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Landon Lorson and Makai Day combined on a two-hitter and South scored multiple runs in three of its four at-bats as it hammered Loyalsock, 13-1 and built momentum entering the District 4 Class AA playoffs. Lorson struck out seven in four innings before Day closed it with a perfect fifth inning, fanning two. DJ Gantz and Grant Bachman each had hits and two RBIs as South (13-5) won its second game in two days. Lorson helped his cause by going 2 for 4 with an RBI and three runs. Ben Stoetzel had a hit, RBI and two runs and Kaden Shay a hit and a run. South moved up to No. 3 in district seedings and will host No. 6 Canton Saturday at 4 p.m.
Matt Worth had a hit and Ethan Nagy an RBI single for Loyalsock. The Lancers (13-7) are seeded fourth in the Class AAA playoffs and will host No. 5 Mount Carmel in Saturday’s quarterfinals with the winner facing top-seeded Central Columbia next week. The complete playoff schedule can be seen at the bottom of the boxscores on this page.
St. John Neumann is playoff-bound for a fourth straight season after routing Sugar Valley, 17-2 in three innings. JerVal Weeks-Shuler threw a one-hitter, struck out eight and hit an RBI double. Kane Wright had a big day, going 2 for 3 with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs. Ryan Thompson had a hit, three RBIs and two runs, while Matthew Harbach went 1 for 2 with an RBI and run. Naseer Dymeck added a hit and Chase Wright scored three times as Neumann concluded its season (9-8). The defending district champions will play second-seeded Cowanesque Valley in the District 4 Class A semifinals Monday at a time and place to be determined next week.
Lewisburg entered the postseason on a high, rallying from down three runs in the fourth and scoring twice in the seventh to defeat Montoursville, 6-5. Shea Girton wore out Montoursville’s pitching staff, going 4 for 4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs. Kaiden Wagner earned the win in relief, throwing 1 2/3 scoreless innings and Forrest Zelechoski was 1 for 1 with an RBI and three walks. Max Mitchell struck out six in 5 1/3 innings. Cole Remsnyder was 2 for 3 with two RBIs for Montoursville (14-5) which maintained the top seed despite the loss. The Warriors will play either Lewisburg or Athens in the semifinals. The Green Dragons (10-8) are the No. 4 seed and host No. 5 Athens in Saturday’s quarterfinals.
Midd-West scored seven runs over the final three innings to erase a one-run deficit and defeat Hughesville, 9-3. Despite the loss, the Spartans (15-5) remain the No. 2 seed in District 4 Class AAA and will play No. 3 Wellsboro in next week’s semifinals. Carter Cowburn went 2 for 2 with an RBI for Hughesville and Eli Olshefskie hit a double.
Kimmy Shannon threw a two-hit shutout as Lewisburg continued surging and blanked Montoursville, 4-0 in a battle of District 4 Class AAA playoff-bound teams. Shannon also tripled, while Sydney Bolinsky went 2 for 2 with an RBI triple as Lewisburg (13-3) won for the 13th time in 14 games. Rylee Dyroff also tripled and Erin Field went 3 for 4 with a double. Grace Murphy had a hit and two RBIs and Ryan Brouse a hit and RBI. Mahlon Yonkin struck out eight for Montoursville (10-9) which will be the No. 6 seed in districts and play at the site of the No. 3 seed, likely either Loyalsock or North Penn-Liberty.
Sullivan County is a victory away from reaching the playoffs for just the third time in the 2000s after routing CMVT, 15-5 in five innings. The Griffins (7-7) have made a tremendous turnaround after starting 1-6 and pounded out 17 hits. Lorena Marquardt earned the win, striking out seven, while going 3 for 4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs. Chloe Burke was outstanding at the plate, going 3 for 4 with two triples, a double and two runs. Carly Rupert, Kaelyn Wettlaufer, Peyton Pretti and Mallory Dickinson also had two hits each with Dickinson driving in two runs. Sullivan hosts St. John Neumann in a double header today and will reach districts if it wins at least one of those games.
Casey Fry went 3 for 3 with a double and four RBIs as Muncy made quick work of Benton, winning 15-0 in three innings. Muncy scored 15 times and pounded out 11 hits in two at-bats with Izzy Gush, Nolah Moyer and Taylor Shannon all collecting two hits. Gush ad two RBIs and Shannon an RBI double. Moyer threw a one-hitter and struck out eight, while Rachel Dostick was 1 for 1 with two RBIs and two runs as Muncy improved to 14-4.
Olivia Beck hit a fifth-inning home run but Mea Consentino was tremendous other than that, throwing a one-hitter and striking out 13 as Central Columbia defeated South Williamsport, 11-1. Consentino remarkably threw 46 of 50 pitches for strikes and fanned 13. Alyx Flick was 4 for 4 with a double and two RBIs.
Baseball
South Williamsport 13, Loyalsock 1, 5 innings
Loyalsock 100 00ä1 2 4
South 350 5xä13 6 0
Nick Laubach, Preston Sortman (4), Ryan Bognaski (4), Cy Cavanaugh (4) and Cooper Larson. Landon Lorson, Makai Day (5) and Kayne Jones. WäLorson, (3-1). LäLaubach.
Top Loyalsock hitters: Matt Worth 1-1; Ethan Nagy 1-2, RBI. Top South hitters: Lorson 2-4, RBI, 3R; Kaden Shay 1-2, R; Ben Stoetzel 1-2, RBI, 2R; DJ Gantz 1-2, 2 RBIs, R; Grant Bachman 1-2, 2 RBIs, R.
Records: South 13-5. Loyalsock 13-7.
St. John Neumann 17, Sugar Valley 2, 3 innings
Sugar Valley 002ä2 1 10
Neumann 449ä17 7 3
Vonada, Weaver (3) and Homan, Vonada (3). JerVal Weeks-Shuler and Aiden Vogt. WäWeeks-Shuler. LäVonada.
Top Neumann hitters: Kane Wright 2-3, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs, 3R; Weeks-Shuler 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2R; Ryan Thompson 1-3, 3 RBIs, 2R; Naseer Dymeck 1-2, 2R; Matthew Harbach 1-2, RBI, R.
Records: Neumann 9-8.
Midd-West 9, Hughesville 3
Hughesville 001 110 0ä3 8 1
Midd-West 020 025 xä9 9 0
Jed Webb, Austin Gray (5), Carter Cowburn (6) and Tyler Wetzel. Griffen Paige, Garrett Leitzel (5) and Matt Weimer. WäLeitzel. LäGray.
Top Hughesville hitters: Cowburn 2-2, RBI; Eli Olshefskie 1-3, 2B, R; Jackson Bower 1-3; Wetzel 1-3; Coen Riegner 1-2; Logan Kiess 1-4, R; Brenden Knight 1-4, R. Top Midd-West hitters: Paige 2-4; Erb 1-2, 2 RBIs, R; Caden Wolfley 1-4, RBI, R.
Records: Midd-West 14-5. Hughesville 15-5.
Lewisburg 6, Montoursville 5
Lewisburg 000 130 2ä6 9 2
Montoursville 102 020 0ä5 6 2
Max Mitchell, Kaiden Wagner (7) and Shea Girton. Cameron Francis, Matthew Conklin (5), Nick Reeder (5), Maddix Dalena (7) and Cael Frame. WäWagner. LäDalena.
Top Lewisburg hitters: Girton 4-4, 2B, 2 RBIs, 2R; Mitchell 1-4, RBI, R; Forrest Zelechoski 1-1, 3 BBs, RBI. Top Montoursville hitters: Cole Remsnyder 2-3, RBI, 2R; Dalena 1-3, 2R; AJ Llorente 1-3, R; Francis 1-3.
Records: Lewisburg 10-8. Montoursville 14-5.
Softball
Lewisburg 4, Montoursville 0
Lewisburg 100 000 3ä4 10 0
Montoursville 000 000 0ä0 2 1
Kimmy Shannon and Sydney Bolinsky. Mahlon Yonkin and Brianna Trueman. WäShannon, (7-1). LäYonkin.
Top Lewisburg hitters: Erin Field 3-4, 2B, R; Bolinsky 2-2, 3B, RBI, R; Shannon 1-3, 3B; Carley Wagner 1-4, R; Rylee Dyroff 1-4, 3B, R; Gracie Murphy 1-3, 2 RBIs; Ryan Brouse 1-4, RBI. Top Montoursville hitters: Hannah Klotz 1-3; Trueman 1-3.
Records: Lewisburg 13-3. Montoursville 10-9.
Sullivan County 15, CMVT 5
CMVT 000 50ä5 4 6
Sullivan 732 3xä15 17 1
Fisher and Boggs. Lorena Marquardt and Mallory Dickinson. WäMarquardt. LäFisher.
Top CMVT hitters: Comstock 2-3, 2 RBIs. Top Sullivan hitters: Chloe Burke 3-4, 2 3Bs, 2B, RBI, 2R; Kaelyn Wettlaufer 2-3, 3R; Carly Rupert 2-4, 2R; Marquardt 3-4, 2B, 2 RBIs, 2R; Peyton Pretti 2-2, RBI, 2R; Dickinson 2-2, 2 RBIs, 2R.
Records: Sullivan 7-7.
Muncy 15, Benton 0, 3 innings
Benton 000ä0 1 3
Muncy 3(12)xä15 11 0
Nolah Moyer and Taylor Shannon. WäMoyer, (11-3).
Top Muncy hitters: Izzy Gush 2-3, 2 RBIs, 3R; Casey Fry 3-3, 2B, 4 RBIs, 2R; Moyer 2-3, RBI; Shannon 2-2, 2B, RBI; Lily Frederick 1-1, 2R; Rachel Dostick 1-1, 2 RBIs, 2R.
Central Columbia 11, South Williamsport 1, 5 innings
South 000 01ä1 1 2
Central 001 19ä11 12 0
Alizabeth Schuler and Olivia Beck. Mea Consentino and Payton Crawford. WäConsentino, (18-2). LäSchuler, (9-3).
Top South hitters: Olivia Beck 1-1, HR. Top Central hitters: Alyx Flick 4-4, HR, 2 RBIs, 2R; Hubler 2-4, 2B, 4 RBIs.
Records: Central 18-2. South 13-5.
District 4 Baseball Playoff Schedule
Friday
Class AA Quarterfinals
No. 8 Montgomery at No. 1 Sayre, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday
Class AAAA Quarterfinals
No. 5 Athens at No. 4 Lewisburg, 11 a.m.
Class AAA Quarterfinals
No. 5 Mount Carmel at No. 4 Loyalsock, 11 a.m.
Class AA Quarterfinals
No. 7 Wyalusing at No. 2 Line Mountain, 1 p.m.
No. 6 Canton at No. 3 South Williamsport, 4 p.m.
No. 5 Southern Columbia at No. 4 Muncy, 11 a.m.
Monday, May 23
Class A Semifinals
No. 3 St. John Neumann vs. No. 2 Cowanesque Valley, TBA