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Pro Fab, B&M open with playoff victories

Adam Weiland and Marty Lessard each drove in two runs Friday night to lead Pro Fab Solutions to an 8-5 win over Blair County Oil in the first round of the Greater City League baseball playoffs at Vets Field.

Pro Fab leads the best-of-3 series, 1-0. Game 2 is Saturday at 4.

Weiland had three hits, including two doubles in a game Pro Fab led, 8-2, after four innings.

Sean Steffy homered, doubled, totaled three hits and drove in three runs for BCO, which led 2-0 after one inning.

In other playoff action at Vets Field, B&M Contracting took a 1-0 series lead after its 8-3 win over The Medicine Shoppe.

Rich Ball and Logan Gottshall combined to hold Shoppe to five hits over seven innigns. Ball struck out four and walked one. Gottshall struck out six.

Evan Becquet and Ricky Patterson each drove in two runs for B&M, which led 4-2 after three innings. Gotshall also helped out with two hits. The two play again Saturday at 6 p.m.

PRO FAB SOLUTIONS 8, BCO 5

PRO FAB SOLUTIONS (8): Hurley cf 321, K. Weiland 3b 311, L. Mento p 421, Lessard c 221, A. Weiland ss 413, B. Hoover 2b 300, R. Mento 1b 300, Vinglish lf 400, Smith rf 200. Totals: 28-8-7.

BLAIR COUNTY OIL (5): Massaro p-ss 321, Steffy lf 423, Saxman 3b 401, Sweeney c 401, Foose ss-p 200, Bryan 2b 300, Patterson 1b 300, J. Wyandt rf 311, Siford cf 300. Totals: 29-5-7

SCORE BY INNINGS

Pro Fab 004 400 0 — 8 7 1

BCO 200 030 0 — 5 7 2

E–A. Weiland, Foose, Patterson. 2B–A. Weiland 2, L. Mento, Lessard, Massaro, Steffy. HR–Steffy. RBI–Steffy 3, Massaro, Saxman, A. Weiland 2, Lessard 2, B. Hoover, L. Mento. WP–L. Mento. LP–Massaro. SO–Massaro 3, Foose 4, L. Mento 3. BB–Massaro 3, L. Mento 2.

Records: Pro Fab Solutions leads series, 1-0

B&M 8, MEDICINE SHOPPE 3

B&M CONTRACTING (8): Ball ss-p 511, Gottshall p-ss 402, Durb in 2b 431, Patterson 1b 211, Becquet c 311, Niemand cf 201, Sanders lf 400, Lee rf 300, Bra. O’Donnell 3b 120, Krise 3b 000. Totals: 23-3-5.

MEDICINE SHOPPE (3): Turiano cf 310, Yahner c 300, C. Sinisi ss 311, Shaffer dh 400, Lytle 2b 000, Scalice p-3b 111, A. Sinisi 3b-p 201, McDonald 1b 200, Ralston 1b 201, Z. Kuhns rf 401, Nichols lf 300. Totals: 23-3-5

SCORE BY INNINGS

B&M Cont. 202 112 0 — 8 7 3

Medicine 200 000 1 — 3 5 2

E–Ball, Durbin, Becquet, Scalice, McDonald. 2B–Becquet. RBI–Patterson 2, Becquet 2, Niemand, Ralston, A. Sinisi. WP–Ball. LP–Scalice. SO–Ball 4, Gottshall 6, Scalice 4, A. Sinisi 3. BB–Ball 1, Gottshall 5, Scalice 5, A. Sinisi 3.

Records: B&M leads series 1-0

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