SHENANDOAH — Nick Gurski’s two-run, walk-off home run to right-center in the seventh inning gave Shenandoah Valley a 5-3 victory over Tri-Valley on Tuesday in a Schuylkill League Division II-III crossover baseball game.
Clarence Grutza smacked a two-run homer in the first inning, and finished with three hits and two runs battled in. Josh Jacavage struck out seven in a complete game for the Devils.
Hunter Bordner hit an RBI single in the first for the Bulldogs, who got their other two runs on four of Shenandoah Valley’s five errors.
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Masser and Yoder; Jacavage and Urbanavage. W — Jacavage (2-1). L — Masser (1-4).
HITS: Tri-Valley — Schwalm, Bordner, Herb, Carado 2, Yoder. Shenandoah Valley — I. McCole 2, Krusinski, Gurski 2, Dombrowski, Grutza 3, Creasy.
3B — Gurski. HR — Gurski, Grutza.
Pine Grove 2
Annville-Cleona 1
PINE GROVE — Dylan Brown hit an RBI single in the eighth to send home the game-winning run as Pine Grove edged Annville-Cleona in a non-league contest.
Donald Legarht added two hits and an RBI, while Jacob Leininger struck out six and walked three to earn the win for the Cardinals.
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Gohn, Barr (8) and Long; Leininger and T. Levan. W — Leininger (1-0). L — Barr.
HITS: Annville-Cleona — Connor 2. Pine Grove — D’Agostino, L. Levan, Weinus 2, Smith, Legarht 2, Brown 2.
2B — L. Levan, Smith, Legarht. HR — Connor.
Blue Mountain 5
Jim Thorpe 0
JIM THORPE — Austin Krammes hit an RBI double in the second inning and scored two runs as Blue Mountain blanked Jim Thorpe in a Division I game.
Rob Oliver, Adam Hull and Troy Moyer combined to pitch a shutout victory for the Eagles.
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Oliver, Hull (4), Moyer (7) and Kyslinger; Porembo and Micciche, A. Joyce (6). W — Hull (3-0). L — Porembo (0-4).
HITS: Blue Mountain — Hull, Benner, Moyer, Kyslinger, Oliver, Krammes, Barton. Jim Thorpe — Steigerwalt, D. Joyce.
2B — Krammes.
Schuylkill Haven 4
Panther Valley 1
LANSFORD — Danny Blugis had two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored as Schuylkill Haven topped Panther Valley in Division II-III crossover contest.
Nick Behm’s RBI groundout in the sixth scored Blugis and gave the Hurricanes the lead for good.
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Schaeffer, Blugis (6) and Blugis, Saul (6); Vavra and Goida. W — Schaeffer (3-0). L — Vavra (1-4).
HITS: Schuylkill Haven — Fink, Blugis 2, Webb, Behm, Conage, Browne. Panther Valley — Hudicka 2, Blasko 2, Hutt.
Governor Mifflin 5
Pottsville 4
Earl Kochel led off the top of the sixth with a double and scored after two Pottsville errors as the Mustangs edged the Crimson Tide in a non-league game.
Ty Painter had two hits for Pottsville, while Travis Blankenhorn doubled.
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Mock, Pollock (5), Catchmark (7) and Kochel; Kalinich, Wapinsky (6) and Hinchliffe. W — Pollock. L — Kalinich (1-2).
HITS: Governor Mifflin — Weidner 2, Sczetkowski, Catchmark, Kochel 3, Wyrick, Kleinsmith. Pottsville — Blankenhorn, Painter 2, Jacoby, Nabholz.
2B — Kochel 2, Kleinsmith, Blankenhorn.
Tamaqua 3
Wyoming Area 1
EXETER — Owen Bates had three hits and an RBI, and Connor Hartung added another RBI as Tamaqua picked up a non-league win over Wyoming Area.
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Titus, Blaker (7) and Bates; Kaslavage, Vezza (4), Michaels (6), Webb (7) and Musto, Lee (7). W — Titus (1-0). L — Kaslavage.
HITS: Tamaqua — MacDonald, Bates 3, Rother, Hartung, Humes. Wyoming Area — Lopatka.
2B — Rother.
Marian 11
Northwest Area 0
SHICKSHINNY — Dante Salerno had three hits, including an RBI triple, as Marian used a six-run sixth inning to down Northwest Area in a non-league contest.
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Hinkle, Salerno (5) and Snerr; Hardiman and Ford. W — Hinkle (3-0). L — Hardiman.
HITS: Marian — Salerno 3, Snerr 2, Evitts 2, Inama, Keer, Maskornick, Nahas 2, DeAngelo, Hinkle. Northwest Area — Bonenburger, Ford.
2B — Salerno, Keer, Maskornick, Hinkle. 3B — Salerno.
Palmerton 2
Lehighton 1
PALMERTON — Lehighton picked up one run in the fifth inning but fell to Palmerton in non-league action.
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Niehoff and Scherer; Perschy and George. W — Perschy. L — Niehoff (1-3).
HITS: Lehighton — None reported. Palmerton — George 2, T. Sander, N. Sander, Rodrigues, Schwartz.
2B — George 2.
Shamokin 8
Mahanoy Area 4
COAL TOWNSHIP — Brian Miller went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, but Mahanoy Area fell to Shamokin courtesy of the Indians’ five-run third inning in a non-league game.
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Erbe, Middleton (4), Miller (5) and Fegley; Mirolli and catcher not reported. W — Mirolli. L — Erbe (0-1).
HITS: Mahanoy Area — Holman 2, Fegley, Miller 2, Richmond 2, Kimmel, Cavenas. Shamokin — Demsko, Campbell 2, Carpenter, Wolfe, Gerba 2.
2B — Carpenter. 3B — Campbell.