The District 2 Major Division Little League All-Star Tournament opened Monday. Results showed:
ä Sharpsville 6, Reynolds 5 — At Sharpsville, Anthony DelFratte and Corey Stough slammed home runs, and Sharpsville pitchers Logan Eckles and Morgan Titus survived Reynolds’ rally. Reynolds led 5-3 entering the home half of the 5th frame, when Sharpsville surged to a go-ahead 3-spot.
Reynolds had the tying and go-ahead runs on base in the 6th, before Titus, in relief of Eckles, got the final out for the save. Eckles ended by fanning 4 in 5ì innings. Also for Sharpsville, DelFratte singled twice, Eckles and Titus drilled doubles, and Chris Enos, Eckles, Mitchell Fyffe, Tyler Lawler and Brad Calleja stroked singles.
For Reynolds, Nicholas Fuchs fashioned a complete-game pitching performance, fanning 4 and not yielding a walk, while Jacob Leipheimer lent 2 hits and Garrett Ammann, Jacob Reimold, Nick Pacifico and Adam Ballish one apiece.
ä Greenville 7, Mercer 4 — Greenville broke up a scoreless stalemate via a 2-run 3rd, then adding singletons in the 4th and 5th frames. Mercer mustered a game-tying 4-run 5th, before Greenville garnered a game-winning 3-run 6th stanza.
Winning pitcher Alex Gentile fanned 4 in 1ì innings of scoreless, 1-hit relief. He also hammered a homer to highlight Greenville’s 6th inning. Also, Lou Emmett ended with a 3-for-3 plate performance that included a double, and Andy Jones joined him with a two-bagger. Josh Johnson jolted 3 hits and Colin Yake, Gage Gladysz, Nick Black and Cody Nellis notched hits.
For Mercer, Isaac Adams’ 2 hits, Trenton Fowler’s triple, and base hits by Ike Williams, Nate Guiler and Trenton Fowler, Nate Cameron collected hits,
Guiler got into the 5th frame, but was tagged with the mound loss.
ä West Middlesex 18,Grove City 1 (4 inn.) — At Grove City, Trey Staunch slammed 2 homers, and Brandon Dick, Mike Gladysz, Riley Atterholt and Andrew Long lent round-trippers.
Staunch struck out 11 in 4 frames of 1-hit pitching for the win. Also, Staunch, Chaz Burger and Long launched doubles, Long and Burger banged 2 singles, and Gladysz and Chris Mulkerin one each.
Jesse Hodge hammered a homer for Grove City, while he Chet Simoni and Noah Hazy took turns on the mound. Simoni fanned 4.
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REVISED SCHEDULE
The 12-Under tourney schedule listed in Monday’s Herald has been revised to the following (all games start 6 p.m., except home games at Hermitage and West Middlesex, which start at 8):
Today
Greenville at Hermitage; Mercer at Reynolds
Wednesday
Sharpsville at Greenville, Hermitage at Mercer, Grove City at Lakeview, West Middlesex at Farrell
Thursday
Reynolds at Greenville, Sharpsville at Hermitage
Friday
Mercer at Sharpsville, Hermitage at Reynolds, Lakeview at West Middlesex, Farrell at Grove City.
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Four area baseball teams were in action on Friday in the District 10 semifinals as the squads battled to compete for District 10 championships on Monday.
West Middlesex rolled past error-prone Linesville, 8-0, in Class A action at Slippery Rock University’s Jack Critchfield Park.
In Class AA, both Sharon and Sharpsville suffered 2-1 losses. The Tigers fell to Saegertown at Ainsworth Field in Erie while the Blue Devils lost to Titusville at SRU.
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Led by West Middlesex High sprinter Clay Allen, many Mercer Countians are seeded at or near the top of their respective events for the annual 2-day marathon at Shippensburg University, which commences 9 a.m. Friday. It will continue beginning 9 a.m. Saturday. -
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