BASEBALL

United 10, Southern 0

SALINEVILLE — United’s baseball team pulled closer to an Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title with a 16-0 win over Southern in five innings on Monday.

The Golden Eagles are 15-5 and 8-0 in the EOAC. United can potentially clinch a share of the league title by the end of the week if it beats Southern on Thursday and Wellsville on Friday. Both games are at United. Columbiana and East Palestine both have two losses in the league.

Quentin Taylor had two singles, a double and an RBI. Cavan Jackson added three hits and three RBIs. Parker Newburn added a single and double with an RBI. Jason Pratt had two hits and three RBIs.

Kadin Schonauer was the winning pitcher with 10 strikeouts and three walks in five innings.

Braden Rhodes had a single for the Indians. Mason Pitts was the losing pitcher with two strikeouts and six walks in two innings.

United is at Beaver Local today, weather pending.

Southern (2-11, 1-8) is at United on Thursday.

U: 5-4-7-0-0–16-15-1

S: 0-0-0-0-0– 0- 1-3

Salem 6, Heartland 4

SALEM — Salem’s Derek Oesch had two hits in leading the Quakers to a 6-4 win over Heartland on Monday.

Bairon Exline added a double. Brady Hendricks was the winning pitcher with five strikeouts and a walk in 3 2/3 innings.

Owen Bender had two hits and an RBI for the Lions. Alex Hamilton was the losing pitcher with no strikeouts and a walk in two innings.

Salem (2-14) is at West Branch today.

Heartland (4-11) is at Leetonia today.

HC: 3-0-1-0-0–4-5-5

SA: 0-2-3-1-x–6-5-2

Oak Glen 2, Bellaire 1

NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Lucas Zoellers grounded into a fielder’s choice to score Josh Maher in the bottom of the seventh to help Oak Glen beat Bellaire 2-1 on Monday.

Christian Chappell, Maddox McKay and Cam Carter had hits for the Bears.

Maher was the winning pitcher with struck out three and walked one in seven innings.

Oak Glen (10-16) is at Steubenville Central today.

BE: 0-0-0-1-0-0-0–1-4-4

OG: 0-1-0-0-0-0-1–2-3-1