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Muncy is state tournament bound for just the second time since 2009 and for the first time as a Class AA team. The Indians reached that destination in thrilling fashion as well. Muncy scored two seventh inning runs Wednesday at DuBois and defeated Seneca, 10-8 in a play-in game after each team finished as the district runner-up in its respective district.
Muncy never trailed but Seneca tied the game twice after the Indians had opened multiple run leads three times. The Indians never wavered, fighting back and earning a spot in Monday’s opening round of states against District 9 champion Johnsonburg at a District 9 site.
The Indians pounded out 16 hits in the victory with seven different players collecting at least one. Winning pitcher Nolah Moyer was 3 for 4 with two doubles and four RBIs, while Izzy Gush ignited the offense from the lead-off spot, going 3 for 3 with a triple, two RBIs and three runs. Taylor Shannon also had three hits and Casey Fry was 2 for 5 with a triple and two runs. Callie Gentzyel produced two hits and Muncy built a 3-0 lead in the top of the first. After Seneca tied it 4-4 in the second inning, Muncy scored four times in the fourth and fifth innings to move ahead 5-4.
This will be Muncy’s first state tournament appearance since 2017 and it will try making history by becoming the first team in program history to win a state tournament game.
Muncy 10, Seneca 8
Muncy 310 220 2--10 16 2
Seneca 220 031 0--8 12 1
Nolah Moyer and Taylor Shannon. L. Konkol and M. Konkol. W--Moyer, (13-4). L--L. Konkol
Top Muncy hitters: Izzy Gush 3-4, 3B, 2 RBIs, 3R; Casey Fry 2-5, 3B, 2R; Moyer 3-4, 2 2Bs, 4 RBIs, 3R; Callie Gentzyel 2-4, 2R; Nicolette Johnson 1-3, R; Chevelle Bauman 1-5, 2B, RBI; Alaina Brelsford 1-4. Top Seneca hitters: Hammill 2-4, 2 RBIs; L. Konkol 3-4, 2B, 3R; Genest 3-4, 3B, RBI.
Records: Muncy 16-5. Seneca 17-5.