Roundup: D12 Big Leaguers stay alive at regionals

The District 12 Big League champs remained alive in the regional tournament in Dover, Del., with a 6-0 win over the host team, Delaware District 1. Three pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout and Bobby Donato hit a first-inning solo home run to begin the scoring. Vince Molesky added a pair of hits and pitched two innings of scoreless relief.

District 12 kept its hopes alive Wednesday night by winning a pair of games. The Pennsylvania champions defeated Rhode Island, 11-8, and followed with a 13-0 win over New York.

District 12 held an 8-3 lead entering the seventh inning against Rhode Island before surrendering five runs. Colin Kelly put the brakes on Rhode Island's rally and in the bottom of the seventh inning, Vince Molesky hit a walk-off three-run home run for the margin of victory.

There was no need for drama in the second game against New York. District 12 scored six runs in the second inning and added six more in the sixth, following a single run in the fourth, for an easy shutout victory. Colin Kelly earned his second straight win, pitching five-plus innings. Bobby Donato was 4-for-4 and finished the two games 6-for-7, including combining for the cycle over the two games.

West End received solid pitching from Derek Umstead and gave relievers Cody Winder and Garrett Shnyder some breathing room with a three-run sixth inning on its way to a 7-1 win in the opening round of pool play at the Babe Ruth 15-year-old State Tournament in Milroy.

Umstead went five innings and allowed just two hits, while striking out five. Winder and Shnyder each pitched a scoreless inning.

Warrior Run took advantage of three Montgomery errors and defeated the District 12 champs, 6-2, in the first round of the Section 3 Junior Softball Tournament in Troy. Steph Shamburg threw a complete game for Warrior Run.

Big League baseball

Pennsylvania 6, Delaware 0

Delaware D-1 000 000 0 - 0 3 2

Pennsylvania 110 301 x - 6 7 1

Kacznarczyk, Mikula (5) and K. Hacker. Justin Cuozza, Vince Molesky (5), Gabe Noyalis (7) and Jared Mertes. Top Pennsylvania hitters: Bobby Donato HR (solo, 1st), Molesky 2-3.

Next: Pennsylvania vs. Delaware District 2, 6 p.m. tonight.

Pennsylvania 11,

Rhode Island 8

Rhode Island 000 102 5 - 8 10 1

Pennsylvania 150 200 3 - 11 18 1

Josh Okolowitz, Bobby Dicillo (3) and Anthony Coffrely. Vince Molesky, Noah Barrett (3), Nick Keener (6), Colin Kelly (7) and Jared Mertes. W - Kelly. L - Okolwitz.

Top Pennsylvania hitters: Kurt Wertz 2-3, Bobby Donato 2-3, HR (solo, 1st), Keener 3-4, Stephen Stopper 3-4, Molesky 2-2, HR, Barrett HR.

Pennsylvania 13,

New York 0

Pennsylvania 060 106 - 13 17 0

New York 000 000 - 0 4 1

Kelly, Kurt Wertz (6) and Brian Stopper. Hovanec and McCauley.

Top Pennsylvania hitters: Tony Gotschall 2-4, Bobby Donato 4-4, 2b, 3b, Nick Keener 2-4, Jon Taddeo 2-4, Vince Molesky 3-3. Top New York hitters: Marino 2-2, McCauley 2b.

age 15 Babe Ruth

West End 7,

Pennsbury AA 1

State tournament at Milroy Pool play

West End 011 013 1 - 7 11 1

Pennsbury 000 010 0 - 1 4 1

Derek Umstead, Cody Winder (6), Garrett Shnyder (7) and Josh Hewlett. Birkhead, Warren (6) and Pepin. W - Umstead. L - Birkhead.

Top West End hitters: Jeremy Rall 2-5, 2 runs, Zach Fuller 1-1, 2 RBI, Nick Cuozza 1-3, run, RBI.

Record: West End 1-0, Pennsbury 0-1. Next: West End vs. Springford, noon.

section 3 Junior Softball

Warrior Run 6, Montgomery 2

At Troy

Montgomery 000 100 1 - 2 7 3

Warrior Run 200 121 x - 6 5 2

Emily Shnyder and Kaitlyn Warzel. Steph Shamburg and Katy Swartz. W - Shamburg. L - Shnyder.

Top Montgomery hitters: Kaylie Harer 1-1, Courtney Wilk 2-3, 2 RBI, Rebecca Hite 2b, 2 runs. Top Warrior Run hitters: Gabby Shrawder 1-3, 2 runs, Shamburg 1-1, run, RBI. Next: Montgomery vs. Warrior Run/Troy loser Sat, 2 p.m.