United’s Carter Simmons belts an RBI single up the middle in front of East Palestine catcher Brad Bartels on Tuesday in the completion of a suspended game. (Morning Journal/Ron Firth)

United 16, East Palestine 0

HANOVERTON — The United baseball team is a tough out.

The Eagles resumed a suspended game against East Palestine and scored six runs right off the bat in handing the Bulldogs a 16-0 loss in five innings Tuesday.

United improves to 4-1 overall and 3-0 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. The Eagles have outscored their three league foes a combined 52-0, while pitchers Kadin Schonauer, Quentin Taylor and Jason Pratt have allowed only five total hits.

Schonauer finished off Tuesday’s victory with a two-hitter — giving up singles to Kealin Simon and Brad Bartels — with 10 strikeouts and five walks in five innings.

Nine players scored for the Eagles, including six with multiple runs.

Taylor led the way by going 3-for-3 with a double, three runs and two RBIs. Wyatt Swanson had a double, three RBIs and two runs. Carter Simmons went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs, Cavan Jackson had two hits and two runs, Schonauer a double and two runs, Ethan Newburn scored two runs and Jason Pratt drove in two runs.

The game had been suspended Friday due to lightning and rain with the Eagles leading 7-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Eagles had already scored five runs in the second inning and added six more when the game resumed.

Taylor scored on a wild pitch and two more runs scored on a singled up the middle by Simmons to make it 10-0.

The Bulldogs got two outs with the bases loaded, but a fly ball was dropped in the outfield scoring two more runs. Taylor followed with an RBI double to deep left field to give the Eagles a 13-0 lead through two innings.

Peyton Rutledge started Tuesday’s game for the Bulldogs, allowing four runs, one earned, on three hits with one strikeout and three walks in two innings. Ryhlon Corbin pitched the final inning, allowing two earned runs on two hits with one walk.

East Palestine drops to 0-2 overall and in league play, both losses to United.

Both teams will play today at United hosts Leetonia and East Palestine entertains Columbiana.

EP: 0- 0-0-0-0– 0- 2-1

U: 2-11-1-2-x–16-11-1

Alliance 8, Salem 1

ALLIANCE — Salem’s baseball team suffered an 8-1 setback to Alliance in Eastern Buckeye Conference play on Tuesday.

For Salem, Vinny Yannucci had a double and RBI.

Alliance’s DiAngelo Fisk and Charlie Ekey combined for a four-hitter while striking out nine.

Brady Hendricks took the loss with three strikeouts and a walk in six innings.

Salem is 1-3 and 0-1 in the EBC. Salem will host Alliance today.

SA: 0-0-0-0-0-1-0–1-4-2

AL: 5-0-0-2-0-1-x–8-8-1

Madonna 4, Beaver Local 3

WEIRTON, W.Va. – Luke Wingett’s RBI single with one out in the seventh inning lifted Weirton Madonna to a 4-3 win over Beaver Local on Tuesday.

Peyton Martin had two hits including a double and two RBIs out of the nine-hole for the Beavers.

Jett Johnson was the losing pitcher with four walks, four strikeouts and an earned run in three innings.

Beaver Local (3-2) is scheduled to be at Brooke today.

BL: 0-0-0-0-2-0-1 –3-4-4

MA: 1-1-0-1-0-0-1 –4-5-2

Weir 12, Oak Glen 1

WEIRTON, W.Va. — Weir High’s Aleks Zanieski and Nick DiMatteis combined for a one-hitter as the Red Riders outlasted Oak Glen 12-1 in five innings on Tuesday.

Noah Willey took the loss for Oak Glen with a strikeout, a walk and two earned runs in three innings.

Oak Glen is 4-7 and will host United Local on Friday.

OG: 0-0-0-0-1– 1- 1-5

WE: 1-1-5-5-x–12-11-2