Courtesy photo Coach Geno Foundation won the 2025 George B. Kelley Federation 15U championship. Team members include (from left): First row—Caleb Lawther, Liam Jancula, Carter McConnell, bat boy Brycen Pike, Devon Eversole, Hazzen Beegle, Isaac Lopez. Second row—Coach Josh Pike, coach Brett Stoner, Logan Pletcher, Thomas Kessinger, Kruz Keith, Brayden Pike, Lex Hainsey, Brendan Miller, Brody Edmoson. Absent for photo were Braden Zellers, coaches Shane Zellers, Buck Beegle and TJ Keith.

Coach Geno Foundation captured the 2025 George B. Kelley Federation 15U championship by sweeping its best-of-three finals series with VFW Post No. 3, thanks to an 11-2 win at Geesey Park on Saturday.

It was the third straight title for the group of players.

Carter McConnell went 5ª innings, allowing just one run while striking out nine. Brayden Pike led the offense with three hits, including two doubles, Lex Hainsey drove in two runs with two hits, and Caleb Lawther and Liam Jancula each had two hits.

Anthony Riccio supplied the offense for VFW Post No. 3 by smacking two solo homers.

COACH GENO FOUNDATION (11): Pike ss 423, McConnell p-cf 221, Miller 3b 120, Keith c 301, Hainsey 2b 302, Lawther eh-lf 412, Beegle 1b 321, Jancula lf-p 312, Kessinger cf 200, Edmonson cf-lf 100, Lopez rf 120, Pletcher rf 100, Eversole rf 000. Totals — 28-11-12.

VFW POST NO. 3 (2): Riccio 2b-c 322, Gibson c-2b 401, Burgan cf 401, Holzer ss 300, Seymour 1b-p 200, Megahan 3b 200, Plummer rf 100, Lockard rf 100, McGeary lf 300, Starr p-1b 300. Totals — 26-2-4.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Coach Geno 220 220 3–11 12 2

VFW Post No. 3 000 010 1– 2 4 0

2B–Pike 2, Beegle, Keith. HR–Riccio 2. RBI–Hainsey 2, Pike, McConnell, Keith, Lawther, Jancula, Lopez, Riccio 2. WP–McConnell. LP–Starr. SO–McConnell 9, Jancula 1, Starr 3, Seymour 4. BB–McConnel 3, Starr 3, Seymour 2.

Series: Coach Geno Foundation wins, 2-0.

Davison wins title

Davison Snack Company won the 2025 George B. Kelley Federation 13U championship on Saturday with a 17-7 win over Oldschool Print and Embroidery.

Davison swept the best-of-three finals series.

Brennan Kirsch drove in four runs for Davison, Gunner Smith had two hits and three RBIs, Ty Davis delivered three hits and two RBIs, Michael Miller had two hits and two RBIs, and Keagyn Cassidy added three hits.

Austin Kirksey drove in four runs for Oldschool.

DAVISON SNACK COMPANY (17): Miller 3b-ss 532, T. Davis ss-2b 523, Mills lf 332, Smith c 332, Kirsch p-ss-3b 401, Manning 2b-rf 411, Peterman lf-1b 411, Davison 1b-p 310, Cassidy cf 323, J. Davis rf 311. Totals — 37-16-16.

OLDSCHOOL PRINT AND EMBROIDERY (7): Butler ss-2b 311, Mellott p 411, Lechner 1b-p 300, Hertzler 2b-ss 400, Berry rf 421, Hoyer c 421, Porta 3b 311, Kirksey lf 301, Shade cf 100, Staines 1b 300. Totals — 32-7-6.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Davison Snack 260 107 1–17 16 7

Oldschool Print 014 020 0– 7 6 3

2B–Smith, Miller. 3B–Smith. RBI–Kirsch 4, Smith 3, Miller 2, T. Davis 2, Cassidy, Kirksey 4, Porta. WP–Davison. LP–Mellott. SO–Kirsch 4, Davison 4, Mellott 2. BB–Kirsch 1, Davison 2, Mellott 5, Lechner 4.

Series: Davison Snack wins, 2-0.

Altoona 18U 1-0

OCALA, Fla. — Altoona rallied for two runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning — after losing a 5-2 lead in the top half of the seventh — to earn a 7-6 win over Wharton (Texas) in its opening-game of the Babe Ruth Baseball 16-18 World Series on Sunday.

Altoona, now 1-0, will face 2-0 Hanford (Calif.) today at 4 p.m. as it continues pool play.

Trailing 6-5 heading to the bottom of the seventh and with two outs, EJ Ulery singled and advanced to second on Cayden Gibbons’ single. Jay Albarano then singled to score Ulery, and Caden Gibbons followed with a single to left field to score Cayden Gibbons with the winning run.

Altoona scored three runs in the bottom of the first — Dante LaRocco scored on a wild pitch, Albarano had an RBI groundout that scored Brady Steiner, and courtesy runner Leland Baer scored on a Caden Gibbons single. Altoona added two more runs on errors in the second and held a 5-2 lead until Wharton scored four in the top of the seventh.

Cayden Gibbons had three hits for Altoona, and LaRocco, Albarano and Caden Gibbons each had two. Rocky Ruiz drove in three runs for Wharton.

WHARTON, TEXAS (6): Warncke ss 221, Elizondo 2b 200, Rucka lf-1b-p 302, Ruiz 1b 201, Gravel c-1b-3b 400, Babcock 3b-cf 311, Garcia cf-c 200, Fucik p 100, Smith p 200, Lott cf-lf 311, Nunez rf 121. Totals — 25-6-7.

ALTOONA (7): LaRocco 3b-2b-ss 322, Steiner ss-p 411, Ulery p-1b-lf-1b 311, Cay. Gibbons c 313, Albarano 2b-1b-2b 402, Cad. Gibbons cf-p-cf 302, Bell rf 300, Kraft 3b 111, Waite 1b 000, Shade p 100, Zitsch lf-cf-lf 300. Totals — 28-7-12.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Wharton 101 000 4–6 7 2

Altoona 320 000 2–7 12 1

E–Warncke, Elizondo, Cay. Gibbons. 2B–Babcock. RBI–Ruiz 3, Elizondo, Rucka, Lott, Albarano 2, Cad. Gibbons 2. WP–Steiner. LP–Rucka. SO–Ulery 1, Shade 1, Cad. Gibbons 1, Steiner 1. BB–Ulery 3, Shade 2, Cad. Gibbons 2, Steiner 2, Fucik 1, Smith 2.

Records: Wharton (0-2); Altoona (1-0).