and single. Zach Priesal added a double. Main, Minnocci and Fox singled twice apiece to lead Ellwood City. Winning pitcher Justin Prejsnar threw six innings for New Castle.
NEW CASTLE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY #157, 7-4, BEHIND MOTTO TO WIN THE LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP
New Castle defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 7-4, to win the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Championship at Flaherty Field. Joe Motto doubled, singled twice and picked up the victory on the mound to lead New Castle. The win gave New Castle the best-of-three series, two games to one. New Castle advanced to the Region 8 Tournament. New Castle scored twice in the first inning to take an early lead. Motto scored on a wild pitch and Nick Collella singled in a run to give New Castle a 2-0 lead. New Castle scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning to widen the lead. Emmett Manzo reached on an error rand scored on Motto's single to right field to give New Castle a 3-0 lead. With two men on, Rick DeBlasio hit an inside-the-park home run when an attempted catch in the outfield eluded the Ellwood City outfielder in increase the lead to 6-0. New Castle added to their lead on a triple by Colella and an RBI-single by Steve Perrotta to take a 7-0 lead. Ellwood City rallied for four runs in the top of the fifth inning. Ellwood City scored two runs before Matt Davis rapped a two-run single to draw Ellwood City to within 7-4. But Ellwood City failed to score in the final two frames and New Castle claimed the title with a 7-4 victory. Motto led New Castle at the plate with a double and two singles. Colella added a triple and single and DeBlasio hit a three-run homer. Motto was the winning pitcher with 4-1/3 innings of work. Perrotta threw 2-2/3 scoreless innings of relief to get the save.
Record
11-10
Batting
Home Runs
Jonathan Minnocci.....1
Alex Fox.....1
Triples
Bud Main.....3
Mike Winters.....2
Brandon LeViere.....1
Doubles
Alex Fox.....7
Jonathan Minnocci.....4
Matt Davis.....3
Brandon LeViere.....3
Scott Post.....2
Mike Winters.....2
Hits
Alex Fox
Bud Main
Brandon LeViere
Scott Post
Matt Davis
Jordan Ottavio
Jonathan Minnocci
Mike Winters
Pitching
W-L
Colton Kennedy.....3-1
Alex Fox.....3-3
Brooks LeViere.....2-2
Matt Davis.....2-2
Mike Winters.....1-1
2008
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 TOPS SHARON, 14-4, IN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS
Ellwood City Post #157 topped Sharon, 14-4, in the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Semi-finals at Sanders Field. Ellwood City jumped to an 8-1 lead after two innings on the way to the victory. With the win, Ellwood City took a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Sharon scored a run in the top of the first inning on a single by Ed King and an RBI-double to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City responded with three runs in their half of the inning. Bud Main walked and Jeff Vitale and Colton Bunney were hit-by-pitches to load the bases. An error led tow runs in to give Ellwood City a 2-1 lead. Justin King singled in another run to give Ellwood City a 3-1 lead. Ellwood City added five more runs in the bottom of the second inning. Alex Fox doubled in two runs, Main and Vitale singled in runs and Scott Post drew a bases-loaded walk to give Ellwood City an 8-1 lead. Ellwood City tacked on five more runs in the third inning. Post doubled in two runs, Jordan Hill, Jonathan Minnocci and Bunney added RBI-singles as the lead went to 13-1. Sharon added three runs in the top of the fourth inning to cut the deficit to 13-4. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Ellwood City scored a single run. Main singled, stole second base and scored on an RBI-single by Vitale to give Ellwood City a 14-4 lead. Sharon failed to score in the top of the fifth inning to invoke the ten-run rule and Ellwood City claimed a 14-4 win. Winning pitcher Fox scattered six hits and fanned five batters in five innings. Main and Vitale led Ellwood City with two singles. Fox and Post added doubles.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DEFEATS SHARON, 12-0, TO WIN LAWRENCE-MERCER AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS
Ellwood City defeated Sharon, 12-0, to win the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Semi-finals at Sharon. Ellwood City took a 6-0 lead after two innings on the way to the victory. Ellwood City won the best-of-three series, two games to none. Ellwood City took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Bud Main led off with a walk and scored on a an RBI-double by Alex Fox to take a 1-0 lead. Fox scored on a bases-loaded walk to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City scored four runs in the second inning with the benefit of walks, errors and a single by Main to open a 6-0 lead. After two scoreless innings, Jonathan Minnocci singled in a run in the fifth inning to increase the Ellwood City lead to 7-0. Ellwood City added five runs in the top of the sixth inning on walks, an error and a single by Mike Winters to raise the lead to 12-0. Outfielder Justin King make two outstanding catches for Ellwood City. Sharon failed to score in the bottom of the sixth inning and the ten-run rule was invoked as Ellwood City claimed a 12-0 victory. Winning pitcher Vitale allowed three-hits over five innings for Ellwood City. Ross McDevitt threw a scoreless inning of relief. Fox led Ellwood City at the plate with a double.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 RALLIES FOR SEVEN RUNS IN EIGHTH INNING TO DEFEAT NEW CASTLE, 12-6, TO DEFEAT LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OPENER BEHIND VITALE
Ellwood City Post #157 rallied for seven runs in the top of the eighth inning to defeat New Castle, 12-6, in the opening game of the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Championship Series at Flaherty Field. Jeff Vitale pitched a complete-game win on the mound and rapped five hits to lead Ellwood City. Ellwood City took a one-game lead in the best-of-three series played under nine-inning rules. Ellwood City and New Castle each scored a run in the first inning and the score remained tied until the bottom of the fourth inning. New Castle scored twice in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 3-1 lead. Ellwood City narrowed the deficit to 3-2 with a run in the top of the sixth inning. After a scoreless seventh inning, Ellwood City erupted for seven runs in the top of the eighth inning. Vitale, Jordan Hill and Ross McDevitt each smacked doubles in the inning as Ellwood City opened up a 9-3 lead. New Castle scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to narrow the deficit to 9-6. Ellwod City added three insurance runs in the top of the ninth inning to up their lead to 12-6. New Castle failed to score in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Ellwood City a 12-6 victory. Vitale led Ellwood City with a double and four singles and two RBI. Hill rapped three doubles and drove in three runs. McDevitt and Justin King doubled and singled twice with three RBI. Colton Bunney and Scott Post added doubles. Joe Motto and Emmett Manzo led New Castle with three singles. Eric Francis tripled and Joe Perrotta added a double. Winning pitcher Vitale threw a nine-inning complete-game for Ellwood City.
NEW CASTLE DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 10-4, TO TIE LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BEHIND THOMAS
New Castle downed Ellwood City Post #157, 10-4, to tie the Lawrence-Mercer County Championship Series at Sanders Field. John Thomas struck out 14 batters and rapped four hits to lead New Castle. The victory tied the best-of-three series at one-game apiece. New Castle scored a run in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City responded with two runs in their half of the inning to take a 2-1 lead. After a scoreless second inning, New Castle rallied for four runs in the top of the third inning to regain the lead at 5-2. New Castle added a single run in the fifth inning to increase their lead to 6-2. Ellwood City narrowed the deficit to 6-3 with a run in the bottom of the inning. New Castle scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to up their lead to 9-3. After a scoreless eighth inning, both teams scored in the ninth inning as New castle claimed a 10-4 win. Winning pitcher Thomas scattered nine hits and struck out 14 batters to lead New Castle. Thomas also led at the plate with a double and three singles. Nick Colella homered and singled twice and Joe Perrotta added a double and single. Jordan Hill led Ellwood City with two singles.
NEW CASTLE TOPS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 19-6, TO WIN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP BEHIND THOMAS' TWO HOMERS, SIX RBI
New Castle topped Ellwood City Post #157, 19-6, to win the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Championship at Sanders Field. John Thomas powered New Castle to the win with four hits, including two three-run homers and six RBI. The win gave New Castle the best-of-three series, two games to one. New Castle scored twice in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City got a run back in their half to slice the deficit to 2-1. Ellwood City took the lead in the bottom of the second inning with three runs to take a 4-1 lead. New Castle narrowed the deficit to 4-3 with two runs in the top of the third inning. New Castle score four runs in the top of the fourth inning to take an 8-3 lead. New Castle added four more runs in the fifth inning to open up a 12-3 lead. In the sixth inning New Castle scored four runs for the third straight inning to widen their lead to 16-3. Thomas capped the scoring for New Castle in the top of the ninth inning with a mammoth three-run homer to give New Castle a 19-4 lead. Ellwood City scored twice in the bottom of the inning to make the final margin 19-6. The ten-run rule was invoked and New Castle claimed the title. Thomas led New Castle with two home runs, two singles and six RBI. Shawn Dovidio doubled and singled and Emmett Manzo, Joe Perrotta and Zach Priesel singled twice. Chris Weisz led Ellwood City with a double and single and Bud Main singled twice.
Batting
Average
Jeff Vitale..... .491
Bud Main..... .426
Jordan Hill..... .410
Jonathan Minnocci..... .380
Alex Fox..... .346
Chris Weisz..... .333
Scott Post..... .278
Colton Bunney..... .273
Under minimum 36 plate appearances
Ross McDevitt.....391
Shane Johnson..... .300
Home Runs
Alex Fox.....1
Justin King.....1
Jordan Viccari.....1
Triples
Bud Main.....4
Doubles
Chris Weisz...4
RBI
Jeff Vitale.....23
Pitching
Alex Fox.....6-1
Jeff Vitale.....4-0
2009
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 TOPS GREENVILLE, 17-3, IN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY SEMI-FINAL OPENER
Ellwood City Post #157 topped Greenville, 17-3, in the opening game of the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Semi-finals at Packard Park in Greenville. Ellwood City trailed 3-0 before scoring 17 runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. With the victory, Ellwood City took a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Greenville scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. Greenville added a solo run in the bottom of the third inning to up their lead to 3-0. Ellwood City scored five runs in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead a 5-3 lead. Ellwood City added five more runs in the top of the fifth inning to increase their lead to 10-3. Ellwood City continued the onslaught with seven more runs in the top of the sixth inning to widen their lead to 17-3. Greenville failed to score in the bottom of the sixth inning and the ten-run rule was invoked as Ellwood City claimed a 17-3 victory. Winning pitcher Gino Ceriani allowed six hits and fanned seven batters over a six-inning complete-game effort. Ross McDevitt, Jordan Hill and Mike MacDonald led Ellwood City with a double and single apiece. Chris Weisz rapped two singles and Jonathan Minnocci added a double. Dylan Zuschlag led Greenville with a triple, double and single.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 HOLDS OFF GREENVILLE, 10-8, TO WIN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION SEMI-FINALS BEHIND MINNOCCI
Ellwood City Post #157 held off Greenville, 10-8., to win the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Semi-finals at Sanders Field. The victory gave Ellwood City the best-of-three series, two games to none. Jonathan Minnocci led Ellwood City with a double, two singles and an RBI. Greenville scored a run in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Ellwood City countered with four runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 4-1 lead. Greenville responded with three runs in the top of the second inning to tie the score at 4-4. Ellwood City regained the lead with three runs in the bottom of the third inning. Mike Sacco smacked a three-run double to give Ellwood City a 7-4 lead. After a scoreless fourth inning, Greenville scored a solo run in the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 7-5. Greenville knotted the score at 7-7 with two runs in the top of the sixth inning. Ellwood City took the lead once again, 8-7, on an RBI-single by Mike Winters. Mike Meehan singled in a run in the seventh inning to up the Ellwood City lead to 9-7. Ellwood City added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning when Gino Ceriani was hit by a pitch and eventually scored on a passed ball to give Ellwood City a 10-7 lead. Greenville threatened to tie the game in the top of the ninth inning. Greenville scored a run to narrow the lead to 10-8. With the tying run at the plate, Nick Stoyer hit a long fly to center which was corralled by centerfielder Sacco on an over-the-shoulder catch at the base of the fence to end the threat and the game. Minnocci led Elwood City with a double, two singles and an RBI. Sacco added a double and three RBI. Jordan Hill, Meehan, Winters and McDevitt added RBI-singles. Steve Pinney led Greenville with four singles.Josh Forbes doubled and singled twice and Tim Rupert songled twice. Winning pitcher Jordan Hill went eight innings to pick up the win for Ellwood City. McDevitt got the save with two strikeouts in an inning of work.
ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS NEW CASTLE, 6-2, BEHIND MCDEVITT IN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OPENER
Ellwood City Post #157 downed New Castle, 6-2, in the opening game of the Lawrence-Mercer County Championship Series at Flaherty Field. Ross McDevitt allowed two runs in a nine-inning complete-game for Ellwood City. The victory gave Ellwood City a one-game lead in the best-of-three series. Ellwood City jumped on New Castle with three runs in the top of the first inning. Chris Weisz rapped a two-run single to give Ellwood City a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City added another run on an error to raise their lead to 3-0. After two scoreless innings, Ellwood City added three more runs in the top of the fourth inning. Mike Meehan smacked a two-run double to increase the Ellwood City lead to 5-0. Mike Sacco followed with a single scoring Meehan to up the lead to 6-0. Justin Bucci singled in a run in the fifth inning for New Castle to narrow the deficit to 6-1. Chris Ross' RBI-single in the sixth inning slice the Ellwood City lead to 6-2. Neither team scored the rest of the way and Ellwood City claimed a 6-2 victory. Winning pitcher McDevitt allowed two runs and scattered nine hits in a nine-inning complete-game effort. Weisz led Ellwood City at the plate with two singles and two RBI. Meehan added a double and Sacco added an RBI-single. Ross led New Castle with three singles.
NEW CASTLE DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 8-6, TO TIE LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
New Castle defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 8-6, to tie the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Championship Series at Sanders Field. New Castle scored four runs in the fifth inning and three runs in the sixth inning to take a 7-3 lead and hung on for the victory. New Castle's win tied the best-of-three series at one-game apiece. Ellwood City took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI-single by Chris Weisz. After three scoreless innings, New Castle took the lead with four runs in the top of the fourth inning. Three errors and an RBI-single by Justin Budai gave New Castle a 4-1 lead. Ellwood City scored twice in their half of the inning. Jordan Hill doubled and scored on an errant throw to cut the defict to 4-2. Jonathan Minnocci added an RBI-single to slice the margin to 4-3. New Castle scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning. Joe Ambrosini smacked an RBI-double and Chris Ross singled in a run in the inning as New Castle increased their lead to 7-3. New Castle added a solo run in the seventh inning to up their lead to 8-3. Ellwood City rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Mike Sacco scored on a wild pitch to make the score 8-4. Weisz singled in a run to reduce the deficit to 8-5 and Ross McDevitt's sacrifice fly narrowed the deficit to 8-6. Neither team scored in the eighth and ninth innings as New Castle closed out an 8-6 victory. Ambrosini led New Castle with a double and two singles. Justin Fields added three singles and Ross rapped a double and a single. G.J. Senchak and Budai added two singles apiece. Minnocci led Ellwood City with a double, single and RBI. Weisz singled twice with two RBI and Mike Meehan singled twice. Hill and Mike Winters added doubles. Winning pitcher Senchak threw six innings and fanned seven batters for New Castle. Ross threw three innings to gain the save.
NEW CASTLE DOWNS ELLWOOD CITY, 9-3, TO WIN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES-NEW
CASTLE BREAKS 3-3 TIE WITH SIX-RUN RALLY IN SEVENTH INNING
New Castle downed Ellwood City, 9-3, to win the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion Championship at Flaherty Field. New Castle broke a 3-3 tie with a six-run rally in the seventh inning. New Castle won the best-of-three series, two games to one, and advanced to the Region 8 Tournament in Erie. New Castle scored a two runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. After a scoreless second inning, Ellwood City grabbed the lead in the top of the third inning. Bud Main singled and and Mike Winters followed with a single. Jordan Hill singled in Main to cut the deficit to 2-1. Chris Weisz singled in Winters to tie the score at 2-2. Jonathan Minnocci followed with a single scoring Hill to give Ellwood City a 3-2 lead. Ellwood City held the lead until the bottom of the sixth inning. New Castle tied the score in the on Matt Kirkwood's sacrifice fly to knot the score at 3-3. After Ellwood City failed to score in the top of the seventh inning, New Castle erupted with a six-run rally in the bottom of the inning. Matt DeLorenzo reached on a two-base error. Jeff Garver followed with an RBI-single scoring DeLorenzo to give New Castle a 4-3 lead. Chris Fee followed with a single scoring Garver to increase the lead to 5-3. Ambrosini doubled in two runs raising the lead to 7-3. A throwing error allowed two more runs to expand the lead to 9-3. Ellwood City failed to score in the eighth and ninth innings and New Castle claimed the 9-3 victory and the title. Winning pitcher Ross allowed three runs over eight innings for New Castle. Ambrosini doubled, singled and drove in two runs to lead New Castle. C.J. Senchak rapped three singles and Justin Fileds singled twice. Weisz led Ellwood City with a double and single. Minnocci and Hill added two singles apiece.
Batting
Average
Jonathan Minnocci..... .405
Chris Weisz..... .395
Jordan Hill..... .309
Mike Meehan..... .295
Bud Main..... .280
Home Runs
Jonathan Minnocci.....2
Chris Weisz.....1
Triples
Ross McDevitt.....1
Doubles
Jordan Hill.....6
Jonathan Minnocci.....5
Mike Meehan.....4
RBI
Jonathan Minnocci.....15
Ross McDevitt.....15
Chris Weisz.....12
Jordan Hill.....9
2010
SHENANGO DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 16-2, IN LAWRENCE-MERCER AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS
Shenango defeats Ellwood City, 16-2, in Lawrence-Mercer American Legion Playoffs at Sanders Field. The defeat gave Ellwood City one loss in the double-elimination tournament.
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ELLWOOD CITY POST #157 DOWNS GREENVILLE, 10-2, IN LAWRENCE AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS BEHIND MCDEVITT
Ellwood City Post #157 downed Greenville, 10-2, in the Lawrence-Mercer County playoffs at Greenville. Ellwood City moved their record to 1-1 in the double-elimination tournament. Ellwood City was led by Ross McDevitt with three hits at the plate and Gino Ceriani allowing two runs on the mound. Greenville scored a run to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. After a scoreless second inning, Ellwood City scored four runs in the third inning to take a 4-1 lead. Ellwood City scored twice in the fourth inning to up the lead to 6-1. Greenville cut the deficit to 6-2 with a run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Ellwood City rallied for four runs in the top of the sixth inning to increase their lead to 10-2. Neither team scored in the seventh inning as Ellwood City closed out a 10-2 victory. McDevitt led Ellwood City with a double and two singles. Kevin MacDonald, Rudy Spielvogel and Jordan Hill singled twice. Ceriani added a double. Tim Bodnar doubled for Greenville. Winning pitcher Ceriani allowed two runs and scattered nine hits in a seven-inning complete-game effort.
ELLWOOD CITY TOPS BESSMER-WILMINGTON, 11-0, BEHIND MCDEVITT NO-HITTER LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Ellwood City Post #157 topped Bessemer-Wilmington, 11-0, in the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. Ros McDevitt threw a no-hitter to lead Ellwood City. The win gave Ellwood City a 2-1 record in the double-elimination tournament. Ellwood City scored twice in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. Ellwood City added three more runs in the third to up the lead to 5-0. Ellwood City added four more runs in the third inning to increase the lead to 9-0. Ellwood City added two run in the bottom of the fourth inning to raise the lead to 11-0. Bessemer-New Wilmington failed to score in the top of the fifth inning and the ten-run rule was invoked with Ellwood City claiming a 11-0 victory. Winning pitcher McDevitt fanned eight batters in his five inning no-hit effort. Kevin MacDonald doubled and singled to lead Ellwood City. Rudy Spielvogel hit a two-run double and Matt Germanoski added a double.
SHENANGO DEFEATS ELLWOOD CITY POST #157, 11-7, IN LAWRENCE-MERCER COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS-MCDEVITT RAPS FOUR HITS FOR ELLWOOD CITY
Shenango defeated Ellwood City Post #157, 11-7, in the Lawrence-Mercer County American Legion playoffs at Sanders Field. The loss eliminated Ellwood City from the double-elimination tournament. Ellwood City finished with a 2-2 record. Ellwood City scored twice in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. Shenango scored a run in the second inning and five runs in the third inning to open a 6-2 lead. Ellwood City roared back with four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie the score at 6-6. Shenango reclaimed the lead at 8-6 with two runs in the top of the fifth inning. Ellwood City narrowed the margin to 8-7 with a run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Shenango rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh inning to increase their lead to 11-7. Ellwood City failed to score in the bottom of the seventh inning and Shenango claimed an 11-7 win. Anthony Kosciuszko led Shenango with a double and two singles. Doug Bennett tripled and singled and Jordan Hasson and Dom DeCaprio added two singles. Scott McBride added a double. Jordan Hill and Gino Ceriani led Ellwood City with two singles. Rudy Spielvogel added a double. Winning pitcher Shawn Stephens threw four innings for Shenango.
AMERICAN LEGION ALL-STARS
1947
District All-Star Game
Eugene Bilo
All-West All-Star Game
Eugene Bilo
East-West All-Star Game
Eugene Bilo
1948
Henry Leymarie
Chuck Hazen
1949
District All-Star Game
Rich Leposky
Chuck Brown
All-West All-Star Game
Rich Leposky
Chuck Brown
East-West All-Star Game
Rich Leposky
1950
N/A
1951
District All-Star Game
Bob Foley
John Novolesi
Pete Vessella
1952
N/A
1953
N/A
District All-Star Game
Dale Brown
Bill Miles
Ron Kellner
Boyd Gardner
Tom Davies
1954
District All-Star Game
Don Costa
Ray Johnston
1955
District All-Star Game
Joe Cioffi
Don Costa
Sonny Gardner
Rich Pertile
1956
District All-Star Game
Bill Frazier
John Perry
Frank Rocco
All-West All-Star Game
Bill Frazier
East-West All-Star Game
Bill Frazier
1957
District All-Star Game
Ron Hughes
Joe Raman
Bob Timmerman
Dave Florie
Bob Mathews
Harold Allen
All-West All-Star Game
Ron Hughes
Bob Mathews
1958
District All-Star Game
Ellwood City
Ron Hughes
Ron Mazzano
Wampum
Rich Allen
All-West All-Star Game
Ron Hughes
1959
All-West Game
Dave Weingartner
1960
District All-Star Game
Ellwood City
Joe DeTullio
Bob Bathgate
Sonny Agostinelli
Wampum
Dan Guido
Bill Martin
Ron Allen
All-West All-Star Game
Joe DeTullio
1961
District All-Star Game
Bob Smilek
Tom Blythe
Rich Freidhoff
Jim Fusetti
Dan Oliastro
All-West Game
Alternate
Rich Freidhoff
1962
District All-Star Game
Bob Latiano
Pat White
Toy Laitinen
Koppel
Tom Blythe
Region All-Star Game
Bob Latiano
Toy Laitinen
Koppel
Tom Blythe
All-West All-Star Game
Bob Latiano
Koppel
Tom Blythe
East-West All-Star Game
Bob Latiano
Koppel
Tom Blythe
1963
District All-Star Game
Bob Latiano
Jim Bukac
Pat White
Larry Boyer
Drew Szabo
All-West All-Star Game
Bob Latiano
Jim Bukac
East-West All-Star Game
Bob Latiano
Jim Bukac
1964
District All-Star Game
Alex Herman
Ron Sabatino
Larry Boyer
Jim Birtalan
Drew Szabo
Alternate
Bob Poholsky
Region All-Star Game
Alex Herman
Larry Boyer
Ron Sabatino
All-West All-Star Game
Alex Herman
East-West All-Star Game
Alex Herman
1965
District All-Star Game
Ron Sabatino
Chuck Belonzi
Mike Laitenen
Leroy Turner
Wampum
John Sharek
Jim DeMark
Chuck Hennon
Region All-Star Game
Ron Sabatino
Mike Laitinan
Leroy Turner
All-West All-Star Game
Leroy Turner
1966
District All-Star Game
Chuck Belonzi
Jim Potter
Steve Pavick
Mike Shingleton
Wampum
Jim Demark
Chuck Hennon
John Kolik
1967
District All-Star Game
Ray Smith
Dave Blazin
Jim Potter
1968
District All-Star Game
Ray Smith
Dave Blazin
Region All-Star Game
Ray Smith
Dave Blazin
All-West All-Star Game
Ray Smith
Dave Blazin
East-West All-Star Game
Ray Smith
1969
District All-Star Game
Ellwood City
Dale Zeh
Bob Haine
Koppel
Rich Lawson
Vic Sharek
Rick Bender
Region All-Star Game
Rich Lawson
1970
District All-Star Game
Pete Sheeler
Rick Smith
Tony Joseph
Dale Zeh
Koppel
Rich Lawson
Vic Sharek
Chuck Nardone
Region All-Star Game
Pete Sheeler
Rick Smith
Dale Zeh
All-West All-Star Game
Pete Sheeler
Rick Smith
East-West All-Star Game
Pete Sheeler
Rick Smith
1971
District All-Star Game
Jeff Potter
Don Marshall
Region All-Star Game
Jeff Potter
All-West All-Star Game
Jeff Potter
East-West All-Star Game
Jeff Potter
1972
District All-Star Game
Jeff Potter
Don Marshall
Gary Ward
1973
District All-Star Game
Rich Herman
Don Mancini
Jeff Belonzi
Curt Johns
Randy DeLoia
Mark Hutchison
Koppel
Frank Pisano
Region All-Star Game
Rich Herman
Don Mancini
Jeff Belonzi
1974
No players selected
1975
District All-Star Game
Ted Zikeli
Tim Zikeli
1976
Lawrence County All-Star Game
Ken Spielvogel
Jeff Foley
1977
No players selected
1978
District All-Star Game
Todd Higgins
Mike Hemphill
1979
Lawrence County All-Star Game
Mike Roth
Chuck Damato
Rick Roth
John Perry
Joe DeSanzo
1980
District All-Star Game
Rick Roth
Chuck Damato
John Perry
1981
District All-Star Game
Mike Hufnagel
Rick Roth
1982
District All-Star Game
Mike Hufnagel
Dean Vandevort
Dave Ioanilli
1983
District All-Star Game
Bill Perry
Jim Smith
Pat DeCaro
Chris Sokol
Ray Scala
Joe DiBello
1984
N/A
1985
N/A
1986
N/A
1987
N/A
1988
District All-Star Game
John Fritz
Nick Perry
Region All-Star Game
John Fritz
Nick Perry
All-West All-Star Game
John Fritz
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