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Youngstown Cardinal Mooney baseball team makes school history

By Mike Brown
Cardinal Mooney captured sectional, district and regional titles before playing in the Division IV state tourney at Akron’s 17 Credit Union Park, finishing 24-4.
Cardinal Mooney captured sectional, district and regional titles before playing in the Division IV state tourney at Akron’s 17 Credit Union Park, finishing 24-4. Mahoning Valley Sports

Youngstown Cardinal Mooney’s baseball team made school history this spring by becoming the first Cardinal squad in the diamond sport to advance to the state tournament.

Mooney was the only greater Mahoning Valley-area baseball team to advance to the state tourney this season.
Mooney was the only greater Mahoning Valley-area baseball team to advance to the state tourney this season. Mahoning Valley Sports

The Cardinals won sectional, district and regional Division IV championships while advancing to last week’s state tournament at Akron’s 17 Credit Union Park. They dropped a 12-7 decision to the Sandusky Perkins Pirates in a state semifinal. Perkins went on to win the Division IV state title with a 5-1 win over Bishop Fenwick.

Mooney finished with a final record of 24-4. The Cardinals posted an offensive average of 8.1 runs per game this season, while its pitching staff ended with a team ERA of 3.2 runs allowed per-game. Those numbers included holding 13 opponents to a run or less per contest while recording five shutouts.

The Cardinals won sectional, district and regional Division IV championships while advancing to last week’s state tournament at Akron’s 17 Credit Union Park.
The Cardinals won sectional, district and regional Division IV championships while advancing to last week’s state tournament at Akron’s 17 Credit Union Park. Mahoning Valley Sports

Mooney was the only greater Mahoning Valley-area baseball team to advance to the state tourney this season.

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