Johnston Realty exits AAABA tourney with defeat

Aug 12, 2023

Aug 3, 2023

JOHNSTOWN — Johnston Realty finished its run in the All-American Amateur Baseball Association Tournament at Westmont Hilltop on Wednesday, falling to the New York City Bonnie Rams, 8-5.

Johnston (0-3) trailed 5-0 going into the top of the sixth inning when it scored five runs to tie the game up. However, New York scored a run in each of the next three innings to seal the victory.

Connor Blough had two hits and scored a run for Johnston, which also got solo RBI efforts from Nick Negola and Ethan Hileman.

Michael Turiano struck out nine in getting the loss.

JOHNSTON REALTY (5): Eberhart lf 501, Turiano p-3b 510, Blough 2b 512, Guyer c 501, Negola cf 411, Dombrosky 3b 501, Kratzer 1b-p 410, Hileman rf 311, McCabe rf 000, Kuhns ss 400. Totals — 40-5-7.

NEW YORK CITY (8): Sanchez 3b 401, Ardito 1b 401, Freeman ss 210, Del Orbe rf 412, Laino 2b 311, Calderon cf 412, Bueno c 400, Cooks lf 310, Cardoze dh 131. Totals — 29-8-8.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Johnston 000 005 000 — 5 7 2

New York 001 311 11X — 8 8 7

2B–Guyer, Eberhart, Calderon, Ardito, Sanchez, Del Orbe. RBI–Negola, Hileman, Sanchez, Calderon 2, Cardoze 2. WP–Uhler. LP–Turiano. SO–Turiano 9, Kratzer 1, Uhler 6, Rodriguez 1. BB–Turiano 5, Kratzer 2, Uhler 1, Urena 1.

Records: Johnston Realty (0-3)

Minor playoffs

Home Instead took a 1-0 lead in the Altoona Teener Minor League championship series Wednesday night, thanks to a 20-7 win in five innings over Cumming Motors at Seitz Field.

A win tonight for Home Instead will give the team the title in the best-of-3 series.

Home Instead, which led 9-2 after two innings, got two hits and three RBIs from Conner Waite to go with two hits each from Adam Loucks and Nate Phillips. Winning pitcher Noah Stump also drove in two runs.

Cumming got two hits each from Nick Dunmire and Cody Clapper and two RBIs from Ethan Donlan.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Home Instead 633 71X X — 20 12

Cumming Motors 110 41X X — 7 7

2B–Loucks (HI). Multiple hits–Loucks 2, Waite 2, Phillips 2 (HI), Clapper 2, Dunmire 2 (CM). Multiple RBIs–Stump 2, Waite 3 (HI), Donlan 2 (CM). WP–Stump. LP–Goodson. SO–Stump 2, Phillips 2 (HI), Goodson 2, Frederick 1 (CM)

Records: Home leads best-of-3 series, 1-0

Major playoffs

Professionals Auto Body, trailing 6-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning Wednesday, scored three times for a 7-6 win over M&T Bank in the Altoona Teener Major League best-of-3 Finals at Seitz Field.

Game 2 is today at 5 p.m. back at Seitz.

Brady Steiner had three hits to go with two hits from Alex Strawmier for PAB. Teammate Caden Gibbons smacked a three-run homer while Aiden Diehl added two RBIs. Parker Crownover got the start and recorded 10 strikeouts. Steiner got the win in relief.

M&T got two hits and an RBI from Andrew Berkheimer to go with two RBIs from Jesse Miller.

SCORE BY INNINGS

M&T Bank 000 204 0 — 6 6 4

Professionals 013 000 3 — 7 9 2

2B–Belton, Miller (MT). HR–Gibbons (PAB). Multiple hits–Berkheimer 2 (MT), Steiner 3, Strawmier 2 (PAB). RBI–Berkheimer, Miller 2 (MT), Diehl 2, Gibbons 3, N. Hillard (PAB). WP–Steiner. LP–Stampley. SO–Crownover 10, Steiner 2 (PAB), Ferguson 6 (MT). BB–Crownover 3 (PAB), Ferguson 4, Stampley 2.

Records: PAB leads best-of-3 series, 1-0

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