Jon Stroup went 5-for-5, scored four runs and drove in five runs to lead Tyrone to a 13-3 victory over Bishop Guilfoyle Academy in the first round of the Altoona Curve Classic at PNG Field on Thursday.

Wyatt Kustenbauder added three hits, and Brayden Parsons drove in two runs to help the Golden Eagles earn a semifinal matchup with Hollidaysburg at 3 p.m. today.

“We’re definitely doing better,” Tyrone coach Kevin Soellner said. “We have faced some really tough pitching in losses against Huntingdon and Bellefonte. We’re there, but we have to be better in the field. Sometimes we can’t throw it or catch it — other than that, we’re good. The bats are coming alive, and we’re getting better pitching.”

The Golden Eagles improved to 4-5 after beating Somerset on Wednesday.

“Our expectations going into the season were pretty high, but then to take some losses on the chin were pretty rough,” Soellner said. “We still believe, and I think we can still have a good season and get things going by the postseason.”

TYRONE (13): Parsons c 301, Stroup ss 545, Kustenbauder cf 513, C. McClure 1b 400, Hoover 1b 110, Oakes rf 300, Pierce rf 101, Zupon 3b 300, Starr 3b 200, Hunter dh 211, Wilson dh 000, Walk dh 100, B. McClure 2b 110, Frye 2b 120, Plummer lf 422. Totals — 36-13-13.

BISHOP GUILFOYLE (3): Chwatek p 311, Simanski ph 100, Georgiana 2b 300, Houaling ph 100, Cacciotti 3b 301, Knorr lf 210, Farabaugh ss 201, Marasco 2b 100, Lechner 1b 200, Kowalski rf 101, Hofer dh 301, Imler cf 311, Walters c 200, Gioiosa c 100. Totals — 28-3-6.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Tyrone 240 103 3–13 13 3

Bishop Guilfoyle 001 001 1– 3 6 5

E–Cacciotti 3, Farabaugh 2, Adams, Starr. 2B–Plummer, Imler. RBI–Simanski, Cacciotti, Kowalski, Stroup 5, Parsons 2, C. McClure, Hoover, Starr. WP–Adams. LP–Chwatek. SO–Chwatek 3, Imler 1, Adams 3. BB–Chwatek 2, Imler 3, Adams 1.

Records: Tyrone (4-5); Bishop Guilfoyle (0-5).