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PHILIPSBURG -- Hollidaysburg's Matt Smith went 2-for-3, scored three times, drove in three runs, doubled and hit the go-ahead home run in the sixth inning to help Hollidaysburg beat Philipsburg-Osceola, 5-4, and remain unbeaten in a high school baseball game Thursday.
Smith started the game and struck out five before Landon Perry picked up the win in relief striking out four as the Golden Tigers improved to 4-0.
HOLLIDAYSBURG (5): Bukosky ss 412, Smith p rf 332, Perry 1b-p 201, Karageanes rf-1b 301, Hileman cf 200, Ulery lf 300, Banks 3b 400, Hockey 2b 401, Rossman c 300, McCrystal cr 010. Totals--28-5-7.
PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA (4): Gustkey c 301, Lamb 3b 300, DeSimone cf 411, Wildman ss-p 301, Harpster cr 020, Massung 1b 300, Pacstash p-ss 211, Emigh rf 101, Scaife dh 300, McDonald 2b 000, Hahn lf 200, Minarchick lf 100. Totals--25-4-5.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Hollidaysburg 101 201 0 -- 5 7 1
Philipsburg 201 010 0 -- 4 5 1
E--Perry, Wildman. 2B--Smith 3b- DeSimone. HR--Smith. RBI--Smith 3, Hileman, Pacstash, Emigh. WP--Perry. LP--Pacstash. SO--Smith 5, Perry 4, Pacstash 3, Wildman 3. BB--Smith 5, Pacstash 5, Wildman 1.
Pirates top Ferndale
JOHNSTOWN -- Colton Verbonitz and Coltyn Wagner each doubled, and Wagner, Preston Long and winning pitcher Logan Brantner drove in runs as Williamsburg topped Ferndale, 3-0.
In other Williamsburg baseball news, athletic director Jeff Detwiler informed the Mirror that the Blue Pirates inadvertently used an ineligible pitcher during Tuesday's win over West Branch. Due to this, Williamsburg has forfeited the contest resulting in a win for West Branch.
WILLIAMSBURG (3): Uplinger c 411, Long 2b 411, Gorsuch ss 400, L. Brantner 3b-p 301, A. Brantner 1b 312, Parks p 200, Smith rf 100, Wagner rf-3b 301, Verbonitz cf 201, Hughes lf 300. Totals -- 29-3-7.
FERNDALE (0): A. Hrivnak p-2b 400, Fesko ss 200, Hendershot 3b 200, Reynolds c 200, Mitchell 1b 301, C. Hrivnak 2b-3b 302, Hemlock rf 300, Stancombe lf 200, Locher lf 100, Szarka cf 200. Totals -- 24-0-3.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Williamsburg 010 001 1--3 7 1
Ferndale 000 000 0--0 3 2
2B--Verbonitz, Wagner. RBI--Long, L. Brantner, Wagner. WP--L. Brantner. LP--A. Hrivnak. SO--Parks 2, L. Brantner 5, A. Hrivnak 7. BB--Parks 2, L. Brantner 2.
Altoona beaten
Micah Lapila collected three hits and three RBIs, including a solo home run to lead Cumberland Valley to a 7-3 win over Altoona at Juniata.
Ryan Rubin added two hits and an RBI while winning pitcher Aidan Barrow-Somers pitched six innings and struck out nine.
Sean Bettwy, Connor Blough and Connor Weyandt all drove in a run for the Mountain Lions.
CUMBERLAND VALLEY (7): Hawkins lf 411, Rubin c 512, Barrow-Sommers p 000, Taylor p 000, Grimes dh 411, Schoenly 1b 411, Hernjak cf 300, Lapila ss 323, Baseshore 3b 302, Parks rf 312, Tucker 2b 300, Koleno ph 101. Totals--33-7-13.
ALTOONA (3): Meyers cf 400, Bettwy c 401, Blough p-3b 211, Lindsey rf 301, Smearman 3b-p 200, Stroup p 100, Eberhart lf 201, Weyandt 2b 301, Saylor 1b 211, Alwine 1b 100, Freiwald ss 211. Totals--26-3-7.
SCORE BY INNINGS
C. Valley 004 020 1 -- 7 13 0
Altoona 002 001 0 -- 3 7 2
E--Lindsey, Eberhart. 2B--Hawkins, Rubin, Bettwy. HR--Lapila. RBI--Hawkins, Rubin, Schoenly, Lapila 3, Koleno, Bettwy, Blough, Weyandt. WP--Barrow-Somers. LP--Blough. SO--Barrow-Somers 9, Taylor 1, Blough 2, Smearman 4, Stroup 1. BB--Barrow-Somers 2, Taylor 1, Blough 2, Smearman 1.
Records: Cumberland Valley (4-1); Altoona (1-4).