The Lakewood Gladiators lost to the Buffalo Bomb Squad 7-5 in the championship game at Darien Lake.

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In Game 1 of pool play, the Gladiators beat MMB Bandits Black 10-1.

The Gladiators got on the board in the first inning when Karson Milne drew a bases-loaded.

Wilson Genareo delivers to the plate for the Lakewood Gladiators during the Darien Lake Tournament earlier this month. Submitted photo

Riley Lacross earned the win for the Gladiators, allowing two hits and an unearned run over 2 2/3 innings, striking out three and walking one. Wilson Genareo started for the Gladiators, allowing a hit and no runs over two innings with six strikeouts and no walks. Ryan Engquist earned the save.

The Gladiators accumulated 11 hits in the game. Milne, Engquist and Rece Card each collected two hits. Milne and Julian Jackson each drove in two runs.

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Wilson Genareo went 4 for 4 with two triples and a double as the Gladiators won Game 2 of pool play 15-1 over Underground Baseball.

The Gladiators got on the board in the top of the first inning after Genareo tripled, Broc Bryan singled down the left field line, and Gavin Darr tripled to center field, each driving in a run.

The Gladiators added to their early lead in the top of the third inning after Julian Jackson grounded out, Genareo tripled to right field, and Darr singled down the left field line, each driving in a run.

The Gladiators scored five runs on three hits in the top of the seventh inning. Genareo doubled, scoring a run, Bryan doubled, scoring a run, and Darr singled, scoring a run.

Jackson earned the win on the mound, surrendering a hit and an unearned run over three innings, striking out five and walking seven. Bryan pitched four innings in relief, allowing no hits and no runs while striking out three and walking two.

The Gladiators tallied 16 hits in the game. Darr, Jackson, Genareo and Bryan each drove in three runs. Karson Milne and Riley Lacross each collected multiple hits.

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A seven-run second inning sent the Gladiators past the Collingwood Jays 12-0 in Game 3 of pool play.

In the second inning, Drake Beckstrom, Riley Lacross and Gavin Darr each had an RBI single, Julian Jackson hit an RBI double, Wilson Genareo hit a sacrifice fly and Connor Campion drove in a run on a fielder’s choice.

Broc Bryan hit an RBI groundout in the first inning while Beckstrom and Jackson Grey hit sacrifice flies ahead of Jackson’s RBI line drive in the third inning.

Karson Milne earned the win on the mound, allowing zero hits and zero runs in two innings while striking out six. Grey tossed two innings of shutout ball, striking out four and walking three.

The Gladiators amassed 10 hits in the game. Milne and Gavin Weaver each collected two hits. Beckstrom and Jackson each drove in two runs.

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Wilson Genareo threw a complete-game seven-hitter with eight strikeouts as the Gladiators beat Prime Baseball North 3-2.

Prime Baseball North took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Gladiators took the lead as Genareo, Gavin Darr and Karson Milne hit RBI singles.

Julian Jackson and Genareo each had two hits for the Gladiators.

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Bomb Squad scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning and held off the Gladiators for a 7-5 win in the championship game.

The Gladiators got on the board in the first inning on a Gavin Darr RBI single and again in the second inning on a Wilson Genareo RBI single.

Bomb Squad took a 4-2 lead in the top of the sixth, but Karson Milne’s single in the bottom of the sixth helped the Gladiators tie the game at 4-4.

Ryan Engquist took the loss for the Gladiators. Milne started on the mound, allowing five hits and four runs (two earned) in four innings, striking out two and walking one.

Milne and Genareo each collected two hits for the Gladiators. Darr, Milne, Julian Jackson, Genareo and Riley Lacross each drove in a run.

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Wilson Genareo drove in four runs on two hits to lead the Gladiators past Nickel City 9 16-1 in recent action.

Genareo doubled in the sixth inning, scoring two runs, and hit a solo home run to left field in the fifth inning.

The Gladiators opened the scoring in the bottom of the first thanks to two singles, including an RBI single by Gavin Darr.

Three more Gladiators runs crossed the plate in the second inning to extend the lead to 6-0. Rece Card homered to left field, scoring two runs, and Genareo grounded out, scoring a run.

The Gladiators scored seven runs on six hits in the bottom of the sixth inning. Jackson Grey singled, scoring two runs, Julian Jackson drew a walk, scoring a run, Genareo doubled, scoring two runs, Broc Bryan singled, scoring a run, and Darr hit into a double play, but a run scored.

Drake Beckstrom earned the win for the Gladiators. The hurler allowed two hits and one run over six innings, striking out none and walking four.

The Gladiators tallied 17 hits in the game. Grey went 3 for 3 while Gavin Weaver, Bryan and Card each had a pair of hits.

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The Gladiators scored five runs on six hits in the top of the fourth inning to take a 6-1 lead en route to a 9-5 win over the Academy Stars.

The Gladiators were the first to get on the board in the third inning when Gavin Darr singled, scoring a run.

The biggest blow in the Gladiators’ five-run fourth inning was Connor Campion’s two-run single.

Wilson Genareo earned the win for the Gladiators, allowing five hits and four runs over five innings, striking out eight and walking five.

The Gladiators tallied 15 hits in the game. Darr, Ryan Engquist, Gavin Weaver, Genareo, Broc Bryan and Campion each collected two hits.

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Broc Bryan’s walk-off RBI single in the eighth inning gave the Gladiators a 4-3 win over Clarence.

Karson Milne homered to center field following a six-pitch at-bat, which helped the Gladiators tie the game 1-1 in the bottom of the second.

The Gladiators took the lead in the bottom of the third when Julian Jackson hit an RBI double.

Clarence took a 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth inning before Jackson singled and Bryan hit the game-winning home run in the bottom of the frame.

Ryan Engquist earned the win for the Gladiators, allowing two hits and one unearned run in two innings, striking out three and walking none. Jackson started and allowed two run (one earned) on five hits and two walks while striking out five in six innings.

Gavin Darr and Jackson each collected two hits.

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Wilson Genareo drove in four runs on three hits to lead the Gladiators past Stateline Show 14-0.

Genareo hit a three-run single in the second inning and an RBI double in the sixth inning.

A single by Broc Bryan put the Gladiators on the board in the bottom of the first. A single by Genareo extended their lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the second inning. They would extend their early lead with two runs in the bottom of the third thanks to RBI walks by Gavin Weaver and Rece Card.

The Gladiators scored five runs on three hits in the bottom of the sixth inning. Genareo doubled, scoring a run, Ryan Engquist singled, scoring a run, Karson Milne grounded out, scoring a run, Riley Lacross drew a walk, scoring a run and Weaver to hit into an RBI fielder’s choice.

Milne started for the Gladiators and allowed zero runs over three innings, striking out six and walking one. Engquist and Lacross each came on in relief for the Gladiators and shut down Stateline.

The Gladiators piled up 11 hits in the game. Milne, Engquist and Bryan each collected multiple hits.

13U TRAVEL BASEBALL

The Southwestern Gladiators recently won the South Buffalo Shining Stars Tournament.

The Gladiators went undefeated in the tournament.

In the championship game, the Gladiators beat North Buffalo 13-11. In the semifinals, the Gladiators beat Eden 11-0. They also defeated South Buffalo 16-5, Central Amherst 12-7 and 716 Patriots 6-4.

In the title game win over North Buffalo, Nolan Truver had three singles and three RBIs, Tage Mazzurco had three singles and an RBI, Gage Olmsted had two singles and two RBIs, Connor Devlieger had a single and two RBIs, Alexander Olson and Brysen Thayer each added a single, Austin Bushey had two RBIs, and Ethan Smrekar and Owen Walburg each had an RBI.

In the win over Eden, Bushey and Walburg each had a single and two RBIs, Olson had an RBI single, Andrew Cama had a single, Mazzurco had two RBIs, and Thayer and Devlieger each had an RBI.

In the win over the Patriots, Cama had an RBI double, Thayer had two singles and an RBI, Bushey had two singles, and Truver, Olmsted and Walburg each had an RBI single.

In the win over Central Amherst, Thayer had three singles, Smrekar had two singles and an RBI, Devlieger had a double, Mazzurco had a single and three RBIs, Cama had a single and two RBIs, and Olson, Truver and Olmsted each had a single.

In the win over South Buffalo, Cama had two singles and three RBIs, Mason Winchester had a single and two RBIs, Mazzurco and Thayer each had an RBI single, Walburg and Truver each had a single, and Noah Lindell, Bushey and Walburg each had an RBI.

On the mound throughout the tournament for the Gladiators were Smrekar, Thayer, Bushey and Olmsted.

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The Southwestern Gladiators recently split a pair of games with the Lake Erie Jr. Seawolves, tied West Seneca and lost a close game to Hamburg.

In the games against Lake Erie, Gage Olmsted had a triple, two singles and two RBIs, Tage Mazzurco had a double, two singles and an RBI, Ethan Smrekar had three singles and an RBI, Andrew Cama had two singles, Austin Bushey had an RBI single, Alexander Olson, Owen Walburg and Nolan Truver each added a single, and Brysen Thayer had two RBIs.

In the tie versus West Seneca, Smrekar had a double, a single and an RBI, Olmsted had a double and a single, Bushey had two singles and two RBIs, Mazzurco had two singles, and Thayer added an RBI.

In the loss to Hamburg, Bushey had three singles and three RBIs, Liam Olson had two singles and two RBIs, Alexander Olson had two singles, Olmsted had an RBI single, Mazzurco and Thayer each added a single, and Connor Devlieger had an RBI.