The New Orleans Boosters improved to 2-0 with a 2-0 victory over defending AAABA Tournament champion Columbus in one of three Tuesday morning contests in the 80th event.
Tyrin Kirklin’s solo homer in the fifth inning provided the Boosters some cushion at Roxbury Park’s Dee Dee Osborne Field. Drew Bourgeois singled in the third inning and scored after two ground outs. New Orleans is 2-0 in Pool A. Columbus is 1-1.
Buffalo improved to 1-1 in a 12-2 victory in eight innings over Schenectady at Westmont Hilltop High School field.
Andrew Johnson struck out 14 batters and walked two. Matthew Ganschow doubled and drove in three runs for Buffalo. Schenectady is 0-2.
Also in Pool A, Zanesville rolled past Altoona-2 in nine innings, 12-1. The Junior Pioneers collected 15 hits, with Brody Hammersley driving in four runs. Zanesville is 1-1 and Altoona-2 is 0-2.