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West End 13s win district championship

In the District 8 championship game at Logue Field on Sunday afternoon, the West End 13-year-olds won another district title as it downed Mifflin County, 13-3 in five innings.

West End jumped out to a 6-0 first-inning lead and extended that to an eight-run advantage with runs in the second and third innings. West End scored at least one run in every inning and during the tournament scored a run in 15 of 17 innings.

Grant Bachman earned the win, pitching three strong innings and went 2 for 3 with two runs.

James Batkowski scored three times and Eli Eberhart added two hits and two runs for West End, which takes on the District 1 runner-up in sectionals at Franklin Park on Wednesday.

Babe Ruth

13-year-olds

West End 13,

Mifflin County 3

Mifflin County 000 30–3 3 7

West End 611 23–13 11 0

Grant Bachman, Matthew Conklin (4) and Aiden Evans.

Bryson, Davis (3), Snook (5) and Weimer.

W–Bachman. L–Bryson.

Top West End hitters: James Batkowski 1-2, 3 runs; Joey Signor 1-2, run, RBI; Conklin 1-3, run, 2 RBI; Brian Evans 1-1, run, RBI; Aiden Evans 1-1, run 2 RBIs; Grant Bachman 2-3, 2 runs, Griffin 1-1, run; Eli Eberhart 2-3, 2 runs, RBI; Austin 1-1 2 RBIs.

Next: West End vs. District 1 runner-up at Franklin Park (Wed. 5 p.m.)

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