WEIR SPORTS UPDATE
May 1, 2012
H-S SOFTBALL
WV CLASS 5-A – SECTION 1 PLAYOFFS
WHEELING PARK 1 – BROOKE 0
n The Patriots score their lone run in the bottom of the 5th inning to get the win
n Kaylee Kuchinski suffered the tough circle loss for Brooke, surrendering just 1-run on 8-hits while striking out a batter
JOHN MARSHALL 5 – WHEELING PARK 4
n Alexa Jones drove in Morgan Watson with out in the bottom of the 12th to give the Monarchs a 5-4 extra innings win
n John Marshall now advances to the winner of today’s elimination game between Brooke and Wheeling Park … the game is set for Wednesday afternoon
INDIAN CREEK 8 – CARROLLTON 2
n The Redskins jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead after one inning and never looked back
n Ashley Starr struck out 6-batters to get the circle win and keep Carrollton in check
o At the plate, Starr singled twice and drove in a run
§ Paige Geanangel doubled, singled twice and knocked in 3-runs
§ Beckah Mazar homered, singled twice and drove in 2 in the win
n Indian Creek improves to 17-5 with the win
WEIRTON MADONNA 7 – BROOKE 5
n The Blue Dons bats came alive after being shutdown over the first 3-innings as Madonna managed to score all 7 of its runs over the final 4-innings to get the big road win
n FRESH-Kaleb Baire came on in relief of Will Bowser to strike out 3-batters and get the win as Madonna used 4 pitchers in the contest
n Offensively, Chris Duerr doubled, singled twice and knocked in 3-runs for the Blue Dons
o Ross Comis, Nick Ossman, Daniel Pietranton and Will Bowser also collected RBIs
n Brooke was fueled by Kelean Welch’s RBI double
o Paul DiPasquale also singled and collected 2-RBIs
TORONTO 6 – STEUBENVILLE 5
n Ralph King surrendered just 5-hits and held Steubenville hitless until the 4th inning to help give Toronto the win
o King also worked his way out of a 7th inning jam, giving up 2-late runs but went the distance and preserve the 1-run win
n Steubenville was hurt by 6-fielding errors in the contest
n For Toronto, Spenser Sninchak doubled in a run
n Starting Pitcher Matt Petrella suffered the mound defeat for Big Red despite only surrendering 3-hits, including no hits until the 4th inning
o Ryan Vojvodich homered and drove in 2-runs in the loss for Big Red
n The win improves Toronto to 13-7 overall
OAK GLEN 14 – MAGNOLIA 7
n The Golden Bears score 9-runs in their final two at bats to get the surprise win on the road against the Blue Eagles
n Jeff Hissam doubled, singled and drove in 2-runs in the win
o Steve Barr tripled, doubled, singled, collected a sacrifice fly and knocked in 3-runs
o Tyler Stead had a single and 2-RBIs
EDISON 14 – EAST LIVERPOOL 0
n Pitching and solid hitting keeps the winning streak going for the Wildcats
n Greg Stagani struck out 5 and surrendered just 3-hits in the road shutout win
o At the plate, Stagani homered, doubled and collected 4-RBIs
o Chad Wickham also doubled in 2-runs for Edison
n The Wildcats improve to 20-2 overall
STEUBENVILLE CENTRAL 13 – BELLAIRE 1
n The Crusaders get back to their winning ways with a lopsided road win
n The bats were hot as Steubenville Central collected 20-hits in the contest
n The Crusaders built an 8-0 lead heading into the bottom of the 4th before Bellaire would score its only run
n Brenton Colabella tripled, doubled, singled and drove in 2-runs to lead Central
o Kyle Laukert doubled twice and drove in 2
o Aleks Porreca singled twice and notched 2-RBIs in the win
n On the mound, Jimmy Panella and Porreca combined for 6-strikeouts and surrendered just 6-hits in the win for Steubenville Central
WHEELING CENTRAL 10 – BUCKEYE LOCAL 9
n The Panthers scored 5-runs in the top of the 5th to take a 9-7 lead, but it wasn’t enough as the Maroon Knights managed to score 3-runs over their final two at-bats to notch the 1-run win
n Jonathan Borkoski managed 3-singles for the Panthers in the road loss
CARROLLTON 10 – INDIAN CREEK 4
n Carrollton broke open a 6-3 game in the top of the 7th by scoring 4-runs to preserve the road win
n Sammy Orr singled twice and drove in a run for the Creek in the loss
o Ty Yocum singled twice and also collected an RBI
n The Redskins improve to 9-14 with the win
BOYS
INDIAN CREEK 3 – STEUBENVILLE 2
n Fabio Mattina and Shane Winland earned singles wins in the match for Creek
n The team of Brandon Harrick and Justin Caniff were victorious for the Redskins at doubles
n For Steubenville, Michael Nodianos earned a singles win
n The team of Hannah Meyer and Tyler Casto picked up a doubles win for Big Red