United pitcher Quentin Taylor (9) and Parker Newburn warm up in between innings on Friday against Wellsville at United. (Photo by Ron Firth)

HANOVERTON — The United Golden Eagles baseball team has had no peer in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference this season.

Led by Wyatt Swanson’s triple, double and single with two RBIs, United clinched a share of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title with a 17-1 win over Wellsville in five innings Friday.

It is United’s second EOAC title in four years and sixth league title overall.

The Eagles went wild in the second inning, scoring 11 runs. No. 9 hitter Tyler Wood scored two runs in the inning after a single and a walk..

Cavan Jackson totaled three hits and three RBIs. Kadin Schonauer added two hits and an RBI from the leadoff spot. Jason Pratt had two hits and two RBIs, while Parker Newburn and Mason Everly had doubles. Quentin Taylor got the win with nine strikeouts and three walks.

United is 17-5 and 10-0 in the league — outscoring its league opponents a combined 122-10. The Eagles are two games up on Columbiana and East Palestine with just a pair of games next week. They will host Columbiana on Monday and play at Columbiana on Wednesday.

The Eagles scored three runs in the first inning on consecutive hits by Jackson and Swanson and three walks. Then they sent 17 batters to the plate in the big second inning.

Austin Watkins led Wellsville with a single and double. Watkins was also the losing pitcher with 14 earned runs, a strikeout and eight walks in two innings.

Wellsville is 3-17 and 1-11 in the league. The Tigers host Chaney on Monday and then close out the regular season at home against Malvern on Thursday.

W: 0- 0-0-1-0– 1- 3-0

U: 3-11-0-3-x–17-15-1