A passed ball in the bottom of the seventh inning gave Penn State Beaver a 5-4 win over Penn College in the Penn State University Athletic Conference baseball playoffs on Friday.
The Wildcats (23-12, 14-6 PSUAC West) had tied the score in the top half of the seventh inning before the game-winning run scored with two outs and eliminated the Wildcats from the playoffs.
Senior Thomas Hughes had two hits for Penn College.
The Wildcats still have a possibility of continuing their season as they await the release of at-large bids from the United States Collegiate Athletic Association for its national tournament. Bids will be released early next week.
Mansfield freshman Anthony Renz homered and doubled in Game 2 of a doubleheader, but his team dropped both games to Kutztown, 5-0 in 10 innings and 7-5.
Mansfield falls to 13-34 overall and 5-17 in PSAC East play.
In girls lacrosse, Lewisburg's Hannah Gotoff scored four goals and the Green Dragons defeated Mifflinburg, 13-3.
In high school baseball, Hughesville's Scott Myers threw a complete-game five-hitter as the Spartans shut out Lewisburg, 7-0.
South Williamsport scored five first-inning runs and the Mounties defeated St. John Neumann, 8-1.
Sullivan County had just three hits in a 12-0 loss to Southern Columbia.
Montoursville scored three first-inning runs, but Milton had a pair of three-run innings in an 8-4 win over the Warriors.
In high school softball, Muncy scored in each of its five at-bats and defeated Bloomsburg, 14-4. Hannah Cole had four hits for the Indians (8-4, 6-3 HAC-III) and Crystal Good had three. Amanda Kustanbauter pitched all five innings and improved to 5-2.
In high school tennis, Williamsport defeated Central Columbia, 4-1, and set up a winner-take-all match with Jersey Shore on Wednesday at Loyalsock. The Millionaires and Bulldogs finished the HAC-I with 13-1 records and the winner on Wednesday will earn a district playoff spot.
Milton's Ryan Pace and Drew Pace each won three-set matches in singles and the Black Panthers beat Muncy, 5-0.
In college softball, Lock Haven's PSAC Tournament game against No. 2 Kutztown was moved to 3 p.m., today due to heavy winds yesterday.
In college track and field, Lock Haven's 1,600-meter men's relay team won the Penn Relays for the Bald Eagles first win at the event since 1993.
The Lock Haven team of Sean Harper, Steve Roberts, Christopher Jones and Nathan Sweeley finished in 3:16.25.
Tyler Thomas, a Jersey Shore graduate, finished ninth for the Bald Eagles in the shot put Eastern Division with a mark of 50-11.
Baseball
Hughesville 7, Lewisburg 0
Hughesville 200 000 5 - 7 7 1
Lewisburg 000 000 0 -?0 5 3
Scott Myers and Sones. Fisher and Girton. W - Myers (1-0). L - Fisher.
Top Hughesville hitters: Jesse Hulien 2-3, Tyler Mitcheltree 2-2, Levi McCarty 2B.
Record: Hughesville 8-2-1, 7-1 HAC-II.
South Williamsport 8, St. John Neumann 1
South500 003 0 - 8 8 0
St. John?Neumann010 000 0 - 1 4 2
Brandon Gantz and Kyle Eck. Cody Forsburg, Ryan Reid (4), Dout Hasko (7) and Reid, Hasko (4), Reid (7). W - Gantz. L - Forsburg (0-1).
Top South hitters: Alex Carpenter 2-3, Eck 2-3. Top Neumann hitters: Noah Beiter 2B, Connor Flynn 2B.
Records: St. John Neumann 4-8, 2-7 HAC-III. Next game: St. John?Neumann at Southern Columbia, Mon.
Southern Columbia 12, Sullivan County 1
Southern303 300 3 - 12 11 1
Sullivan001 000 0 - 1 3 3
Young, Cosnoski (7) and Hunter. Zach Meyer, Barry Heinrich (5) and Kelby Mullen. W - Young. L - Meyer (3-2).
Top Southern Columbia hitters: Peters 2-5, Young 2-5. Top Sullivan County hitters: Meyer 1-2, Colton Fry 1-1, Heinrich 1-3.
Record: Sullivan 7-5, 3-5 HAC-III. Next game: Sullivan County at South Williamsport, Mon.
Loyalsock 10,
Mount Carmel 0
Mount Carmel 000 00 - 0 1 1
Loyalsock 251 02 - 10 8 1
Przekop, Toczlowsky ?(2), Smarcanic (5) and Bettleyon. Zack Clark, J.P. Pawlikoski (5) and Bailey Young. W - Clark (2-1). L - Prezkop.
Top Loyalsock hitters: Kyle Datres 2-3, 3B, 2B, RBI, Clark 2 RBIs, Ethan Moore 2 RBIs.
Record: Loyalsock 11-1, 8-0 HAC-II. Next game: Loyalsock at Shamokin, Mon.
Milton 8, Montoursville 4
Montoursville 300 000 1 - 4 6 3
Milton 032 300 x - 8 7 2
Pierce Ranck, Jacob Jones (6) and Null. Wright and n/a. W - Null. L - Ranck.
Top Montoursville hitters: Ranck 2-4. Record: Montoursville 5-4, 5-4. Next game: Montoursville at Hughesville, today.
SOFTBALL
Muncy 14,
Bloomsburg 4
Bloomsburg 102 01 - 4 - 7 - 3
Muncy 423 32 14 -14 - 2
C. Adamachick, A. Ziller (2), C. Adamchik (5) and L. Rehm. Amanda Kustanbauter and Crystal Good. W - Kustanbauter (5-2). L - Adamachick.
Top Bloomsburg hitters: A. Ziller 3-3, 2B; V. Michael 2-3. Top Muncy hitters: Crystal Good 3-3, 2 2Bs; Hannah Cole 4-4; Caitlin Dauberman 2-3, 3 RBIs; Kustanbauter 2B, 2 RBIs.
Record: Muncy 8-4, 6-3 HAC-III.
College Baseball
PSU Beaver 5,
Penn College 4
Penn College200 010 1 - 4 7 1
PSU Beaver100 102 1 - 5 9 1
Harrison Myers, Zachary Yetter (5), Jarod Bull (6), Zachary Buterbaugh and Matthew King. Wagner, DelTurco (6) and Scott. W - DelTurco. L - Buterbaugh.
Top Penn College hitters: Thomas Hughes 2-3, Matthew King 2-3, Garrett Hornung 2B, Jared Johnson 3B.
Records: PSU Beaver 23-16, 17-3 PSU-AC, Penn College 23-12, 14-6.
Kutztown 5-7, Mansfield 0-5
GAME ONE
Kutztown 000 000 000 5 - 5-10-2
Mansfield 000 000 000 0 - 0-5-0
Dominick Ruscitti, Jason Henderson (10) and Matt Albaugh. Joe Candelmo, Joel Worthington (8), Jeremy Mapstone (10) and Conor Thompson. W - Ruscitti (6-2). L - Worthington (0-2).
Top Kutztown hitter: Shayne Houck HR. Top Mansfield hitter: Stephen Stopper 2B.
GAME TWO
Kutztown 102 310 0 - 7-14-1
Mansfield 201 010 1 - 5-9-1
Tim Neely J.R. Seader (5), Damon Valloreo (7) and Todd Rubendall. Andy Young and Conor Thompson. W - Neely (6-1). L - Young (4-6.).
Top Kutztown hitters: Kyle Stoudt 2B, Travis Kreitz 2B, HR. Top Mansfield hitters: Anthony Renz 2B, HR.
Records: Kutztown 30-14, 13-9 PSAC; Mansfield 13-34, 5-17.
boys tennis
Williamsport 4, Central Columbia 1
Singles
1, Kenan Rajjoub, W, def. Joe Todd 6-2, 6-0; 2, Lorenzo Ricci, W, def. Tristan Snyder 6-0, 6-1; 3, Nick Meale, W, def. Eric Fitzgerald 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles
1, Justin Smith/Daniel Ma, W, def. Austin Krum/Mike Maynard 6-4, 4-6, 10-8; 2, Mitch Diltz/Chris Brunozzi, CC, def. Tanner Ettinger/John McClain 6-1, 6-2.
Record: Williamsport 13-1, Next match: Williamsport vs. Jersey Shore, Wed., at Loyalsock.
Milton 5, Muncy 0
Singles
1, Ryan Pace, Mil, def. Brock Anderson 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 10-5; 2, Drew Pace, Mil def. Josh Garverick 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; 3, James Jones, Mil, def. Kenny Reynolds 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles
1, Reece Metzger/Alandean Elsayed, Mil, def. Scott Hoyler/Conner McLaughlin 6-2, 6-3; 2, Eddie Babakov/Josiah Dimmick, Mil, def. Josh Lloyd/Josh Stanley 6-3, 6-2.
Record: Milton 8-10
Girls Lacrosse
Lewisburg 13, Mifflinburg 3
Mifflinburg scorers: Dani Ard, Val Keister, Kiersten Dauberman. Lewisburg scorers: Hannah Gotoff (4 goals), Janis Harley (3 goals), Lisa Steinhubl (2 goals), Maggie Connolly (1 goal, 1 assist), Mikaela Morrow (1 goal), Ashley Bilger (1 assist), Jessica Penn (1 goal), Rachel Murphy (2 assists)
Goalies: Mifflinburg (Lydia Moore 9). Lewisburg (Claire Paulsen 6, Katie Armstrong 6).
West End
Newberry Lions 9, Henry's Barbeque 2
14-15 Division
Henry's 000 101 0 - 2 8 4
Newberry114 120 x - 9 6 2
Bradley Walker, Billy Doebler (3), Anthony Caruso (5) and Logan Hammaker, Evan Moore (5). Riley Thomas and Jed Chestnut. W - Thomas. L - Walker.
Top Henry's hitters: Walker 2-3, Terrell Scott 2-4. Top Newberry hitters: Austin Daldo 3B, Nikko Lohman 2-3.
