Schuylkill Haven's Chase Yoder at shortstop (Photo by Eli Doyle).

Schuylkill Haven answers late, Mahanoy Area piles up runs; Tamaqua, Weatherly fall

KUTZTOWN — Schuylkill Haven built a cushion, then had to survive a late scare to finish it off.

The Hurricanes built an early lead and held off a late rally to defeat Kutztown 9-7 in eight innings during a non-league baseball game Monday on the road.

Schuylkill Haven broke things open with a five-run fourth inning, highlighted by a three-run triple from Chase Yoder, to take control.

Kutztown battled back to tie the game in the seventh, but Schuylkill Haven answered in the eighth with two runs to regain the lead.

Yoder led the Hurricanes with three RBIs, while Wyatt Gerber, Chase Maley and Bradyn Diehl each added a hit. Maley earned the win in relief.

Yoder, Terefencko (5), Maley (7) and Diehl; Walters, Kerecz (4), Podlesny (8) and Knutsen. W – Maley (1-0). L – Podlesney.

Hits: Schuylkill Haven – Gerber, Yoder, Maley, Diehl. Kutztown – Nolt, Bergstrom, Kerecz, Walters.

2B – Walters. 3B – Yoder.

Mahanoy Area 19
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 0

Rios, Price (7) and Gambone; Molick, Kline (5), Hunsinger (7), Zerbe (7) and Rogers. W – Rios (1-0). L – Molick.

Hits: Mahanoy Area – Ogrodnick, Kowalchick, Contreras, Gambone 3, Zilker 2, Alvarado 2, Wagner 3, Oviedo 2, Lynch. Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech – Koser, Sudol, Rogers, Boggs, Zerbe.

2B – Zilker 2, Wagner, Alvarado, Oviedo.

Pleasant Valley 7, Tamaqua 3

BRODHEADSVILLE — Pleasant Valley used a rally through the middle innings to pull away from Tamaqua in a non-league contest.

The Blue Raiders struck first in the opening inning, but the Bears answered in the third and broke the game open with three runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth.

Jake Yenser and Gavin Edmonds each collected two hits for Tamaqua, while Yenser and Logan Morgans drove in runs.

Yenser, Witkowski (5) and catcher; Smale, Smith (7) and Borger. W – Smale. L – Yenser (0-2).

Hits: Tamaqua – Montero, Yenser 2, Morgans, Edmonds 2, Shannon. Pleasant Valley – Loch, C. Borger, Bates, T. Borger, George, Goff 2, Smale.

2B – Edmonds, Loch.

Lincoln Leadership 8, Weatherly 6

ALLENTOWN — Lincoln Leadership scored three runs in the sixth inning to rally past Weatherly in a non-league matchup.

The Wreckers built a 6-5 lead in the top of the sixth before the Lions answered in the bottom half, highlighted by a two-run double to take control.

Jameson DeLauretis led Weatherly with two hits, while Jeremiah Donadi, DeLauretis and Bradlee Connors each recorded a hit.

Donadi, Connors (4), Montz (6) and Suarez; Fernandez, Beltre (4) and catcher. W – Beltre. L – Connors (0-1).

Hits: Weatherly – Donadi, DeLauetis 2, Connors. Lincoln Leadership – Polanco 2, Fernandez, Pujals, Hernandez 2, Colon 2, Gonzalez-Perez.

2B – Donadi, Gonzalez-Perez, Hernandez.