Baseball

Gibbons’ hit lifts Tigers over Altoona

HOLLIDAYSBURG -- Cayden Gibbons delivered a one out single to left to score pinch runner Gavin Bell in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Hollidaysburg a 2-1 walkoff win over Altoona.

Gibbons finished the day with two hits, while pitchers Carson Kensinger, who struck out 11, and Paul Wedel held the Mountain Lions scoreless for the final seven innings.

The Golden Tigers' (12-5) Bradey Michaels came through with a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to score Drew Banks to push the game into the extra inning.

Altoona (11-9) got two of its four hits from Aaron Smearman, who also contributed the lone run in the first inning.

ALTOONA (1): LaRocco cf 310, Friewald 2b 300, Stroup rf 200, McAllister 3b-p-3b 301, Smearman p-ss 302, Ca. Sanders 1b 300, Sankey lf 300, Albright ss-p 201, Meyers 3b-p 100, Co. Sanders c 300. Totals - 26 1 4.

HOLLIDAYSBURG (2): Hileman cf 401, Karageanes 1b 401, Bell pr 010, Kensinger p dh 401, Wedel p 000, Banks 3b 110, Gibbons c 402, Mullin cr 000, Steiner ss 200, Hockey 2b 300, Michaels rf 301, Szynal lf 301. Totals - 28 2 7.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Altoona 100 000 00 - 1 4 0

Hollidaysburg 000 000 11 - 2 7 1

E-Steiner. 2B-McAllister, Hileman, Szynal. RBI-Smearman, Michaels, Gibbons. WP-Wedel. LP-Albright. SO-Smearman 2, McAllister 3, Meyers 3, Kensinger 11, Wedel 2. BB-McAllister, Meyers, Kensinger 2.

Records: Altoona (11-9); Hollidaysburg (12-5).

Blue Devils win

BELLWOOD -- Chase Plummer tripled, doubled and drove in five runs to lead Bellwood-Antis to a 6-4 victory over Bedford.

Tanner Swogger, Cam Swogger, Josh Dorminy and Alex McCartney had two hits apiece to attribute to the Blue Devils' offense.

BEDFORD (4): Watkins 2b-p 411, Swaim ss 401, Huxta dh 401, Decker 1b 402, Diehl p-2b 401, Horne lf 300, Tedrow cf 301, Knox rf 221, Taylor c 302, Bauman cr 010. Totals -- 31 4 10.

BELLWOOD-ANTIS (6): T. Swogger lf 412, C. Swogger c 322, Pier 1b 201, Cobaugh 010, Berkowitz dh 210, Plummer 2b 412, Cacciotti 3b 301, Dorminy cf 402, McCartney rf 302, Gonzalez ss 200. Totals -- 27 6 12.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Bedford 003 100 --4 10 0

Bellwood-Antis 400 200 X--6 12 2

2B--Decker, Taylor, T. Swogger, McCartney 2, Plummer, C. Swogger. 3B--Plummer. HR--Watkins. RBI--Watkins 4, Plummer 5, Cacciotti. WP--Shedlock. LP--Watkins. SO--Diehl, Walls 2, Shedlock 2. BB--Diehl 3, Walls 2.

Ridge downs BG

NEW PARIS -- With the game tied, Chestnut Ridge plated three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to propel itself to a 6-2 win over Bishop Guilfoyle.

Kaden Wyandt had two hits for the Marauders, while Joey Hofer and Lex Dixon tallied one RBI each.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Bishop Guilfoyle 011 000 0--2 5 1

Chestnut Ridge 002 031 X--6 10 0

2B--Wyandt (BG); Halkovich (CR). RBI--Dixon, Hofer (BG); Weyant 2, N. Whysong 2, Collier 2 (CR). WP--N. Whysong. LP--Foor. SO--Sell 2, Foor 2, Cacciotti, Wyandt (BG); N. Whysong 10, Harrison (CR). BB--Wyandt 2, Foor 2, Sell (BG); N. Whysong 3 (CR).

Records: Bishop Guilfoyle (5-13); Chestnut Ridge (8-9).

Big 5th for Portage

PORTAGE -- Portage exploded for nine runs in the fifth inning en route to a 10-6 win over Meyersdale.

Justin Morgan fronted the Mustangs with three hits and three RBIs, Easton Slanoc had three hits and two RBIs, while Luke Gathers knocked in a pair of runs and Trae Kargo tallied two hits and scored three times.

MEYERSDALE (6): Whitfield c 400, Sechler 3b 332, Teets p-1b-lf 311, Murray dh 303, Hainsworth lf 301, Schurg cf 400, Schrock 2b 201, Thomas 1b-p 410, Vogt ss 210. Totals -- 28 6 8.

PORTAGE (10): Binaut ss-p 411, Kargo 2b 432, Slanoc cf 423, McCoy p-3b-ss 201, Morgan 1b 413, Lawrence lf 411, Cochran 3b-rf 211, Irvin c 401, Nesbella dh 200, Gathers dh 211. Totals -- 32 10 14.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Meyersdale 100 014 0-- 6 8 3

Portage 001 090 X--10 14 1

2B--Morgan, Binaut. RBI--Murray 4, Sechler 2, Morgan 3, Slanoc 2, Gathers 2, Binaut, McCoy. WP--McCoy. LP--Teets. SO--Teets 3, Brown, McCoy 5, Castel 3, Binaut 2. BB--Teets 2, Brown, McCoy 4, Castel 2, Binaut.

Pirates win late

CLAYSBURG -- Williamsburg and Claysburg-Kimmel both scored one run in the first inning, and the game remained that way until the Blue Pirates scored twice in the top of the eighth inning before holding the Bulldogs scoreless to come away with a 3-1 victory.

Luke Uplinger and Rowan Gorsuch paced the Pirates with two hits each, while Andrew Clark and Ethan Reffner delivered one RBI each.

Mason Campagna had two hits for C-K, while Landon Douglas drove home Quinton Bush to account for the only run.

WILLIAMSBURG (3): Uplinger c 522, Gorsuch p-ss 312, Clark ss-3b 301, Brantner cf 201, Reffner 3b-p 501, Lower 2b 400, Neri lf 401, Becker 1b 401, Barroner rf 301. Totals -- 33 3 10.

CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (1): Z. Campagna ss 401, M. Campagna c 402, Simpson p-1b 401, Douglas 1b-2b 101, Lehman 2b 000, Knisely rf 300, Slowik 2b-3b 300, Haney 3b-p 300, Weise lf 300, Ebersole cf 301, Furry cr 000, Bush cr 010. Totals -- 28 1 6.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Williamsburg 100 000 02--3 10 0

Claysburg-Kimmel 100 000 00--1 6 1

2B--Clark, Gorsuch, Simpson. RBI--Clark, Reffner, Douglas. WP--Reffner. LP--Haney. SO--Gorsuch 5, Reffner 2, Simpson 3, Haney 3. BB--Gorsuch, Simpson 4, Haney 2.

Records: Williamsburg (8-9); Claysburg-Kimmel (7-10).

Musselman rules

EVERETT -- Reece Musselman tossed a complete game three-hitter with 12 strikeouts and only one walk in lifting Northern Bedford to a 7-0 win over Everett.

Eion Snider picked up two hits and two RBIs for the Black Panthers, while Aaron Bowers, Wesley Horsh and Josiah Bowser collected two hits apiece.

NBC improved to 11-5 overall.

NORTHERN BEDFORD (7): Bowers 1b 512, Horsh 2b 412, Musselman p 301, Dibert cf 311, Snider 3b 312, Bowser dh 412, Gable lf 411, Kagarise c 201, Kochara rf 211. Totals - 30 7 13.

EVERETT (0): Shaw ss 300, Cooper lf-p 301, Klahre c 301, Sherwood rf-lf 200, Fetters 1b 301, Grove 3b 300, Cornell 2b-p-2b 200, Whittfield p-2b-rf 200, Lucas cf 200. Totals - 23 0 3.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Northern Bedford 312 000 1 - 7 13 0

Everett 000 000 0 - 0 3 2

E-Shaw, Whittfield. 2B-Boswer. RBI-Snider 2, Horsh, Musselman, Gable, Kagarise. WP-Musselman LP-Whittfield. SO-Musselman 12, Whittfield, Cornell. BB-Musselman, Whittifield.

Records: Northern Bedford (11-5)