Wintersville Post 557 splits a twinbill

From staff reports

WELLSBURG - Wintersville Post 557 defeated Wellsburg, 11-1, and then dropped a 7-6 decision to Wheeling on Sunday in the Wellsburg Post 334 American Legion tournament.

Josh Malesky grabbed the five-inning win. He struck out five, walked four and allowed four hits.

Post 557 had nine hits, all singles. Daniel Dunlevy had two of them.

Wintersville trailed Wheeling Post 1 3-0 after four innings, but scored two in the fifth and one in the top of the sixth to tie it.

Wheeling retaliated with four runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Post 557 scored three in the top of the seventh and had runners on second and third, but could not get the tying run.

Wintersville 11, Wellsburg 1

Wintersville 232 04 11 9 0

Wellsburg 010 00 1 4 1

WINTERSVILLE:?Malesky (WP, 5K, 4BB) and J. Wilson; Dunlevy 2-1B; Newburn 1B; Banks 1B; Borkoski 1B; Hastwell 1B; Gillespie 1B; J. Wilson 1B; Kotur 1B.

WELLSBURG:?Magon (LP, 0K, 2BB), Wales (3rd, 3K, 6BB)?and DiPasquale; Breen 2B; Gonzalez 2B.

Wheeling 7, Wintersville 6

Wintersville 000 021 3 6 6 2

Wheeling 201 004 x 7 5 2

WINTERSVILLE (9-6):?Sokolowski (LP, 6 1/3, 5K, 5BB), Newburn (6th, 0K, 0BB) and Gillespie; Newburn 3-1B; Borkoski 2-1B; Gillespie 1B.

WHEELING: Medley (4 2/3, 7K, 3BB), Sambuco (1/3, 1K, 3BB), Karnahan (WP, 6th, 1K, 1BB) and Coen; Castilow 2B; Miller 2B.