David Ivory singled, doubled and drove in two runs as PennCrest Bank topped J&P Auto Mart, 13-6, in the Altoona Teener League 15U Division double-elimination playoff tournament at Seitz Field on Monday.

PennCrest, now 3-1, plays undefeated KarPro Tire & Auto Center for the championship today beginning at 5:30 p.m. If PennCrest wins, it will force a second game between the two teams at 7:30.

JJ Jimenez and Nolan Morris each added two hits for PennCrest.

SCORE BY INNINGS

PennCrest Bank 101 191 0–13 5 6

J&P Auto Mart 400 100 1– 6 8 11

2B–Ivory, Black (PC); Buchanan (JP). RBI–Morris, Ivory 2, Lloyd (PC); Lynch, Zitsch (JP). Multiple hits–Jimenez 2, Morris 2, Ivory 2 (PC). WP–Lloyd. LP–Zitsch. SO–Lloyd 4, Ivory 3 (PC); Zitsch 1, Buchanan 4, Claar 1 (JP).

Records: PennCrest Bank (3-1); J&P Auto Mart (3-2).

FEDERATION 15U

Coach Geno cruises

Top-seeded Coach Geno Foundation downed Blaise Alexander, 12-2, in five innings at Geesey Park in the first game of their George B. Kelley Federation 15U best-of-3 semifinal series.

Caleb Lawther went 2-for-2 with a double and four RBIs, and Carter McConnell earned the win by striking out four batters in three innings of work.

The teams are scheduled to play Game 2 of the series today at Prospect Park.

BLAISE ALEXANDER (2): Decker c 300, Oakes cf 211, Clark ss 211, Gojmerac p-rf 100, Bassler 2b 201, Caporuscio rf-p 201, Hoover 1b 200, Musselman 1b 000, Clark 3b 200, Baker 3b 000, Fagans lf 200. Totals — 18-2-4.

COACH GENO FOUNDATION (12): Pike ss 121, McConnell p-cf 301, Miller 3b 210, Keith c 101, Kessinger cr-rf 141, Hainsey 2b 231, Lawther eh-lf 212, Beegle cf-1b 201, Jancula lf-eh 311, Zellers 1b-p 301, Lopez rf 101. Totals — 21-12-10.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Blaise Alexander 000 20X X– 2 4 X

Coach Geno Found. 302 16X X–12 10 X

2B–Lawther, Kessinger, Pike. RBI–Lawther 4, Jancula 2, Kessinger 2, Pike, McConnell, Keith, Bassler, Caporuscio. WP–McConnell. LP–Gojmerac. SO–McConnell 4, Zellers 2, Gojmerac 2.

Series: Coach Geno Foundation leads, 1-0.

Gority prevails

Gority Brothers Construction scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and hung on to beat VFW Post No. 3, 3-2, in the opening game of their best-of-three George B. Kelley Federation 15U semifinal series at Prospect Park.

Lucas Farabaugh threw four innings to earn the win, and Alec Woodring earned the save.

Anthony Riccio and Ari Holzer each had two hits for VFW.

Game 2 is today at Geesey.

VFW POST 3 (2): Riccio c 422, Holzer ss 402, Starr p 400, Knab 1b 401, Megachan 3b 300, Gibson 2b 301, Lockard lf 301, McGeary cf 100, Plummer rf 300. Totals — 29-2-7.

GORITY BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION (3): Hite lf 300, Woodring cf 201, Lechner 1b 300, Fether c 311, Baker 2b 211, Hileman ss 301, Farabaugh p 311, Dutko 3b 100, Houghtaling lf 200. Totals — 22-3-5.

SCORE BY INNINGS

VFW Post No. 3 000 010 1–2 7 0

Gority Brothers Const. 000 300 X–3 5 3

2B–Riccio, Fether, Farabaugh. 3B–Riccio. RBI–Holzer, Knab, Baker, Farabaugh. WP–Farabaugh. LP–Starr. SO–Farabaugh 6, Hileman 1, Baker 1, Woodring 2, Starr 1.

Series: Gority Brothers Construction leads, 1-0.