FLEETWOOD — Pottsville broke out of its offensive funk in impressive fashion Monday.
The Crimson Tide used home runs by Darion Jacoby, Eli Nabholz and Travis Blankenhorn to score 20 runs over a two-inning span and rally past Fleetwood 22-11 in a six-inning non-league game.
Pottsville had scored nine runs over its first three games that included losses to Reading and Muhlenberg.
The Crimson Tide trailed Fleetwood 5-2 after four innings Monday before erupting for 11 runs in the fifth inning and nine more in the sixth.
Nabholz’s homer was a two-run bomb in the fifth, while Jacoby launched a three-run shot in the sixth.
Blankenhorn’s solo homer came in the third inning. Ryan Kalinich and J.J. Spehrley each had three hits for Pottsville, while Ty Painter added three RBIs on two hits for Pottsville.
Pott (2-2) 001 1(11)9 — 22 17 2
Fleet (1-3) 221 0 6 0 — 11 14 1
E. Wapinsky, Kalinich (4), Hinchliffe (5), Blankenhorn (6) and Daubert; Spepansky, Hawkins (4), Koenig (5), Talarico (5), Raudenbush (5), Miller (6) and Adam. W — Hinchliffe (1-0). L — Koenig.
HITS: Pottsville — Blankenhorn 2, Painter 2, Jacoby 2, Nabholz, Hinchliffe 2, Daubert, E. Wapinsky, Kalinich 3, Spehrley 3. Fleetwood — Enge 2, Dewald, J. Wapinsky 2, Miller, Cruz 3, Adam, Calahan 2, Raudenbush 2.
2B — Blankenhorn, Painter, Daubert, Kalinich, J. Wapinsky. HR — Blankenhorn, Jacoby, Nabholz, J. Wapinsky.
Upper Dauphin 7
Williams Valley 4
TOWER CITY — Kaleb Hoch’s RBI single triggered a three-run eighth inning that lifted the Trojans past the Vikings in a non-league game.
Hoch finished 3-for-3 for Upper Dauphin, which led 4-2 in the sixth before Williams Valley’s Ryan Harris tied it with a two-run double.
Winning pitcher Aaron Cleveland quieted the Vikings over the final 2.1 innings, striking out four.
Zach Ulsh, Travis Martin and Andrew Underkoffler each had two hits for Williams Valley.
UDA (3-2) 010 102 03 — 7 10 0
WV (0-4) 002 002 00 — 4 9 7
Reigner, Z. Rebuck (5), Cleveland (7) and Bond; Ulsh, Zimmerman (6), Ross (8) and Whitcomb. W — Cleveland (1-1). L — Zimmerman (0-2).
HITS: Upper Dauphin — Miller, T. Dietrich, Wise, Bond, Cleveland 2, Snyder, Hoch 3-3. Williams Valley — Ulsh 2, Harris, Graff, Martin 2, Underkoffler 2, Maurer.
2B — Harris, Graff.
Minersville 10
Weatherly 0
MINERSVILLE — Dylan Stephen and Ryan Nettles combined on a three-hit shutout as the Miners improved to 5-0 with a non-league rout of the Wreckers.
Collin Hashin doubled and singled for Minersville to join Chris Leshko, Cody Bettinger, Dave Pedron and Tyler Hendricks with two hits each. Stephen struck out eight in five innings.
Brett Kelly had two hits for Weatherly, which was playing its first game of the season.
Weath (0-1) 000 000 — 0 3 5
Miners (5-0) 301 042 — 10 14 0
Figas, Kelly (5) and Hoffman; Stephen, Nettles (6) and Bettinger, Andruchek (6). W — Stephen (2-0). L — Figas (0-1).
HITS: Weatherly — Kelly 2, Buck. Minersville —Hashin 2, Leshko 2, Bettinger 2, Andruchek , Pedron 2, Hoffman, McBreen, Brown, Hendricks 2.
2B — Hashin.
Shenandoah Valley 11
CMVT 1
SHENANDOAH — Clarence Grutza recorded three hits and two RBIs, including a solo home run in the fourth inning, as the Blue Devils rolled past the Rams in a six-inning, non-league contest.
Derek Dombrowski had three RBIs on two hits, and Nick Krusinsky added an RBI single for Shenandoah Valley.
Ian McCole and Nick Gurski combined on a two-hitter to notch the Blue Devils’ first win of the season.
CMVT 010 000 — 1 2 4
SV (1-1) 200 306 — 11 12 3
Somsel, Cameron (6), Longenberger (6) and Heidler; I. McCole, Gurski (5) and Urbanavage. W — I. McCole (1-0). L — Somsel.
HITS: Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech — Musselman, Longenberger. Shenandoah Valley — Krusinsky 2, Jacavage, Gurski, Dombrowski 2, Koszyk, Grutza 3, Creasy, Joseph.
2B — Dombrowski. HR — Grutza.
Brandywine Heights 7
Pine Grove 6
TOPTON — Mark Weinus had three hits, including a three-run home run in the seventh inning, but the Cardinals fell to Brandywine Heights in a non-league game.
Tanner Levan added three hits and three RBIs for Pine Grove.
PG (1-3) 010 101 3 — 6 12 1
Brandy (3-1) 021 022 x — 7 11 1
Fick and T. Levan; Kunkel, Oulder (6) and B. Swire, Flicker (7). W — Kunkel. L — Fick (0-2).
HITS: Pine Grove — Smith, L. Levan, Boltz 2, Weinus 3, T. Levan 3, Wolfe 2. Brandywine Heights — Turner 2, Kristan 3, Lesher, B. Swire, Grant, D. Swire, Butz.
2B — Kristan 2, D. Swire. HR — Weinus.
Wyomissing 20
Nativity 14
Gino DiNicola was 4-for-5 with three runs scored and Marcus Renninger had four RBIs as the Hilltoppers dropped a wild, non-league game to the Spartans atop Lawton’s Hill.
The teams combined for 21 hits and 31 walks, with Wyomissing scoring 11 runs in the top of the sixth inning to take a 19-5 lead and Nativity answering with nine runs in the bottom of the frame to get back in it.
Wyo (2-2) 202 13(11) 1 — 20 10 2
Nat (1-2) 103 01 9 0 — 14 11 1
Eberhart, L. Nunez (3), Curran (6), Rodriguez (6), Bonino (6) and Carter; McGovern, White (4), Yordy (6), Piccioni (6), Yamahara (6), Dostick (7) and Winter, Belding (4). W — L. Nunez. L — White (0-2).
HITS: Wyomissing — Paolini 2, Bonino 2, N. Nunez, Carter 3, Urban, Westwood. Nativity — DiNicola 4, Yordy, McGovern, Renninger 2, White, Winter, Hunyara.
2B — Yordy. 3B — Paolini, Urban, Westwood.
Millersburg 2
Tri-Valley 0
HEGINS — Christian Wingard and Hunter Grexon combined on a four-hit shutout as the Indians blanked the Dawgs in a non-league game.
Hunter Herb doubled and Dawson Schwalm had a single and a stolen base for Tri-Valley.
Millersburg 110 000 0 — 2 5 0
TV (1-2) 000 000 0 — 0 4 2
Wingard, Grexon (4) and Shomper; Kimmel and Herb. W — Grexon. L — Kimmel (0-1).
HITS: Millersburg — Lehman 2, Burger, Coleman, Hoke. Tri-Valley — Schwalm, Herb, Masser, Love.
2B — Coleman, Herb.
Panther Valley 10
Lincoln Leadership 0
ALLENTOWN — Anthony Vavra struck out eight over four innings and picked up two RBIs on three hits to lead the Panthers to a non-league, shutout victory over Lincoln Leadership Academy.
Michael Hutt added two RBIs on two hits and Matt Hudicka recorded a double for Panther Valley.
Pan Valley (1-1) 015 22 — 10 10 0
LLA 000 00 — 0 1 2
Vavra, Hudicka (5) and Hutt; Morales, Siri (3), Gruloon (4), Lovara (5) and Gutierrez. W — Vavra (1-0). L — Morales.
HITS: Panther Valley — Micholik, Stanko, Goida, Hudicka 2, Vavra 3, Hutt 2. Lincoln Leadership Academy — Rosa.
2B — Hudicka.
Pius X 12
Marian 2
ROSETO — Cameron Kichline had three hits, including two doubles, as the Royals used a nine-run first inning en route to a five-inning win over the Colts in a non-league game.
Hunter Beck struck out six in a complete-game effort for Pius X.
Joe Nahas had an RBI for Marian.
Marian (1-1) 101 00 — 2 3 3
Pius X (1-1) 900 03 — 12 10 2
Maskornick, Keer, Salerno; Beck. W — Beck. L — Maskornick (0-1).
HITS: Marian — Not provided. Pius X — Kichline 3, Farina 3, Plante, Nittoli.
2B — Beck, Kichline 2.
Dieruff 12
Lehighton 3
ALLENTOWN — Hunter Greene finished with a double and one run scored, but Lehighton fell to Dieruff in a non-league contest.
Leh (0-2) 020 010 0 — 3 6 0
Dieruff 004 035 x — 12 9 0
Cordova and Scherer; Siebert and Ahoai. W — Siebert. L — Cordova (0-1).
LEADING HITTERS: Lehighton — Greene. Dieruff — Carrasco 3, Hernandez.
2B — Greene.
Hamburg 13
Harrisburg 3
HAMBURG — Ryan Smith, Nick Kuhn and Mike Procak each had three hits, including a double, as the Hawks won their third straight with a non-league rout of the Cougars.
Janson Youndt earned the pitching victory as Hamburg improved to 5-2.
College Baseball
Penn State Mont Alto
sweeps Schuylkill
MONT ALTO — Runs were tough to come by for the local Lions, who were defeated 5-0 and 7-3 in a Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference doubleheader.
Derek Coy tossed a two-hit shutout and struck out 10 in the opener for Mont Alto.
In the nightcap, Matt Roberts and Billy Stokes each had two hits for Schuylkill, which fell behind 6-1 after three innings and couldn’t recover.
Game 1
Sch (6-5, 2-1) 000 000 0 — 0 2 3
Mont Alto 102 002 x — 5 7 1
Boyer and Roberts, Merwine; Coy and Barnhart. W — Coy. L — Boyer.
HITS: Penn State Schuylkill — Visconti, Roberts. Penn State Mont Alto — Cline, Clark, Pagano, Maze, Barnhart 2, Griest.
2B — Barnhart.
Game 2
Sch (6-6, 2-2) 100 100 1 — 3 8 0
Mont Alto 123 010 x — 7 12 0
King, Kreider 5) and Roberts; Bryan and Furness. W — Bryan. L — King.
HITS: Penn State Schuylkill — Boyer, Kreider, Roberts 2, Kreiser, Stokes 2, Perez. Penn State Mont Alto — Cline, Torres, Pagano 2, Maze 2, Furness, Eberhardt, Griest, Baker 3.
2B — Boyer, Roberts, Griest, Baker. 3B — Kreider, Torres.