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Fielding miscues hurt Red Devils

WINDBER — The Central Cambria Red Devils made too many mistakes in the field against the top-seeded Richland Rams, falling 10-4 in the District 6 Class 3A quarterfinals at Windber Sports Complex on Monday. The Red Devils surrendered eight errors in the field, and the Rams took advantage of those run-scoring opportunities. Central Cambria competed well at the plate, but the hole was dug too deep to climb out of. “One thing that we did well was that we didn’t give up,” Central Cambria coach Dan Beyer stated. “Eight errors, pitchers threw well, and the hitters had good ...

College signing: Caden Gibbons — Pitt-Johnstown baseball

Name: Caden Gibbons High school: Penn Cambria Hometown: Cresson Sport: Baseball Position: Outfield College choice: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Other colleges considered: IUP and Delgado Why I picked UPJ: “I picked UPJ because it’s close to home and the program is ...

McAllister pitches AAHS baseball into title game

Many things factor into winning and losing a high school baseball game, but nothing might be more important than throwing strikes. Fortunately for Altoona, the Mountain Lions had a pitcher with elite control on the mound for Thursday’s District 6 Class 6A semifinal against State College ...

Bellwood-Antis baseball team’s late-season surge carries over to playoffs

BELLWOOD — Bellwood-Antis won four of its last five regular-season games, including three wins over Class 3A teams and another over a Class 5A squad to earn a home playoff game as the No. 4 seed in the District 6 Class 2A quarterfinals against fifth-seeded Moshannon Valley on Friday. The ...

Central Cambria baseball on to next round after victory over West Shamokin

RURAL VALLEY — Central Cambria entered the top of the sixth inning tied with West Shamokin in the first round of the District 6 Class 3A high school baseball playoffs, but the Red Devils broke through with a five-spot to take control in a 14-8 victory that pushed them into a quarterfinal ...

Pirates baseball pummel their way to round 2

PORTAGE –– The Williamsburg Blue Pirates baseball team fired on all cylinders against the Portage Mustangs to advance to the next round of the District 6 Class 1A playoffs with a huge 13-1 victory at Pete Haschak Memorial Field. Williamsburg collected 20 hits from its offense, including ...