Young Township, the county’s lone Senior Legion team, started play in the Region 7 tournament after finishing third in the Westmoreland County League. The Renegades opened with a 6-1 win over Beech Creek at St. Michael on Saturday.
Blake Fairman picked up the win, pitching five innings, striking out five and walking two before suffering a finger injury when he was trying to lay down a bunt. Brady Yard finished with two scoreless innings.
Defensively, Young Township backed its pitchers with no errors and turned two double plays.
Dustin Coleman banged out two hits and drove in a run, and Fairman doubled for one of his two hits. Nate Kavulik smacked a pair of hits, including a double, and drove in a run. Braden Staats, Brandon Gaston and yard also each had a hit and an RBI.
Young Township followed with an 8-2 loss to Westmoreland champion Latrobe on Sunday. Brice Laurenti and Yard each stroked a pair of hits for Young Township, and Staats singled in both runs.
In Saturday’s other games, it was Claysburg 7, Latrobe 4; Yough 2, St. Michael 0; and Bedford 8, Philipsburg 7.
On Sunday, it was Beech Creek 15, Claysburg 3, Yough 11, Bedford 2; and Philipsburg 8, St. Michael 5.
The round-robin format continues with each team playing its third game today. No team is 2-0, six are 1-1 and one is 0-2. The semifinal and championship rounds are set for Tuesday.
Saturday’s Games
Young Township 6, Beech Creek 1
Claysburg 7, Latrobe 4
Yough 2, St. Micheal 0
Bedford 8, Philipsburg 7
Sunday’s Games
Beech Creek 15, Claysburg 3
Latrobe 8, Young Township 2
Yough 11, Bedford 2
Philipsburg 8, St. Michael 5
Monday’s Games
Latrobe vs. Beech Creek, noon
Philipsburg vs. Yough, 3 p.m.
Bedford vs. St. Michael, 6 p.m.
at Forest Hill High School
Claysburg vs. Young Township, 10 a.m.
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At the Youth Legion Western Regional in Punxsutawney Sunday, Penn Trafford (2-0) defeated Punxy S&T Bank, 12-1, in a five-inning mercy rule contest, which
eliminated Punxsy from state tournament contention because Monroeville and Penns Trafford are both 2-0 in that pool, while Punxsy and Oil City are both 0-2
The schedule for today:
Pool B
10 AM
Millcreek (1-1) vs Connellsville (2-0)
A) Winner will qualify for regional championship.
B) If Connellsville wins, Marion Center still has hope of qualifying for the state tournament this weekend.
4 PM
Conneaut (1-1) vs Marion Center (0-2)
A) If Marion Center wins and Millcreek loses, there would be three 1-2 teams in Pool B. Those teams would be Marion Center, Conneaut, and Millcreek, and if Marion Center plays a low-scoring game, it will likely win the second tiebreaker for fewest runs allowed. However, if Millcreek defeats Connellsville, they both would be 2-1 and Millcreek would play for title game. In this case, the Marion Center game would be meaningless.
POOL A is more clear cut
1 PM
Penn Trafford plays Monroeville. Both are 2-0.
Winner advances to title game and loser plays for third place
7 PM
Oil City vs Punxsy
Both teams are 0-2 and out of contention.
