Tyler Potutschnig belted an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to lift Glendale over Moshannon Valley, 16-15, in nine innings in high school baseball action Saturday at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Mitch Gedman had two hits and drove in two runs for the Vikings.
Joel Martin went 4-for-6 and scored four runs for the Black Knights
Glendale hiked its record to 5-9, while Mo Valley fell to 2-10.
MOSHANNON VALLEY (15): C. Kephart ss-p-rf 533, J. Martin p-rf-lf 644, Jasper rf-1b-p 601, Kovolick 2b 000, Stewart dh 612, Bacher 1b-p-1b 514, Ohler c 400, Evans ph 000, Southern cf 310, T. Martin 3b 532, McHugh lf-ss-rf 522. Totals - 43-15-18.
GLENDALE (16): Sutton lf 513, Evanskey ss 521, Hewitt ss 000, Gedman c 512, Ivory cf 532, Sanders 2b 322, Potutschnig 3b 312, Gates rf 521, Wigfield p 100, J. Kephart dh-p 311, Hamilton 1b 212. Totals -38-16-16.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Mo Valley101 341 302-15 18 7
Glendale131 016 003-16 16 3
E-Bacher, C. Kephart 2, Ohler 2, McHugh, J Martin; Evanskey 2, Potutschnig. 2B-Bacher. RBI-C. Kephart, Stewart, Jasper, Bacher, Southern, McHugh 2; Gedman 2, Sanders, Potutschnig, Gates, Kephart. WP-Kephart. LP-Jasper. SO-J. Martin 1, Bacher 3; Wigfield 2, J. Kephart 1. BB-J. Martin 6, Bacher 2, Jasper 1; Wigfield 6, J. Kephart 1.
Records: Moshannon Valley (2-10); Glendale (5-9).
Portage wins Classic
PORTAGE - Portage beat Southern Huntington, 10-1, in the title game of the Portage Spring Classic, and the Mustangs' Evan Price was named tournament MVP for collecting five hits in two games.
Jesse Kreutzberger had a three-run single in the fourth inning of the championship game for Portage (7-6), which beat Harmony in its opener, 14-4 in six innings. Kreutzberger won the tournament's home run derby.
Penns Valley beat Harmony, 11-7, to win the consolation bracket.
Altoona Teener Major
Nick Snyder's two-out single scored Nik Suckinos in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Altoona Lions to a 5-4 win over Police at Seitz Field.
Kris Hatch had three hits, and Mikey Weston had two hits for Altoona Lions. Noah Robertson had three hits, and Conner Gahagan had two hits for Police.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Police100 020 1-4 6 0
Altoona Lions000 300 2-5 7 4
2B-Robertson (P); Hatch, Suckinos (AL). Multiple hits - Robertson 3, Gahagan 2 (P); Hatch 3, M. Weston 2 (AL). RBI-Robertson, Rubritz (P); Snyder, M. Weston, Suckinos (AL). WP-M. Weston. LP-Gahagan. SO-Robertson 3, Gahagan 1 (P); T. Weston 4, M. Weston 1 (AL). BB-Robertson 3, Gahagan 1 (P); T. Weston 3, Suckinos 1 (AL)
Records: Police (1-1); Altoona Lions (2-0).
Altoona Teener Major
American Family Chiropractice erupted for four runs in the sixth inning en route to a 9-4 win over Juniata Civics at Seitz Field.
Josh Smolko had two hits and was the winning pitcher, and teammate Zach Martynuska had two doubles. Josh DeGol and Jimmy Marquette had two hits apiece for Juniata Civics.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Juniata Civics011 010 1-4 6 3
American Family Chiro.031 014 X-9 11 3
2B-Martynuska 2, Smolko, Mellott (AFC). Multiple hits - DeGol 2, Marquette 2 (JC); Martynuska 2, Smolko 2 (AFC). RBI-Marquette (JC); Martynuska 2, Smolko, Stosch, Mellott 2, Thompson (AFC). WP-Smolko. LP-Smith. SO-Smith 3 (JC); Smolko 3, Lytle 2 (AFC). BB-Smith 3, Marquette 2 (JC); Smolko 3, Lytle 2 (AFC).
Records: Juniata Civics (0-2); American Family Chiropractic (1-1).
Altoona Teener Major
Andrew Smith's six inning effort on the mound wasn't enough for Postal Express as it surrendered nine runs in the top of the seventh inning in a loss to Tom Dickey Law at Seitz Field. Smith strukout eight batters.
Dylan McClellan belted a two RBI single for the winners.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Tom Dickey Law000 003 9-12 8 1
Postal Express001 001 0- 2 4 3
2B-Adams (PE). Multiple hits - Smith 2 (PE). RBI-T. Campbell 1, K. Miller, D. Miller, Hiott, Novosel, Snyder, McClellan 2, J. Campbell (TDL); Smith (PE). WP-D. Miller. LP-Smith. SO-Miller 2 (TDL); Smith 8, Huber 1 (PE). BB-Miller 3 (TDL), Smith 4, Huber 5 (PE).
Records: Tom Dickey Law (2-0); Postal Express (X-X).
