Rondinelli Tuxedo lost the state title contest, 11-0.
STRUTHERS — When you get great pitching and good hitting you usually win a baseball game.
Greenville Technology got both as they defeated Rondinelli Tuxedo 11-0 to win the 45th annual Connie Mack Ohio State Championship at Cene Park on Thursday afternoon.
Lefty Tyler Melling tossed a one-hit shutout with eight strikeouts for the win. The only hit he allowed was a third inning single up the middle by Marc Kanetsky.
Quick lead
Meanwhile, Greenville scored three runs in each of the first three innings to put away any doubt of the outcome.
Brooks Mohr drove home the first run of the game with a double, and he scored as John Smolinski followed with a hit. Jordan Decker plated the final run of the opening frame with a single.
In the second inning, Clay Norton blasted a home run over the wall in right field to up the Greenville lead to 4-0. Two more runs scored for a 6-0 lead.
Cory Knick drove home two runs with a double in the third, then scored the ninth run of the game on Eaton's single.
Melling retired the final 15 batters of the game after Kanetsky's hit. He did not walk a batter and the only other runner to reach for Rondinelli was on an error.
Off to Amelia
Both teams, along with Simon Roofing, Stark Terriers, R&J Trucking, and PB Baseball, advance to the Connie Mack Regional in Amelia starting Wednesday.
Rondinelli's only two losses in the tournament came against Greenville. Greenville defeated Rondinelli 6-4 in their first meeting on Wednesday.
Rondinelli finished second to R&J Trucking for the Class B title earlier this month.
The Connie Mack tournament was the first tournament the local teams played with aluminum bats. The teams played most of the regular season and the playoffs with wood bats.
Greenville edged 27 other teams for the title, which was presented by the American Amateur Baseball Congress.
Andy's 9ers won last year's Connie Mack championship, defeating the Ohio Thunder in the finale, 7-0.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Rondinelli Tuxedo lost the state title contest, 11-0.
STRUTHERS — When you get great pitching and good hitting you usually win a baseball game.
Greenville Technology got both as they defeated Rondinelli Tuxedo 11-0 to win the 45th annual Connie Mack Ohio State Championship at Cene Park on Thursday afternoon.
Lefty Tyler Melling tossed a one-hit shutout with eight strikeouts for the win. The only hit he allowed was a third inning single up the middle by Marc Kanetsky.
Quick lead
Meanwhile, Greenville scored three runs in each of the first three innings to put away any doubt of the outcome.
Brooks Mohr drove home the first run of the game with a double, and he scored as John Smolinski followed with a hit. Jordan Decker plated the final run of the opening frame with a single.
In the second inning, Clay Norton blasted a home run over the wall in right field to up the Greenville lead to 4-0. Two more runs scored for a 6-0 lead.
Cory Knick drove home two runs with a double in the third, then scored the ninth run of the game on Eaton's single.
Melling retired the final 15 batters of the game after Kanetsky's hit. He did not walk a batter and the only other runner to reach for Rondinelli was on an error.
Off to Amelia
Both teams, along with Simon Roofing, Stark Terriers, R&J Trucking, and PB Baseball, advance to the Connie Mack Regional in Amelia starting Wednesday.
Rondinelli's only two losses in the tournament came against Greenville. Greenville defeated Rondinelli 6-4 in their first meeting on Wednesday.
Rondinelli finished second to R&J Trucking for the Class B title earlier this month.
The Connie Mack tournament was the first tournament the local teams played with aluminum bats. The teams played most of the regular season and the playoffs with wood bats.
Greenville edged 27 other teams for the title, which was presented by the American Amateur Baseball Congress.
Andy's 9ers won last year's Connie Mack championship, defeating the Ohio Thunder in the finale, 7-0.
Friday, July 20, 2007
When you get great pitching and good hitting you usually win a baseball game.
Greenville Technology got both as they...
