DUBOIS — DuBois Central took advantage of Cameron County miscues to score two runs in the first inning and went on to a 4-0 victory over the Red Raiders in their District 9 Class A quarterfinal round baseball playoff game on Wednesday.
“We had some throwing errors and a wild pitch,” said Cameron coach James Cooney, talking about DCC’s two runs in the opening frame. “In the fourth we had another throwing error and then in the sixth Garret Prosper hit an RBI double.”
The winning pitcher was Thomas Grecco who recorded nine strikeouts.
Cooney was pleased with the pitching effort turned in by Adam Shaffer, who allowed just one hit.
“Shaffer pitched a great game for us. We just left a lot of guys on base and made some mistakes in the field,” Cooney explained.
At the plate for the Red Raiders, Shaffer, Marcus Brown, Umble and Moore all had singles.
“It was an awesome experience for our team to go in and play on a turf field,” Cooney pointed out. “It was our first time in the playoffs since 2011, so it was a good end to a great year for us.”
DuBois Central moves on to the semifinals today, hosting Clarion-Limestone.
AT DUBOIS
R H E
Cameron Co. 000 000 0 0 4 3
DuBois CC 200 101 0 4 3 0
Adam Shaffer (4 SO, 3 BB), Ty Bauer (6) (1 SO), and Bryce Bauer
Thomas Grecco (9 SO, 5 BB), Justin Mikins (6) (2 SO), and Mikins
North Clarion 7, Elk Catholic 6
ST. MARYS — North Clarion pushed across four runs in the fifth inning to edge Elk Catholic in a late-inning slugfest that advanced the Wolves to the Class A semifinals and in turn eliminated the Crusaders.
ECC held a 1-0 lead after three innings, but the two teams combined for 12 runs over the game’s final four frames.
Matson Higgins and Logan Minich had two doubles each for North Clarion, while Korey Mills had a team-high two RBI.
Higgins also picked up the win on the mound for the Wolves, going 5 ⅓ innings and allowing five runs on eight hits and six walks.
North Clarion was up 7-3, but the Crusaders scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to make it a one-run game.
However, North Clarion’s Zander Hargenrader struck out the side in the seventh to pick up the save and end ECC’s season.
Hunter Cashmer was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, and Ryan Fritz added two runs on a single in the fourth to lead the Crusader offense.
North Clarion will travel to play Oswayo Valley this afternoon for a chance to advance to the Class A final.
AT ST. MARYS
R H E
N. Clarion 000 142 0 7 12 4
ECC 001 203 0 6 10 4
Matson Higgins (5 SO, 6 BB), Noah Meyers (6), Zander Hargenrader (7) (3 SO) and Hargenrader
Brady Schneider (4 SO, 1 BB), Will Uberti (5) (3 SO, 1 BB), Hunter Cashmer (7) and Brennen Klawuhn
