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MH Electric Services led Imler's Poultry, 3-2, heading into the top of the fifth inning, but Imler's used a seven-run inning, and ended the game with four more in the sixth, winning 13-3 on Wednesday to tie the teams' best-of-three Altoona AAABA semifinal series, and force a deciding Game 3 tonight at Vets Field at 6.
The winner of the game will take on Cumming Motors for the league championship, and both teams will advance to the AAABA National Tournament in Johnstown.
Gavin Fowler and Brady Steiner each had three hits for Imler's, which entered the playoffs as the top seed.
Abe Weirich went 3-for-3 for MH Electric.
IMLER'S POULTRY (13): Fowler 2b 513, Parsons lf 412, Kraft c 421, Plummer 3b 411, Lepley dh 310, Oakes rf 321, Farabaugh 1b 322, Steiner ss 413, Szynal cf 421. Totals -- 34-13-14.
MH ELECTRIC SERVICES (3): Perry p 301, Neiswender rf 300, Davis lf 300, Jones cf 311, Bush 3b 300, Weirich c 313, Kormanski 1b 311, Breazeal ss 301, Shade 2b-p 201, Gillin p 100. Totals -- 27-3-8.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Imler's Poultry 002 074 X--13 14 2
MH Electric Services 010 200 X--3 8 3
E--Breazeal 2, Davis, B. McClure, Fowler. 2B--Parsons, Steiner, Plummer, Weirich. RBI--Fowler 2, Plummer 2, Farabaugh 2, Steiner 2, Oakes, Parsons, Szynal, Shade. WP--B. McClure. LP--Perry. SO--Perry 5, Gillin 1. BB--Perry 2, Shade 2, Gillin 1.
Series: Tied 1-1.
Martella's up 1-0
JOHNSTOWN -- Martella's Pharmacy opened the Johnstown AAABA championship best-of-five series with a 7-4 win over Mainline Pharmacy.
Owen McDermott had three hits, and Steve Budash had two hits and two RBIs for Martella's.
Xander Richardson and Trey Wingard each had two hits for Mainline.
MARTELLA'S PHARMACY (7): McDermott 2b 523, Atherton ss 311, Ryan 3b 511, Budash lf 512, Oleksa c 412, Shank dh 501, Pfeil p 000, Messina 1b 401, Gillott rf 300, Rearick cf 411. Totals -- 38-7-12.
MAINLINE PHARMACY (4): Roberts ss 400, Miko lf 401, Hamer c 401, Wingard 412, Dinyar 1b 411, Roberts 3b 301, Stroup cf 200, Turner dh 400, Richardson 2b 312, Snowberger rf 100. Totals -- 33-4-8.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Martella's 002 030 101--7 12 0
Mainline 001 000 003--4 8 0
2B--Miko, Dinyar, Oleksa 2, Ryan, Atherton, Budash. 3B--McDermott. RBI--Miko, Dinyar, Roberts, Budash 2, Messina, Ryan, Atherton, McDermott. WP--Emerick. LP--Madden. SO--Madden 3, McCoy 2, Williamson 1, Jarvis 1, Emerick 6, Pfeil 6. BB--Emerick 2, Pfeil 1, Madden 3, Williamson 2, Jarvis 1.
Records: Martella's Pharmacy leads best-of-five series 1-0.
BCO rolls
Julian Masone had two doubles among his three hits and drove in two runs to help Blair County Oil top Honey Baked Ham, 9-5, in a Greater Altoona City League game at Juniata.
Kevin Lehner had three hits and drove in four runs for Honey Baked Ham.
HONEY BAKED HAM (5): Evans ss 411, H. Rossman c 411, Simpson 1b 310, Lehner rf 403, Stoner cf 411, McCabe lf 402, Hanzir 3b 300, G. Rossman 2b 302, Taylor p 200, McCahan p 000, D. Georgiana c 111. Totals -- 32-5-11.
BLAIR COUNTY OIL (9): Harbaugh cf 201, Duppstadt lf 311, Scarton ss 400, Spitz dh 412, Klausman 2b 411, Gochnaur 3b 311, Masone c 323, Casalvieri 1b 321, Smith p 210, Davis rf 000. Totals -- 28-9-10.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Honey Baked Ham 300 000 2--5 11 3
Blair County Oil 000 135 X--9 10 2
2B--Masone 2, Gochnaur. 3B--Duppstadt. RBI--Lehner 4, Harbaugh 2, Duppstadt 2, Scarton 2, Masone 2. WP--Smith. LP--. SO--Smith 5, Scarton 1, Taylor 2, McCahan 2. BB--Smith 1, McCahan 2, Hanzir 1.
Records: Honey Baked Ham (2-16); Blair County Oil (6-11).
Gloria Gates cruises
Gloria Gates Care scored in every inning during its 11-1 win over Sons & Daughters of Italy in the first game of the best-of-three George B. Kelley Federation semifinals at Mansion Park.
Eric McAllister homered and drove in four runs, and winning pitcher Connor Waite allowed just one run and struck out six in five innings.
Nolan Clawson and Bryce Lewis each had two hits for Sons & Daughters of Italy.
SONS & DAUGHTERS OF ITALY (1): Cavallo ss 300, Clawson p 202, Lewis c 202, Hoover 3b 200, Maseto p 200, Lobick rf 200, Swander 1b 200, Kline cf 111, Dutko 2b 200, Snyder lf 101. Totals -- 19-1-6.
GLORIA GATES CARE (11): B. Pike 3b 131, Beagle dh 101, Kraft dh 211, Waite p 211, McAllister ss 311, C. Pike cf 300, McConnell rf 201, Keith c 301, Holzer 1b 211, Baer lf 110, Starr pr 010, Hileman 2b 110, Paladini 2b 110, Coon cr 000. Totals -- 22-11-8.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Sons & Daughters 000 01X X-- 1 6 3
Gloria Gates Care 121 25X X--11 8 0
2B--Clawson, Keith, B. Pike. HR--McAllister. RBI--Snyder, McAllister 4, Waite 2, Kraft 2, B. Pike 2, McConnell. WP--Waite. LP--Clawson. SO--Waite 6, Clawson 2, Cavallo 1. BB--Waite 1, Clawson 3, Maseto 2, Cavallo 3.
Series: Gloria Gates Care leads 1-0.
Barton's edges Med
Jesse Georgiana had two hits and drove in three runs to lead Barton's Plumbing & Heating to a 4-2 win over Laurel Medical in the first game of a best-of-three Federation semifinal series at Mansion Park.
Lucas Farabaugh was the winning pitcher and struck out five. Jake Marasco also added two hits.
Nathan Phillips had two hits for Laurel Medical.
LAUREL MEDICAL (2): Morgan cf 311, Detrich c 400, Young p 410, Phillips ss 202, McConnell rf 201, Cicero 2b 200, E. Moser lf 300, Keefer 3b 300, Johnson dh 300. Totals -- 26-2-4.
BARTON'S PLUMBING & HEATING (4): Dixon 3b 211, Marasco ss 212, Farabaugh p 110, J. Georgiana 2b 302, Hofer 1b 300, Knorr lf 300, Burgmeier rf 301, Warmath dh 300, Bennett c 110, Walters c 100. Totals -- 22-4-6.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Laurel Medical 000 020 0--2 4 2
Barton's P&H 201 010 X--4 6 1
E--Moser 2, J. Georgiana. 2B--Phillips. RBI--Detrich, McConnell, J. Georgiana 3, Marasco. WP--Farabaugh. LP--Young. SO--Farabaugh 5, J. Georgiana 1, McConnell 2, Young 1. BB--Farabaugh 3, Young 2.
Series: Barton's leads series 1-0.
Civics triumphs
Xavier Farabaugh had three RBIs to lead Eldorado Civics to a 10-4 win over Bavarian Aid Society in an Altoona Teener Major League game at Seitz Field.
Xavier Farabaugh, Ari Holzer and Lucas Farabaugh each had two hits for Civics.
Alex Dively had two hits and two RBIs for Bavarian Aid Society.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Eldorado Civics 031 401 1--10 8 2
Bavarian Aid Society 100 000 3 -- 4 5 4
2B--Dively 2, Morris (BAS). RBI--Dively 2, Morris, Hendricks (BAS); X. Farabaugh 3, Lloyd 2, Hite (EC). Multiple hits--Dively 2 (BAS); Holzer 2, X. Farabaugh 2, L. Farabaugh 2 (EC). WP--Holzer. LP--Dively. SO--Holzer 7, Akins 4 (EC); Hendricks 4, Seymour 3, D. Collins 3, Dively 2 (BAS).
Records: Eldorado Civics (10-7); Bavarian Aid Society (13-6).
J&P triumphs
J&P Auto Mart downed McMullen Furniture, 13-2, in an Altoona Teener Minor League game at Seitz Field behind two hits and four RBIs from Adrian Gonsman.
Cam Pike and Marcello Bongiorno each had three hits for J&P.
J&P AUTO MART 13, McMULLEN FURNITURE 2: RBI--Gonsman 4, Romine 2, Wasobaugh 2, C. Pike, Wentz, Bongiorno, Roland (JP); Buell, Seymour (MF). Multiple hits--C. Pike 3, Bongiorno 3, Gonsman 2, Romine 2 (JP). WP--Bongiorno. LP--Kagarise. SO--McDowell 5, Bongiorno 4, Kagarise 1 (MF).
Records: J&P Auto Mart (7-4); McMullen Furniture (0-11).
CM beats Furrer
Winning pitcher Grant Wharton had two hits and two RBIs, and Eli Brown drove in three runs to lead Cumming Motors to an 8-5 win over Furrer Beverage in an Altoona Teener Minor League game at Seitz Field.
Chase Robley added two hits for Cumming.
CUMMING MOTORS 8, FURRER BEVERAGE 5: RBI--Parker (FB); Brown 3, Wharton 2, Koski (CM). Multiple hits--Robley 2, Wharton 2 (CM); Parker 3 (FB). WP--Pardee. LP--Caiden. SO--Pardee 6, Wharton 4 (CM); Caiden 3, Logan 3 (FB).
Records: Cumming Motors (7-4); Furrer Beverage (6-5-1).