Youth Baseball Roundup

The 13U Lakewood Gladiators finished as runnerup in the Power City Niagara Falls Baseball Tournament, losing 4-3 in the championship game vs. Rochester. Pictured, in front, from left, are: Gage Olmsted, Connor Devlieger, Coach Dustin Truver, Andrew Cama and Brysen Thayer. In back are: Coach Ryan Bushey, Austin Bushey, Coach Ryan Thayer, Owen Walburg, Coach Bob Walburg, Alexander Olson, Coach Avery Olson, Ethan Smrekar, Liam Olson, Tage Mazzurco and Coach Jim Cama. Submitted photo
The 13U Lakewood Gladiators finished as runnerup in the Power City Niagara Falls Baseball Tournament losing 4-3 in the championship game vs. Rochester.
The Gladiators defeated Lou Gehrig Blue in the quarterfinals 11-3 and defeated Mon River Mudcats from Morgantown, West Virginia, in the semifinals 11-5.
The Gladiators also played preliminary games vs. Power City, Lou Gehrig Blue and Lancaster.
In the championship game vs. Rochester, Brysen Thayer had a single and two RBIs, Austin Bushey had a single and an RBI, and Andrew Cama and Ethan Smrekar each had a single.
In the semifinal vs. Mon River, Connor Devlieger had a double and a single with two RBIs, Tage Mazzurco had two singles and an RBI, Alexander Olson had two singles, Liam Olson had a two-run triple, Gage Olmsted had a single and two RBIs, Owen Walburg, Cama and Bushey each had a single and an RBI, and Thayer added a single.
In the quarterfinals vs. Lou Gehrig Blue, Thayer had a double and a single with three RBIs, Mazzurco had two singles and two RBIs, Smrekar had two singles and an RBI, Liam Olson had a single and two RBIs, Alexander Olson had a single, and Olmsted and Walburg each added an RBI.
In the preliminary game vs. Lancaster, Mazzurco had two singles and Bushey had a single.
In the preliminary game vs. Power City Niagara Falls, Smrekar had a single and Walburg added an RBI.
In the preliminary game vs. Lou Gehrig Blue, Smrekar had a home run and two RBIs, William Kinney had a triple and a single with three RBIs, Bushey and Devlieger each had two singles and an RBI, Alexander Olson had a single and an RBI, and Thayer added a single.
On the mound throughout the tournament for the Gladiators was Bushey, Smrekar, Olmsted and Thayer.