Gavin Klock, Tri-Valley baseball

HEGINS — Gavin Klock and Stephen Minahan matched zeros for much of the afternoon in a tight pitcher’s duel.

Tri-Valley broke through in the third inning and made it stand, defeating North Schuylkill 3-0 in a Schuylkill League Division I baseball game Thursday at Edwin H. Ziegler Field.

Klock went the distance for the Dawgs, keeping the Spartans off the scoreboard while scattering four hits. He worked efficiently throughout, getting key outs and benefiting from solid defense behind him, including two double plays.

The game’s only runs came in the third. Tri-Valley capitalized on a North Schuylkill error to get on the board, then Jason Stewart delivered an RBI single and Braeden Doyle added a run-scoring groundout to make it 3-0.

Minahan was strong in the loss, allowing just six hits and three runs — all unearned — over six innings while working around four walks.

Jack Wehry, Stewart, Doyle, Klock, Peyton Schley and Jaxon Bruso each had a hit for Tri-Valley.

For North Schuylkill, Dylan Cairo led the way with two hits, while Landen Smith and Seth Hubler added one apiece.

Minahan and Rollenhagen; Klock and Troutman. W — Klock (1-1). L — Minahan (1-2).

HITS: North Schuylkill — Smith, Hubler, Cairo 2. Tri-Valley — Wehry, Stewart, Doyle, Klock, Schley, Bruso.

2B — Cairo, Wehry.

Marian 7, Williams Valley 6

TOWER CITY — Alex Diaz and Jimmy Cannon helped Marian rally past Williams Valley in a Division II matchup.

Diaz drove in two runs in the decisive seventh inning, while Cannon added two hits as the Colts erased an early deficit. Marian finished with nine hits, with contributions throughout the lineup including RBIs from Diaz, Jonathan Derr, Chase Grier and Cole Defrancisco.

Williams Valley jumped out early with five runs over the first two innings, highlighted by a triple from Fletcher Thompson and steady production from John Rautzahn and Thompson, who each had two hits.

Marian answered late, pushing four runs across in the seventh to take the lead. Danny Lemus earned the win in relief, tossing five strong innings, while Williams Valley threatened in the final frame but came up just short.

Jordan, Lemus (3) and catcher; Bowser, Green (6) and Thompson. W — Lemus (1-1). L — Green (0-1).

HITS: Marian — Bauder, Bednarek, Cannon 2, Derr, Lemus, Diaz, Grier, Defrancisco. Williams Valley — Thompson 2, Rautzahn 2, Trawitz, Berger.

2B — Diaz, Defrancisco, Rautzahn. 3B — Thompson.

Pottsville 7, Tamaqua 1

POTTSVILLE — Brody Hess locked things down in relief and helped Pottsville pull away late from Tamaqua in a Division I matchup.

Hess struck out six over 3.1 hitless innings to earn the win, while Andrew Allen and Brody Eroh each delivered key RBIs as part of a six-run sixth inning that broke the game open. Landon Trout set the tone early, striking out eight over 3.2 innings while allowing just one run.

The Blue Raiders took an early lead in the second on an RBI single by Mason Evans before Pottsville evened things up in the third. The Crimson Tide then capitalized on walks and timely contact in the sixth to create separation.

Allen, Hess and Eroh accounted for Pottsville’s three hits, while the Tide drew six walks. Tamaqua received hits from Gavin Edmonds, Brayden Witkowski, Quinn Coleman and Evans, and Jake Yenser struck out the side on nine pitches in an immaculate second inning.

Yenser, Kamant (6) and Witkowski; Trout, Hess (4) and Ciavarella. W — Hess (4-1). L — Yenser (1-3).

HITS: Tamaqua — Edmonds, Witkowski, Coleman, Evans. Pottsville — Eroh, Hess, Allen.

2B — Eroh.

Minersville 11, Mahanoy Area 3

MAHANOY CITY — Cam Rogers struck out 12 and went the distance to lead Minersville past Mahanoy Area in a Division II ballgame.

Rogers controlled the game on the mound, while Nolan Plesnarski drove in three runs to pace the offense. Garrett Sukeena, Jude Plesnarski and Jason Correll each added two hits as the Battlin’ Miners totaled nine hits and drew 12 walks.

The Golden Bears grabbed a short-lived lead in the third inning, but Minersville answered with a five-run fifth to regain control and never trailed again. The Miners tacked on additional runs late to extend the margin.

Derek Alvarado, Owen Ogrodnick, Mike Gambone and Colby Wagner each recorded a hit for Mahanoy Area, which finished with four hits.

C. Rogers and B. Rogers; Noraka, Zilker (5), Alvarado (7) and Gambone. W — C. Rogers (2-1). L — Noraka (0-4).

HITS: Minersville — Sukeena 2, N. Plesnarski, J. Plesnarski 2, Rizzardi, Correll 2, Ryan. Mahanoy Area — Ogrodnick, Alvarado, Gambone, Wagner.

2B — Correll.

Blue Mountain 13, Panther Valley 3, 

LANSFORD — Riley Sebastian and Evan Setlock lifted Blue Mountain past Panther Valley in a Division I matchup.

Sebastian finished with three hits, including a solo home run, while Setlock delivered the biggest swing with a grand slam as part of a 10-run fourth inning. Aiden Finn and Cohen Kirby each added multiple hits as the Eagles piled up 12 hits.

Blue Mountain scored in each of the first three innings before breaking the game open in the fourth, sending 10 runs across to take control. Josh Hoover also homered during the surge.

Sebastian earned the win on the mound, striking out six over three scoreless innings. Panther Valley was limited to three hits, with Danny Wehr, Kaden Koerbler and Derek Lazar accounting for them.

Sebastian, Pritiskutch (4), Kirby (5) and Amato; Breiner, Lazar (4), Shirer (5) and Koerbler. W — Sebastian (2-0). L — Breiner (0-2).

HITS: Blue Mountain — Sebastian 3, Finn 2, Kirby 2, Strause, Amato, Setlock, Hoover, Russo. Panther Valley — Wehr, Koerbler, Lazar.

2B — Finn. HR — Kirby, Setlock, Hoover, Sebastian.

Shenandoah Valley 18, Weatherly 1 (3 inn.)

WEATHERLY — Jostin Lajara and Chase McCole powered Shenandoah Valley past Weatherly in a Division II game.

Lajara finished 4-for-4, while McCole added three hits and Haden Kechula chipped in two as the Blue Devils piled up 15 hits. Shenandoah Valley broke things open early with a three-run first inning, then erupted for nine runs in the second to take full control.

The Blue Devils continued to add on in the third, plating six more runs to put the game out of reach in the shortened contest.

Kechula earned the win, allowing no hits over three innings, while Weatherly was held hitless.

Kechula and Jt. Lajara; Montz, Jacoby (2), Connors (3) and Suarez. W — Kechula (2-1). L — Montz (0-3).

HITS: Shenandoah Valley — McCole 3, Kechula 2, Jt. Lajara 4, Bench, Saba, Jw. Lajara, Christopher 2, Sinkus. Weatherly — none.

2B — McCole 2, Jt. Lajara.

Non-League Baseball

Schuylkill Valley 13, Pine Grove 11, 10 inn.

PINE GROVE — Wyatt Snyder and Wyatt Dixon each had two hits, but Pine Grove fell to Schuylkill Valley in a back-and-forth non-league game at Stump Stadium that stretched into extra innings.

Pine Grove jumped out early, scoring five runs in the first inning and adding two more in the second on Snyder’s two-run homer. The Cardinals built a six-run advantage before Schuylkill Valley began to chip away and eventually surged ahead with a six-run seventh inning.

The Cardinals answered to tie the game late and force extras, but Schuylkill Valley broke through again in the 10th inning to pull back in front.

Chase Nagle drove in three runs for Pine Grove, while Dane Hannevig reached base four times and Drew Snyder added two hits.

Kerh-Rossi, Miccicke (1), Gilmer (5), Huggard (8), Grim (10) and Goda; Hatter, Brown (3), Hannevig (9) and Dixon. W — Grim. L — Hannevig (0-1).

HITS: Schuylkill Valley — Huggard, Kehr-Rossi 2, Goda 4, Aletras 2, DeJesus, Miccicke 2, Gilmer, Grim 2. Pine Grove — Hannevig, Hatter, LeVan, Snyder 2, Nagle, Dixon 2.

2B — Aletras, Hannevig. HR — Snyder.