Published May 13, 2008 11:36 pm - ä Hickory 3, Meadville 2 — At Hermitage, the host Hornets (13-0, 17-0) captured the Region 4-AAA title in dramatic fashion.
Roundup: Hickory baseball team grabs Region 4-AAA title
Herald Staff reports
BASEBALL
ä Hickory 3, Meadville 2 — At Hermitage, the host Hornets (13-0, 17-0) captured the Region 4-AAA title in dramatic fashion.
With 1 out in the bottom of the 7th inning, Evan Anzio doubled, went to 3rd base on a passed ball, then scored on a single by Brian Szabo.
Anzio had 2 doubles, Lukas Gurrera doubled and singled, David Schafer ripped 2 singles and Garen Ream doubled. Tyler Armstrong went the distance for Hickory. He had 2 strikeouts, issued 1 walk and gave up 7 hits.
Ben Lomaster pitched 6 1/3 innings in the loss for the Bulldogs (10-3, 14-5). He fanned 9, walked 4 and allowed 8 hits. Dan Webster singled and doubled for Meadville.
Hickory will try to close out the regular season unbeaten today when the Hornets visit the Knights in Franklin.
ä Sharon 8, Kennedy Catholic 6 — At Johnny Pepe Field, Sharon, the host Tigers improved to 13-0 in Region 1 and 16-0 overall with a victory over the Golden Eagles.
Right-hander Cory Johnson earned the win in pitching 3 innings. He struck out 2, walked 4 and gave up 3 runs on 2 hits. Offensively for Sharon and skipper Bill Dorfi, Todd Rearick was 3-for-4, Dustin Norcross had a 2-run single, and Gary Revale and Zach Kepple added RBI-singles.
Jake Yatsko took the loss. He fanned 6 and gave up all 8 runs on 6 hits in 5 innings of mound duty. Dan D’Onofrio smacked a 2-run homer for KC, Yatsko doubled, while Nick Cianci collected a pair of singles.
The Tigers will try to close out the regular season undefeated today when they visit Reynolds in Transfer.
ä Reynolds 15, Sharpsville 10 — At South Py, the host Raiders advanced closer to a District 10 postseason berth by outslugging Sharpsville.
Reynolds (8-5, 8-7) was led by lefthanded-hitting Corey Augustine’s 6th home run of the season, a 3-run 3rd-inning blast. Augustine also added another hit.
Also for 2nd-year head coach Bob Foust’s Raiders, Tony D’Urso delivered a 3-for-5 plate performance, as did Josh Hassel, and Sam Fuchs and Luke Taylor both went 2-for-5. All 4 Raiders drilled doubles.