HS Baseball Roundup: Clemas goes the distance as Blue Mountain pulls away; Halifax tops Williams Valley
Josh Hoover, Blue Mountain baseball
KUTZTOWN — Blue Mountain stayed patient early, then delivered a pair of big innings to take control on the road.
The Eagles pulled away for a 7-2 win over Kutztown in a non-league baseball game Saturday, using a balanced 10-hit attack and a steady outing from Ryan Clemas to secure the victory.
Blue Mountain struck first on a sacrifice fly from Brady Strause, but Kutztown answered and briefly grabbed the lead in the third.
The Eagles responded in the fourth, with Cohen Kirby delivering a two-run single and Josh Hoover adding an RBI to swing momentum. They added insurance in the sixth, continuing to pressure the Cougars with timely hitting and aggressive baserunning.
Kirby led the offense with two hits and three RBIs, while Strause, Aiden Finn and Frankie Russo each collected two hits. Finn added a double and swiped three bases, Hoover tripled, and Riley Sebastian worked key at-bats to help keep innings alive as Blue Mountain consistently found ways on base.
Clemas earned the win, going the distance while allowing just four hits and two unearned runs.
| Teams | 123 | 456 | 7 | — | Runs | Hits | Errors |
| BM (14-3) | 100 | 303 | 0 | — | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| Kutz (13-6) | 101 | 000 | 0 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Clemas and Sebastian; Walters, Yearick (5), Podlesney (6) and Knutsen. W — Clemas (3-0). L — Walters.
HITS: Blue Mountain — Sebastian, Finn 2, Kirby 2, Strause 2, Russo 2, Hoover. Kutztown — Kerecz, Ott, Podlesney.
2B — Finn. 3B — Hoover.
Halifax 5, Williams Valley 1
TOWER CITY — Eli Miller overpowered Williams Valley on the mound as Halifax controlled things from the start in a non-league game that resumed from continuation in the top of the fifth inning.
Miller struck out 10 and allowed just two hits over 6.2 innings, keeping the Vikings off balance all afternoon. Halifax jumped out early with a three-run first inning, capitalizing on miscues before adding insurance runs later to maintain control.
Williams Valley managed just two hits, coming from Gavin Deiter and Gavin Trawitz, with Trawitz driving in the lone run.
| Teams | 123 | 456 | 7 | — | Runs | Hits | Errors |
| Hal (15-1) | 300 | 002 | 0 | — | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| WV (10-7) | 100 | 000 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
