High school baseball: Westlake win, Amherst loss creates tie atop SWC standings
AVON LAKE — Matt Kelley scored twice and drove in two runs as Westlake moved into a tie for first place in the Southwestern Conference with a 6-2 victory over Avon Lake on Wednesday.
Jamal Abed had three hits for Westlake (8-3, 5-2 SWC). Avon Lake fell to 4-7 and 2-5 SWC.
Westlake 002 103 0 — 6 12 2
Avon Lake 000 101 0 — 2 8 4
PITCHING: (W) Kyle Speicher (W, 2-2) IP-7, H-8, R-2, ER-2, BB-1, K-2; (AL) Peter Hart (L, 1-1) IP- 5 2/3, H-11, R-6, ER-2, BB-0, K-1; T.J. Thompson IP-1 1/3, H-1, R-0, ER-0, BB-1, K-1.
HITTING: (W) Jamal Abed 3, Kevin Adamczyk 2, Matt Kelley 2, Will Shortreed 2; (AL) Ryan Kirkpatrick 2, Peyton Armbrecht 3B, Joe Latsko 2B.
Berea 8, Amherst 6
BEREA — Amherst dropped into a tie for first place in the SWC as all of Berea’s runs were unearned. The Comets are 10-3 and 5-2 SWC.
Amherst 000 123 0 — 6 11 6
Berea 020 240 x — 8 8 4
PITCHING: (A) Logan Bruce (L, 2-1) IP-4, H-4, R-4, ER-0, BB-3, K-4; Jake Colcun IP-2, H-4, R-4, ER-0, BB-0, K-2; (B) David Jones (W) IP-5, H-8, R-3, ER-2, BB-2, K-3; Mark Wayner IP-2, H-3, R-3, ER-1, BB-0, K-0.
HITTING: (A) Brett Szakats 2 (2B, 3B), Mike Fabri 2 (3B), Brent Parham 2, Ryan Rua 2; (B) Nico Stanislav 2 (2B), Mark Wayner 2 (2B), David Jones 2 (2B).
Lutheran West 3, Keystone 2
ROCKY RIVER — Billy Valletto, Cal Thomay and Matt Bekebrede had RBIs as Lutheran West (9-4) topped Keystone (10-3).
Keystone 000 020 0 — 2 4 5
Lutheran W. 201 000 x — 3 5 3
PITCHING: (K) Tyler Minnich (L, 2-1) IP-6, H-5, R-3, ER-0, BB-2, K-5; (LW) Justin Chislow (W, 4-0) IP-5, H-4, R-2, ER-2, BB-1, K-2; Andrew Thomas IP-2, H-0, R-0, ER-0, BB-0, K-2.
HITTING: (K) Tim Giesel 2 (2B, 3B), Steve Wirth 3B; (LW) Billy Valletto 2B.
Clearview 4, Brookside 0
LORAIN — Freshman Dominic Domiguez pitched a one-hitter and freshman Ian Mezlak had two RBIs as Clearview (5-7) defeated Brookside (4-7).
Brookside 000 000 0 — 0 1 1
Clearview 003 010 x — 4 9 3
PITCHING: (B) Zach Upton (L, 0-3) IP-5, H-9, R-4, ER-3, BB-2, K-6; Josh Doehring IP-1, H-0, R-0, ER-0, BB-0, K-2; (C) Dominic Dominguez (W, 2-1) IP-7, H-1, R-0, ER-0, BB-3, K-3.
HITTING: (C) Ian Mezlak 2 (3B), Angel Flecha 2, Kyle Baughman 2B.
Avon 11, Firelands 6
HENRIETTA TWP. — John Harrison had three hits and scored three runs as Avon (8-4, 4-1 West Shore Conference) beat Firelands (3-10, 2-4 WSC).
Avon 030 042 2 — 11 13 3
Firelands 000 040 2 — 6 7 3
PITCHING: (A) Mike Horning (W, 1-1) IP-4 1/3, H-2, R-1, ER-1, BB-3, K-4; Kyle Gregory IP-2/3, H-2, R-3, ER-3, BB-1, K-0; Ryan O’Rourke IP-2, H-3, R-2, ER-2, BB-1, K-1; (F) Matt Deichler (L, 0-4) IP- 6 1/3, H-13, R-11, ER-8, BB-3, K-4; Nick Simonovich IP-2/3, H-0, R-0, ER-0, BB-0, K-1.
HITTING: (A) John Harrison 3 (2B), Garrett Gronowski 3, Ryan O’Rourke 2 (2B), A.J. Ruschau 2; (F) Nick Simonovich 2 (2B), Matt Deichler 2.
Midview 17, Fairview 6
FAIRVIEW PARK — John Pulito collected five runs batted in and Danny Zaun had four RBIs as Midview (8-3, 4-1 WSC) crushed Fairview (0-9, 0-5 WSC).
Midview 166 04 — 17 17 1
Avon Lake 102 03 — 6 12 4
PITCHING: (M) Jay Overy (W, 1-0) IP-4, H-9, R-3, ER-3, BB-1, K-4; Brad Gross IP-1, H-3, R-3, ER-2, BB-0, K-1; (F) Tyler Ganelli (L) IP-2 2/3, H-10, R-12, ER-12, BB-4, K-3; Robert Fraser IP-2 1/3, H-7, R-5, ER-3, BB-0, K-1.
HITTING: (M) Danny Zaun 4 (2 2B), John Pulito 3 (2 2B), Kevin Allen 2, Dan Brattoli 2, Jordan Szpak 2B; (F) Connor McDevitt 2 (2 2B), Tyler Ganelli 2 (3B), Canaan Lorek 2, Sean Murphy 2.
Buckeye 12, Columbia 5
COLUMBIA STATION — Tony Riolo had two runs batted in for Columbia (5-6).
Buckeye 122 270 0 — 12 12 1
Columbia 000 210 2 — 5 9 4
PITCHING: (B) Miller (W) IP-7, H-9, R-5, ER-5, BB-3, K-10; (C) John Krukowski (L, 1-1) IP-3 2/3, H-7, R-10, ER-7, BB-5, K-2; Nick Pawuk IP-3 1/3, H-6, R-2, ER-2, BB-2, K-1.
HITTING: (B) Oddo 2 (3B), Miller 2 (2B), Ackim 2, West 2, Collin 2B, Stanek 2B; (C) Matt Traut 3 (3 3B), Mitch Hengst 2 (2B), Tony Riolo 2.
Wellington 20, Oberlin 0
OBERLIN — Wellington improved to 8-4 with a win over Oberlin (1-12).
Wellington (12)04 22 — 20 21 0
Oberlin 000 00 — 0 1 5
PITCHING: (W) Justin Kidd (W, 1-0) IP-5, H-1, R-0, ER-0, BB-1, K-6; (O) Wade Yarber (L) IP- 4, H-19, R-18, ER-14, BB-5, K-3; Tyler Gerber IP-1, H-2, R-2, ER-1, BB-1, K-0.
HITTING: (W) Kull McClurg 3 (2B), Justin Kidd 3, Erick Saunders 2 (2 2B), Blake Sword 2 (2B), Aaron Grimmett 2, Ryan Bliss 2.
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