Sometimes, you just need one swing to change a baseball game around, whether that’s a key hit, key play or a key inning. The latter happened for Eldorado Civics Association Monday night in game one of its Altoona Teener League 15U Major Division Championship Series. Eldorado used a ...
Sheetz second baseman Jaxon Nordick forces out Dom Pyo of Eldorado Civics Association on an attempted double play in Game 1 of the Altoona Teener Major League finals Monday at Seitz Field. Read the story here. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
KIRKLAND, Wash. — The Johnstown-based West Suburban 14U softball team fell to 1-1 in the Little League Junior Softball World Series with a 2-0 loss to Foothill of Palo Cedro, Calif., on Monday. Foothill’s Kylie Kenyon was a one-person wrecking crew as she fired a complete-game five-hit shutout with no walks and also delivered a two-run first-inning home run for the only runs of the game. Cameron Mash, Camdyn Westover, Abigail Claar, Reese Pinizzotto and Irelyn Scott managed to get singles off of Kenyon, but West Suburban was not able to get a key hit. West Suburban will continue ...
Jesus Castillo’s walk-off single gave the Altoona Curve a 4-3 win over the Chesapeake Baysox Sunday night at PNG Field. A crowd of 3,785 was on hand to see Castillo’s bases-loaded heroics as he scored Titus Dumitru from third base. “He chased a pitch early and then was able to ...
CINCINNATI — Chase Burns won his 12th straight decision and Sal Stewart hit his 24th home run as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-2, on Sunday to take three of four in the series. Stewart tied Joey Votto for second-most homers by a Reds rookie. Votto hit 24 in 2008. Frank ...
Lilly Conrad Chiropractic swept its best-of-three semifinal series with Blair County Oil with a 10-4 victory Saturday at Vets Field in the Altoona Greater City Baseball League. Blair County Oil jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first inning, but Lilly pitcher Aiden Coleman closed the door the rest of the way. He finished giving up just six hits and no walks while striking out 15 in a complete-game victory. Lilly scored three runs in the top of the fifth and then exploded for seven runs in the top of the seventh to put the game away. Ryan Ickes led Lilly by going 3-for-3 and scoring ...
