Redbank Valley Season Ended in Extra Innings by Johnsonburg

Chris Rossetti

Chris Rossetti

Published May 25, 2018 4:18 am
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JOHNSONBURG, Pa. (D9Sports) — Johnny Mitchell’s grounder with no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning wasn’t fielded cleanly, and top-seeded Johnsonburg beat fifth-seeded Redbank Valley, 3-2, to advance to Wednesday’s District 9 title game.

(Photo of Johnsonburg’s Johnny Mitchell. Photo by Cory Geer)

Kacey Raubenstrauch started the inning with a double to left, and Austin Green singled him to third. Redbank Valley then walked Neil MacDonald, who had already homered in the game, to bring up Mitchell, who hit a grounder to second against the drawn-in infield. But an error by Cameron Travis allowed Raubenstrauch to score the game-winning run.

Redbank Valley led 2-0 in the third thanks to an RBI single by Bryan Layton and a run-scoring double by Kobe Bonanno.

But Johnsonburg tied the game in the fourth when Green led off with a double and MacDonald followed with a two-run home run to left.

MacDonald was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored with Green going 2-for-4 with a run scored.

Layton was 2-for-4 with an RBI for Redbank Valley with Blaney Brooks and Travis both going 2-for-4. One of Travis’ hits was a double. Bonanno was also 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and an RBI.

Gabe Watts got the win in relief of Mitchell going four innings allowing four hits and a walk while striking out six. Mitchell pitched four innings giving up two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven.

Layton went 5 ⅓ innings for Redbank Valley but needed 104 pitches to do so. He allowed two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out nine. Blaney Brooks took the loss allowing an unearned run on two hits and a walk in 1 ⅔ innings of work.

Johnsonburg will play Brockway in the District title game at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at Showers Field in DuBois.

Brockway 7, Brookville 5

BROOKVILLE, Pa. -Seventh-seeded Brockway is headed back to the District 9 title game for the second straight year after taking advantage of five Brookville errors to knock off the third-seeded and defending champion Raiders, 7-5, at McKinley Field in Brookville.

Five of Brockway’s seven runs were unearned in the game.

Zane Puhala had a nice contest for the Rovers going 2-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBIs.

Puhala’s two-run single in the sixth with two outs after an Aaron Park throwing error, one of four committed by the Brookville third baseman, broke a 3-all tie.

Tyler Serafini added a 1-for-2 day with a walk, a run scored and an RBI for the Rovers.

Brady Caylor was 1-for-2 with a double, two walks, an RBI and a run scored. Cole Labenne added a 2-for-4 day with an RBI, while Trent Gilhousen was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.

Tino Inzana got the win in relief going three innings allowing two runs on six hits and a hit batsman. Five of those hits came in the seventh inning when five of the six batters for Brookville had hits but the Raiders, who were down 7-3 to start the inning, found a way to only score two runs thanks to a double play and a baserunning mistake that ended the game.

Seth Dunkle took the loss in relief pitching three innings allowing four runs, one earned, on four hits and three walks while striking out three.

Brockway will play top-seeded Johnsonburg in the title game at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at Showers Field in DuBois.

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