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Mustangs open up with big victory

PORTAGE — The Portage baseball team opened the 2024 season on Thursday with a 10-2 win over Purchase Line in high school play. The Mustangs, who scored six runs in the first inning, got two RBIs each from Jonah Irvin, Trae Kargo and Tony Lawrence. Teammates Easton Slanoc and Connor Binaut each had two hits and scored three runs. Starter Caleb Castel worked three innings and did not surrender a hit. He struck out three and walked four. He gave up a run but it was unearned. Binaut got the win in relief. PURCHASE LINE (2): Chambers cf 301, Sheredy ss-2b 300, Kordish p-ss 321, Byers ...

Curve to host Maverick’s Mission all-star game

The Altoona Curve announced on Friday the Maverick Baker Baseball All-Star Showcase will be played at Peoples Natural Gas Field on Saturday, June 22. The event will feature the region’s top junior and senior baseball players together for a nine-inning game. The game will consist of two teams comprised from various high schools throughout the region. The North will take on the South, with the teams to be independently selected by a private committee with the intention of selecting the best players in the area. First pitch is at 6 p.m. The showcase is organized by Maverick’s ...

2023 MIRROR BASEBALL ALL-STARS

FIRST TEAM Landon Hamer C So. Tyrone Notable: First-team Mountain League all-star. ... Hit team-best .423 for District 6 Class 3A runner-up Golden Eagles. ... Drove in 18 runs and had five doubles. Troy Misiura 1B Jr. Glendale Notable: Hit a team-high .395 for Glendale and was also the team’s top pitcher. ... Showcased some power with three home runs and six doubles for the Vikings. ... Honorable mention Mirror all-star last season. Easton Semelsberger 2B Jr. Penn Cambria Notable: Batted .365 and drove in 17 runs for Penn Cambria. ... Scored 20 runs and had seven extra-base ...

BEA continues mastery of Trojans

By CJ Gill For the Mirror UNIVERSITY PARK — It was a heartbreaking Saturday morning for the Mount Union baseball team. The Trojans squared off against Bald Eagle Area in the PIAA Class 2A championship in a battle of all District 6 teams. The Eagles (22-4) got the best of the Trojans, 11-0, in a game called after five innings due to the 10-run rule. BEA took down the Trojans (24-3) for the third time this season but winning the final at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park was in the most convincing fashion. “We had three shots at them, and all three times we lost to them,” ...

Bellefonte wins 4A title

UNIVERSITY PARK — Dominic Capparella went the distance, allowing just one run and six hits while striking out five, to lead Bellefonte to a PIAA Class 4A baseball title, 7-1 over Dallas, on Saturday at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Levi Purnell went 2-for-2 and drove in three runs, Trevor Johnson had two doubles and scored twice and Triston Heckman had two RBIs and scored twice for the Red Raiders, who capped off a 20-5 season. DALLAS (1): Adamski c 401, Paczewski ss 311, Peters rf 300, Geskey 3b 301, Nocito 2b 300, Rischawy lf 301, Healey 1b 200, Coyne ph 100, Zangardi dh 301, ...

C-K, Glendale closer to final destination

From Mirror reports Claysburg-Kimmel and Glendale will attempt to complete the final step in setting up an all-District 6 contest in the PIAA Class 1A softball championship game when they try to come out on top in their PIAA semifinal games on Monday. The Lady Bulldogs will take on WPIAL champion Union Area at Norwin High School in South Huntingdon at 2 p.m. Claysburg-Kimmel has already beaten the WPIAL No. 3 and No. 4 seeds on its path to the semifinals. C-K, the District 6 champion, was in the PIAA Class 2A semifinals a year ago but lost. Glendale, the District 6 third-place ...