Ohio Glaciers win third straight tournament

Six young Canfield residents championed yet another tournament with the Ohio Glaciers, a traveling competitive baseball team based in Youngstown. The 12-and-under team, which consists of players from Ohio and Pennsylvania, now holds an 18-0 record after sweeping through the Mid-May Classic tournament in Akron. The Glaciers completed the tournament with a 4-0 record, hitting a total of 13 home runs with 59 hits, 57 runs scored and only 7 runs allowed. They won the championship game against the North Royalton Bears 12-0.

The following Mahoning Valley team members contributed to the success in the recent victories: Joe DeLucia, Ethan Kalina, Chris Lewis, Joey Machuga, Zach Tinkey and Anthony Vross, all of Canfield.

Catcher DeLucia played solid defense in the championship game with no passed balls and batted 0.700 (7 for 10) in the tournament. Kalina played solid defense in the outfield during the tournament and scored several times in pool play games and in the championship game. Lefty hitter Lewis blasted two home runs in the 4th inning of a 19-4 pool play victory over the Ellet Eliminators (Ohio). Lewis hit a two-run homer at the beginning of the 4th inning and then for an encore hit, a Grand Slam home run later that same inning.  Lewis also blasted a solo home run in the second inning of the semi-final game to start the Glaciers scoring attack against a tough SportsZone PA Sliders team. Third baseman Machuga blasted a two-run homer in the championship game against the North Royalton Bears which sparked a six-run Glaciers rally in the second inning en route to the 12-0 Glaciers championship win. Tinkey, a southpaw pitcher/outfielder/first baseman, hit three-for-three with a double and two RBIs in a 19-4 pool play victory against the Ellet Eliminators. Gloveman Vross had 6 defensive assists and 1 putout at second base in the 6-2 victory during the semi-final game against the SportZone Sliders (Pa). Vross was two-for-three at the plate with three RBIs in a 20-1 pool play victory over the Pittsburgh Prowlers.