WILLOW HILL — The Northern Bedford baseball team saw its high school season end on Tuesday, losing 4-0 to Fannett-Metal in the District 5 1A quarterfinals.

Winning pitcher Wade Appleby scattered six hits over seven innings for F-M (12-8). He struck out four and did not walk a batter. He also helped himself out with a solo RBI effort.

The Wildcats led 2-0 before scoring two in the bottom of the sixth for the 4-0 lead. Drew Goshorn had three hits — all doubles — and an RBI for F-M. Teammate Alex Umbrell had two RBIs.

Northern Bedford, which finished 7-12, got two hits from Brooks Snider. Losing pitcher Reece Mussleman, just a freshman, gave up seven hits, struck out four and walked only one.

F-M will play Southern Fulton on Thursday in the semifinals. Southern beat Meyersdale, 17-0, on Tuesday in its playoff opener.

NBC (0): B. Snider c 302, Kochara rf 301, Musselman p 300, Bowers 1b 301, E. Snider ss 301, Bowser dh 300, Wiedemann lf 000, Cherry 3b 300, Gable 2b 301, Imler cf 200. Totals: 26-0-6

FANNETT-METAL (4): L. Coffman ss 311, Arnold 3b 200, Appleby p 200, Sharar 1b 300, Friese 2b 301, Hill c 221, Goshorn rf 313, Umbrell cf 301, J. Coffman lf 200. Totals: 23-4-7

SCORE BY INNINGS

Northern Bedford………………………………000 000 0 — 0 6 2

Fannett-Metal…………………………………….010 012 X — 4 7 1

E–Cherry, Kochara; L. Coffman. 2B–Bowers; Friese, Goshorn. 3. RBI–Umbrell 2, Appleby, Goshorn. WP–Appleby. LP–Musselman. SO– Musselman 4; Appleby 4. BB– Musselman 1

Records: NBC (7-12), Fannett Metal (12-8)