The Browns will waive free safety Eric Hagg today, a league source confirmed for the Beacon Journal.

Adam Caplan of TheSidelineView.com first reported the news.

Hagg, a seventh-round draft pick in 2011, started the first two games of the 2012 season before he was demoted. He later started the final two games of the season after T.J. Ward, Tashaun Gipson and Usama Young suffered injuries.

This offseason, the Browns have inserted Gipson into the top slot on their depth chart at free safety. T.J. Ward is locked in as the starting strong safety.

The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Hagg started four of the 12 games in which he appeared last season and tallied 22 tackles and a pass defensed. As a rookie in 2011, he played 10 games and compiled 10 tackles, a pass defensed and a fumble recovery.

It comes tomorrow morning in the persons of ESPN's Mike Greenberg and native Clevelander Mike Golic, who will broadcast their wildly popular, nationally syndicated morning show from Progressive Field from 6-10.

Former Boise State linebacker Tommy Smith signed with the Browns today after participating in rookie minicamp earlier this month on a tryout basis, KLASS Sports, the agency that represents Smith, told the Beacon Journal in an email.

The Browns have yet to announce the move.

The 6-foot-1, 240-pound Smith, an inside linebacker, arrived in Cleveland on Monday night and signed his contract today before practicing with the Browns as they resumed organized team activities (OTAs), according to KLASS Sports.

This week’s block of OTAs runs today through Thursday. Only Thursday’s practice is open to the media.

As a senior last season, Smith started all 13 games for Boise State. He finished third on the team with 61 tackles, including four for loss and a sack.

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Former Browns wide receiver and three-time Pro Bowl kick returner Josh Cribbs recently signed with the Oakland Raiders, and he discussed his departure from Cleveland during an interview Monday with NFL Network’s NFL Total Access.

Here are some highlights from the conversation:

On his thoughts regarding his eight years in Cleveland:“I have to top that … here in Oakland. I feel like I had a great, successful run in Cleveland. I have a fresh start now, so I’m anxious to get at it, anxious to get back out there on the football field.” 

On if he is mad that he wasn’t able to finish his career in Cleveland: “I had some great times in Cleveland – it [was] just a lot of turnover among the organization. I had four or five head coaches, four or five GMs, five different offensive playbooks, two different owners. I’m looking for some stability. I am upset I wasn’t able to finish my career in Cleveland; love the fan base, but at the same time this is an opportunity right now for a fresh start. Change can sometimes be a good thing and I think it will be.”

On if he is healthy: “I’m healthy. I have a world to go before the season starts. First thing’s first is getting back out there, getting acclimated to football. I had an offseason scope; nothing too big on that end. I’m anxious to get back out there on the football field, meet my new teammates and just get started.”

On why he chose to sign with the Oakland Raiders: “Oakland seems like a good fit for me; same type of blue-collar town that Cleveland had. The fan base, it rivals Cleveland; Cleveland has a great fan base and so does Raider Nation. I’m proud to be welcomed in like the fans have. Great coaching staff, very personable guys out here. They really want to win; I could see that on my visit. This is just like Cleveland as far as a tradition of winning and that’s what they have here in Oakland, and I’m anxious to help them get back onboard with that.”

On if he can compare the Dawg Pound in Cleveland with the Black Hole in Oakland:  “I don’t really want to compare them; you’ll get in trouble with that. But at the same time I wanted to talk about the tradition of winning and both teams have a good tradition of winning; probably more Hall of Famers here [in Oakland]. My job and my goal is to get that back here in Oakland, to get this team right and to help them do that.”

Both players were pitching in their first Akron Division II district semifinals Monday at Summit Lake Park’s George Sisler Field.

Their feelings were natural, and their responses left their coaches smiling.

Pero guided Archbishop Hoban to a 4-1 win over Buckeye, and Noel guided Tallmadge to a 10-3 win over Field. The teams will meet in a district final at 4 p.m. today.

“I was here last year and warmed up during a couple of innings, but didn’t get in,” Pero said. “I was nervous as heck, but I came out here and pitched. My coach told me I was getting the start the other day. I was pretty excited for this one. I had my curveball diving down on them a little bit. They were having trouble catching up with my fastball outside. I was working it and trying to overcome the heat out here. This is the hottest day I think I have played Hoban baseball in Ohio.”

Sunshine and temperatures in the 80s greeted everyone in attendance.

The Knights (17-10) beat the Bucks (19-8) with eight hits. Pero, a 6-foot and 200-pound junior right-hander, pitched 6⅔ innings, struck out six and allowed three hits. Sophomore Dom Hinton got the final out.

“There was great pitching by both teams, and great defense and timely hitting by us,” Hoban coach Jim Diestel said.

“Pero threw the best he has thrown in probably his entire life. If I haven’t seen anything better than that it was in summer ball somewhere, which I am sure he has the capability of. He threw phenomenal in a big pressure moment. [Senior] Anthony Osmun leading from the behind the plate was key along with the defense of guys such as [seniors] Austin Farber, Sean Trexler and Aaron Cain, who in center field is the safety net of safety nets.”

Sophomore Jordan Burns gave Hoban a 1-0 lead in the first when he singled in senior Cody Hargett. The Knights led 2-0 in the fifth when Trexler hit a sacrifice fly to score Cain.

Hoban scored twice in the sixth. Junior Brennen Bell doubled in Burns and freshman Drew Kline scored on an error.

“This is a big win,” Hargett said. “We had to come out and play our best. Buckeye is always a good team. We have a great lineup who hits the ball.”

Buckeye senior Joe Bruening hit a double and triple. He scored a run in the seventh after a Nico Galizio groundout.

The Blue Devils (14-12) dispatched the Falcons (18-8) with 12 hits. Scott, a 6-foot-2 and 230-pound senior left-hander, pitched 5⅔ innings, struck out 10 and allowed eight hits. Sophomore Jason Beaumont got the final four outs.

“Last year I was in relief a lot and never pitched in a game like this,” Noel said. “I definitely was nervous at the start. I got off to a little bit of a shaky start, but I would not want it any other way than me out on the mound taking control with my guys behind me. We really came through as a team.”

Noel also smacked a two-run home run in the third and hit an RBI single in the sixth.

“Scott just got named to the Mizuno All-Ohio Series, which is a great honor,” Tallmadge coach Kenny Linn said. “He also got first-team all-district in the inland area and first team All-Suburban League. He received all those accolades [Sunday] and he came out [and] showed why he has been named that. He did a great job on the mound.”

Tallmadge sophomore John Rensel hit two doubles, scored two runs and had one RBI.

“This is my first district semi,” Rensel said. “It was a really good experience. My first at-bat started things off well.”

Seniors Zach Cleary, Zach Skraba and Kody Edwards also had key hits for Tallmadge along with junior Chris Gray and sophomores Matt Noel and Connor McVey.

“Hot weather brings hot bats,” Linn said. “That is what we believe. This is a team that believes it can make a run.”

Senior Mitch Kisamore (3-for-4 at-bat), junior Alex Bower and senior Brian Backer had run-scoring hits for Field.

Michael Beaven can be reached at 330-996-3829 or mbeaven@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the high school blog at http://www.ohio.com/preps. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MBeavenABJ and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sports.abj.

Appearing at the 34th annual Akron Browns Backers banquet Monday at Tangier restaurant, Browns offensive coordinator Norv Turner gave the strongest endorsement of Weeden by anyone in the organization since owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner took control of the team last year.

“Brandon is a one-year player in the NFL who did a lot more good things [last season] than people give him credit for,” Turner said in an interview with reporters before addressing a crowd of more than 300 people. “I like his composure, the way he competes. He’s worked awfully hard. He’s got to be one of the hardest-working guys on our team. So you look and say, ‘Hey, you hope there’s a big upside.’ ”

When ex-President Mike Holmgren and former General Manager Tom Heckert were still in charge of the Browns last year, they drafted Weeden 22nd overall. He posted a passer rating of 72.6 as a rookie, finishing with 14 touchdown passes and 17 interceptions.

Since the front office and coaching staff were overhauled, new coach Rob Chudzinski, Banner and General Manager Mike Lombardi haven’t expressed much faith in Weeden. The overall message has been along these lines: Weeden will receive every chance to succeed, but he must prove he wants to retain his starting job by displaying exceptional work ethic, dedication and, ultimately, improvement.

Turner, though, thinks Weeden has carried himself like a starter this offseason.

“He’s responded to everything we’ve asked him to do,” Turner said. “He likes football an awful lot. He’s a very competitive guy, and he’s made it clear he wants to be the guy. And now you go out and do it.”

In March, the Browns signed nine-year veteran Jason Campbell to push Weeden, giving him a two-year, $3.75 million contract with $500,000 of it guaranteed. Then last week, the Browns added career backup Brian Hoyer to the mix, signing him to a two-year, $1.965 million deal that includes $250,000 guaranteed this year, Joel Corry of National Football Post reported.

Hoyer will be inserted into the third slot on the depth chart and get a chance to ascend it, meaning fourth-string quarterback Thaddeus Lewis probably won’t make the team. Turner made it clear he believes having three quarterbacks on the 53-man roster is vital, so Campbell, 31, and Hoyer, 27, could remain with Weeden, 29, after cuts are made before the regular season.

“I think that you need to go with three quarterbacks,” Turner said. “I think if you don’t, you’re playing with fire. I think if you look at the teams over the last two or three years that have had quarterbacks and they had a good backup plan — Houston two years ago made the playoffs with a rookie at quarterback. Indianapolis, when [Peyton] Manning got hurt, didn’t have an answer. I think it’s too valuable a position, and you need quarterbacks.

“Jason’s played nine years in the league. He’s proven he can win in the league. He’s proven he can play. When he’s been with good teams, he’s played better than when he’s been with bad teams, which is what I’d say with a lot of guys. And then with Brian, you’ve got a guy that’s been a backup in some good situations. He really hasn’t played enough to know where he’s at, and we like the way he throws the ball. We like a lot of things about him.”

Turner conceded it will be difficult to give all the quarterbacks an adequate amount of reps during offseason practices. He said Weeden needs as many reps as possible because he has only one season under his belt.

For Weeden to make a significant leap in progression, he needs to be consistent, understand the new offense and play within himself, Turner said. This offseason, Weeden has been focusing on dropping back faster, so he can avoid pressure and get rid of the ball on time.

“He’s got a big arm,” Turner said. “He’s very intelligent. He makes good decisions. He throws the ball up the field the way we would like to, but he’s very accurate underneath. He’s like all our guys. He’s learning a new system. We have a lot of work to do, all of us, coaches, players, quarterbacks, but I think we’ve made progress over the last seven weeks [since the offseason conditioning program started].”

“Brandon was in here [last season] with a very young group of guys. So when you have a lot of young guys and they’re trying to feel their way together, I think it’s hard. I think all those guys having a year together, including Brandon, having a year playing, will help him a great deal.”

Turner said he expects some other key, second-year players — running back Trent Richardson and wide receiver Josh Gordon — to blossom as well.

“[Richardson] had to fight through the ups and downs of being a rookie, the injuries, those things,” Turner said. “Hopefully we don’t have to deal with that, and he can make that big step from year one to year two. And if you have a guy like Trent that you can build things around, you take a lot of pressure off your offensive line. You take a lot of pressure of your quarterback.

“[Gordon is] an impressive guy. He’s young. He has a lot of work to do, but he has a lot of ability. You put those two things together and just grind as a player and as a coach, I think he can really be a fine player.”

Nate Ulrich can be reached at nulrich@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the Browns blog at http://www.ohio.com/browns. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/NateUlrichABJ and on Facebook www.facebook.com/browns.abj.

Blue Jays 7, Rays 5 — R.A. Dickey won his second consecutive start, Edwin Encarnacion hit a tiebreaking, bases-loaded double in the seventh inning and the host Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays. Dickey (4-5) allowed three runs — two earned — and four hits in a season-high eight innings as the Blue Jays won their fourth consecutive home game.

Yankees 6, Orioles 4 — Travis Hafner homered to left-center field in the ninth to tie the score and then hit a run-scoring single to right in the 10th to cap a two-run rally that lifted the visiting New York Yankees. Vernon Wells doubled in the game-winning run in the 10th. Nick Markakis and J.J. Hardy both had a run-scoring double in the seventh to give the Orioles a 4-3 lead. Robinson Cano, David Adams and Lyle Overbay each hit a solo home run for the Yankees.

White Sox 6, Red Sox 4 — Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the host Chicago White Sox handed Jon Lester his first loss of the season. Alejandro De Aza and Alexei Ramirez added consecutive RBI doubles in the second as Chicago took advantage of an ineffective Lester (6-1) to earn its fifth win in seven games.

Astros 6, Royals 5 — Matt Dominguez hit a three-run homer and Jason Castro added a solo shot to power the host Astros. The Astros trailed by one in the fourth inning before Dominguez launched his fourth homer of the season into the Crawford Boxes in left field to give Houston a 6-4 lead.

Athletics 9, Rangers 2 — Seth Smith homered and scored three times, Bartolo Colon pitched seven strong innings for his first win in nearly a month to lead the visiting Oakland Athletics. Colon, who turns 40 on Friday, gave up two runs on six hits and struck out three. Coco Crisp got three hits, and had the first of three consecutive Oakland doubles in a four-run fifth inning that broke a 1-1 tie.

Monday’s National League results

Marlins 5, Phillies 1 — Alex Sanabia outpitched Cole Hamels in a matchup of struggling starters to lead the host Miami Marlins past the Philadelphia Phillies. Justin Ruggiano and Nick Green each drove in two runs for Miami in front of a season-low crowd of 13,231 at Marlins Park. Sanabia (3-6) allowed one run and seven hits over 6⅓ innings. Hamels (1-7) struck out 10 in six effective innings but has not won since April 28 at the New York Mets. Domonic Brown homered for the Phillies. Miami had 11 hits and struck out 13 times on its way to scoring more than three runs for just the second time in 13 games. The Marlins have won two in a row after dropping seven in a row.

Dodgers 3, Brewers 1 — Clayton Kershaw scattered three singles in his second complete game of the year and Matt Kemp hit his first home run since April 24 to lift the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers. Ryan Braun managed a pair of singles and Yuniesky Betancourt also singled for the only hits off Kershaw (5-2). The lefty struck out five.

Reds 4, Mets 3 — Jay Bruce hit a tiebreaking homer and drove in two runs to back Johnny Cueto’s wild but effective return from the disabled list and lead the visiting Cincinnati Reds. Brandon Phillips had a two-run single for his first career hit off Shaun Marcum in 13 at-bats.

Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 1 — Patrick Corbin tossed a three-hitter for his first complete game and struck out a career-high 10 to lift the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. Corbin (7-0) joined Randy Johnson as the only lefties in team history to begin the season 7-0.

Monday’s interleague result

Braves 5, Twins 1 — Julio Teheran pitched 8⅓ strong innings, Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer and the host Atlanta Braves won their fourth game in a row. Teheran (3-1) gave up five hits and one run — Josh Willingham’s homer in the ninth.

— Associated Press

The starter is yanked after three innings, the three best relievers give up home runs to blow the lead in three consecutive innings, and the guy who hits the walk-off home run was sent to the plate to bunt.

Just another day at the ball yard for the Indians, who swept the four-game series with the Seattle Mariners by earning a 10-8 decision Monday at Progressive Field.

“Earning” might be the wrong word. There was a lot of give and take during the game. The Mariners did the giving and the Tribe did the taking.

Yan Gomes became the hero when he launched Charlie Furbush’s 3-and-2 pitch into the left-field bleachers for a three-run homer with nobody out in the 10th inning. By that time, Gomes’ first homer of the game, a solo blast in the second inning, was almost forgotten, so much bizarre stuff occurred in the intervening innings.

But let’s start with the final inning. Michael Brantley hacked away at a 3-and-2 pitch and slapped a bloop single over the outstretched glove of second baseman Robert Andino.

Drew Stubbs followed with a sacrifice bunt that was fielded by Furbush, who bobbled the ball, then tossed it softly to first in time to nail Stubbs. Except that Justin Smoak dropped the throw.

Mariners manager Eric Wedge said that Furbush wanted to throw to second, but after he mishandled the bunt, his only play was to first.

Gomes tried to bunt the runners to second and third, but Furbush wouldn’t let him make an out, throwing pitches that only a contortionist could bunt. Manager Terry Francona took off the bunt sign, but Gomes apparently didn’t see it.

“I think they took it off two pitches before, and I was still trying to get it down,” Gomes said. “They came over and told me.”

Finally, third-base coach Brad Mills trotted to the plate to tell Gomes to hit away.

Undoubtedly, Francona and Gomes’ teammates would have been pleased with a sacrifice fly to tie the score, but Gomes had other ideas, delivering his fourth home run of the season.

“I think I had a walk-off in college against LSU,” he said. “But this was definitely a little better.”

Asked if he knew the ball was out, Gomes said, “I knew it would get to the fence. If it wasn’t [out], I’m not going to keep working out. Maybe it’s the beet juice. I have to keep drinking that.”

Francona called off the bunt when he saw how fiercely the Mariners’ infielders were charging the plate.

“Bunting probably is not Gomes’ strength anyway,” he said. “And they were really being aggressive.”

With Scott Kazmir struggling from the outset of the game, the Indians’ offense had a tough time staying ahead. Kazmir gave up five runs and seven hits in three innings, and Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma allowed five runs in six innings.

But after the Tribe got its first gift run in the seventh to take a 6-5 lead — reliever Yoervis Medina muffed Asdrubal Cabrera’s dribbler with Michael Bourn on second, allowing him to score — the Indians brought in their bullpen stalwarts.

Vinnie Pestano was the first to crumble, giving up a leadoff homer to Kyle Seager in the eighth to tie the score again. Pinch-hitter Endy Chavez took Chris Perez deep to start the ninth, giving the Mariners a lead.

But an error by Mariners closer Tom Wilhelmsen, who dropped a throw covering first base, allowed Jason Kipnis to score the game-tying run in the ninth.

Emotions took a 180 in the 10th when Joe Smith gave up a two-out home run to Smoak, who delivered what should have been the game-winner to the Mariners.

All it did was set the stage for yet another mistake by the visitors and Gomes’ improbable star turn.

“You hate to give a team extra outs,” Pestano said, referring to the Mariners. “But when you do it with guys who have our speed and our ability to get on base, giving away those outs can greatly impact the game.”

The Indians have won five in a row, 18 of their past 22 and lead the Detroit Tigers by 2½ games in the Central Division race. Coincidentally, the Tigers come to town for two games starting tonight.

Sheldon Ocker can be reached at socker@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the Indians blog at http://www.ohio.com/indians. Follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SheldonOckerABJ and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sports.abj.

Diggs, who was a member of the Zips basketball team for two seasons, was the Mid-American Conference’s Sixth Man of the Year in 2011-12.

The university suspended Diggs for the 2012-13 academic year in October for violation of the school’s Student Code of Conduct. Although speculation ran rampant, the reason for the suspension was never given nor confirmed.

It’s likely that Diggs will find himself back on the men’s basketball team this fall. Should Zips fans see coach Keith Dambrot dancing outside Rhodes Arena this week, it’s because he just got a significant piece of his basketball team back, even if it’s only for one season.

Diggs won the Sixth Man Award because he was one of the most flexible players in the MAC, and his return will mitigate the loss of point guard Alex Abreu, who was arrested in March on drug charges. Diggs has the ability to handle the ball and get it up the court. More important, he can create his own shot, taking opposing players off the dribble.

His return along with a more-experienced Carmelo Betancourt and the addition of former North Canton Hoover star Nyles Evans should put the Zips backcourt back on solid footing.

Diggs averaged 8.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists in his junior year with the Zips.

Then the bad news

Brunswick police arrested Zips senior defensive back Seth Cunningham, 21, after he allegedly brandished a gun at a Brunswick tobacco shop just after midnight May 13 and left the shop with a water pipe, a smoking accessory also referred to as a bong, worth more than $400, Brunswick police spokesman Nick Solar said.

Police charged him with aggravated robbery. He eventually posted a $30,000 bond and was released, according to a report in the Medina County Gazette.

If the charges are true, it represents a curious move on Cunningham’s part. Though he wasn’t a shoe-in for a starting job on the Zips defense, he played well enough in spring practice to ensure that the defensive staff took notice. Now it appears his career at UA is all but gone.

“Seth Cunningham has been suspended from the University of Akron football team indefinitely pending the outcome of a police investigation,” a spokesman for the athletic department said in an email.

Making some noise

Zips golfer Charlie Bull recently enjoyed his 10th top-25 finish of the season in the NCAA Columbus Regional on the 7,286-yard Scarlet Course.

Bull, a first-team All-MAC selection, wasn’t completely happy with his performance, saying that he came up far short of where he wanted to be.

Though he called his game solid, part of the problem was a tough, unforgiving course, he said, that never allowed him to gain any momentum.

“It’s a good experience,” he said. “I’m happy to get another year under my belt.”

George M. Thomas can be reached at gmthomas@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the Zips blog at http://www.ohio.com/zips. Follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/GeorgeThomasABJ and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sports.abj.

The Cavs enter with the third-best chance (15.6 percent) at winning the lottery. The league is celebrating its 20th anniversary of the revamped weighted system, and the team with the third-best odds has won five of the first 19 years. No other lottery position has been more successful.

The overwhelming question now is how excited it’s worth getting for a lottery victory when the draft is expected to be so dismal. The projected top pick, Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel, is offensively challenged and isn’t expected to play until close to Christmas while recovering from a knee injury. And that’s the best prospect. It only goes down from there.

Nevertheless, the Cavs will follow the same protocol as the previous two years. Minority team owner Jeff Cohen will represent the Cavs in the sequestered room where the numbers are actually drawn and Nick Gilbert, son of owner Dan Gilbert, will again represent the Cavs on the podium during the television broadcast when the draft positions are revealed.

The Cohen/Nick Gilbert combination is batting .500 for the Cavs. They won the lottery two years ago and were rewarded with Kyrie Irving. They entered last year’s lottery tied for the third-worst record with the New Orleans Hornets. The Cavs won a tiebreaker with the Hornets, giving them the third grouping of number combinations, but would’ve been better off losing the coin flip.

The Hornets won the lottery, meaning Anthony Davis would be in a Cavs jersey today had they lost the coin flip with the Hornets. But since the Hornets ended the season tied for the third-worst record, it counted as the fifth time the team with the third-worst record won the lottery.

For the first time this year, the league completed its combine before teams knew where they were drafting. The combine was pushed up at the request of a number of teams, who wanted as much time with their scouting reports as possible before the draft. But none of the top prospects at the combine last week would commit to private workouts for teams until they know the draft order. That will be determined tonight.

This is the Cavs’ third consecutive trip to the lottery, and if all goes well, they aren’t expected back for a while. Expectations have been raised throughout Cleveland Clinic Courts. The Cavs are expected to be aggressive this summer and a return to the playoffs is the goal for next season.

As for tonight, all 14 non-playoff teams are allowed to have one representative in the room where the order is determined. Fourteen pingpong balls are dropped into a hopper and a four-digit combination is drawn. Whichever team holds that combination has won the draft lottery. The process is repeated for the second and third picks in the draft, then the rest of the teams are slotted in inverse order of their final records.

It’s worth noting that none of the Cavs’ combinations have been drawn in either of the past two lotteries. They won the Irving sweepstakes with the Los Angeles Clippers’ number grouping, and their own pick has slipped to fourth each of the past two years.

This year, the Cavs cannot fall beyond the sixth pick — and even that would be stunning. That means three teams below them would have to leap them for the top three spots, and there is only a 4.04 percent chance of that happening.

There are 1,001 number combinations, but the final combination (11-12-13-14) is discarded if it is ever drawn. And it never has been.

The Orlando Magic, owners of the worst record, will have 250 of the 1,000 combinations tonight for a 25 percent chance at lottery victory. The Charlotte Bobcats will have 199 number combinations and the Cavs will have 156.

The Magic have won the lottery three times, second only to the Clippers (five) for the most lottery victories in league history.

In fact, it was the Magic’s consecutive lottery victories in 1992 and 1993 that forced the league to overhaul the lottery system and increase the odds for the teams with the worst records while decreasing the odds for the teams closest to the playoffs. The Utah Jazz, who missed the postseason this year on the final night of the regular season, hold just five of the 1,000 number combinations tonight.

This is the first year the lottery will be held at the Disney/ABC Times Square Studio. The lottery was held at NBA headquarters in Secaucus, N.J., for the past 19 years, but the league’s headquarters no longer have a television studio.

Jason Lloyd can be reached at jlloyd@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the Cavs blog at http://www.ohio.com/cavs. Follow him on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/JasonLloydABJ. Follow ABJ sports on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sports.abj.

The 37-year-old, recuperating from left hip surgery on Jan. 16, fielded grounders and took 25 swings during a batting practice session in an indoor cage Monday at the Yankees’ minor-league complex.

A-Rod, who has been hitting off a tee and taking swings at underhand soft tosses, ran from pole to pole near the warning track four times.

“Not bad,” Rodriguez said when leaving the players’ parking lot.

New York expects A-Rod to return after the All-Star break.

Cueto returns to pitch for Reds

Cincinnati Reds ace Johnny Cueto was activated from the 15-day disabled list, and he is set to make his first start in more than a month on Monday night.

The Reds optioned infielder Neftali Soto to Triple-A Louisville on Monday so Cueto can face the New York Mets.

The right-handed Cueto strained a muscle in his upper back during a start April 13 after opening the season 1-0 with a 2.60 ERA. He will be making his fourth start of the year.

Lowe no longer with Rangers

The Texas Rangers designated right-hander Derek Lowe for assignment to make room for Josh Lindblom, their starter Monday night against Oakland.

Lowe made the big-league roster out of spring training after signing a minor-league contract in March, then allowed 13 earned runs in 13 innings. The 39-year-old gave up seven hits and eight runs with two homers in his last 2⅔ innings.

Lindblom was to make his first career big-league start after coming to Texas as a right-handed reliever in an offseason trade. He struggled out of the bullpen with Texas but was 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA in seven starts for Triple-A Round Rock.

Around the leagues

Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz is headed to the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring and first baseman Ryan Howard is day to day with a sore left knee. Both players had MRI exams on Monday. Ruiz has a Grade 2 hamstring strain. … The Toronto Blue Jays recalled outfield prospect Anthony Gose from Triple-A and optioned right-hander Mickey Storey to Buffalo. … The Minnesota Twins recalled left-hander Caleb Thielbar and optioned left-hander Pedro Hernandez to Triple-A Rochester.

Working 16 innings, Masterson struck out 20 and walked five, becoming the first Tribe pitcher to win the award since CC Sabathia in 2008.

In 10 starts this season, Masterson has posted a 7-2 record and 2.83 ERA. He is issuing walks at the rate of 3.3 per nine innings and striking out batters at the rate of 9.1 per nine innings.

After 10 starts in 2012, Masterson was 2-3 with a 4.62 ERA with 4.9 walks and 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings.

Asked what’s been better this year, Masterson said, “Everything.”

Earlier this month, Ryan Raburn became the first Indian this year to claim the weekly award.

HAD TO ASK — Why should fans believe in this year’s Tribe when last year’s also was in first place at this time of the season then tanked?

“Last year we got off to that fast start but it was like, ‘When are they going to slow down?,’ or ‘When are the real Indians going to show up?’ ” Vinnie Pestano said. “These are different guys this year. You have to look at the lineup. We have guys on the bench hitting .290.”

MYERS UPDATE — Brett Myers will make his second rehab start for the Double-A Aeros in Akron tonight. He has been on the disabled list since April 20 with inflammation in his right elbow.

FARM FACTS — Cord Phelps hit two home runs and had three RBI in Columbus’ 10-4 win over Scranton Wilkes-Barre in Class AAA. Matt Lawson homered, doubled and singled, driving in two runs, and Juan Diaz had three hits and one RBI. Trevor Bauer (2-0, 3.23 ERA) gave up four runs and six hits, walking five, in six innings. … Cody Anderson (5-2, 2.41 ERA) pitched 6⅓ shutout innings, allowing four hits and striking out seven, as Carolina beat Lynchburg 6-2 in Class A. Jordon Smith tripled and singled twice, Francisco Lindor doubled and singled, and Tony Wolters homered, driving in two runs. … Richard Stock homered and doubled, driving in two runs, and Anthony Santander homered and had three RBI, as Lake County beat Fort Wayne 7-5 in Class A. Logan Vick had three hits.

— Sheldon Ocker

Time: 7:05 p.m.

TV: STO

Pitchers: Max Scherzer (5-0, 3.98) vs. Corey Kluber (3-2, 5.40)

WEDNESDAY: Tigers 
at Indians

Time: 7:05 p.m.

TV: STO

Pitchers: Justin Verlander (4-4, 3.17) vs. Ubaldo Jimenez (3-2, 5.31)

THURSDAY: Indians

at Red Sox

Time: 7:10 p.m.

TV: WKYC (Channel 3)

Pitchers: Zach McAllister (3-3, 2.65) vs. Ryan Dempster (2-4, 4.27)

FRIDAY: Indians 
at Red Sox

Time: 7:10 p.m.

TV: STO

SATURDAY: Indians 
at Red Sox

Time: 1:35 p.m.

TV: STO

SUNDAY: Indians 
at Red Sox

Time: 1:35 p.m.

TV: STO

Monday: Indians 
at Reds

Time: 1:10 p.m.

TV: STO

“I’m sore every day,” Holt, 24, admitted. “I don’t [start feeling normal] until about spring training — and then it starts all over again.”

But while Holt is well aware that his highlight-reel catches don’t come without a price, history suggests that it might be an even bigger price than even he realizes as one former high-profile Aeros player has painfully proved.

For those who remember 2003, they’re likely to recall a youngster named Grady Sizemore patrolling the outfield and helping to lead the Aeros to their first Eastern League championship.

Back then, a young Sizemore looked a lot like Holt does now — crashing full speed into the outfield wall with reckless abandon while sacrificing his body to rob opponents of hits.

Sizemore swore at the time, and even during his first few years with the Indians, that his all-out style was the only way he knew how to play. Unfortunately, it did come back to haunt him.

Over his eight years in the major leagues counting 2004 when he only played in 43 games after being called up from the minor leagues, Sizemore played just four full seasons for the Tribe.

After that, numerous injuries resulted in multiple surgeries that have plagued Sizemore to the point that he hasn’t appeared in the big leagues since logging 71 games in 2011.

“Luckily for me, [Aeros manager Edwin Rodriguez] lets us play,” Holt said. “He understands that who we are is who we are. It’s like when [Washington Nationals phenom Bryce] Harper ran into that fence and people were like ‘hey, you better slow down!’ He was like, ‘I can’t slow down.’ ”

While Holt admits he has no intention of changing his style of play, he does take “preventative measures” in an attempt to save his body in hopes that his professional career lasts longer than Sizemore’s.

“I do a little more stretching, a little more smart weight lifting,” said Holt, who leads the EL with 36 runs scored. “But during the game it’s inevitable; I’m just going to play the way I always do. Play after play at this age, you just kind of get used to it. I’ve been an outfielder since I was a little guy, so I kind of know how to take hits and what to do. Through repetition, it just comes naturally.”

Even though lunging at hard walls comes with plenty of residual pain, don’t expect Rodriguez to try to get Holt to change a thing.

“This is my second year with Holt and I’ve come to expect that out of him,” Rodriguez said. “He’s always running all over the place making catches and crashing into walls. He gets good jumps and he brings a lot of energy.”

Rodriguez believes slowing down could cause more injury to the Aeros’ two-hole hitter whom Baseball America ranks as the Tribe’s top defensive outfielder in its system.

“If you’re preprogrammed to play that way and you try to slow down, you’ll get hurt,” Rodriguez said. “You have to go out there and go all-out.”

But even if Rodriguez suggested Holt ease up a bit on his harmful wall crashing, the veteran skipper knows what would happen.

“He wouldn’t listen to me anyway,” he said.

Stephanie Storm can be reached at sstorm@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the Aeros blog at http://www.ohio.com/aeros. Follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SStormABJ and on Facebook www.facebook.com/sports.abj.

David McMillan, a fifth-round draft pick of the Browns in 2005, was shot and killed this past weekend in Georgia. The DeKalb County medical examiner confirmed the news for NFL.com after Fox Sports Ohio reported McMillan, 31, was fatally shot in an apparent robbery attempt.

McMillan, a former defensive end at the University of Kansas, spent three seasons with the Browns, serving as a backup outside linebacker and special teamer. Jackson, a 2006 second-round selection, plans to attend McMillan’s funeral in Atlanta.

“He was a good teammate,” Jackson said Monday during the 34th annual Akron Browns Backers banquet at Tangier restaurant. “He wouldn’t harm a fly. Outspoken guy. When he was here with the Browns, he developed relationships with big Ted Washington and Willie McGinest. It was a blast. It was fun being in that locker room with Dave.

“He was a good guy. We hadn’t been in touch every day, but we kept in touch enough to where I knew some friends of his who kind of updated me on how he was doing and whatnot. It’s just unfortunate. It’s sad news. He was too young and too good of a guy.”

Jackson attended the banquet to receive the Dino Lucarelli Good Guy Award. The local chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America voted Jackson as the winner of the award, which is given annually to a player for his cooperation with the media and for the way he carries himself in the community and with his teammates.

Jackson never hesitates to make poignant comments whether they’re about the memory of a friend, like McMillan, or a cause in which he believes.

For example, Jackson recently became an ambassador for Athlete Ally, an organization dedicated to ending homophobia in sports.

“I have friends that are gay and lesbian, and I just thought it was right just to bring some awareness to the locker room,” Jackson said. “Being a leader, if I think this is the right thing to do, maybe it can open some eyes of guys that are homophobic.

“At some point, there’s going to be a gay NFL player that comes out either this year, the next year or the year after, and you have to be ready to embrace it. And me being a leader in the Cleveland Browns locker room, it’s important that we welcome everyone.”

Jackson, of course, also discussed football. He’s impressed with outside linebacker Barkevious Mingo, the sixth overall pick in this year’s draft, and he’s thrilled to play for new defensive coordinator Ray Horton.

“Everyone on that defensive side of the ball is going to be that much better because of Ray,” Jackson said. “He’s so smart, and he thinks outside of the box.”

Sad to leave

Former Browns wide receiver and three-time Pro Bowl kick returner Josh Cribbs discussed his recent signing with the Oakland Raiders on NFL Network’s NFL Total Access.

“I had some great times in Cleveland — it [was] just a lot of turnover among the organization,” Cribbs said. “I had four or five head coaches, four or five GMs, five different offensive playbooks, two different owners. I’m looking for some stability. I am upset I wasn’t able to finish my career in Cleveland. [I] love the fan base, but at the same time, this is an opportunity right now for a fresh start. Change can sometimes be a good thing, and I think it will be.”

Nate Ulrich can be reached at nulrich@thebeaconjournal.com.

When the team’s three best relievers get dumped on in the same game, it’s probably an aberration. But nobody will know for certain until their next appearance or two.

“You don’t often see an opponent score in three straight [late] innings and you win the game,” manager Terry Francona said. “Yeah, it’s interesting.”

Pestano gave up a home run to Kyle Seager that tied the score in the eighth; Perez was rocked by Endy Chavez’s home run in the ninth that gave the Mariners the lead, and Smith was assaulted by Justin Smoak, whose 10th-inning homer put the Mariners on top again.

Looking on the bright side, Pestano said, “It feels great to walk back to the dugout and look guys in the eye and know they will pick me up. You have to rely on the other guys.”

Perez’s home run might be the most worrisome, because he has allowed homers in consecutive appearances. On Saturday, he was summoned to hold a 4-2 lead and yielded solo homers to Raul Ibanez and Smoak.

Of the homer he gave up to Chavez, Perez said, “It was a terrible pitch, and he put a pretty good swing on it. Maybe this is a little mini-slump; they happen once or twice a year.”

Perez has given up four earned runs this season on four solo homers. He gave up six home runs last year.

Despite his recent struggles, it’s doubtful that Perez is a victim of diminishing skills, unless he’s hurt, which does not seem to be the case.

“The good part is that he feels good, and he’s done this [save games] before,” Francona said. “When you’re a closer and you give up a home run, it’s glaring.”

Two relievers that got lost in all of Monday’s strange game were Bryan Shaw and Matt Albers, who each threw two scoreless innings.

“I hope they’re not forgotten in all this,” Francona said. “They came in and shut the door and gave us a chance.”

Sheldon Ocker can be reached at socker@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the Indians blog at http://www.ohio.com/indians. Follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SheldonOckerABJ.

Key Situation: The Aeros trailed 3-1 entering the ninth inning and rallied to tie the score with two outs. Pinch runner Justin Toole was called out in a close play at the plate to send the game into extra innings. Bowie won on catcher Brian Ward’s solo home run in the 12th inning.

Quick Hits: In his first start with the Aeros since returning from Triple-A Columbus, right-hander Toru Murata held the Baysox to two earned runs on five hits and struck out eight in seven innings.

Next Game: The Aeros are scheduled to send right-hander Jordan Cooper (1-1, 4.26 ERA) to the mound to face Baysox right-hander Mike Wright (5-0, 3.70 ERA) in the second game of this four-game series at 7:05 tonight at Canal Park.

— Stephanie Storm

Tournament Scoreboard

Monday’s Results

Akron Division II District

(At Sisler Field)

Archbishop Hoban 4, Buckeye 1

Tallmadge 10, Field 3

Canton Division II District

(At Thurman Munson Stadium)

Canton South 4, Norton 3

Alliance 4, Triway 0

Scoring Summaries

Akron Division II District

ARCHBISHOP HOBAN 4, BUCKEYE 1

Buckeye 000 000 1 — 1 3 2

Hoban 100 012 X — 4 8 1

Batteries—Kraus and Cloudy; Pero, Hinton (7) and Osmun. W—Pero, 4-2. L—Kraus, 7-1. Save—Hinton.

Records: Buckeye 19-8; Hoban 17-10.

Notes: Buckeye: Bruening double, triple, run. Hoban: Hargett 2 singles, run; Burns 2 singles, RBI, run; Bell double, RBI.

Akron Division II District

TALLMADGE 10, FIELD 3

Tallmadge 122 041 0 — 10 12 2

Field 100 002 0 — 3 10 0

Batteries—S. Noel, Beaumont (6) and Z. Skraba; Kisamore, Coleman (5), Church (6), Sprague (7) and Heater. W—S. Noel, 5-3. L—Kisamore, 7-2. HR—Tallmadge: S. Noel (6).

Records: Tallmadge 14-12; Field 18-8.

Notes: Tallmadge: S. Noel 10 strikeouts, home run, single, 3 RBI, run; Cleary single, double, RBI, run; Gray single, double, 2 runs; Rensel 2 doubles, 2 runs, RBI; McVey single, 2 RBI. Field: Kisamore 2 singles, double, RBI, run; Backer 2 singles, RBI.

Canton Division II District Semifinal

CANTON SOUTH 4, NORTON 3

Norton 000 000 3 — 3 8 3

Canton South 100 002 1 — 4 10 0

Batteries—Buda and Costanzo; Newell, Crum (7) and Thompson. W—Crum. L—Buda. HR—None.

Notes: Norton: Edgell 2-4, Duncan 2-3, Costanzo 2 RBI. Canton South: Wilson 3-4, run; Stickel 2-4, RBI.

BLACK RIVER 7, LUTHERAN WEST 3

Lutheran West 000 300 0 — 3 4 0

Black River 203 002 X — 7 11 3

Batteries—Geye and N/A; Tomes and N/A. W—Tomes. L—Geye. Save—None. HR—Lutheran West: Griffin; Black River: Vaughn.

CHIPPEWA 15, RITTMAN 3 (5)

Rittman 003 00 — 3 5 3

Chippewa 419 1X — 15 12 1

Batteries—Thomas, Jones (3) and Ramsier; Zahradnick and Downs. W—Zahradnick, 5-1. L—Thomas. Save—None. HR—None.

Records: Rittman 12-12, 6-8; Chippewa 20-8, 11-3.

Notes: Rittman: Thomas 2 singles. Chippewa: Downs 2 singles; Busson 2 singles.

CRESTWOOD 11, STREETSBORO 3

Streetsboro 010 110 0 — 3 7 3

Crestwood 028 001 x — 11 12 3

Batteries—Simpkins and Dynowski; Goss and Bailey. W—Goss, 1-6. L—Simpkins, 2-6. Save—None. HR—None.

Records: Streetsboro 9-17, 2-11; Crestwood 6-19, 3-10.

Notes: Streetsboro: Delambo 2 singles, RBI. Crestwood: Bailey 2 singles, 2 runs; Surgeon triple, run, 2 RBI.

CVCA 15, TUSLAW 8

Tuslaw 000 150 2 — 8 9 3

CVCA 30(11) 100 X — 15 18 2

Batteries—Wake, Meyer (3), Lau (4) and Priest; R. Starcher, Chalet (6), Edmonds (7) and Spencer. W—R. Starcher, 6-2. L—Wake. Save—None. HR—Tuslaw: Reed.

Records: Tuslaw 18-10, 6-8; CVCA 14-10, 8-4.

Notes: Tuslaw: Reed double, HR, 2 RBI, 3 runs. CVCA: Hicks 2 singles, double, RBI, 2 runs; Noska 2 doubles, 4 RBI, 2 runs.

ELLET 12, FIRESTONE 3

Ellet 062 012 1 — 12 12 3

Firestone 100 110 0 — 3 6 5

Batteries—Hendershot, Ross (5) and Campano; Cole, Burroughs (4) and Lehman. W—Hendershot, 5-1. L—Cole. HR—None.

Records: Ellet 18-8, 11-0; Firestone 13-14, 10-1.

Notes: Ellet: Knicely single, double, RBI; Campano 2 doubles, RBI; Burkhart single, double, RBI. Firestone: Eberly single, double, RBI; Edgerson 2 doubles, RBI.

GARFIELD 8, EAST 6

Garfield 210 041 0 — 8 6 5

East 102 010 2 — 6 9 5

Batteries—Falls and Watters; Swain, Herrlinger (7) and Horinger. W—Falls, 3-5. L—Swain. Save—None. HR—Team: None.

Records: Garfield 7-13, 7-4.

Notes: Garfield: Spisak 2 singles, 2 runs; Watters single, 2 runs. East: Swain single, double, run; Waldsmith 2 singles, 2 runs.

GARRETTSVILLE 9, WINDHAM 8

Windham 010 060 1 — 8 9 4

Garrettsville 101 101 5 — 9 7 2

Batteries—Knight, B. Kowalski (7) and Miranda, Knight (7); Martin, Bissler (5) and Damko. W—Bissler, 1-1. L—B. Kowalski. Save—None. HR—Garrettsville: Kaiser.

Records: Windham 15-7, 9-4; Garrettsville 14-13, 8-5.

Notes: Windham: Kacenski 3 doubles, 3 runs, 2 RBI. Garrettsville: Kaiser 2 singles, HR, 2 runs, 2 RBI.

MOGADORE 16, EAST CANTON 5

Mogadore 103 600 6 — 16 20 3

East Canton 000 021 2 — 5 11 1

Batteries—Ruppel, Alexander (6) and Huth; Newman, Reichard (2), VanVoorhis (4) and Miller. W—Alexander, 2-2. L—VanVoorhis, 0-1. HR—Mogadore: Douglas.

Records: Mogadore 12-11, 4-9.

Notes: Mogadore: Callihan 2 singles, double, 2 RBI, 3 runs; Douglas 2 singles, HR, 5 RBI; Graska 3 singles, double, 2 RBI, 3 runs; Huth 3 singles, 2 RBI, 3 runs. East Canton: Miller 2 singles, RBI, run; Reichard 2 singles, double, RBI, run.

NORTH 14, BUCHTEL 12

Buchtel 141 101 4 — 12 7 6

North 822 020 x — 14 12 3

Batteries—McGinnis and Cox; Lambacher, Pearson (7) and Hammil. W—Lambacher, 2-7. L—McGinnis. Save—None. HR—None.

Records: North 2-16, 1-10.

Notes: Buchtel: Burks triple, 2 RBI, 2 runs. North: Pearson single, triple, 2 runs; Harris 2 singles, 2 RBI.

SOUTHEAST 11, ROOTSTOWN 1 (6)

Rootstown 001 000 — 1 6 2

Southeast 004 043 — 11 14 2

Batteries—Formick and England; Jo. Lock and Olson. W—Lock, 7-1. L—Formick. Save—None. HR—Southeast: Morgan.

Records: Rootstown 7-17, 5-8; Southeast 17-9, 11-2.

Notes: Southeast: Morgan single, HR, 4 RBI; Ja. Lock double, triple; Meadows 3 singles, 2 RBI; Borrera single, double, RBI; Olson 2 singles, 2 RBI.

WOODRIDGE 10, WATERLOO 0 (5)

Waterloo 000 00 — 0 4 2

Woodridge 163 0x — 0 8 2

Batteries—Buckley, Jones (4) and Cooper; Kelleher and Morehouse. W—Kelleher, 5-3. L—Buckley, 1-6. Save—None. HR—None.

Records: Waterloo 3-20, 1-12; Woodridge 17-8, 10-2.

Notes: Woodridge: Kelleher 3 singles, 4 RBI; Owens single, double, 2 runs.

Tournament Schedule

Today’s Games

Akron Division II District Final

(At Sisler Field)

Archbishop Hoban vs. Tallmadge, 4 p.m.

Canton Division II District

(At Thurman Munson Stadium)

Canton South vs. Alliance, 4:30 p.m.

Euclid Division III District

(At Euclid High School)

Garrettsville vs. Gilmour Academy, 4:30 p.m.

Creston Division III District

(At Norwayne High School)

Loundonville vs. Orrville, 2 p.m.

Chippewa vs. Tuslaw, 4 p.m.

— — —

Wednesday’s Games

Creston Division III District Final

(At Norwayne High School)

Loundonville-Orrville winner vs. Chippewa-Tuslaw winner, 4:30 p.m.

Euclid Division III District Final

(At Euclid High School)

Garrettsville-Gilmour Academy winner vs. Pymatuning Valley-Wickliffe winner, 7 p.m.

Barberton Division IV District

(At Barberton High School)

Rittman vs. Dalton, 4:30 p.m.

Lake Center Christian vs. Windham, 4:30 p.m.

— — —

Thursday’s Games

Hudson Division I District

(At Hudson High School)

Brunswick vs. Twinsburg, 4:30 p.m.

Hudson vs. Highland, 7 p.m.

Canton Division I District

(At Thurman Munson Stadium)

Lake vs. GlenOak, 2 p.m.

North Canton Hoover vs. Perry, 5 p.m.

Struthers Division I District

(At Cene Park)

Aurora vs. Warren Howland, 4 p.m.

Barberton Division IV District

(At Barberton High School)

Rittman-Dalton winner vs. Lake Center Christian-Windham winner, 4:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL

Tournament Scoreboard

Monday’s Results

Copley Division IV District

(At Copley High School)

Cuyahoga Heights 5, Lake Center Christian 1

Ashland Mapleton 3, Bedford St. Peter Chanel 0

Warren Division IV District

(At Cortland Candlelite Knolls)

Vienna Mathews 8, Windham 1

Scoring Summaries

Warren Division IV District

VIENNA MATHEWS 8, WINDHAM 1

Vienna Mathews 033 020 0 — 8 9 1

Windham 000 000 1 — 1 1 4

Batteries—Eggens and Siefert; Knight and Kilgore. W—Eggens, 20-7. L—Knight. Save—None. HR—None.

Records: Vienna Mathews 21-7; Windham 18-7.

BLACK RIVER 6, LUTHERAN WEST 1

Lutheran West 000 001 0 — 1 3 4

Black River 001 032 X — 6 11 4

Batteries—Mystic and N/A; Smith and N/A. W—Smith, 11-9. L—Mystic. Save—None. HR—Smith.

Notes: Lutheran West: Mystic 2 singles. Black River: Smith 3 singles, home run, RBI; Messenger 3 singles; M. Scott 2 singles, 2 RBI.

COVENTRY 10, NORTON 3

Coventry 432 010 0 — 10 11 2

Norton 101 010 0 — 3 7 3

Batteries—Daniels and Labut; Walker and Purtan. W—Daniels. L—Walker. Save—None. HR—None.

Records: Norton 9-14, 4-9.

Notes: Coventry: Clark 3 singles, 3 runs; Harrison 2 singles, 2 runs RBI, Miller single, triple, 2 RBI, 2 run; Williamson 2 singles, 2 RBI. Norton: Robinson single, double, 2 runs; Myers single, double, RBI; Purtan 2 singles, 2 RBI.

CRESTWOOD 14, RAVENNA 4

Crestwood 005 400 5 — 14 21 0

Ravenna 020 002 0 — 4 10 2

Batteries—McKinley and Pahorsky; O’Donnell and Anderson. W—McKinley, 14-8. L—O’Donnell. Save—None. HR—None.

Records: Crestwood 14-8, 6-7; Ravenna 2-22, 0-13.

Notes: Crestwood: Head 3 singles, 3 runs; S. Hoffman 4 singles, double, 2 runs; B. Kodash 4 singles, run, 2 RBI; McKinley 2 singles, 3 runs, 5 RBI; Szarka 2 singles, 2 runs, RBI. Ravenna: Benson 3 singles, 2 RBI; Lovejoy 3 singles, run.

EAST 7, GARFIELD 1

Garfield 000 100 0 — 1 3 2

East 031 201 X — 7 13 4

Batteries—Musick and Lindsey; Hill, Hale and White, Awalt. W—Hill. L—Musick. Save—None. HR—None.

Records: East 8-3.

Notes: East: Martin double, triple, run, RBI; Moore 2 singles, 2 RBI.

ELLET 19, FIRESTONE 2 (6)

Ellet 070 219 — 19 22 2

Firestone 100 010 — 2 4 1

Batteries—Smith, Compton (6) and Cook; Skeans, Lee (5) and Hollis. W—Smith, 11-12. L—Skeans, 6-11. Save—None. HR—None.

Records: Ellet 13-12, 10-0; Firestone 12-15, 10-2.

Notes: Ellet: Cook 3 singles, double, triple, 3 RBI, 4 runs; Lakins 3 singles, double, 3 RBI, 4 runs; Maxwell 2 singles, double, 2 RBI; Wallbrown double, triple, RBI; Wolf single, double, RBI; Murray 2 singles. Firestone: Skeans single, triples, run.

FIELD 2, SPRINGFIELD 1

Springfield 100 000 0 — 1 3 0

Field 002 000 X — 2 1 0

Batteries—Whited and Flores; Trautman and Barnes. W—Trautman, 14-3. L—Whited, 20-3. Save—None. HR—Springfield: Flores.

Records: Springfield 23-4, 11-2; Field 21-4, 12-1.

GARRETTSVILLE 8, WATERLOO 7

Garrettsville 212 300 0 — 8 11 2

Waterloo 000 007 0 — 7 9 3

Batteries—Miller and Gushura; Hurd and Hood. W—Miller, 11-7. L—Hurd, 13-5. Save—None. HR—None.

Records: Garrettsville 13-8, 9-5; Waterloo 13-7, 10-3.

Notes: Garrettsville: Baughman 2 singles, RBI; Geddes 3 singles, 2 runs, RBI; K. Lowe 2 singles, 2 runs; Miller 2 singles, RBI. Waterloo: Hood 2 singles, double, run, RBI; Podnar 2 singles, run, RBI.

KENT ROOSEVELT 5, STREETSBORO 1

Kent Roosevelt 012 000 2 — 5 9 1

Streetsboro 000 001 0 — 1 6 0

Batteries—Janus and Volchko; Davidson and Mi. Dombrowski. W—Janus, 9-3. L—Davidson. Save—None. HR—Kent Roosevelt: Nicholls.

Records: Kent Roosevelt 17-8.

Notes: Kent Roosevelt: Janus 2 singles, 2 runs, 2 RBI.

LAKE 5, GLENOAK 2

GlenOak 101 000 0 — 2 6 1

Lake 130 001 X — 5 9 2

Batteries—Allison and Cook; Soppi, Hadinger (4) and Hays. W—Soppi. L—Allison. Save—None. HR—Lake: Harder, Leonti.

Records: Lake 14-12, 5-7.

Notes: Lake: Leonti single, HR, 3 RBI; Snyder 2 doubles, RBI.

MANCHESTER 13, TUSLAW 3 (5)

Tuslaw 300 00 — 3 6 4

Manchester 118 03 — 13 13 1

Batteries—Hoffman, Madzia (3) and Warner; Horning and Miller. W—Horning, 10-3. L—Hoffman, 9-5. HR—None.

Records: Tuslaw 17-10, 10-4; Manchester 21-6, 11-3.

Notes: Tuslaw: Warner 2 singles, RBI. Manchester: Khristy 2 singles, 2 RBI; Kusmits single, double, 2 RBI; Roth 2 singles, double, 3 RBI.

MOGADORE 13, WOODRIDGE 3 (5)

Woodridge 003 00 — 3 5 2

Mogadore 208 03 — 13 15 1

Batteries—Schneider and Gregory; Riley and Barchalk. W—Riley. L—Schneider. Save—None. HR—None.

Notes: Woodridge: Scupholm 2 singles. Mogadore: Barchalk 2 singles, run, 3 RBI; Barker 2 singles, triple, 4 runs, 3 RBI; Huth 2 singles, RBI; Pollock double, 3 RBI; Riley 4 singles, 2 runs, 2 RBI.

NORTHWEST 9, CANTON CENTRAL CATHOLIC 6

Northwest 040 002 3 — 9 11 1

CCC 001 202 1 — 6 7 3

Batteries—Gordon and Bowman; Slomsky and Flynn. W—Gordon, 10-3. L—Slomsky, 12-10. Save—None. HR—None.

Records: Northwest 20-7; Canton Central Catholic 16-11.

Notes: Northwest: Gordon 2 doubles, 5 RBI; Sharrer 2 singles, RBI, 2 runs; Morgan 2 singles, run. CCC: Baker 2 singles, run.

SOUTHEAST 7, EAST CANTON 3

East Canton 000 000 3 — 3 9 2

Southeast 000 430 X — 7 6 1

Batteries—Kimbel, Kennedy (6) and Solvey; Harris and Romosca. W—Harris, 2-4. L—Kimbel, 2-15. HR—Southeast: Wheeler.

Records: East Canton 2-20, 2-10; Southeast 10-13, 8-5.

Notes: EC: Kennedy 3 singles, Munzell 2 singles. Southeast: Wheeler HR, 3 RBI; Swierz single, double, 3 RBI.

ST. VINCENT-ST. MARY 9, CUYAHOGA FALLS 0

St. Vincent-St. Mary 320 200 2 — 9 12 0

Cuyahoga Falls 000 000 0 — 0 4 5

Batteries—Hoffman and Mayle; Ka. Fryberger and Hollar, Knight (5). W—Hoffman. L—Ka. Fryberger. Save—None. HR—None.

Notes: St. Vincent-St. Mary: Gilbride 2 singles, 2 RBI, run. Cuyahoga Falls: Shane 2 singles.

STOW 8, CLOVERLEAF 1

Cloverleaf 100 000 0 — 1 5 3

Stow 310 301 X — 8 12 1

Batteries—Lewarchick, Pickett (6) and Smith; Ingram, Bomfiglio (5), S. Jones (5) and Slider. W—Ingram, 6-0. L—Lewarchik. HR—None.

Records: Cloverleaf 14-15; Stow 22-6.

Notes: Stow: L. Jones 2-3, run, RBI; S. Jones 2-3, double, run, 2 RBI; Little 2-4, double, 3 RBI, run; Slider 2-3, RBI.

Tournament Schedule

Today’s Games

Barberton Division I District

(At Barberton High School)

Barberton vs. Medina, 4:30 p.m.

Cloverleaf vs. Brunswick, 4:30 p.m.

Boardman Division I District

(At Boardman Field of Dreams)

Aurora vs. Warren Harding, 4 p.m.

Stow vs. Austintown Fitch, 4 p.m.

Massillon Division I District

(At Massillon High School)

Lake vs. North Canton Hoover, 2 p.m.

Jackson vs. Louisville, 4 p.m.

Copley Division IV District Final

(At Copley High School)

Cuyahoga Heights vs. Ashland Mapleton, 4:30 p.m.

Warren Division IV District Final

(At Cortland Candlelite Knolls)

Vienna Mathews vs. Bristol-Cortland, 5 p.m.

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Wednesday’s Games

Barberton Division I District Final

(At Barberton High School)

Barberton-Medina winner vs. Cloverleaf-Brunswick winner, 4:30 p.m.

Boardman Division I District Final

(At Boardman Field of Dreams)

Aurora-Warren Harding winner vs. Stow-Austintown Fitch winner, 4 p.m.

Massillon Division I District Final

(At Massillon High School)

Lake-North Canton Hoover winner vs. Jackson-Louisville winner, 4:30 p.m.

Alliance Division II District

(At Alliance High School)

Canfield vs. Hubbard, 3 p.m.

Poland Seminary vs. West Branch, 5 p.m.

Akron Division II District

(At Firestone Stadium)

Walsh Jesuit vs. Crestwood, 5 p.m.

Field vs. Tallmadge, 7 p.m.

Navarre Division II District

(At Fairless High School)

Manchester vs. Fairless, 3 p.m.

Springfield vs. Northwest, 5:30 p.m.

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Thursday’s Games

Alliance Division II District Final

(At Alliance High School)

Canfield-Hubbard winner vs. Poland Seminary-West Branch winner, 5 p.m.

Akron Division II District Final

(At Firestone Stadium)

Walsh Jesuit-Crestwood winner vs. Field-Tallmadge winner, 5 p.m.

Navarre Division II District Final

(At Fairless High School)

Manchester-Fairless winner vs. Springfield-Northwest winner, 5 p.m.

Creston Division III District

(At Norwayne High School)

Loudonville vs. Tuslaw, 4 p.m.

Waynedale vs. Canton Central Catholic, 5:30 p.m.