Marian collected only three hits in Friday’s Schuylkill League Division II-III crossover game with Nativity.
The Colts made each of them count.
Angelo Maskornick and Josh Inama had run-scoring hits in a five-run first inning and Dan Keer added an RBI double in the second as Marian downed Nativity 7-3 atop Lawton’s Hill.
The victory, Marian’s eighth straight, keeps the Colts (9-1, 8-0 D-III) unbeaten in league play and extends their division lead over second-place Panther Valley (4-6, 2-4 D-III) to five games.
After Mason Evitts was hit by a pitch to plate one run, Maskornick delivered a two-run single. Inama followed with an RBI single to give the Colts a 5-0 lead.
Marian added two more in the second, with Keer’s hit being the big blow. The Colts didn’t have a hit after the second inning.
The early lead was plenty of cushion for Joe Nahas, who scattered eight hitters in a complete-game effort, striking out six and walking one.
Nativity tallied its runs in the fifth, with Riley White’s RBI single being the big hit. White finished 3-for-3.
Mar (9-1, 8-0) 520 000 0 — 7 3 2
Nat (6-5, 3-4) 000 030 0 — 3 8 5
Nahas and Snerr; McGovern, Yordy (4) and Belding. W — Nahas (2-0). L — McGovern (2-2).
HITS: Marian — Keer, Maskornick, Inama. Nativity — Piccioni 2, Hunyara 2, Yordy, White 3.
2B — Keer.
Tamaqua 10
Tri-Valley 0
TAMAQUA — Brett Kosciolek was 3-for-3 with a double, home run, three runs scored and four RBIs as the Blue Raiders blanked the Dawgs in a five-inning non-league game.
Kosciolek hit a three-run homer in the first inning to get Tamaqua started. Owen Bates and Nate MacDonald each added two hits.
Bo Rottet tossed a one-hit shutout for the Raiders, striking out six and walking one. Tri-Valley’s only hit was a second-inning double by Hunter Herb.
Tri-Valley (6-6) 000 00 — 0 1 3
Tamaqua (6-4) 330 22 — 10 11 0
Masser, Lucas (5) and Yoder; Rottet and Rother. W — Rottet (1-2). L — Masser (1-3).
HITS: Tri-Valley — Herb. Tamaqua — MacDonald 2, Kosciolek 3, Bates 2, Rother, Hartung, Minchhoff, Barron.
2B — Herb, Kosciolek. HR — Kosciolek.
Minersville 11
Weatherly 1
WEATHERLY — Dave Pedron had two hits and drove in three runs to pace a 12-hit attack as the Miners clinched a District 11 Class AA playoff berth with a Division II-III crossover rout of the Wreckers.
Collin Hashin, Cody Bettinger and Zack Brown also had two hits for Minersville, which scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back.
Steele Fekette tossed a complete-game four-hitter, striking out nine and walking two. Brett Kelly’s RBI single produced Weatherly’s only run.
Min (10-2, 6-2) 501 200 3 — 11 12 0
Wea (0-8, 0-7) 001 000 0 — 1 4 8
Fekette and Bettinger; Mastroddi, Osifat (1) and Osifat, Knepper (2). W — Fekette (2-1). L — Mastroddi (0-2).
HITS: Minersville — Hashin 2, Leshko, Bettinger 2, Pedron 2, McBreen, Brown 2, Levonas, Nettles. Weatherly — Kelly, Mastroddi, Bizzare, Gillott.
2B — Leshko, Brown, Bettinger.
Schuylkill Haven 7
Schuylkill Valley 0
LEESPORT — Ethan Conage pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout to lead Schuylkill Haven to a non-league victory.
Ryan Fink sparked the Hurricanes’ offense by going 3-for-4 with one run scored.
Schuylkill Haven broke the game open with a five-run second inning.
Haven (13-1) 150 100 0 — 7 9 1
Sch. Val. (0-11) 000 000 0 — 0 3 1
Conage and Blugis; McGinley, Miller (6) and Bubel. W — Conage (5-1). L — McGinley.
HITS: Schuylkill Haven — Webb 2, Saul, Blugis, Fink 3, Bl. Moyer, Ulsh. Schuylkill Valley — D. Spatz, R. Spatz, Bubel.
2B — Webb. 3B — Bl. Moyer.
Hamburg 9
Jim Thorpe 3
HAMBURG — Jordan Youndt posted three hits and Bailey Berger hit a two-run double in Hamburg’s six-run fourth inning as the Hawks defeated Jim Thorpe in a non-league game.
Berger and Ryan Smith each had two hits for Hamburg while Charlie Cravotta doubled.
Jake Burkhardt had three hits and Alex Steigerwalt had two for Jim Thorpe.
JT (3-9) 200 100 0 — 3 9 3
Ham (12-5) 100 611 x — 9 11 1
Everitt, Joyce (5) and Micciche; Epting, Ja. Youndt (4), Adams (7) and Jo. Youndt. W — Ja. Youndt. L — Everitt (0-2).
HITS: Jim Thorpe — Carroll, Everitt, D. Pompa, Burkhardt 3, Porembo, Steigerwalt 2. Hamburg — Ja. Youndt, Jo. Youndt 3, Smith 2, Berger 2, Adams, Cravotta, Henne.
2B — Steigerwalt, Berger, Cravotta.
Camp Hill 13
Williams Valley 0
TOWER CITY — Williams Valley was limited to four singles as Camp Hill defeated the Vikings in a five-inning non-league game.
Kenny Ross, Zach Ulsh, Devin Rabuck and Scott Whitcomb each hit singles for the Vikings.
Andrew Freedenberg pitched five shutout innings and Corey Becker had four hits for Camp Hill.
CH (8-4) 481 00 — 13 13 1
WV (3-10) 000 00 — 0 4 3
Freedenberg and Remig; Shutt, Graff (2) and Whitcomb. W — Freedenberg. L — Shutt (1-1).
HITS: Camp Hill — Shuster, Hope, Leach, Remig, Freedenberg 3, Becker 4, Vallati, Massie. Williams Valley — Ross, Ulsh, De. Rabuck, Whitcomb.
2B — Hope.
Line Mountain 3
Upper Dauphin 0
ELIZABETHVILLE — Brady Michael tossed a no-hitter as the Eagles blanked the Trojans in a Tri-Valley League contest.
Michael faced just two batters over the minimum, issuing two walks while striking out two.
J.P. Lenker had four of Line Mountain’s 10 hits, knocking in two runs. Kellan Masser added a double and two singles, while Kenny Boyer had a double.
The loss is the third straight for Upper Dauphin.
LM (6-6, 4-3) 010 010 1 — 3 10 1
UD (8-5, 4-3) 000 000 0 — 0 0 1
W — Michael. L — Bordner (1-1).
HITS: Line Mountain — Lenker 4, Masser 3, Renn, Gaw, Boyer. Upper Dauphin — None.
2B — Masser, Boyer.
College Baseball
PSU-Schuylkill takes 2 from PSU-Hazleton
DRIFTON — Gaetano Visconti posted five hits in the doubleheader and pitched a five-inning complete game in the nightcap as Penn State Schuylkill swept Penn State Hazleton 9-1 and 19-4 in a Penn State University Athletic Conference twinbill.
Visconti doubled in each game and hit a triple in the second game.
Schuylkill gained four hits from winning pitcher Ryan Boyer in the first game. Billy Stokes hit two doubles and a home run and had four RBIs in the second game.
First game
S (14-9, 10-5) 200 311 2 — 9 15 0
Haz (7-8, 5-8) 000 001 0 — 1 5 5
Boyer and Roberts; Carrelli and Nigito. W — Boyer (3-3). L — Carrelli (0-1).
HITS: Penn State Schuylkill — Boyer 4, Visconti 3, Kreider, Starry 2, Perez 2, King 3. Penn State Hazleton — Karchner, Ryba 2, Nigito, Sharp.
2B — Visconti, Kreider, Starry, Perez 2, Ryba. HR — Starry.
Second game
Sch (15-9, 11-5) 640 09 — 19 15 7
Haz (7-9, 5-9) 000 40 — 4 5 3
Visconti and Wenrick; Karchner, Yeager (2), Baez (5) and Nigito. W — Visconti (4-0). L — Karchner (2-3).
HITS: Penn State Schuylkill — Visconti 2, Wenrick 2, Roberts 2, Kreiser 2, Stokes 3, Ney 3, Waizenegger. Penn State Hazleton — Griest 2, Ryba, Mott 2.
2B — Visconti, Wenrick, Stokes 2, Mott. 3B — Visconti. HR — Stokes.