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topicnews · July 19, 2025

LineBack Grand Slam Highlights West Side's Run-Rule victory over Wheelersburg in the State Tournament

LineBack Grand Slam Highlights West Side's Run-Rule victory over Wheelersburg in the State Tournament

West Side meets on Sunday at 12 p.m. in Boardman to play Tallmadge 5-0.

The West Side Starter Preston Baker and Reliever Bobby Frazier, Gavyn Spears Oakley Turner, combined a one-a-hitter with four rashes.

How it happened

Top 1 | West Side 1, Wheelersburg 0

Jordan Malloy goes. Preston Baker sacrifices Malloy to the third basis. Anthony Saurber goes. Malloy achieves Wild Pitch.

Below 1 | West Side 1, Wheelersburg 0

Wheelersburg after 1-2-3. Preston Baker on the hill for West Side.

Top 2 | West Side 1, Wheelersburg 0

West Side Strands One on the top of the second.

Below 2 | West Side 1, Wheelersburg 0

Preston Baker gets three fly failures. Wheelersburg shines two runners after walks.

Top 3 | West Side 11, Wheelersburg 0

Bobby Frazier went. Malloy singles. Baker Hit “Pitch to load bases. The RBI-Single invited by Anthony Saurber offers West Side a 2-0 lead.

TJ Madden Walks and Malloy score 3-0. Cash Jones Singles to score Madden, and the West Side rises 4-0.

Jonathan Lineback meets a Grand Slam, West Side leads 8-0.

Gavyn Spears steel home to do it 9-0. Boone Treadway achieved a mistake that Teegan Lay achieved.

Lennox Brown Double scored the Boone Treadway to crack a third of the third.

Below 3 | West Side 11, Wheelersburg 0

West Side Pitcher make a no-grille.

Top 4 | West Side 16, Wheelersburg 0

West Side adds five more runs for a good measure.

Below 4 | West Side 16, Wheelersburg 0

West Side gives up his first goal of the game, but concludes it to put the running rule into force.

In knowledge

West Side exceeded its three tournament opponents 48: 0 and has a total of 27 goals.

The West Side has 21 state championships and undertook trips to Little League World Series in 1991, 1993, 2007, 2010 and 2021.

The winner of the state tournament will go to the Great Lakes Regional, which takes place from August 2 to August 6th in Whitestown, Indiana. The West Side was removed from the regional tournament of last year when his comeback linked a 4: 3 loss against Jasper (Ind.).

The Little League World Series is August 13th to 24th in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

This story is updated with quotations.