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Martella’s Pharmacy 5 Roxberry Creamery 3
Steve Bills went 2-for-4 and scored a run, and Chris Rasky drove in a run and scored once as Martella’s Pharmacy defeated Roxberry Creamery at the Point.
Bobby Helman pitched six innings, allowing two hits and striking out six for the winners. Roxberry’s Ty Holderbaum drove in a pair of runs.
Martella’s Pharmacy 11 Highland Bulldogs 0 (5)
In the completion of a game that started on June 26, Martella’s Pharmacy defeated Highland Bulldogs in five innings.
Sam Watkins went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, one run and two RBIs. Jordan Kaufman went 2-for-4 with a run and one run batted in. Chris Rasky had two hits, two runs and drove in a run. Mike LeViseur went 3-for-3 with two runs and one run batted in. Mike Pelekanos went
2-for-2 with two RBIs and a run.
Evan Gazza went 3-for-3, including his 100th career hit, and scored a run while driving in two. Zack Boyd was the winner, allowing only two infield singles.
Renegades 3
Highland Bulldogs 1
Matt Gehret pitched a complete-game one-hitter, striking out 15 batters and walking one, as Berkley Hills Renegades defeated the Highland Bulldogs in an afternoon game at Point Stadium. Gehret didn’t allow an earned run.
John Fees and Sean McDonald each had two hits for the Renegades, who clinched a playoff spot with the victory.
Ethan Boyd had the Bulldogs’ lone hit.
Principle 6, Renegades 3
Principle Development’s Matt Donaldson went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and one batted in during a victory over the Berkley Hills Renegades in the final leg of a four-game set at the Point. Principle clinched a playoff spot and moved into third place.
Principle’s Andy Rubal went 2-for-3 and drove in a run. Matt Snyder struck out six while scattering nine hits. He overcame the Renegades’ three-run first inning. Berkley Hills had four of its nine hits in the frame.
Snyder struck out two batters with the bases loaded to end the threat.
Sean McDonald went 2-for-3 with two RBIs for the Renegades. Mike Kastelic went 2-for-4 with one run batted in.
Late Friday
Renegades 10
Martella’s 9 (9)
The Renegades scored the game-winning run in the top of the ninth on Dan Gray’s squeeze bunt in a victory over Martella’s Pharmacy in Friday’s late game at Point Stadium.
Dan Norris went 3-for-5 with a double, a homer, two runs and two RBIs. Drew Shaulis went 3-for-6 with three runs and one run batted in.
John Fees had two hits, a run and two RBIs. Ben Doak doubled and drove in a pair. Kyle Bowser had two hits and drove in a run.
Sam Watkins drove in two runs and Jordan Kaufman had two hits and two RBIs for Martella’s. Steve Bills had two hits and scored once.
Kyle Bowser picked up the win for the Renegades. Watkins took the loss on the mound for Martella’s, who stranded runners on the corners in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Principle Development 17 Highland Bulldogs 2
Principle Development broke open a close game with six runs in the sixth inning then exploded for 10 more in the top of the seventh in the late Friday game from Roxbury.
Matt Stahl blasted a grand slam in the seventh for Principle while Matt Donaldson hit a two-run home run in the sixth and had four RBIs.
Andy Rubal was 2-for-3 for Principle Development.
Winning pitcher Eric Nalisnick allowed just three hits, striking out six and walking three.
Local Sports
Local Baseball Briefs 7/12/2009
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Pirates pick up fourth straight victory
There were times earlier in his career when James McDonald would run into trouble and innings would slow to a crawl. Even worse, runners would disappear, and not in a good way.
Too much thinking. Not enough attacking. -
Sympathetic Pirates add to Cubs’ slide
Andrew McCutchen and the Pittsburgh Pirates can relate to what the Chicago Cubs are going through.
Perhaps more than anyone, they know what it feels like to be on an extended losing streak
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AAABA League will open after busy offseason
The AAABA League opens on Tuesday at Point Stadium with two new, but familiar managers, a new but familiar sponsor, an expanded interleague schedule and two new franchises committed to the 2013 season.
A lot of activity took place during the offseason, including the AAABA national committee’s vote to expand the age limit to 21 years old beginning in 2013. -
Richland's Lumley settles for pair of silver medals
Paige Lumley was on an emotional roller coaster and seeing silver on Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University.
The Richland senior had state record jumps twice during the triple jump competition, but ended up with a silver–medal leap of 40 feet,
1¾ inches.
Defending state champion, second-seeded junior Lanae Newsome of Brookville, won with a jump of 40-3½. -
Ridge’s Dull takes second with school-record time
Matt Dull finished his athletic career with his best on Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University.
The Chestnut Ridge senior ran a career-best time of 38.12 to finish second in the 300 hurdles final, also setting another school record. -
Hit batsman lifts Pirates over Cubs
Matt Hague was hit by a pitch from Rafael Dolis with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their 11th straight loss with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
Hague took a 96 mph fastball from Dolis (2-4) in the back near the shoulder blade, scoring Jose Tabata and eliciting an incredulous look to the sky by the Cubs reliever. -
Generals return to defeat Sting
It’s been a dramatic month for the Johnstown Generals.
There were two postponed games that left the immediate and long-term future of the franchise in serious doubt just two weeks ago. -
Greater Johnstown Speedway failed to win the support of fans
Back in the late 1950’s, the area stock car racing landscape was populated by a very strong and popular three-track weekend circuit, consisting of the Windber Stadium Speedway, Jennerstown Speedway and the Ebensburg Fairgrounds Speedway.
Thus, it came as a major surprise when the announcement was made that a new track, the Greater Johnstown Speedway, would be built and begin operation in 1958. -
Final PIAA track update - No gold for local athletes
Richland senior Paige Lumley broke the state triple jump record twice in the PIAA Class AA Track and Field Championships today, but it wasn't enough to earn a gold medal.
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PIAA track update - Central Cambria's Brandis earns medal
Central Cambria's Alyssa Brandis claimed the first local medal of this morning's action at the PIAA Track and Field Championshps.
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