HS Baseball Roundup: Stewart’s 4-hit day leads Tri-Valley; Minahan, Sullivan headline league wins
Jason Stewart, Tri-Valley baseball
PINE GROVE — Jason Stewart sparked the offense from the jump and Tri-Valley never let Pine Grove settle in.
Stewart led the charge going 4-for-4 at the plate as Tri-Valley rolled to an 11-3 win over Pine Grove in a Schuylkill League Division I baseball game Thursday at Stump Stadium.
The Dawgs struck for three runs in the first and kept adding on, building a 5-0 lead through two innings before pulling away with a four-run fifth.
Braeden Doyle added two hits and drove in runs as part of a balanced 10-hit attack. Owen Miller and Jack Wehry also chipped in multiple hits as Tri-Valley consistently found ways to score.
On the mound, Gavin Klock earned the win, working into the fourth while allowing three runs, before Doyle came on in relief to help close things out. Behind them, the Dawgs played solid defense and turned two double plays to keep the Cardinals from mounting a comeback.
Pine Grove managed five hits, with Wyatt Snyder collecting two and Brandon Gibson driving in a pair of runs, but couldn’t overcome defensive miscues in the loss.
| Teams | 123 | 456 | 7 | — | Runs | Hits | Errors |
| TV (14-4, 8-2) | 320 | 240 | 0 | — | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| PG (6-12, 4-6) | 000 | 300 | 0 | — | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Klock, Doyle (4) and Troutman; Brown, Miller (5) and Dixon. W — Klock (3-1). L — Brown (1-2).
HITS: Tri-Valley — Miller 2, Stewart 4, Doyle 2, Wehry 2. Pine Grove — Snyder 2, Umbenhauer, Frantz, Gibson.
2B — Doyle, Stewart, Miller, Frantz.
North Schuylkill 12, Tamaqua 3
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Aaron Brayford set the tone at the top of the lineup, collecting three hits as North Schuylkill pulled away from Tamaqua in a Division I game.
The Spartans broke things open early, plating five runs in the third inning to build separation. Chase Slotcavage and Landen Smith delivered key RBIs in the frame, helping North Schuylkill take firm control and keep the pressure on throughout.
Stephen Minahan handled the rest on the mound, striking out 12 over 5.2 innings while allowing just two hits and no earned runs. Mark Monahan added two hits at the plate, while Slotcavage and Hunter Rogers each drove in three runs in a balanced offensive effort.
Tamaqua managed just two hits, coming from Quinn Coleman and Luke Frohnheiser, who also drove in two runs.
| Teams | 123 | 456 | 7 | — | Runs | Hits | Errors |
| NS (11-5, 7-4) | 105 | 120 | 3 | — | 12 | 10 | 1 |
| Tam (3-14, 1-9) | 000 | 300 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Minahan, Groody (6) and Rollenhagen; Wargo, Rex (3), Frohnheiser (6) and Witkowski. W — Minahan (3-2). L — Wargo (0-1).
HITS: North Schuylkill — Brayford 3, Rogers, Slotcavage, Smith, Hubler, Monahan 2, Cairo. Tamaqua — Coleman, Frohnheiser.
2B — Slotcavage.
Nativity 9, Weatherly 0, (5 inn.)
WEATHERLY — Jorge Sullivan and a relentless Nativity lineup made quick work of Weatherly in a shortened Division II game.
Sullivan tossed a five-inning no-hitter as Nativity cruised, breaking things open with a five-run second inning and never looking back.
Stephen Karinch led the offensive charge with two hits and three RBIs, while Levi Frehafer also collected two hits in a 10-hit effort.
The Wreckers were held hitless and struggled to slow Nativity’s early surge.
| Teams | 123 | 45 | — | Runs | Hits | Errors | |
| Nat (5-13, 5-7) | 252 | 00 | — | 9 | 10 | 0 | |
| Wea (1-14, 0-12) | 000 | 00 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 |
