Waverly downs Dryden in Section IV playoffs.
By: The Review | Towanda Daily Review | May 18, 2016
2016 NTL and District 4 News
WAVERLY, N.Y. — Waverly used big innings in the first and fifth to down Dryden 8-2 in the first round of Section IV, Class B baseball action Tuesday.
The Wolverines jumped out early with three runs in the first inning. Dryden cut it to 3-2 after the top of the third, but Waverly notched another run in the bottom half of the inning to go up 4-2.
Then a 3-run fifth put the game away for the Wolverines.
Zach Vanhouten went 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI to lead Waverly while Peyton Miller was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI.
Mason Salsman, Brendyn Stillman, D.J. Meyers, Nate Bennett and Dylan Cooney also had hits.
Stillman, Meyers and Ethan McNaulty all scored while Meyers knocked in two runs. Bennett, McNaulty and Cooney also had RBIs.
Tyler Croft started and went the first four innings for the win, striking out three while allowing five hits, one walk and two runs, one of them earned.
Gavin Bennett pitched the fifth, striking out one with two walks.
Brady Roney finished the game, striking out four with one hit in two innings of work.
Jace McGraft was the losing pitcher, allowing eight hits, two walks and seven runs — five of them earned — in the first 4 2/3-innings of action. He struck out seven.
Jayson Wojcinski finished out with one strikeout, two hits and one earned run.
Devon Tyler had a double with an RBI for Dryden.
Sayre 4, Towanda 3
A Connor Hanafin single in the fifth inning scored Nate Sweet in the bottom of the fifth to propel Sayre to a non-league win in baseball action Tuesday.
Hanafin was 2-for-3 with a double and 2-RBI to lead Sayre while Matt Williams and Jordan Rockwell also had hits.
Sweet scored twice while Williams and Luke Cowder both scored once. Williams had an RBI as well.
Ryan Murrelle started and went the first four innings. He allowed three hits, three walks and three runs, two of them earned.
Williams finished out and got the win, striking out five while allowing two hits.
Lars Thomason led Towanda, going 2-for-4 with a run scored while Ryan Bartholomew, Luke Tama and Caleb Lines also had hits.
Shane Martin and Brayden Manchester each scored a run while Bartholomew, Manchester and Tama each had an RBI.
Martin and Thomason each had a stolen base.
Troy Pierce started for Towanda and gets the loss. He went 4 1/3-inning with two strikeouts, two walks, six hits and four runs, none of them earned.
Caleb Lines came in to finish out the game, striking out two.
Despite the loss Towanda coach Bill Sexton felt he got a good game from his hurlers.
"It's the best game he's thrown all year," Sexton said about Pierce. "He stayed in the strike zone and had a pretty consistent game until he ran out of gas. I'm very pleased with him."
He was also happy with Lines, who came in during a jam and got two outs in four pitches. He finished with 16 pitches in 1 2/3-innings of work.
Overall Sexton felt like his team battled.
"We were down 2-0, then took a lead we just couldn't keep it," he said. "I thought we played a pretty solid game for the entire six and a half innings."
Towanda will host Canton today with a later 5 p.m. start and then welcome Wyalusing in their season finale at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
Wellsboro 6, Northeast Bradford 3
A 5-run second inning pushed the Hornets to their fifth straight win in NTL baseball action Tuesday.
Dalton Prough was 2-for-4 with a double and 2-RBIs to lead the Hornets while Cam Tennis and Brent English both had doubles. Dawson Prough and Nick Tremper also had hits.
Joe Allen started and gets the win, going five scoreless innings on the mound. Dalton Prough and Dawson Prough finished up.
"Joe has another solid outing for us tonight," said Wellsboro coach Philip Prough. He was in control and allowed us to get a lead which gave us the chance to get some mound work for Dalton and Dawson. Our batting wasn't as crisp as it could have been. We were caught lunging on slower pitches.
"Baseball is a grind. Sometimes you can't over analyze your performance. You just have get through the grind of a game. Tonight was that kind of a night. The boys are playing steady, consistent baseball. We made some base-running outs tonight being aggressive, but I can accept that. Overall, I'm pleased with tonight and how we're playing."
Tyler Emick (2-for-4), Max Cooper (2-for-3) and Grant Allis (2-for-3) all had multiple hits for the Panthers while Nick Geiser also had a hit.
Nate Watkins started and earns the loss while Joby Leiser and Nate Chilson also saw action.
The Hornets host South Williamsport Thursday and then finish a suspended game against Coudersport Friday.
Athens 10, Wyalusing 0, 5 innings
Cody Jennings had a home run as the Wildcats picked up an NTL baseball win Tuesday.
Jennings was 2-for-3 with a run scored and 3-RBIs while Matt Collins (2-for-2) and Marc Felt (2-for-3) also had multiple base hits. Collins knocked in a run while Felt scored and had an RBI.
Joe Parshall had a triple with 3-RBIs while Luke Newman and Justin Reagan both notched doubles. Daniel Joyce also had a hit.
Gevin Stein scored four times with Ryan Kennedy, Joyce, Reagan and Nate Bradley also crossing home.
Collins earned the win, striking out three while allowing just one walk in the first four innings.
Felt pitched the final inning, striking out one while allowing one hit.
Eli Bennett and Jon Morrison had the two hits for Wyalusing.
Holdan Hitchcock started and went the first two innings, allowing four hits, four walks and four earned runs.
Scott Eberlin went the final 2 1/3-innings, striking out two while allowing six hits, four walks and six earned runs.
