Top seeds win Midget 12U playoff openers
The top four seeds all scored wins in the quarterfinal round of the Albion Midget League 12U Division baseball playoffs Monday evening.
Top seeded Sandstone downed No. 8 Holley ‘B’ 14-1, No. 2 Elba ‘A’ shutout No. 7 Holley ‘A’ 20-0, No. 3 Barre blanked No. 6 Elks/Rotary 10-0 and No. 4 Elba ‘B’ bested No. 5 Carlton 18-2.
The semifinals on Wednesday at 6 p.m. will have Elba ‘B’ at Sandstone and Barre at Elba ‘A’.
The championship game will be Saturday.
Nikko Russo had 4 hits, Giovanni LaMartina a two-run triple and Aiden Kelly 2 hits for Sandsteone.
Ethan Olles and Luke Snyder shared in pitching the shutout for Barre. Snyder also had a home run.
Brody Yark hurled a 2 hitter with 11 strikeouts for Elba ‘B’. At the plate, John Anderson and Luke Gaylord both had 2 hits and Logan Bezon a triple.
