HS Baseball: Southern Columbia builds early lead, tops Tri-Valley

Jason Stewart, Tri-Valley baseball

CATAWISSA — Southern Columbia did its damage early.

The Tigers got into the ball early and never looked back in a 7-2 non-league win over Tri-Valley on Friday.

Southern Columbia scored in each of the first three innings, building a 7-0 lead behind a balanced offensive attack and timely extra-base hits.

Ethan Makowski and Kole Myers keyed the surge with run-scoring triples, while Andrew Novak added an RBI single as Southern Columbia finished with 10 hits.

Tri-Valley got on the board late with a solo home run from Jason Stewart and an RBI single by Owen Miller, who also had two hits, but couldn’t overcome the early deficit.

Klock, Miller (4) and Troutman; Schley, Hopper, Myers (6), Novak (7) and Richard. W – Hooper. L – Klock (0-1).

Hits: Tri-Valley – Stewart, Doyle 2, Klock, Miller 2. Southern Columbia – Andrews 2, Hopper, Myers, Yost, Hockenbroch, Makowski 2, Novak, Richard.

2B – Andrews 2, Hockenbroch, Makowski. 3B – Makowski, Myers. HR – Stewart.