DUBOIS, Pa. – Brayden Fox’s bases-loaded, bases-clearing double in the top of the seventh helped DuBois Central Catholic score six runs in the inning to beat Brookville, 11-5, at Stern Family Field in DuBois.
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Brookville’s home game saw the Raiders take a 5-4 lead with a two-run third.
But DCC tied the game in the fifth on a Carter Kosko ground out before exploding for six runs in the seventh.
Carter Himes broke the tie with a double before a bases-loaded walk to Carter Hickman made it 7-5. That brought up Fox, who drove the ball the other way to left scoring three and all but putting the game out of reach.
Fox was 4-for-4 with a walk, four runs scored, and three runs scored, while Aiden Snowberger went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs scored.
Also for DCC, Blake Pisarcik went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored, and three RBIs with Kaden Brezenski went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, Kosko was 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, and Himes was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
Owen Fleming was 1-for-2 with two walks, a run scored, and two RBIs for Brookville, while Carter Kessler had an RBI double and Riley Smith walked twice and scored twice.
Snowberger got the win going two perfect innings striking out four.
Andrew Green started and went two innings allowing five runs, three earned, on two hits, five walks, and a hit batter while striking out two. Pisarcik then pitched three scoreless innings allowing three hits and four walks while striking out one.
Pierson Ruhlman took the loss going 2 ⅓ innings allowing three earned runs on five hits and a walk while striking out three.
Bryce Weaver started for Brookville and pitched 4 ⅓ innings allowing five earned runs on 10 hits, two walks, and a hit batter. Ladd Blake went a ⅓ of an inning allowing three earned runs on two hits and two walks.
CRANBERRY 6, CLARION-LIMESTONE 5
STRATTANVILLE, Pa. – Cole Findlay’s two-out double to left in the top of the sixth scored two to break a four-all tie, and Cranberry beat Clarion-Limestone, 6-5.
Austin Shoup. Landon Burgdorfer, and Landon Baker each had a pair of hits for the Berries with Shoup going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run scored, and an RBI, Bufrodorfer going 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and Baker going 2-for-3 with a run scored.
Brayden Murray had a pair of doubles for C-L going 2-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI while Jack Craig was 2-for-3.
Jordan Hesdon also added an RBI double in the seventh inning but was stranded at second when Travis Carbaugh struck out Nick Aaron and got Kohen Kemmer to lineout to Shoup in centerfield.
Shoup got the win going six innings allowing four runs, one earned, on six hits and a hit batter while striking out nine. Carbaugh got the save going an inning allowing an unearned run on a hit while striking out one.
Aaron took the loss. The third C-L pitcher, he gave up four runs, three earned, on six hits and a hit batter in two innings of work.
Tommy Smith started and pitched two scoreless, hitless innings. He struck out five. Jack Craig pitched two innings giving up two earned runs on three hits and three walks while striking out two. Logan Lutz pitched an inning scoreless giving up a hit and striking out two.
KANE 8, PORT ALLEGANY 5
MT. JEWETT, Pa. – A six-run fifth inning led Kane to an 8-5 win over visiting Port Allegany in Mt. Jewett.
The Wolves trailed 3-2 going to the fifth before a bases-loaded walk to Landon Darr tied the game and Isaya Miller delivered a two-run single to give Kane the lead.
Miller was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, while Lucas Burrs was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run scored, and an RBI.
Darr walked twice, scored once, and drove in a run, Kyle Zook was 1-for-3 with a run scored, and an RBI, and Ben Walter scored twice.
Henry Troupe went 2-for-2 with two walks for Port Allegany with Blaine Moses going 2-for-4 with a run scored.
Elijah Everett got the win pitching six-plus innings allowing five unearned runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out three.
Phinn Chamberlain picked up the save going one scoreless inning walking one and striking out one.
Jacob Causer suffered the loss, the first of the season for Port Allegany. He went 4 ⅓ innings giving up seven runs, three earned, on five hits, five walks, and a hit batter while striking out three.
Nick Wilfong pitched ⅔ of an inning giving up an unearned run on a hit, a walk, and a hit batter while striking out one, and Moses pitched one scoreless inning.
PUNXSUTAWNEY 7, DUBOIS 0
DUBOIS, Pa. – Following up a strong outing in the Curve Classic last Thursday, freshman Nevin Day tossed a three-hit shutout to lead Punxsutawney to a 7-0 win over DuBois at Showers Field in DuBois.
Day walked one and struck out eight.
Zach Dinger continued to swing a hot bat for the Chucks hitting a home run and a triple while going 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored, and an RBI.
Day helped himself by going 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and three RBIs, while Jake Sikora was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.
Also for Punxsutawney, Carter Savage went 2-for-4 with a run scored and Justin Miller was 2-for-3.
Tycen Roy took the loss pitching five innings giving up seven runs, six earned, on 12 hits and two walks.
Brock Smith pitched two scoreless innings striking out three.
ST. MARYS 13, BRADFORD 6
ST. MARYS, Pa. – Riding an eight-run first inning, St. Marys beat Bradford, 13-6, at Berwind Park in St. Marys.
The Dutch later scored five in the fourth to account for their 13 runs.
Charlie Coudriet was 3-for-4 with a run scored and four RBIs for St. Marys with Lucas Bauer going 1-for-2 with a triple, two walks, two RBIs, and three runs scored.
Eli Rippey and Tysen Beimel each added a pair of RBIs for the Dutch with Rippey going 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored and Beimel going 1-for-4 with a run scored.
Carter Price was also 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored in the win.
Wyatt Stark went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored, and two RBIs for Bradford with Liam Haven going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Layton Ryan got the win in relief of Ben Paul.
Ryan pitched 3 ⅓ scoreless innings allowing three hits and a hit batter.
Paul went 3 ⅔ innings giving up six earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out seven.
Noah Swanson took the loss going ⅔ of an inning allowing eight runs, seven earned, on three hits and seven walks while striking out two.
Haven pitched three innings allowing four earned runs on four hits, a walk, and a hit batter while striking out two, and Anthony Lama went 2 ⅓ innings allowing one earned run on two hits while striking out three.
BROCKWAY 12, ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 1, 5 INNINGS
FOX TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Dylan Bash used his bat and his arm to lift Brockway to a 12-1, five-inning win over Elk County Catholic at the Fox Township American Legion Field.
Bash used 80 pitches to go the five-inning distance allowing one earned run on five hits and a walk while striking out five. He also went 3-for-4 at the plate with a run scored and two RBIs.
Gage Park also had three hits for the Rovers going 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, and two RBIs, Logan Faith was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs, Ezra Swanson went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored, and two RBIs, Raiden Craft was 1-for-1 with two walks, an RBI, and two runs scored, and Eric Lindemuth was 1-for-1 with two walks and two runs scored.
Isaac Dellaquilla was 2-for-2 for ECC.
Shawn Geci took the loss going 2 ⅔ innings giving up five earned runs on five hits and seven walks while striking out four.
