2024 EBC

Through Thursday:
Alliance 7-1 / 12-4
W. Branch 5-3 / 13-4
Marlington 5-3 / 10-4
Carrollton 4-4 / 10-6
Salem 3-5 / 5-7
Minerva 0-8 / 2-12

Thursday
Carrollton 6, Salem 4
Marlington 12, Minerva 1

Friday
Canfield at Marlington
Minerva at United
Struthers at Salem
West Branch at Streetsboro

Saturday
Marlington at Wadsworth
Salem at Cardinal
Field at West Branch
 
Through Friday:
Alliance 7-1 / 12-4
W. Branch 5-3 / 13-4
Marlington 5-3 / 10-5
Carrollton 4-4 / 10-6
Salem 3-5 / 6-7
Minerva 0-8 / 2-13

Friday
Canfield 3, Marlington 2
United 10, Minerva 7
Salem 10, Struthers 0
West Branch 7, Streetsboro 7 (suspended by darkness after 8 innings)

Saturday
Marlington at Wadsworth
Salem at Cardinal
Field at West Branch
 
Through Saturday:
Alliance 7-1 / 12-4
W. Branch 5-3 / 14-4
Marlington 5-3 / 10-6
Carrollton 4-4 / 10-6
Salem 3-5 / 6-8
Minerva 0-8 / 2-13

Alliance can clinch the outright title with a split vs. Marlington. Marlington and West Branch can tie for the title with sweeps.
Tournament draw is Sunday, May 5.

Saturday
Wadsworth 7, Marlington 0
Cardinal 2, Salem 1
West Branch 10, Field 4

Monday
Alliance at Massillon
Cardinal Mooney at Salem

Tuesday
Alliance at Marlington
Carrollton at Minerva
West Branch at Salem

Wednesday
Marlington at Alliance
Minerva at Carrollton
Salem at West Branch

Thursday
Fitch at Alliance
Poland at Minerva
Columbiana at West Branch

Friday
Aquinas at Alliance
United at Carrollton
Norwayne at Marlington
Minerva at East Liverpool
West Branch at Jackson

Saturday
Carrollton at Tusky Valley (DH)
 
Alliance beats Marlington 3-0 to secure the outright conference championship for the second consecutive season.
WB beats Salem 7-5.
Carrollton beats Minerva 8-6
 
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goshengophers said:
Alliance beats Marlington 3-0 to secure the outright conference championship for the second consecutive season.
WB beats Salem 7-5.
Carrollton beats Minerva 8-6
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Graffice of Alliance does a great job every year. He definitely gets the most out of what he has.
 
Through Tuesday:
Alliance 8-1 / 14-4
W. Branch 6-3 / 15-4
Carrollton 5-4 / 11-6
Marlington 5-4 / 10-7
Salem 3-6 / 7-9
Minerva 0-9 / 2-14

Monday
Alliance 12, Massillon 1
Salem 2, Cardinal Mooney 1

Tuesday
Alliance 3, Marlington 0
Carrollton 8, Minerva 6
West Branch 7, Salem 5

Wednesday
Marlington at Alliance
Minerva at Carrollton
Salem at West Branch
 
Wednesday's finals
Alliance 3, Marlington 1
Carrollton 10, Minerva 0
Salem 9, West Branch 8

Standings
Alliance 9-1 / 15-4
West Branch 6-4 / 15-5
Carrollton 6-4 / 12-6
Marlington 5-5 / 10-8
Salem 4-6 / 8-9
Minerva 0-10 / 2-15

Congrats to the Aviators!

Thursday
Fitch at Alliance
Poland at Minerva
Columbiana at West Branch
 
goshengophers said:
Wednesday's finals
Alliance 3, Marlington 1
Carrollton 10, Minerva 0
Salem 9, West Branch 8

Standings
Alliance 9-1 / 15-4
West Branch 6-4 / 15-5
Carrollton 6-4 / 12-6
Marlington 5-5 / 10-8
Salem 4-6 / 8-9
Minerva 0-10 / 2-15

Congrats to the Aviators!

Thursday
Fitch at Alliance
Poland at Minerva
Columbiana at West Branch
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Alliance wins as expected. Carrollton has a no sweat. And a real nice win for the Quakers over their rival. I heard some rumors going around about some words being said by the players but don’t want to spread any false information as I was not at the game. Anybody got any truth as to what went down? I was told there were some derogatory words said by WB but those are pretty vulgar accusations and I don’t want to put any words in anyone’s mouth.
 
Friday's scores:
Alliance 17, St. Thomas 2
Carrollton 9, United 1
Norwayne 8, Marlington 2
East Liverpool 9, Minerva 8
West Branch 7, Jackson 3

Standings
Alliance 9-1 / 17-4
West Branch 6-4 / 17-5
Carrollton 6-4 / 13-6
Marlington 5-5 / 10-9
Salem 4-6 / 8-9
Minerva 0-10 / 2-17

Saturday's games:
Carrollton at Tusky Valley (DH)

The tournament drawings are Sunday. I believe they begin at 2 p.m. In NEO, there are 2 district tournaments, both with 12 teams, at Cene Park and at Louisville. All first-round games are Monday, May 13; sectional finals are Wednesday, May 15. The district dates are Monday, May 20 (2 and 5 p.m.) and Wednesday, May 22 (5 p.m.). These two district champions will play in the regional semifinal at Thurmon Munson Stadium at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 30. The regional final is Friday, May 31 at 5 p.m.
Seed voting is posted:
1, Poland; 2, Alliance; 3, West Branch; 4, Canfield; 5, Field; 6, Marlington; 7, Hubbard; 8, Madison. Salem is No. 15.

The East District voting hasn't been posted but Carrollton should be among the top 4.
 
Some non-league games upcoming, but here's the tournament schedule (note: it's a TOURNAMENT, not a playoff. A playoff is a "best of" series, a tournament is a "lose and you're done" format. Just my pet peeve of the day LOL):

Monday, May 13
Louisville Bracket
Kent Roosevelt at Salem (winner at Field on Weds.)

Tuesday, May 14
East 2 District
Minerva at Carrollton

Wednesday, May 15
Cene Park District
Ashtabula Edgewood-Ravenna winner at Alliance
Louisville District
Geneva-Yo. East winner at Marlington
Jefferson Area-West Geauga winner at West Branch

Interesting that No. 2 seed Alliance jumped into the same half-bracket with No. 1 Poland.
And No. 4 Canfield went to the lower half of the same bracket.
 
Monday:
Howland 9, Salem 4

Tuesday:
Massillon 8, Alliance 6 (17-5)
Carrollton (15-6) 3, East Liverpool 0
Boardman 1, Marlington 0 (delayed in 3rd)
Salem (10-10) 5-2, United 2-1
West Branch (18-5) 1, Cardinal Mooney 0
 
Tuesday
Boardman 6, Marlington 1

Wednesday
Canfield 14, Alliance (17-6) 8
Louisville 3, Marlington (10-12) 2
Minerva (3-17) 15, St. Thomas Aquinas 5
Salem (11-10) 6, Heartland Christian 3
West Branch (19-5) 7, GlenOak 5
 
Recent scores
Thursday
Carrollton (16-6) 7, Heartland Christian 6
Tuslaw 5, Minerva (3-18) 1
Friday
Alliance (18-6) 11, Orrville 4
Perry 6, Marlington (10-13) 1

This week
Monday
Kent Roosevelt at Salem (D2 tourney)
West Branch at Lake Center Christian

Tuesday
Minerva at Carrollton (D2)

Wednesday
Ashtabula Edgewood-Ravenna winner at Alliance (D2)
Geneva-Youngs. East winner at Marlington (D2)
Salem-Kent winner at Field (D2)
Jefferson Area-West Geauga winner at West Branch (D2)

Thursday
Field at Alliance

Friday
Alliance at Lake
South Range at Marlington
 
Monday scores:
Salem (12-10) 2, Kent Roosevelt 1
Lake Center Christian 4, West Branch (19-6) 3 (11 innings)

Tuesday
Minerva at Carrollton (D2)

Wednesday
Ashtabula Edgewood at Alliance (D2)
Geneva at Marlington (D2)
Salem at Field (D2)
Jefferson Area at West Branch (D2)

Thursday
Field at Alliance

Friday
Alliance at Lake
South Range at Marlington
 
As far as playoffs goes: Alliance, West Branch, and Salem advanced. Geneva/Marlington won't take place until tomorrow.

West Branch won a close one, 6-4 over Jefferson, and Salem upset Field, 3-2. Alliance won over Edgewood, 9-6.
 
Thursday
Geneva 6, Marlington 5 (D2 tournament)
Field 4, Alliance 2 (reg. season

Also of note, No. 1 seed Poland lost to Ursuline 2-1.

Monday's District semifinals
Alliance vs. Ursuline at Cene Park, 4 p.m.
Carrollton vs. Indian Creek at Edison H.S., 5 p.m.
Salem vs. Geneva at Louisville H.S., 2 p.m.
West Branch vs. NDCL at Louisville H.S., 5 p.m.
 
Districts could not have broken better for West Branch...
They typically always screw up and lose to someone they shouldn't. If they do it again THIS year, with THIS bracket, well, it would likely be their biggest failure in quite some time and completely inexcusable.
 
District semifinals
Ursuline 8, Alliance 2
Geneva 5, Salem 2
West Branch 1, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 0
Indian Creek 5, Carrollton 4

Wednesday
West Branch vs. Geneva at Louisville, 5 p.m.
 
West Branch 9, Geneva 1.
Warriors (23-6) win a district championship for the first time since 2010 and will play Youngstown Ursuline (16-12) at Thurman Munson Stadium at 2 p.m. May 30. Warriors beat Ursuline 3-0 back on March 28 in their season opener.
CVCA (24-4) and Kenston (14-14-1) are the other semifinalists.
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Hopefully you are happy WBWFanatic. The players sure are.
 
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ELATED! First district title & regional appearance since I played!

Happy to be proven wrong this year and ecstatic for the Warriors going forward!
 
Congratulations to the All-EBC selections:
First Team
Ryan Bruni, Alliance, senior
Bo Davis, Alliance, sophomore
Hayden Jenkins, Carrollton, senior
Sam Yoder, Marlington, junior
Drew Simmons, Marlington, senior
Carson Rhodes, Salem, senior
Lance Bailey, Salem, senior
Beau Alazaus, West Branch, senior
Anthony Perry, West Branch, junior
Player of the Year: Beau Alazaus, West Branch
Coach of the Year: Jeff Graffice, Alliance
Second Team
Lincoln Reese, Alliance, sophomore
Valentino Fisk, Alliance, junior
DiAngelo Fisk, Alliance, sophomore
Aiden McCort, Carrollton, senior
Garrett Martz, Marlington, senior
Wyatt Dillon, Marlington, senior
Logan Frigyes, Minerva, senior
Aaron Tucker, West Branch, senior
Hunter Shields, West Branch, senior
Honorable Mention
Sam Gress, Alliance, senior
K'Vaughn Davis, Alliance, senior
Hunter Allison, Carrollton, sophomore
Cooper Haun, Carrollton, sophomore
Dylan Heatherington, Marlington, junior
Travis Hoffmeyer, Marlington, junior
Julian Dunbar, Minerva, junior
Braydon Wood, Minerva, sophomore
Troy Gibson, Salem, junior
Colin Riesen, Salem, junior
Boston Mulinix, West Branch, junior
Jeremiah Thomas, West Branch, sophomore
 
West Branch defeated Warren JFK 4-1 on Tuesday. Both teams played their starters for about 4-5 innings and used multiple pitchers (none who are expected to start Thursday and - hopefully - Friday in the regional games.
West Branch has set a school record for wins (24). The old record was 21, set in 2018.
 
West Branch defeats Ursuline 6-0 in the D2 regional semifinal at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium.
Beau Alazaus complete-game 4-hitter with 8 Ks. Sets a school record with his 10th win of the season.
Anthony Perry 3-for-4 with a double.
Aaron Tucker with a 2-run single - smashed it back to the mound, off the pitcher's foot to shallow right field, and a double.

Warriors (25-6) to play defending state champion Kenston (15-15-1) in the regional championship game at 5 p.m. Friday at TMMS.
 
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