April 27 District 9 baseball recaps
JOHNSONBURG 11, OTTO-ELDRED 1, 5 INNINGS
JOHNSONBURG, Pa. – A strong outing from Collin Porter on the mound helped Johnsonburg beat visiting Otto-Eldred, 11-1, in five innings.
Porter gave up an earned run on five hits while striking out eight in five innings of work.
Porter, the Allegheny Grille of Foxburg Player of the Game talked about the win and his performance
Aiden Zimmerman and Dom Allegretto each had a pair of hits for the Rams with Zimmerman going 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored, and an RBI and Allegretto going 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Luke Zimmerman scored three times in the win. He walked twice. Camron Marciniak also scored twice and walked once.
Cole Sebastian was 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored for Otto-Eldred.
Sebastian took the loss going one inning allowing three runs, two earned, on two hits and a walk. Max Splain pitched two innings allowing five runs, two earned, on two hits, two walks, and a hit batter while striking out one. Austin Cousins pitched 1 ⅔ innings allowing three earned runs on two hits and three walks while striking out two.
ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 18, BROCKWAY 4, 6 INNINGS
BROCKWAY, Pa. – Tommy Slay had four hits and Jordan DePrator three RBIs to lead visiting Elk County Catholic to an 18-4, six-inning win over Brockway.
Slay was 4-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored, while DePrator was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs scored, and the three RBIs.
David Anderson, Dominic Zambonini, Joseph Tettis, Luke Ginther, and Mason McAllister each added two hits fo the Crusaders.
Anderson was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs scored, Zambonini was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and an RBI, Tettis was 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs, Ginter was 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored, and two RBIs, and McAllister was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Colby Nussabum also walked twice and scored twice for ECC.
Ben Glasl, Ezra Swanson, and Dylan Bash all had two hits for Brockway.
Glasl was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored, Swanson was 2-for-4 with a run scored, and Bash was 2-for-3.
Tettis got the win going four innings allowing three earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out four. DePrator pitched the final two innings giving up an earned run on three hits and a walk while striking out three.
Marcus Copelli took the loss going 2 ⅔ innings allowing 10 runs, six earned, on eight hits and four walks while striking out three. Swanson pitched 3 ⅓ innings allowing eight runs, four earned, on eight hits and a walk while striking out three.
DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC 15, CURWENSVILLE 0, 3 INNINGS
CURWENSVILLE, Pa. – The first 11 DuBois Central Catholic hitters reached base to help the Cardinals score 12 first-inning runs on their way to a 15-0, three-inning win over Curwensville.
DCC had nine hits, including two doubles, and two walks among its first 11 hitters.
Carter Hickman had a pair of RBI doubles in the opening inning and was 4-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBIs on the day, while Brandin Anderson had a bases-clearing triple in the opening frame and went 1-for-1 with two walks and three RBIs on the day. Ben Gritzer also had a two-run single in the first inning and was 1-for-3 with the two RBIs.
Also for the Cardinals Matt Pyne was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored, Dante Armanini was 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored, Kaden Brezenski was 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI, Carter Kosko was 2-for-2 with an RBI, and two runs scored, Zach Spellen was 1-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored, and Neel Gupta scored twice.
Anderson got the win going three innings allowing two hits and a walk while hitting two batters and striking out five.
Jake Mullins took the loss going a ⅓ of an inning allowing seven runs, six earned, on five hits and two walks. Tyler Lee pitched a ⅓ of an inning allowing five runs, all earned, on four hits and a walk, while Tyler Libby pitched 2 ⅓ innings allowing three unearned runs on four hits and a walk while striking out one.
PUNXSUTAWNEY 11, WILLIAMSPORT 3
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Carter Savage drove in four runs to help visiting Punxsutawney to an 11-3 win over Williamsport.
Savage hit a three-run home run in the top of the first to get the scoring started for the Chucks and was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored.
Also for Punxsutawney, Isaac London was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run scored, and two RBIs, Josh Tyer was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored, Ashton Stonbraker was 2-for-3 with two walks, a run scored, and an RBI, Zeke Bennett was 2-for-3 with two walks and a run scored, and Alex Phillips was 1-for-2 with two runs scored and two RBIs.
Deacon Brown was 1-for-3 with a triple, a run scored, and two RBIs for Williamsport.
Branson Scarantine got the win going seven innings allowing three earned runs on six hits, a walk, and a hit batter while striking out two.
Griffin Vollman took the loss pitching 1 ⅔ innings allowing six earned runs on two hits and seven walks while striking out one. Derek Gehr pitched 3 ⅔ innings allowing five earned runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out five, and Joey Signor pitched 1 ⅔ scoreless allowing three hits and hitting a batter while striking out one.
REDBANK VALLEY 17, KEYSTONE 6
KNOX, Pa. – Bryson Bain and Kobe Bonanno each hit home runs to help visiting Redbank Valley to a 17-6 win over Keystone.
Bain was 1-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored, and four RBIs, while Bonanno was 2-for-4 with a walk, three RBIs, and four runs scored.
Tate Minich was also 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBO, and three runs scored for the Bulldogs with Ty Hetrick going 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, two runs scored, and two RBIs.
Also for Redbank Valley, Jimmy Gundlach was 1-for-1 with four walks, an RBI, and three runs scored, and Isaac Park drove in two runs while walking once.
Logan Sell hit a home run for Keystone and was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Cam Wagner got the win going four scoreless innings allowing two hits, three walks, and a hit batter while striking out four. Nico Kozma gave up five runs, three earned, on two hits, two walks, and a hit batter. Ty Carrier pitched 1 ⅔ innings giving up an earned run on the Sell home run, which was the only hit he allowed. He did walk a batter and struck out two. Owen Clouse went a scoreless inning walking one striking out two.
Tye Elder took the loss going 2 ⅓ innings allowing six runs, one earned, on two hits and four walks while striking out four. Nate Gutonski went 1 ⅔ innings allowing four runs, two earned, on five hits while striking out one. Keenan Heeter pitched 2 ⅓ innings allowing seven runs, four earned, on one hit and five walks while striking out two. Aidan Sell pitched ⅔ of an inning walking two and hitting a batter while striking out one.
TYRONE 14, CLEARFIELD 3
HYDE, Pa. – Scoring in every inning, visiting Tyrone beat Clearfield, 14-3.
The visitors actually trailed, 3-2, after an inning but took the lead for good with three runs in the top of the second.
Ross Gampe had a big day for Tyrone going 3-for-5 with a home run, a triple, two runs scored, and five RBIs. Rodney Shultz was also 3-for-5 with three runs scored with David Lang going 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBIs, and Brandon Lucas was 1-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs.
Blake Pretash hit a three-run home run in the first inning for Clearfield and was 1-for-3 with a run scored. Morgan Billotte was also 2-for-3 with a run scored.
Gampe got the win going seven innings allowing three runs, all earned, on six hits, a walk, and a hit batter while striking out eight.
Kyle Elensky took the loss going four innings allowing seven runs, three earned, on nine hits and two walks while striking out two. Pretash pitched two innings allowing five runs, four earned, on six hits and a walk while striking out one. Nolan Barr pitched an inning giving up two unearned runs on a hit and three walks.
