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Tigers can’t block United from title

Wellsville’s Richie Wyse fields the ball against United on Friday at United. (Photo by Ron Firth)

HANOVERTON — The United Golden Eagles baseball team has had no peer in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference this season.

Led by Wyatt Swanson’s triple, double and single with two RBIs, United clinched a share of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title with a 17-1 win over Wellsville in five innings Friday.

It is United’s second EOAC title in four years and sixth league title overall.

The Eagles went wild in the second inning, scoring 11 runs. No. 9 hitter Tyler Wood scored two runs in the inning after a single and a walk..

Cavan Jackson totaled three hits and three RBIs. Kadin Schonauer added two hits and an RBI from the leadoff spot. Jason Pratt had two hits and two RBIs, while Parker Newburn and Mason Everly had doubles. Quentin Taylor got the win with nine strikeouts and three walks.

United is 17-5 and 10-0 in the league — outscoring its league opponents a combined 122-10. The Eagles are two games up on Columbiana and East Palestine with just a pair of games next week. They will host Columbiana on Monday and play at Columbiana on Wednesday.

The Eagles scored three runs in the first inning on consecutive hits by Jackson and Swanson and three walks. Then they sent 17 batters to the plate in the big second inning.

Austin Watkins led Wellsville with a single and double. Watkins was also the losing pitcher with 14 earned runs, a strikeout and eight walks in two innings.

Wellsville is 3-17 and 1-11 in the league. The Tigers host Chaney on Monday and then close out the regular season at home against Malvern on Thursday.

W: 0- 0-0-1-0– 1- 3-0

U: 3-11-0-3-x–17-15-1

Crestview 6, Beaver 5

CALCUTTA — Crestview held off Beaver Local for a 6-5 win on Friday in baseball action.

The Rebels managed to get the job done with just four hits with one being a double from Wyatt Ervin.

Logan Neff got the win with two strikeouts and two walks in 5 2/3 innings.

Aiden Dray had two hits and two RBIs for the Beavers, while A.J. Bowser had two hits and an RBI.

Andre Wiegand took the loss with five strikeouts and a walk in six innings.

Beaver Local (4-15) hosts Lisbon on Wednesday.

Crestview is 8-9 and is at Newton Falls on Monday.

CR: 0-2-2-2-0-0-0–6-4-4

BL: 0-3-1-0-0-0-1–5-7-6

Lisbon 9,

Jackson-Milton 4

NORTH JACKSON –Ashton Hinchliffe, Marc Moore and Logan Sturgeon all had two hits in Lisbon’s 9-4 win over Jackson-Milton on Friday.

Nick Peruchetti added three RBIs.

Brady Carpenter was the winning pitcher with six strikeouts and two walks in three innings.

Lisbon is 9-7 and hosts Leetonia on Monday.

LI: 0-1-0-1-2-5-0–9-7-1

JM: 0-0-0-0-0-4-0–4-5-5

Oak Glen 7,

Steubenville CC 6

NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Lucas Zoellers scored a run on an error to tally a 7-6 walk-off Oak Glen win over Steubenville Catholic Central on Friday.

Zoellers also had a triple in the contest.

Christian Chappell added two hits and an RBI. Sam Jenkins had two hits as well.

Josh Maher got the win with no strikeouts and no walks in two innings of relief.

SC: 1-0-3-0-1-1-0–6-10-6

OG: 0-0-1-0-4-1-1–7-8-3

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