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JOHNSTOWN -- Johnstown Mainline Pharmacy will play for the AAABA National Tournament championship at 6 p.m. Saturday night at Sargent's Stadium at the Point.
Mainline downed Buffalo, 4-1, in the semifinals on Friday night at the Point and will now face New Orleans in the title game.
Dom Delio gave up just three hits and one run while striking out 10 in seven innings to earn the win, and Bryce Madden threw two scoreless innings -- despite loading the bases in the ninth -- to close out the victory.
Offensively, Altoona Area High School product Tanner Stroup went 1-for-3 with two RBIs for Mainline, now 5-0 in the tournament.
New Orleans advanced to the title game with a 6-3 victory over Maryland State at Sargent's Stadium earlier Friday.
Trailing 3-1, New Orleans (5-0) scored four runs in the top of the eighth. New Orleans' Everett Denny singled in two runs, Brody Smith forced home a run on a hit-by-pitch, and Rhett Centanni also drew a walk to force in a run. Robert Trey Turnage gave up just one hit and no runs over the last five innings to earn the win.
MAINLINE PHARMACY (4): Bro. Roberts ss 300, Stroup cf 301, Turner rf 300, Wingard 400, Miko lf 400 Hamer c 400, Dinyar 1b 311, Bry. Roberts 3b 311, Snowberger dh 120, Richardson 2b 201, Delio p 000, Madden p 000. Totals -- 30-4-4.
BUFFALO (1): Mazzara ss 311, Haynes lf 400, Bucello dh 201, Mucica 1b 200, Diamond 3b 400, Hy cf 300, Frey 100, Weber 300, Zacher rf 300, Onevelo c 301, Vanderlip 2b 300, Graczyk p 000, Falls p 000, Kelly p 000. Totals -- 31-1-3.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Mainline Pharmacy 002 000 020--4 4 1
Buffalo 100 000 000--1 3 1
E--Dinyar, Mazzara. 2B--Bry. Roberts. RBI--Stroup 2, Bro. Roberts, Turner, Bucello. WP--Delio. LP--Graczyk. SO--Delio 10, Madden 3, Graczyk 2, Falls 4, Kelly 2. BB--Delio 1, Madden 2, Graczyk 2, Falls 2, Kelly 1.
Records: Mainline Pharmacy (5-0); Buffalo (4-1).
Furrer dominates
Furrer Beverage pounded out 15 hits and rolled past McMullen Furniture, 17-2, in four innings in the Altoona Teener Minor League double-elimination playoffs at Seitz Field on Friday.
Furrer improved to 2-1 and will face Locker Room in an elimination game Saturday.
SCORE BY INNINGS
McMullen Furniture 101 0XX X-- 2 3 0
Furrer Beverage 926 XXX X--17 15 0
2B--Hunter H. 2, Colt G., Gavin K., Logan B. (FB). RBI--Claar 2 (MF); Colt G. 3, Logan B. 2, Parker H. 2, Hunter H. 2, Gavin K. 2, Caiden W. 2, Gunner S., Bentley W., Matt S. (FB). Multiple hits--Logan B. 3, Hunter H. 3, Gavin K. 2, Caiden W. 2, Colt G. 2 (FB). WP--Gunner S. LP--Seymour. SO--Gunner S. 2 (FB); Seymour 1 (MF).
Records: McMullen Furniture (0-2); Furrer Beverage (2-1).
Locker Room advances
Locker Room won by forfeit over KarPro on Friday and advanced in the Altoona Teener Minor double-elimination playoffs.
Locker Room is now 2-1 and will face Furrer Beverage on Saturday.
Records: KarPro (0-2); Locker Room (2-1).