In results from the Tyrone Area Youth Baseball Association on Wednesday, Ferguson’s Pest Control (2-1) scored a run in the bottom of the sixth inning to edge Elks (0-3) 7-6 in the early game, while Gardner’s Candies (2-1) dumped Rick Day Construction (2-1) in a high-scoring contest 19-12 to hand RDC their first loss of the early season.
May 18
Ferguson’s Pest Control 7 Elks 6
Elks tried hard to capture their initial conquest of the season, taking 2-1 and 6-4 leads, after Ferguson’s had opened the scoring to take a 1-0 advantage after two innings. FPC kept coming back however, finally pushing a run across in the bottom of the sixth, to avoid going into extra innings.
Jimmy Ferguson and Seth Barrett led the attack for the winners. Ferguson cracked out two hits including a double and scored twice, while Barrett tripled and singled and scored once. Joey Miller knocked in two runs for Ferguson’s with a two-run home run in the fourth inning. Derrick Emigh and Kaleb Chronister had two hits for Elks.
Derrick Emigh recorded two singles and scored twice for Elks. Andrew Warrender drove in a pair of runs.
Korry Cowher went the distance for Ferguson’s to pick up the win, striking out nine, while walking just one batter. Kaleb Chronister also pitched the entire game for Elks, striking out four and walking one to take the tough loss.
Score by innings
Elks 000 240 6-5-4.
FPC 010 321 7-8-5.
Individual stats
Elks – Derrick Emigh, ss, 3-2-2; Andrew Warrender, cf, 2-1-0; Kaleb Chronister, p, 3-0-2; Derek Dasher, 3b, 3-0-0; Jared Shaffer, 2b, 3-0-1; Justin Miller, 1b, 3-0-0; Josh Loose, lf-eh, 3-0-0; Jared Fuoss, rf, 1-0-0; Ryan Isenberg, c, 3-1-0; Casey Riddle, eh-lf, 2-1-0; Jeremy Cherry, rf, 1-1-0. TOTALS 27-6-5.
FPC – Korry Cowher, p, 4-0-1; Johnny Romano, cf, 2-0-0; Mark Roth, 2b, 3-1-0; Jesse Shaffer, 3b, 3-1-0; Jimmy Ferguson, ss, 3-2-2; Seth Barrett, c, 3-2-2; Tyler Glashauser, 1b, 3-0-1; Kirby Lawrence, lf, 1-0-1; John Friday, rf, 1-0-0; Joey Miller, lf, 2-1-1; Shawn Givler, rf, 2-1-0. TOTALS 27-7-8.
2B: FPC-Ferguson 1.
3B: FPC-Barrett 1.
HR: FPC-Jo. Miller 1.
RBI: Elks- Warrender 2, Emigh 1.
FPC-Jo. Miller 2, Glashauser 1, Ferguson 1.
SO: Elks-Chronister (6 inn.) 4.
PFC- Cowher (6 inn.) 9
BB: Elks-Chronister 1.
FPC- Cowher 1.
Gardner’s Candies 19 Rick Day Construction 12
Scoring was abundant in the late game, featuring 31 runs on 20 hits and 15 errors. Each team had a big inning with Gardner’s putting up 11 runs in the top of the second, and Rick Day coming back with eight tallies in the bottom of the fourth. When all the dust had cleared however, a dozen hits by Gardner’s couple with 12 errors by the Construction crew gave the Candymen the decision.
Robby Marlett led the winners with three hits, including a double and triple and two RBI. Justin Spanik added two hits and Spanik, Marlett and Corbin Nevling-Ray each scored three times.
Nick Patton had the first four-hit game of the season and drove in two runs for Rick Day and Richard Crabtree scored three runs.
Jordan Faretta pitched the first three innings to pick up the win for Gardner’s, striking out three and walking six.
Score by inning
GC 3(11)1 031 19-12-3.
RDC 120 801 12-8-12.
Individual stats
GC – Justin Spanik, cf, 5-3-2, Corbin Nevling-Ray, c, 5-3-0; Jordan Faretta, p-ss, 5-1-1; John Kimberling, 1b-p, 4-1-1; Robby Marlett, 2b-1b, 4-3-3; Tyler Osterhout, ss-3b-p-2b, 3-2-1; Jacob Belinda, 3b-p, 4-2-1; Derrick Fisher, lf-eh, 3-1-1; Timmy McElwain, rf, 2-1-0; Courtland Pannebaker, eh-lf, 4-2-1; Jacob Hatfield, rf, 1-0-1. TOTALS 40-19-12.
RDC – Matt Myers, cf, 3-2-1; Ricky day, 2b, 2-0-0; Jeremy Miller, ss-1b, 4-1-0; Ian Murray, c, 2-1-1; Drew Miller, 3b, 2-1-0; Richard Crabtree, p-ss, 1-3-1; Nick Romano, rf-lf, 2-1-1; Nick Patton, 1b-lf-eh, 4-1-4; Jared Woomer, lf-p, 3-1-0; Alfie Diehl, eh-2b, 2-0-0; Tyler Friday, rf, 1-1-0. TOTALS 26-12-8.
2B: GC-Marlett 1, Pannebaker 1, Faretta 1.
3B: GC-Marlett 1.
RBI: GC- Marlett 2, Belinda 1, Osterhout 1, Faretta 1.
RDC-Patton 2, Murray 2, Woomer 1, Crabtree 1, Friday 1.
SO: GC-Faretta (3 inn.) 3, Belinda (1 inn.) 0, Osterhout (1 inn.) 1, Kimberling (1 inn.) 2.
RDC- Crabtree (1 inn.) 2, Woomer (5 inn.) 2.
BB: GC- Faretta 6, Belinda 0, Osterhout 5, Kimberling 6.
RDC-Crabtree 3, Woomer 0.
Minor League
May 19
Hookies 17 Jean-Os 3
Score by innings
Hookies 265 4 17-2-0.
Jean-Os 003 0 3-3-1.
Hits
Hookies: Nick Wolfe (3B, HR, inside the park).
Jean-Os: Jordan Miller (1B, 1B), JoJo Steinbugal (2B)
Knights of Columbus 16 Cowfer’s Contracing 6
Score by innings
KOC 252 7 16-2-1.
CC 500 1 6-4-1.
Hits
KOC: Tristan Lingafelt (1B), Nathaniel Soellner (1B).
CC: Kolten Taylor (1B, 1B), Seth Welch (2B), Brent Fredrick (1B).
