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High School Sports Roundup from April 7

SOFTBALL Austintown Fitch 10, Louisa County (Va.) 4 — Abby Toth had a monster game for Fitch (7-0), hammering three home runs and driving in six total. Alyssa Rodgers and Lily Stevens added a hit and an RBI to keep the Falcons unbeaten. Austintown Fitch 12, Camden (N.Y. 0 — In their second outing of the day, Fitch (8-0) remained unbeaten due to its potent offense. The Falcons had 15 hits, led by Abby Toth who had a home run, double and single along with six more RBIs. Bella Baumgart added two hits and two RBIs, and Kylie Folkwein had two hits and an RBI for the Falcons. South ...

Rocchio’s walk-off single gives Guards a win over Royals

CLEVELAND — Brayan Rocchio’s single with one out in the ninth inning drove in CJ Kayfus to give the Cleveland Guardians a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday. Kayfus singled off John Schreiber (0-1) and advanced to second when Bo Naylor walked. Rocchio’s single just ...

Skenes takes no-hitter into 6th as Pirates beat Padres

PITTSBURGH — Reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes put together his second straight solid start, keeping San Diego hitless until the sixth inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 7-1 win over the Padres on Tuesday night. Skenes (2-1), who was rocked during an opening day loss to the ...

Werenski scores in SO to lead Jackets over Wings

DETROIT — Zach Werenski scored in the shootout to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Tuesday night, ending a six-game skid. Adam Fantilli tied the game with 17 seconds left, Danton Heinen also scored and Werenski also added a goal and an assist in regulation. ...

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Penguins earn split with Niagara YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to post a 9-1 victory and secure a doubleheader split against Niagara on Tuesday afternoon at the Covelli Sports Complex. The Penguins lost game one, 10-2. The Penguins improve to 20-14 overall while Niagara moves to 1-23 on the season. Owning a 3-1 lead, the Penguins sent 10 batters to the plate for a six-run fifth that enforces the mercy run. Leila Staszak led off the inning with a single and scored on Lydia Wilerson’s triple down the right-field line. Following a ...

Hubbard holds off scrappy Struthers 9-7 in 9-inning battle

STRUTHERS — Every time the Hubbard baseball team took the lead, Struthers battled back. Literally matching every run in every half inning after the Eagles scored in the top of the frame. That pattern continued into extra innings, but it was the Eagles that came away the winner on a cold ...