Hollidaysburg rallies from huge deficit to win
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HOLLIDAYSBURG -- The Hollidaysburg Area High School baseball team rallied back from a 6-0 deficit and edged Penns Valley, 7-6, on a walk-off wild pitch on Monday.
With two outs in the bottom of the seventh and trailing 6-5, Hollidaysburg's Jake Hileman walked and eventually scored on an EJ Ulery single. Connor McCrystal, who was courtesy running for Derek Clapper, then scored on a wild pitch to win the game.
Matt Smith homered for the Tigers, Ulery drove in two runs, and Isaac Miller delivered a pinch-hit RBI double in the bottom of the sixth. Landon Perry earned the win, striking out seven.
PENNS VALLEY (6): Houser 2b 411, Brooks cf 400, Stover 1b ss 400, Brodzina p-dh-1b 402, Birge p 000, Meyer ss-p 411, Shawley lf 100, Greene cr-lf 111, Keith c 302, Gillespie cr 010, Lieb cr 000, Romig rf 100, Brungart rf 110, Karc 3b 210. Totals -- 29-6-7.
HOLLIDAYSBURG (7): Bukosky ss 311, Smith rf 311, Perry 1b-p 400, Kensinger p 000, Karageanes dh-1b 400, Hileman cf 221, Clapper c 201, McCrystal cr 020, Ulery lf 311, Banks 3b 301, Hockey 2b 200, Miller ph 101. Totals -- 27-7-7.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Penns Valley 011 400 0--6 7 1
Hollidaysburg 000 221 2--7 7 4
E--Houser, Kensinger, Banks, Clapper, Hileman. 2B--Houser, Keith, Miller. 3B--Hileman. HR--Smith. RBI--Houser 2, Keith, Smith 2, Ulery 2, Banks, Miller. WP--Perry. LP--Meyer. SO--Brodzina 2. Birge 1, Meyer 2, Kensinger 4, Perry 7. BB--Brodzina 5, Birge 1, Meyer 2, Kensinger 1, Perry 2.
Records: Penns Valley (1-1); Hollidaysburg (1-0).
Heights rallies
PATTON -- Mitchell Elias' walk-off bases-load hit drove in Zane Miller to complete a six-run bottom of the seventh inning and lift Cambria Heights to an improbable 13-12 win over Conemaugh Valley.
Garrett Jasper had a two-run double in the seventh, and Luke Mulraney drilled a two-run homer in the fifth inning.
Miller had three hits and four RBIs, and Ty Stockley had two hits and three RBIs.
CONEMAUGH VALLEY (12): T. Stiffler c 333, Dietz ss-3b-p 442, Hody p-ss-3b 503, Graffius 1b 200, N. Miller 3b-p-ss 512, J. Stiffler lf 500, Percinsky cf-rf 410, Toth 321, Yakulich 2b 310, Dam cf 000. Totals -- 34-12-11.
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS (13): S. Nelen ss 431, Stockley c 332, Jasper lf 412, Z. Miller 1b 523, Bills 000, H. Nelen rf 401, Kline cf 301, Onkst 3b 300, Weakland 100, Elias 2b 321, Mulraney dh 321, Harrell p 000, Weiland p 000, Sprague p 000. Totals -- 33-13-12.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Con.Valley 140 230 2--12 11 3
Cam. Heights 310 120 6--13 12 4
2B--Hody 2, Dietz, Jasper, Z. Miller, Stockley. 3B--S. Nelen, Stockley. HR--Mulraney. RBI--Hody 5, Dietz 2, N. Miller 2, Toth 2, Graffius, Z. Miller 4, Stockley 3, Jasper 2, Elias 2, Mulraney 2. WP--Sprague. LP--Dietz. SO--Harrell 1, Weiland 5, Sprague 4, Hody 1, N. Miller 3, Dietz 1. BB--Harrell 3, Weiland 3, Sprague 1, Hody 3, N. Miller 2, Dietz 4.
Records: Conemaugh Valley (1-1); Cambria Heights (1-).
Altoona loses
STATE COLLEGE -- State College jumped out to a 7-0 lead after two innings and went on to defeat Altoona, 8-3, in the Mountain Lions season opener.
Winning pitcher Jack Messina struck out 11 in four innings of work. He also had three hits and an RBI.
Altoona got a two-run double from Connor Lindsey.
ALTOONA (3): Freiwald ss 400, Bettwy c 311, Smearman 3b 200, Alwine p-1b 310, Stroup cf 000, Meyers cf 000, Riccio dh 311, Weyandt 2b 200, Eberhart lf 301, Lindsey rf 301, Saylor 1b 200, Cal. Sanders p 101. Totals: 26-3-5.
STATE COLLEGE (8) Rhoades rf 421, Chestnut lf 300, Ryan p 101, Albert p 000, Messina p-1b 313, Cooper 1b-c 321, Gaul c-3b 302, Herzing ss 310, Belinc ph 100, Shannon 3b 101, Rothrock ph 100, Dillon ph 100, Summerson cf 000, Harter dh 200, Wearrling 2b 322. Totals: 29-8-11.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Altoona 000 300 0 -- 3 5 3
State College 430 010 X -- 8 11 0
E--Smearman, Lindsey. 2B--Lindsey, Rhoades, Cooper, Shannon 3B--Messina. RBI--Riccio, Lindsey 2, Ryan, Messina, Cooper, Gaul, Shannon 2. WP--Messina. LP--Alwine. SO--Alwine 4, Cal. Sanders 1, Messina 11, Ryan 5 Albert 1, BB--Cal. Sanders 1, Messina 2, Ryan 1.
Records: Altoona (0-1); State College (1-1).
Portage defeated
WINDBER -- Windber banged out 11 hits and doubled up Portage, 10-5.
Luke Scarton had two hits for the Mustangs, and Connor Binaut drove in two runs.
PORTAGE (5): M. Kargo cf 311, Binaut ss 311, Jubina 3b-p 311, Scarton p-1b 212, Dobrowolsky rf 300, Morgan 1b 201, Irvin 3b 100, McCoy c 200, T. Kargo 2b 300, Slanoc lf 211, Letzo 100, Lawrence cr 000. Totals -- 25-5-7.
WINDBER (10): Mash 2b 412, Oleksa c 411, Reynolds p-ss 321, Scalia ss-p 323, Campitell 1b 300, Rininger 3b 311, Rummel cf 323, Betcher 210, Himes lf 300. Totals -- 28-10-11.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Portage 000 311 0-- 5 7 1
Windber 202 420 X--10 11 1
2B--Slanoc, Scarton, Jubina, Rummel, C. Mash 2. 3B--Binaut. HR--Rininger. RBI--Binaut 2, Jubina, Dobrowolsky, Scalia 3, Mash 2, Reynolds, Campitell, Rininger, Himes. WP--Reynolds. LP--Scarton. SO--Reynolds 3, Scalia 6, Scarton 2, Jubina 5. BB--Reynolds 2, Scalia 1, Scarton 1, Jubina 1.
Guilfoyle triumphs
JOHNSTOWN -- Austin Beauchamp gave up just two earned runs over six innings of work in Bishop Guilfoyle's 6-4 win at Bishop McCort.
Beauchamp struck out eight and walked just one for BG (1-1). Teammate Cooper Rother added three hits and two RBIs.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Bishop Guilfoyle ………….100 033 2--6 9 2
Bishop McCort…………….000 200 2--4 6 2
E--Beauchamp, Gates. 3B--Rother, Dombrosky, Wyandt 1. RBI--Rother 2, Dombrosky, Hagg, Dixon 1. WP–Beauchamp. LP–Jarvis. SO--Beachamp 8, Jarvis 3, Sell 1. BB--Sell 2, Beachamp 1, Jarvis 1.
Records: Bishop Guilfoyle (1-1); Bishop McCort (0-1).
To be continued
WINGATE -- Tyrone and Bald Eagle Area were tied at 5-5 in the 12th inning when the game was suspended because of darkness. It will be completed at a later date.