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Claysburg Legion baseball team still alive in playoffs

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CLAYSBURG -- Kyle Klotz came on in relief and got a flyout with the bases loaded to end the game and escape a jam to help Claysburg hold on for a 4-3 win over Lower Burrell in American Legion Region 7 baseball play Monday.

Dustin Slowik had two hits and drove in two runs for Claysburg Legion.

Jay Hoenstine added two hits for Claysburg, and Gavin Treon pitched 6ª solid innings to earn the win and also singled and scored twice.

LOWER BURRELL (3): Hanley ss 401, Wass 2b 400, Mehalick 3b 410, Scheftic lf 401, Smith p 412, Matson c 201, Wass cf 401, Fabrizi 1b 300, Virag rf-p 310. Totals -- 32-3-6.

CLAYSBURG LEGION POST 522 (4): Hoenstine 3b 312, Treon p 221, McNichol lf 300, Klotz ss 300, Slowik 2b 302, Sparks 1b 301, Soler cf 300, Murtagh c 200, Neri rf 211. Totals -- 24-4-7.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Lower Burrell 010 000 2--3 6 1

Claysburg Legion 100 021 X--4 7 5

E--Hoenstine 2, Slowik, Klotz, Sparks, Mehalick. RBI--Slowik 2, Sparks, Scheftic, Matson. WP--Treon. LP--Smith. S--Klotz. SO--Treon 4, Smith 3, Virag 1. BB--Klotz 1, Smith 6.

Records: Lower Burrell (1-2); Claysburg Legion (2-1).

AAABA

Cumming sweeps

Alex Ebeling and winning pitcher Kade Sell each drove in two runs to help Cumming Motors sweep Alexander Financial Group with an 11-1 win in the Altoona AAABA semifinals at Vets Field that advanced Cumming to the championship series.

Brady Oakes homered for Cumming Motors, and Sell and Oliver Thornburg had three hits, including a triple.

Cooper Rother had two hits for Alexander Financial.

Game 2 of the MH Electric Services and Imler's Poultry semifinal game was postponed until today at 6 p.m. due to lighting issues. MH Electric leads that series, 1-0.

CUMMING MOTORS (11): Oakes rf 321, Angus cf 411, Ebeling lf 322, Thornburg 2b 423, Sell p 403, Mierley ss 400, Fridley 1b 111, Miller 3b 310, Murphy dh 211, Sacco dh 010, Helms c 301. Totals -- 31-11-13.

ALEXANDER FINANCIAL GROUP (1): Rother ss 302, Freiwald 2b 300, Negola cf 311, Foster rf 201, Alexander c 301, J. Georgiana 3b 200, Gutshall 1b 201, Kordish 1b 100, Marasco lf 300, Mellott dh 300. Totals -- 25-1-6.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Cumming Motors 201 611 X--11 13 2

Alexander's 100 000 X-- 1 6 2

2B--Ebeling. 3B--Thornburg, Sell. HR--Oakes. RBI--Sell 2, Ebeling 2, Oakes, Angus, Thornburg. WP--Sell. LP--Berkowitz. SO--Sell 3, McConnell 3, Berkowitz 3, Mellott 2, Cacciotti 1, Edwards 1. BB--McConnell 1, Berkowitz 2, Edwards 2.

Series: Cumming Motors wins 2-0.

City League

Sheetz edges HBH

Sheetz threw out the tying run at home to preserve a 7-6 victory over Honey Baked Ham in a Greater Altoona City League game at Juniata on Monday.

Caleb Detrick had two hits and two RBIs, and Lex Dixon also contributed two hits for Sheetz.

Michael Stoner and Reece Evans had two hits for Honey Baked Ham.

SHEETZ (7): Kravetz rf 311, Ca. Sanders ss 400, E. Sanders p 401, Hillard 1b 311, Treese cf 221, Detrick 2b 322, Young dh 301, Dixon 3b 402, Co. Sanders c 210. Totals -- 28-7-9.

HONEY BAKED HAM (6): Evans ss 412, H. Rossman c 410, Stoner cf 422, McCabe lf 321, D. Georgiana rf 300, Hanzir 3b 401, G. Rossman p 401, Gummo 1b 300, Dicken 2b 301. Totals -- 32-6-8.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Sheetz 021 200 2--7 9 5

Honey Baked Ham 300 000 3--6 8 3

E--Dixon 3, Hillard, Meintel, D. Georgiana 2, Evans. 2B--Evans, Hanzir, Kravetz. RBI--E. Sanders 2, Detrick 2, Young 2, Dixon, Hanzir 2, G. Rossman. WP--E. Sanders. LP--G. Rossman. SO--E. Sanders 6, Empson 2, G. Rossman 3. BB--E. Sanders 1, Empson 1, G. Rossman 6, H. Rossman 1.

Records: Sheetz (12-6); Honey Baked Ham (2-15).

Teener Major

Triplin wins it

Trae Triplin hit a walk-off triple that scored two runs and led Cumming Motors to a 12-11 win over Altoona Moose 74 in an Altoona Teener Major League game at Seitz Field on Monday.

Eli Adams drove in three runs, and Zay Stotler had two hits.

Zyler Hertzler had two hits for Altoona Moose.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Altoona Moose 503 200 1--11 6 2

Cumming Motors 330 202 2--12 10 1

2B--Triplin (CM); Porta, Swander, Brouse (AM). 3B--Nedimyer (CM). RBI--Porta 2, Hertzler, Winters, T. Farabaugh, Parrish, Clark (AM); Adams 3, Nedimyer 2, Triplin 2, McGeary, B. Farabaugh, Stotler (CM). Multiple hits--Stotler 2, Vasil 2 (CM); Hertzler 2 (AM). WP--Shields. LP--Winters. SO--Shields 7, Nedimyer 1 (CM); Hertzler 3, Winters 2 (AM).

Records: Altoona Moose Lodge 74 (13-5); Cumming Motors (15U) (14-3).

Bavarian cruises

Cullen Jones and Kaiden Collins each drove in three runs to lead Bavarian Aid Society to an 18-0 win over Barton's Plumbing & Heating in an Altoona Teener Major League game at Mansion Park.

Will Megahan and Dominic Collins each had two hits for Bavarian, and Jones and Killian Hendricks combined on a three-inning no-hitter.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Bavarian 333 9XX X--18 11 0

Barton's 000 XXX X-- 0 0 5

2B--D. Collins (BAS). RBI--Jones 3, K. Collins 3, Seymour 2, Megahan 2, D. Collins, Shaw (BAS). Multiple hits--Megahan 2, D. Collins 2 (BAS). WP--Jones. LP--Tomlinson. SO--Tomlinson 4, Smith 1 (BP); Jones 4, Hendricks 2 (BAS).

Records: Barton's Plumbing & Heating (4-11); Bavarian Aid Society (13-5).

Civics rolls

Winning pitcher Vinnie Hite and Ari Holzer each had three hits, and Hite drove in three runs to lead Eldorado Civics to a 16-3 win over Metzler Brothers Transport in an Altoona Teener Major League game at Mansion Park.

Jack Hetrick drove in two runs for Metzler Brothers.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Eldorado Civics 533 32X X--16 14 1

Metzler Brothers 012 00X X-- 3 5 4

2B--Lloyd (EC); Gorman (MB). 3B--Akins (EC). RBI--Hetrick 2, Fagans (MB); Hite 3, Anderson 3, Walters, Akins, Holzer, X. Farabaugh, Lloyd (EC). Multiple hits--Walters 2, Akins 2, Holzer 3, Hite 3 (EC). WP--Hite. LP--Gojmerac. SO--Hite 2 (EC); Gojmerac 5, Clark 1 (MB).

Records: Metzler Brothers Transport (5-12); Eldorado Civics (9-7).

Old School triumphs

Winning pitcher Alec Woodring had four hits, including two doubles, and Thomas Kessinger drove in three runs to lead Old School Printing to an 8-1 win over Sheetz in an Altoona Teener Major League game at Seitz Field.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Old School Printing 001 022 3--8 9 0

Sheetz 000 001 0--1 2 1

2B--Woodring 2, Lechner, Lockard, Miller, Kessinger (OS); Gority (S). RBI--Kessinger 3, Lechner, Miller, Lockard (OS); Gority (S). Multiple hits--Woodring 4 (OS). WP--Woodring. LP--Gority. SO--Woodring 8, Cobler 2 (OS); Gority 5, Meloy 3 (S).

Records: Old School Printing (15-4); Sheetz (12-6).

Little League

10U falls

HERSHEY -- Hollidaysburg scored four runs in the first inning but never scored again as East Pennsboro put up nine unanswered tallies in a 9-4 triumph in the Pa. Little League 10U Section 4 tournament at Memorial Field.

Asher Cunningham had two hits, and Dexter Delozier drove in two runs for Hollidaysburg, which will play West Suburban in an elimination game today.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Hollidaysburg 400 000--4 7 1

East Pennsboro 006 30X--9 13 0

Records: East Pennsboro (2-0); Hollidaysburg (1-1).