Mounties moving on

Jun 6, 2023

PHILIPSBURG — The Philipsburg-Osceola baseball team advanced to the second round of the PIAA Class 3A playoffs Monday afternoon, thanks to a 4-3 win over Avonworth in eight innings.

Sam McDonald won it for the Mounties with an RBI single, his first hit of the game.

Paker Lamb had two hits for the Mounties, who trailed 3-2 going into the bottom of the seventh before tying the game up in the bottom of the frame. Gavin Emigh worked four innings in relief to get the win. The Mounties will play Punxsutawneyon Thursday in the quarterfinals.

AVONWORTH (3): Brooks cf 2000, Metz c 2100, Hanny cr 0000, Osborn 1b-2b 3121, Horwat dh-p-1b 5000, Barnes lf 4122, Blackson rf 3010, Sapolsky ss 4020, Crawford 2b-p 2000, Homol ph 1000, Scharding 3b 3000. Totals: 29-3-7-3.

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA (4): Gustkey c 4010, DeSimone cf 3111, Lamb ss 4120, Wildman 3b 3011, Ivicic pr 0000, Prestash p-lf 3010, Massung 1b 3000, Kephart pr 0000, Emigh rf-p 0000, Knepp dh 2000, Peterson dh 1100, Hahn lf-rf 4120, McDonald 2b 4011. Totals: 31-4-9-3.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Avonworth…………..000 010 20– 3 7 2

P-O…………………….. 001 001 11– 4 9 2

E–Sapolsky, Osborn. Prestash, Emigh. LOB–Avonworth 8, Philipsburg-Osceola 8. 2B–Blackson, Sapolsky. Hahn. HR–Barnes (1 on, 7th). SAC–Brooks. Wildman. SF–DeSimone. SB–Brooks. Peterson. HBP–Metz 2, Blackson, Crawford.

Pitching

Avonworth: Horwat–7 1/3 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 SO. Crawford–0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO.

Philipsburg-Osceola: Prestash–4+ IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO. Emigh–4 IP, 3 H 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO.

WP–Emigh (4-0). LP–Crawford.

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