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The Latrobe baseball team scored a run in the third inning and it held up in the end as the Wildcats beat Williamsburg, 1-0, in the Curve Invitational semifinals Friday at PNG Field.
Latrobe (14-4) got an RBI hit from Louis Amatucci that scored Cooper Basciano. Amatucci finished with two hits, as did teammate Brody Rumon.
Williamsburg (6-7) came into the game fresh off an upset of Philipsburg-Osceola during first-round action on Thursday. The Blue Pirates, who finished with five hits -- all singles -- left six runners on base.
Williamsburg pitched two freshmen who combined to keep Latrobe in check on just six hits. William Lower started, went five innings and was charged with the run on three hits. He struck out three and walked three. Ethan Reffner worked two innings in relief. He gave up three hits and did not walk a batter.
Latrobe came back late Friday night to beat Fannett-Metal, 9-1, in the final. F-M beat Claysburg-Kimmel, 18-7, in the other semifinal game early Friday.
In the semifinal round, Fannett-Metal scored eight runs in the third and five in the sixth to get an 18-7 mercy-rule win over Claysburg-Kimmel.
The Bulldogs (6-8) got three hits and two RBIs from Mason Campagna to go with three hits and an RBI from Zach Campagna. Teammate Landon Douglas added two hits and an RBI.
Fannett-Metal (11-3) got three hits, three runs scored and three RBIs from Daxton Detweiler.
SEMIFINALS
LATROBE 1, WILLIAMSBURG 0
LATROBE (1): Leonard lf 300, Amatucci c 302, Cramer 1b 301, Rumon 2b 302, Nipar-Smith rf 300, Boring cf 300, Porterfield dh 300, Short p 000, Stynchula 3b 200, Basciano ss 211, Hantz cr 000. Totals -- 25-1-6.
WILLIAMSBURG (0): Uplinger c 301, Gorsuch 2b-1b 300, Clark 3b 300, Long ss 301, Brantner lf-2b 301, Reffner rf-p 300, Lower p-2b 301, Neri cf 100, Barroner lf 101, Parks 1b 100. Totals -- 24-0-5.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Latrobe 001 000 0 -- 1 6 0
Williamsburg 000 000 0 -- 0 5 0
2B--Basciano, Amatucci. RBI--Amatucci. WP--Short. LP--Lower. SO--Short 3, Lower 1. BB--Short 2, Lower 1.
Records: Latrobe (14-4), Williamsburg (6-7)
FANNETT-METAL 18, CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL 7
FANNETT-METAL (18): Goshorn c 422, Coffman cf 322, Arnold p-ss321,Wappleby ss-3b 422, Detwiler lf533, Ryder lf 000, Hammond 1b 433, Naugle dh 522, Hall p 000, Seibert rf 501, Myers rf 000, Hostler 2b421. Totals -- 37-18-17.
CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (7): Z. Campagna ss 323, M. Campagna c 303, Simpson 1b 300, Douglas dh-2b 402, Knisely rf 200, Woods rf 100, Slowik 2b-3b 301, Ebersole cf 221, Weise lf 010, Lehman lf 110, Haney 3b-p-3b 211, Strayer ph 100, Mowry cr 000. Totals -- 25-7-11.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Fannett-Metal 038 025 X -- 18 17 1
Claysburg-Kimmel 002 302 X -- 7 11 3
2B--Goshorn, Z. Campagna. RBI--Goshorn 2, Coffmn, Appleby 2, Detweiler 3, Hammond 2, Naugle 3, Seibert, Hostler, Z. Campagna, M. Campagna 2, Simpson, Douglas, Strayer. WP--Arnold. LP--Furry. SO--Arnold 6, Hall 1, Furry 1, Haney 5. BB--Arnold 3, Hall 2, Furry 1, Haney 2, Douglas 2.
Records: Fannett-Metal (11-3), Claysburg-Kimmel (6-8).
Tigers defeated
BELLEFONTE -- Bellefonte improved its record to 14-1 with a 9-3 victory over Hollidaysburg.
Winning pitcher Braedyn Kormanic went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs for Bellefonte, and Drew Banks went 2-for-4 with a two-run triple for Hollidaysburg, which slipped to 10-5.
HOLLIDAYSBURG (3): Hileman cf 401, Karageanes 1b 210, Kensinger DH 311, Albarano 3b 101, Ulery p 000, Banks 3b ss 412, Steiner ss-p 200, Kordish p 100, Gibbons c 201, Herman c 000, Hockey 2b 200, Michaels rf 300, Mullen rf 000, Szynal lf 000, Bell lf 100. Totals: 27-3-6.
BELLEFONTE (9): Johnson cf-p 312, Vancas ss-p-ss 422, Kormanic p-ss 3b 302, Miller cr 020, Purnell 1b 401, Brown 3b 413, McCloskey cr-rf 010, Thornburg c 301, Capparelle lf 000, Corman DH 401, Frayley 2b 322, Tomasacci rf-cf 200. Totals -- 30-9-14.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Hollidaysburg 003 000 0--3 6 1
Bellefonte 241 200 X--9 14 1
E--Szynal, Fraley. 2B--Vancas, Kormanic, Corman. 3B--Banks HR--Kormanic. RBI--Banks 2, Gibbons, Kormanic 3, Corman 2, Johnson, Vancas, Purnell. WP--Kormanic. LP--Ulery. SO--Ulery 3, Kordish 1, Kormanic 1, Vancas 4, Johnson 2. BB--Ulery, Steiner 2, Kormanic 3, Vancas 1.
Records: Hollidaysburg (10-5); Bellefonte (14-1).
Central triumphs
MARTINSBURG -- Mason Byler helped Central improve to 12-5, working six shutout innings with seven strikeouts in a 10-0 win over Penn Cambria.
Hunter Smith and Baron Dionis both had three hits for Central (12-5), and Wyatt Dilling, Jay Hoenstine, and Lukas Black added two hits to the Dragons' 15-hit attack.
Griffin Snowberger, Dilling and Hoenstine each added two RBIs.
PENN CAMBRIA (0): Gibbons ss 301, Semelsberger c 301, Farbaugh dh,1b 301, E Mento p 000, M Mento lf 200, Hanlon rf, p 201, Gides p 100, Hite cf 300, Vinglish 3b 100, Urish rf 101, Zavalinski 1b 100, Himmer rf,3b 201, Cherico 2b 200. Totals - 24-0-6.
CENTRAL (10): Smith c 413, Locks cr 010, Snowberger ss 221, McNichol 1b 201, Marko rf 210, Moushlian rf 000, Dionis dh 413, Byler p 000, Dilling 3b 322, Hoenstine 2b 312, Black cf 312, Oakes lf 301, Hetrick ph 000. Totals - 26-10-15.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Penn Cambria 000 000 X -- 0 6 1
Central 204 121 X -- 10 15 2
E--Marko, Byler, Cherico. 2B--Farabaugh, Smith, Snowberger. RBI--Smith, Snowberger, McNichol, Dilling 2, Hoenstine 2, Black. WP--Byler. LP--E Mento. SO--Byler 7, E Mento 1, Hanlon 1. BB--Byler 2, E Mento 3, Hanlon 2, Gides 1.
Records: Penn Cambria (6-10); Central (12-5).
Tyrone tops Punxsy
PUNXSUTAWNEY -- Tyrone scored eight runs in the last two innings to break open a close game and beat Punxsutawney, 12-3.
Ryan Light went 5-for-5 with two RBIs for the Golden Eagles, Landon Hamer went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs, Ashton Walk delivered two hits and two RBIs, Gayge Miller drove in a pair of runs, and Wyatt Kustenbauder and AJ Coleman each added two hits.
Logan Seeger threw 3⅔ scoreless innings to earn the win.
TYRONE (12): Kustenbauder 502, Coleman cf 332, Walk ss 522, Hamer c 513, Light lf 535, Oakes dh 401, Parson dh 020, C. McClure 1b 401, Jones 100, B. McClure 3b 301, Lehner 2b 000, Miller 2b-rf 401, Price cr 010, Ewing p 000, Seeger p 000. Totals -- 39-12-18.
PUNXSUTAWNEY (3): Hetrick 2b 313, Hallman c 401, Day p-ss 401, Martino ss-p 413, Stahlman 1b 402, Greenblatt 000, Motter 000, Limrick dh 301, Stouffer lf 300, Temchulla 3b 401, Bender cf-p 301, Wood cr 000, Miller cf 010. Totals -- 32-3-13.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Tyrone 300 015 3--12 18 0
Punxsutawney 003 000 0-- 3 13 3
2B--B. McClure, Oakes, Walk, Hamer, Stahlman. HR--Hamer. RBI--Walk 2, Hamer 2, Light 2, Miller 2, Oakes, B. McClure, Stahlman 2, Martino. WP--Seeger. LP--Day. SO--Ewing 2, Seeger 1, Day 3, Martino 1, Bender 2. BB--Ewing 2, Seeger 1, Martino 2.
Glendale rolls
FLINTON -- Glendale invoked the mercy rule by scoring five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and beat Ferndale, 14-4.
Troy Misiura fired a three-hitter with 10 strikeout and no walks for Glendale, and he also homered and drove in four runs. Levi Hamilton also homered for the Vikings and drove in four runs, and Connor Potutschnig collected a double, triple and three RBIs.
FERNDALE (4): A. Hrivnak ss-p 210, Fesko 1b 310, C. Hrivnak c 311, Locher p 300, Chuklochak 3b 110, Robine lf-ss 201, Zahurak 2b 200, Gelet rf 201, Hendershot 200. Totals -- 20-4-3.
GLENDALE (14): Davis cf 231, Misiura p 231, Potutschnig c 422, Hamilton ss 412, Kaufman 3b 301, Vesnofsky lf 210, McGarvey 2b 210, Shaw 1b 221, Lukehart rf 010. Totals -- 21-14-8.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Ferndale 400 00X X-- 4 3 2
Glendale 261 05X X--14 8 2
2B--Gelet, Kaufman, Potutschnig. 3B--Potutschnig. HR--Hamilton, Misiura. RBI--Gelet 2, C. Hrivnak, Misiura 4, Hamilton 4, Potutschnig 3, Davis. WP--Misiura. LP--Locher. SO--Misiura 10, Locher 2, A. Hrivnak 4. BB--Locher 5, A. Hrivnak 3.
NBC prevails
NEW ENTERPRISE -- Northern Bedford took a 4-0 lead after two innings, and the Black Panthers hung on for a 4-2 victory over Southern Fulton.
Reece Musselman earned the win by giving up just three hits and striking out eight batters. He also had a single and RBI. Aaron Bowers went 3-for-4, and Josiah Bowser went 2-for-3.
SOUTHERN FULTON (2): J. Fitz rf 400, Powell ss 401, Hendershot 1b 410, Burger 3b 201, M. Fitz 200, Hunter 2b 300, Mann c 300, Mellott p 200, Schriever ph 010, Cain cf 311. Totals - 27-2-4.
NORTHERN BEDFORD (4): Bowers 1b 413, Horsh 2b 311, Musselman p 201, Dibert cf-rf 300, Snider 3b-p 311, Bowser dh 302, Gable lf-3b 301, N. Kochara 300, A. Kochara 311. Totals - 27-4-10.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Southern Fulton 000 010 1--2 4 0
Northern Bedford 310 000 X--4 10 3
E--A. Kochara, Dibert, Snider. RBI--Musselman, Snider, Bowser, Gable, Powell, Hendershot. WP--Musselman. LP--Mellott. SO--Musselman 8, Mellot 3, Snider 2. BB--Musselman 2, Snider 1, Mellott 1.