CV edges Troy in walk-off; Towanda gives Sayre second straight loss.

Chris Lingle's walk-off single helped Cowanesque Valley edge Troy 3-2 in eight innings during NTL baseball action Wednesday.

The Indians' win coupled with Sayre's loss to Towanda gives CV a half-game lead in the NTL Division-II standings.

With two outs Lingle hit a single to right field scoring Christian Kemp to win it for the Indians in the bottom of the eighth.

Troy jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first but CV tied it at 1-1 in the fourth.

The Trojans went ahead in the top of the sixth on a Tyler Williams solo home run.

But CV survived in the seventh as a Corey Wells single scored Wynn Doan to send it to extra innings.

Kemp went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored for the Indians while Doan (2-for-3) scored and knocked in a run and Lingle (2-for-4) had an RBI.

Caleb Fitzwater and Wells also had hits. Fitzwater scored a run while Wells had an RBI.

Fitzwater struck out 12 in the start while allowing three hits, three walks, two runs, one earned on 101 pitches in 6 2/3-innings.

Jace Bieser went 2/3-innings, striking out one while allowing two hits on nine pitches.

Lingle finished up and scored the win, striking out two with one hit on 16 pitches in 2/3-innings of work.

Williams went 2-for-3 to lead Troy with a double to go with his home run. He had an RBI and scored both of Troy's runs.

Matt Labadie, Nate Martin, Kody Schucker and Mason Bellows also had hits while Clark Jackson had an RBI.

Bellows went 7 2/3-innings in the loss, striking out four while allowing eight hits, two walks and three earned runs on 88 pitches.

Towanda 11, Sayre 4

SAYRE — The Black Knights found their offense with a six run fifth inning to hand the Redskins their second straight league loss.

Before this week Sayre was undefeated in NTL games.

"I thought it was a good win for us," Towanda coach Bill Sexton said. "Sayre had been playing well up until they lost to Wellsboro."

Starting strong was key for Towanda.

"We jumped out early and got those runs in the first and second innings," explained Sexton.

Sayre rallied to knot it up at 3-all after the third but Towanda had a big inning late to pull away.

"When they came back on us we stuck on it," Sexton said. "In the big inning we had timely hits and there were a couple Sayre errors."

Earlier this year it was the big innings going against the Black Knights but they did the damage this time and without two starters.

"It was nice to have JV kids come off the bench, start tonight and play well," remarked Sexton. "They played good defense for us."

Lars Thomason had two hits, including a triple, with three RBI for Towanda while Ricky Smiley and Ryan Bartholomew had two hits each as well. Smiley added a run and an RBI.

Troy Pierce and Brett Crispell also had hits.

Keegan Kisner scored three runs, Skyler Allen and Crispell added two runs each while Caleb Lines and Preston Rogers also crossed home.

Tyler Bidlack, Pierce, Smiley and Crispell each knocked in a run.

Pierce started and went six innings for the win. He struck out two while allowing one walk, seven hits and four runs, three of them earned, to improve to 2-2 on the season.

"I was pleased with Troy Pierce tonight," said Sexton. "It was his second strong outing in a row."

Pierce was injured earlier in the season but now healthy he's won two straight games.

"He finally got himself into pitching shape," remarked Sexton. "His last start against Troy and tonight against Sayre have been real quality starts for us."

And Pierce did this with the back-up catcher Ryan Bartholomew behind the plate.

"(He) found out he was going to be our starting catcher tonight at 3 p.m. when we got on the bus," said Sexton. "He did a fine job catching the game for us."

Connor Hanafin had a home run for the Redskins while Nate Sweet and James Esposito both had doubles.

Jordan Rockwell and John Esposito each had two hits with Quinn Hanafin getting a hit. John Esposito scored while Jake Goodrich and Chris Ray each had an RBI.

James Esposito started and scored a no decision. He struck out four while allowing six hits, two walks and three runs, one of them earned, on 58 pitches in three innings.

Ryan Murrelle came on in relief and gets the loss. He went 1 2/3-innings with two strikeouts, two walks and four unearned runs on 38 pitches.

Connor Hanafin pitched one-third of an inning, striking out one while allowing one hit and two earned runs on just nine pitches.

Quinn Hanafin pitched but got no outs, allowing two walks, one hit and two earned runs on 12 pitches.

Jon Cron finished out, striking out one while allowing one walk on 25 pitches in two innings of work.

Towanda is at Wellsboro Monday.

Tioga 16, SVE 2

Tyler Whitmore was a single short of the cycle in the Tigers' IAC baseball win Wednesday.

The victory clinches the division title for the Tioga.

Whitmore was 3-for-5 with a home run, double and triple with four RBI and two runs scored.

Also for Tioga Mitchell Taylor was 4-for-5 with a double, triple, two runs and two RBI, Parker Hendershot was 3-for-3 with a double, triple, two RBI and four runs scored, Damon Rockwell was 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored, Nick Cotto was 2-for-3 with two runs, Pierce Hendershot was 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored and Justin Rockwell had a hit with a run scored.

Derrick Barto scored two runs while Gabe Martin knocked one in.

Pierce Hendershot got the complete game win.

North Penn-Mansfield 19, Williamson 1, 4 innings

The Tigers pounded out 23 hits in their NTL baseball win Wednesday.

Dylan Williamson was 4-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBI for NP-Mansfield while Joel Whitteker was 3-for-4 with two runs, JP Shaw was 3-for-5 with three runs, Kipp Hillson was 3-for-5 with four RBI and two runs, Brendan Hill was 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI, Carl Dinger was 2-for-3 with a run scored and five RBI, Dewey Wise was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, Dylan Wesneski was 2-for-2 with a run scored, Derrick Herbst had a hit with two runs and two RBI while Nathan Mahonski scored a run while getting an RBI.

Logan Adams went the full four innings for the win.

He struck out two while allowing four hits and one earned run on 45 pitches.

Hunter Sackett, Jared Stermer, Chase Austin and Brandon Enck all had hits for Williamson.

Hunter Sackett started and went 3 1/3-innings with one strikeout. He allowed 15 hits, one walk and 10 earned runs on 64 pitches.

Colin Heilbrun then came on and failed to record an out on 21 pitches. He allowed one walk, four hits and six runs, two of them earned.

Brock Sacett pitched one-third on an inning, allowing four hits, one walk and three unearned runs on 22 pitches.

Hayden Austin got the final out on a 4-pitch strikeout.

Waverly 6, Odessa-Montour Watkins Glen 1

The Wolverines used a four-run fifth inning to break a 1-1 tie and pick up the IAC Large School baseball win Wednesday.

The victory gives Waverly at least a share of the division title.

Brendyn Stillman was 2-for-2 with a double, triple, run scored and an RBI to lead Waverly while Dylan Cooney was 2-for-2 with two runs.

Bradey Roney had a hit with two runs while Zach VanHouten, Grant Caplan and Mike Shaffer also scored. Jason Morales added two RBI as well.

Eithan McEnulty started and went two innings, striking out three while allowing a walk on 26 pitches.

Tyler Croft went 3 1/3-innings to strikeout one while allowing three walks, four hits and one earned run on 47 pitches to get the win.

Stillman went the final 1 2/3-innings, striking out three while allowing one hit on 18 pitches.

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