Loyalsock majors open Section 3 tournament with win
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Ben Gusick struck out five and did well on the mound limiting timely hits from Milton in helping Loyalsock's major baseball team secure a 6-3 win against Milton to open the Section 3 tournament with a victory on Saturday afternoon in Berwick.
The win advances Loyalsock in the Section 3 tournament for a 5 p.m. game on Sunday.
Milton scored three rus in the bottom of the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 6-3 thanks to a triple, error and double, but Loyalsock closed out the inning from there by inducing a 6-3 double play to prevent more runs from crossing. After a lead-off walk, Loyalsock forced a ground out, fielder's choice and fly to left to end the game and prevented a rally.
"Solid pitching, good defense and timely hitting early was key to winning today," Loyalsock manager Jake King said.
Loyalsock jumped out to a 2-0 run in the first inning thanks to Gusick reaching on a single and stealing second before Jackson King connected on a single. Both would score and Rhett Datres had a double before Silas Smith reached after being hit, but Loyalsock stranded two runners at first and second.
In the second inning, Loyalsock plated an additional four runs thanks to a string of six consecutive hits as Jack Confer (single), Lucas Frey (single), Brennan Comerford (double), Jaxton Rupert (single), Antonio Valentine (single) and Gusick (double) all connected and drove in runs.
Loyalsock was held scoreless over the final four innings. That included leaving the bases loaded in the fourth inning with two outs and leaving runners on the corners in the fifth inning. Loyalsock went three up, three down in both the fourth and sixth innings.
Loyalsock 6, Milton 3
Loyalsock 240 000 -- 6 12 1
Milton 000 120 -- 3 7 0
Ben Gusick and Blake Richardson. W: Gusick.
Top Loyalsock hitters: Antonio Valentine 1-3, run; Ben Gusick 3-3, 2B, stolen base, run; Jackson King 1-3, stolen base, run; Maverick Garman 1-2, BB; Rhett Datres 1-3; Silas Smith 1-2, BB; Jack Confer 1-2; Lucas Frey 1-1, BB, run; Brennan Comerford 1-2, stolen base, 2B; Jaxton Rupert 1-2, run.