HYDE, Pa. – Clearfield’s head coach Sid Lansberry won his 650th career game in dramatic fashion Wednesday, as Hayvin Bumbarger’s two-out single to left scored Morgen Billotte from third to give the Bison a 6-5 walk-off win over Huntingdon.
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Win No. 650 was eerily similar to win No. 1 for Lansberry, who has been coaching Clearfield since 1972. That first victory, on April 10, 1972, came when Frank Stolirchick singled home Mark Morgan with two outs in the seventh at the old Driving Park field at the Clearfield County Fairgrounds.
On Wednesday, Clearfield blew a 4-1 lead going to the seventh when Huntingdon scored four times in the top of the inning to take a 5-4 lead.
But the Bison (back in 1972 they were the Bisons with an “S”) answered when Craig Mays drew a pinch-hit leadoff walk and moved to second when Billotte was hit by a pitch. Anthony Lopez moved the runners up 90 feet each with a sacrifice bunt, and Hunter Rumsky’s RBI groundout tied the game before Bumbarger won it.
That made a winner out of Lopez who pitched ⅓ of an inning in relief of Billottee. He gave up two earned runs on two hits and a walk while striking out one.
Billotte went 6 ⅔ innings before reaching the 100-pitch limit. He allowed three earned runs on six hits, two walks, and a hit batter while striking out five.
Bumbarger had a pair of hits going 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and two RBIs.
Cole Bloom was also 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Bison.
Gavin Woodward had a pair of doubles and two RBIs for Huntingdon while going 2-for-3 with a run scored. Will Wallen was also 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and Eric Myku was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.
Josh Zeleski took the loss going six innings allowing six runs, three earned, on eight hits and two walks while striking out four and hitting a batter.
PORT ALLEGANY 8, OTTO-ELDRED 2
ELDRED, Pa. – It was quite a day for Drew Evens and the Port Allegany Gators.
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Evens recorded his 200th career strikeout and 100th of the season in the win, only being lifted because he reached his pitch count limit with one out in the seventh as the Gators beat Otto-Eldred 8-2 to clinch the Northern Allegheny League title.
Evens struck out 11 and scattered seven hits in 6 ⅓ innings, walking one.
“It feels great,” Evens said. “We hit a rough patch, but the guys came together and we put it all out there tonight.”
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The two teams were tied 1-1 after two innings, as Otto-Eldred’s Landon Francis had an RBI single in the first and Port’s Tyler Carinci an RBI groundout in the second.
Otto-Eldred broke the game open with three runs in the third and three more in the fourth.
Blaine Moses hit a 2-run double in the third and an error brought another run in for the Gators.
In the fourth, Nick Wilfong singled and an error on the play allowed Noah Archer to come home and that was followed by RBI doubles by Evens and Henry Troupe to make it 7-2.
Cal Minich took the loss for Otto-Eldred, allowing five runs (two earned) on four hits while striking out three.
Wilfong finished with two hits and two runs and also got the final two outs on the mound for the Gators, while Evens finished with two RBIs and two runs and Archer and Moses scored two runs.
Max and Manning Splain both had two hits and a run scored for Otto-Eldred.
COUDERSPORT 10, CAMERON COUNTY 9
COUDERSPORT, Pa. – Wyatt Daisley scored on an error with one out in the seventh inning to cap a six-run rally for Coudersport, as the Falcons walked off Cameron County, 10-9.
Coudersport trailed 9-4 going to the seventh and was in danger of dropping to the eighth seed in the upcoming District 9 2A playoffs, which would have meant a play-in game Monday.
But Danny VanVladricken got the rally started with a one-out single, and Owen Deutschlander reached on an error.
Cameron County pitchers then proceeded to walk six in a row to tie the game at nine before Gavyn Ayers hit a fly ball to center that was misplayed.
Daisley was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored, and two RBIs, Deutschlander was 1-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs, and VanVladricken was 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI.
Treyton Tucker was 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, two runs scored, and two RBIs for Cameron County, while Eastyn Solveson drove in two runs and scored once.
Ayers got the win in relief of Deutschlander going five innings allowing five runs, one earned, on two hits and three walks while striking out nine. Deutschlander allowed four runs, three earned, on two hits and two walks while striking out two in two innings.
Jesop Farabaugh took the loss walking all four batters he faced. He allowed three runs, two earned.
Ryan Shaffer started and pitched 3 ⅓ innings allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits, two walks, and two hit batters while striking out four. Tucker went three innings allowing five runs, four earned, on three hits, three walks, and two hit batters. Josh Beer walked one while not recording an out.
CLARION-LIMeSTONE 7, REDBANK VALLEY 2
STRATANVILLE, Pa. – Needing a win to secure the KSAC title, Redbank Valley came up short falling 7-2 at Clarion-Limestone as the home team.
The Bulldogs can still claim the league title with a win over Moniteau Thursday at Union.
Tommy Smith and Logan Lutz quited the Redbank Valley bats allowing just three combined hits, and C-L scored five runs in its final two at-bats to break a two-all tie.
Lutz got the win in relief going 2 ⅔ innings allowing one hit and a walk while striking out two.
Smith pitched 4 ⅓ innings allowing two unearned runs on two hits and six walks while striking out seven.
Jordan Hesdon and Brayden Murray each drove in two runs for the Lions with Hesdon going 2-for-4 with a run scored and Murray going 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a run scored.
Breckin Minich was 2-for-4 for Redbank Valley, while Owen Clouse was 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
Tate Minich took the loss going 5 ⅓ innings allowing five earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out four. Braylon Wagner allowed two earned runs on two hits and three walks while striking out one in 1 ⅔ innings.
JOHNSONBURG 3, KANE 0
JOHNSONBURG, Pa. – Luke Zimmerman and Kaden Dennis combined on a two-hit shutout, as Johnsonburg beat Kane, 3-0, at Knothole Park in Johnsonburg.
Zimmerman got the win going six innings before nearing the 100-pitch limit at 97. He gave up one hit and two walks while striking out 14. Dennis went an inning to get the save allowing a hit and striking out one.
Isaiah Jackson was 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored, and an RBI to lead the Rams on offense, while Aiden Zimmerman was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.
Phinn Chamberlin took the loss going six innings allowing three runs, two earned, on seven hits and two walks while striking out six and hitting a batter.
KARNS CITY 6, A-C VALLEY/UNION 1
BUTLER, Pa. – Jacob Jones’s 2-hitter lifted Karns City to a 6-1 win over A-C Valley/Union at Michelle Krill Memorial Field at Historic Pullman Park in Butler.
Jones gave up an unearned run while hitting a batter and striking out seven.
Braden Gross led the Gremlins’ offense going 3-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored. Mallick Metcalfe was 2-for-4.
Trey Fleming had a triple and Zach Cooper a double for A-C Valley/Union.
Bailey Crissman took the loss going three innings allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits and a hit batter while striking out two.
SMETHPORT SWEEPS NORTHERN POTTER
SMETHPORT, Pa. – Smethport swept a doubleheader from visiting Northern Potter by scores of 18-1 in four innings and 14-4 in six innings.
In the opening game, Brentton McDowell, Colin Riekofsky, Cole Szuba, and Keegen Watson had doubles for the Hubbers.
Szuba drove in four runs while going 2-for-3 with a run scored, while Watson drove in three runs while going 2-for-2 with two walks and three runs scored.
McDowell and Riekofsky also each had three RBIs with Riekofsky going 3-for-3 with a run scored and McDowell going 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.
Owen Rounsville got the win going four innings allowing an earned run on four hits and two walks while striking out four.
In the nightcap, McDowell and Rounsville had doubles for Smethport with McDowell going 2-for-3 with a walk, three RBIs, and a run scored and Rounsville going 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBIs, and four runs scored.
Boe Kirkman drove in three runs going 1-for-3, and Riekfosky (1-for-2, 1 walk, 1 run) and Watson (2-for-4, 1 walk, 1 run) each added two RBIs.
Watson got the win going six innings allowing four runs, three earned, on eight hits while striking out six.
MONITEAU 26, FOREST AREA 2, 3 INNINGS
TIONESTA, Pa. – Brock Matthews doubled twice while going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs in Moniteau’s 26-2, three-inning win over Forest Area at West Forest.
James Gillen had four RBIs for the Warriors while going 1-for-2 with a walk and four runs scored, while Ian Ross was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored. Connor Ealy also drove in three runs going 2-for-4 with a run scored.
Colton Kuntz was 2-for-2 for Forest Area.
GENESEE VALLEY 4, OSWAYO VALLEY 3
BELMONT, N.Y. – Evan Turybury hit a one-out walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh to give Genesee Valley (N.Y.) a 4-3 win over Oswayo Valley.
Thai Norasethaporn, was 3-for-3 with a run scored for the Jaguars.
Cayden Black was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored for Oswayo Valley.
BELLEFONTE 13, DUBOIS 0, 5 INNINGS
DUBOIS, Pa. – Alex Ebeling and Peyton Vancas combined on a four-hit shutout, as Hollidaysburg beat DuBois, 13-0, in five innings at Stern Field in DuBois.
Vancas got the win in relief going three innings allowing two hits and two walks while striking out three. Ebeling started and went two innings allowing two hits and a walk while striking out three.
Trevor Johnson was 3-for-4 with a triple, two doubles, three runs scored, and four RBIs for Raiders while Vancas went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, and three RBIs.
Braedyn Kormancic also hit a home run for Bellefonte going 1-for-2 with two walks, a run scored, and three RBIs.
Kaden Clark had a double for DuBois.
Noah Farrell took the loss going ⅔ of an inning allowing nine earned runs on five hits and four walks while striking out two. Tycen Roy went 4 ⅓ innings allowing four earned runs on nine hits and three walks while striking out two.
