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Imler’s earns top spot in Altoona AAABA

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Michael Powell had three hits, and Brady Steiner drove in two runs to lead Imler's Poultry to a 10-4 victory over Alexander Financial in an Altoona AAABA game at Vets Field on Monday.

Imler's will be the top seed for the upcoming Altoona AAABA League playoffs.

Chase Plummer, Nick Kraft and Parker Lamb each added two hits and an RBI.

Nick Negola had two hits and two RBIs for Alexander Financial.

ALEXANDER FINANCIAL GROUP (4): Tiracorda lf 311, Rother ss 312, Negola cf 402, J. Georgiana 3b 400, Foster rf 301, Freiwald 2b 210, Gutshall 1b 312, Palmer p 100, Alexander c 300, Williams dh 200, Kordish 3b 100. Totals -- 29-4-8.

IMLER'S POULTRY (10): Fowler 2b 321, Lamb 3b 422, Kraft c 412, Lepley c 301, Plummer dh 422, Farabaugh 1b 400, Powell cf 423, Hileman lf 301, Steiner ss 412, Szynal rf 401. Totals -- 37-10-15.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Alexander Financial 002 200 0-- 4 8 5

Imler's Poultry 501 040 X--10 15 1

2B--Negola, Plummer, Lamb. 3B--Tiracorda. RBI--Tiracorda 2, Negola 2, Steiner 2, Hileman, Powell, Plummer, Kraft, Lamb. WP--Baer. LP--Keister. SO--Keister 5, Gutshall 2, Palmer 1, Brauer 3, Baer 3. BB--Keister 1, Brauer 3, Baer 2.

Records: Alexander Financial Group (2-12); Imler's Poultry (8-6).

Cumming cruises

Donald Miller and Brady Oakes each had two hits and two RBIs for Cumming Motors in an 11-1 win over MH Electric Services in an Altoona AAABA game at Vets Field.

Spencer Davis doubled for MH Electric Service's only hit.

MH ELECTRIC SERVICES (1): Perry ss 200, Yatta ph 100, Neiswender 1b 200, Jones cf 200, Davis dh 111, Beltz 2b 000, Gillin 3b 200, Weirich c 200, Brazzle rf 200, Fields lf 100, Masser rf 000, Shade 2b 100. Totals -- 16-1-1.

CUMMING MOTORS (11): Angus cf 311, Oakes rf 212, Ebeling lf 201, Thornburg 2b 201, Hatch 1b 210, Mierley ss 310, Fridley dh 210, Miller 3b 222, Helms c 211, Klotz 1b 121, V. Boland 2b 010. Totals -- 21-11-9.

SCORE BY INNINGS

MH Electric Services 010 00X X-- 1 1 2

Cumming Motors 055 1XX X--11 9 2

2B--Davis, Ebeling, Miller, Angus. RBI--Angus 2, Oakes 2, Thornburg 2, Miller 2, Ebeling, Klotz. WP--McConnell. LP--. SO--McConnell 4, Ewing 1, Shade 3. BB--McConnell 1, Ewing 1, Henry 3, Shade 2, Davis 1.

Records: MH Electric Services (2-12); Cumming Motors (6-8).

JOHNSTOWN AAABA

Mainline prevails

JOHNSTOWN -- Trey Wingard's sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning lifted Mainline Pharmacy to a 5-4 win over Martella's Pharmacy in Johnstown AAABA League action at Point Stadium.

Mainline improved to 24-4 and clinched the top spot in the Johnstown league's regular season with one game remaining by virtue of a 4-3 edge in the season series with Martella's.

Mainline's Colin Dinyar doubled, homered and drove in two runs, and Bryce Madden and Carter Himes combined on a three-hitter. Lucas Oleksa drove in three runs for Martella's.

MAINLINE PHARMACY (5): Bro. Roberts ss 300, Turner dh 400, Hamer 300, Wingard c 301, Bry. Roberts 3b 310, Dinyar 1b 312, Miko lf 211, Stroup cf 300, Snowberger rf 301, Richardson 2b 311, Madden p 000, Himes p 000. Totals -- 30-5-6.

MARTELLA'S PHARMACY (4): McDermott ss 300, Atherton 2b 311, Ryan 3b 310, Budash lf 210, Oleksa c 301, Shank dh 300, Messina 1b 311, Gillott rf 101, Rearick cf 300, Emerick p 000, Turner p 000. Totals -- 24-4-4.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Mainline Pharmacy 000 030 11--5 6 0

Martella's Pharmacy 001 003 00--4 4 1

E--Messina. 2B--Miko, Dinyard. HR--Dinyar. RBI--Dinyar 2, Wingard, Stroup, Oleksa 3. WP--Himes. LP--Turner. SO--Madden 4, Himes 2, Emerick 3, Turner 3. BB--Madden 4, HImes 2, Turner 1.

Records: Mainline Pharmacy (24-4); Martella's Pharmacy (23-5).

City League

Westover leads Pro Fab

LILLY -- Lance Westover fired a two-hitter and also had two hits himself and drove in a run to help Pro Fab Solutions down Sinisi Detailing, 12-0, in five innings in an Altoona Greater City League game.

Joey DeRubeis delivered three hits and two RBIs for Pro Fab, and Luke Mento drove in two runs.

PRO FAB SOLUTIONS (12): Slate cf 331, DeRubeis ss 423, L. Mento c 411, Ball 3b 411, Westover p 402, Mar. Mento rf 310, Gearhart rf 101, Larson lf 220, Cherico 2b 210, Lytle 1b 211, Zavalanski 1b 100. Totals -- 30-12-10.

SINISI DETAILING (0): Watt ss 201, Miller cf 200, Durbin 2b 100, Little c 200, Krise p 200, G. Schwaderer 1b 200, Kuntz 3b 200, Schueler rf 200, Glenn lf 201. Totals -- 17-0-2.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Pro Fab Solutions 240 60X X--12 10 1

Sinisi Detailing 000 00X X-- 0 2 8

E--Ball, Watt, Miller, Little, Krise, G. Schwaderer, Kuntz, Schueler, Glenn. 2B--DeRubeis, Glenn. RBI--DeRubeis 2, L. Mento 2, Westover, Cherico. WP--Westover. LP--Krise. SO--Westover 6, Krise 5. BB--Westover 3, Krise 2.

Records: Pro Fab Solutions (12-4); Sinisi Detailing (3-13).

Honey, Sinisi split

Honey Baked Ham and Sinisi Detailing split a doubleheader at Vets late Sunday.

Sinisi won the completion of a suspended game, 9-8, and Honey Baked Ham won the nightcap, 17-11. No details were reported.

Kelley Federation

Re/Max rolls

Carter Lechner, Colton Anderson and Toby Lynch each drove in four runs to help Re/Max Realty defeat UTLX, 19-4, in the completion of a suspended Kelley Federation game at Stout Field at Geesey Park.

Cole Hartman homered and drove in two runs for UTLX.

Lechner, Lynch and winning pitcher Joe Speece homered for Re/Max, which finished the regular season at 5-10.

RE/MAX REALTY (19): Brazile cf 311, Orberg lf 100, Anderson c 332, Prough c 100, Lockard lf 221, Speece p 332, Staph 1b 000, Shaw rf 220, Lynch ss 421, Hileman 3b 100, Mellot rf 211, Lechner 1b 221, Molina 2b 311, Weathersbee ss 322. Totals -- 30-19-12.

UTLX (4): Hartman ss 300, Daugherty 2b 201, Barroner c 312, Hartman p 312, McGregor cf 300, Claar 1b 311, Thompson 3b 210, Lopez lf 201, O'Connell lf 100, Colabove rf 100. Totals -- 23-4-7.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Re/Max Realty 006 067 X--19 12 2

UTLX 000 13X X-- 4 7 6

E--Lynch 2, Thompson 3, Hartman 2, Daugherty. 2B--Lopez, Anderson 2, Brazile, Lockard. 3B--Barroner. HR--Hartman, Lechner, Speece, Lynch. RBI--Anderson 4, Lynch 4, Lechner 4, Speece 2, Lockard, Shaw, Hartman 2, Hartman. WP--Speece. LP--Hartman. SO--Hartman 7, Speece 6. BB--Hartman 2, Daugherty 1, Claar 1, Speece 2.

Records: Re/Max Realty (5-10); UTLX (1-14).

Laurel Med gets two wins

Laurel Medical won two games over Tyrone Legion via forfeit in George B. Kelley Federation action.

Laurel Medical finished the regular season at 8-6, and Tyrone Legion was 6-8.

Records: Laurel Medical (8-6); Tyrone Legion (6-8).

Park Home Classic

Fiore, Holsinger advance

The Altoona Area Baseball Association's L.S. Fiore and Holsinger's Plumbing & Heating punched their tickets into the Park Home Altoona Baseball Classic semifinals with victories Monday at AABA's John Kraft Field.

A seven-run second inning helped L.S. Fiore eliminate Fiore True Value of the AIYBL for the third straight year, 12-1. Winning pitcher Sawyer Gibney, Michael Kraft and Elijah Wolfe each had two hits for L.S. Fiore.

Holsinger's downed John Sisto Law Office, 10-0, behind two hits apiece from Carter Klausman and Braxton Moschella. Gio Perretta earned the win.

L.S. Fiore and Holsinger's will square off in the semifinals on Thursday.

The quarterfinals will continue tonight with Park Home Furniture meeting Cumming Motors of East End at 6 p.m., followed by three-time defending champion Greenwood Meadows taking on Sylvan Veterinary Hospital at 8 p.m.

L.S. FIORE (AABA) 12, FIORE TRUE VALUE (AIYBL) 1: Multiple hits--Michael Kraft 2, Elijah Wolfe 2, Sawyer Gibney 2 (LSF). WP--Sawyer Gibney. LP--Braydon Brawley. SO--Sawyer Gibney 5 (LSF), Braydon Brawley 1 (FTV).

HOLSINGER'S PLUMBING (AABA) 10, SISTO LAW (AABA) 0: Multiple hits--Carter Klausman 2, Braxton Moschella 2 (HP). WP--Gio Perretta. LP--Uzziah Kustaborder. SO--Gio Perretta 7, Ben Gordon 3 (HP); Uzziah Kustaborder 7 (SL).

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