SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON Farmer's ADVOCATE 9
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all the jumble and
in Charles Town
-15 loss to Petersburg,
axiom still stood
that had been
three-hour, seven-in-
base running---
base running---
Town the most, even
by player indif-
pitching, and
and mental blun-
many of the fans
lost by three runs.
runners thr o w~
n line drive
it once trailed by
as the sixth inning,
the tying run to
fading light of the
runners at first and
lust one out, Charles
were finally
Hartlove's
speared by the Pe-
baseman, who
first to complete a
double play.
had 19 hits, yet
allowed 17 hits
walks and hit one
sent 42 batters
and 25 reached base.
Own had 26 runners
T~wn's pitching lines
2/3 innings, five
three runs, two
three strikeouts, 15
~Ced, seven batters
1 113 innings,
Walks, five runs, four
earned runs, two strikeouts, nine
batters faced, five batters reached.
Brandon Ballenger---0 innings,
two hits, one walk, one hit batter,
four runs, four earned runs, no
strikeouts, four batters faced, four
batters reached.
Chris Brooks---1 inning, three
hits, three walks, five runs, five
earned runs, 1 strikeout, nine bat-
ters faced, six batters reached.
Adam Webb---2 innings, two
hits, one walk, one run, one earned
run, two strikeouts, nine batters
faced, three batters reached.
The Charles Town defense com-
mitted four errors, had three
passed balls, and had four wild
pitches. Four Petersburg runs
scored on either a wild pitch or
passed ball.
Petersburg led, 3-0, when
Charles Town scored three times in
the third. Post 71 took a 4-3 lead
after four innings.
But Petersburg sent 15 batters
to the plate in the fifth and scored
11 runs to assume a shaky 14-4
lead.
Charles Town had to counter
with something in its half of the
fifth or the game would have ended
on the 10-run rule.
Hits by Hartlove and Adam
Webb helped produce two runs---
and the game continued into the
sixth with Petersburg still holding
a shaky 14-6 lead.
Again, Petersburg threatened to
curtail the game when it plated
four runs in the sixth.
Post 71 faced a less-than-insur-
mountable 18-6 deficit when it hit
in the sixth.
Seven runs later and Post 71
trailed only 18-13.
Adam Webb blanked Petersburg
in the seventh.
Ryan Hahn, Petersburg's third
pitcher, walked Chris Brooks to
open the Charles Town seventh.
Donell Lee popped a single into
shallow right. Jimmy Rhodes
grounded into a force out at second
as Brooks scored on an errant re-
turn throw to first. It was 18-14.
Ballenger walked. Sam Walls
singled to plate Rhodes.
It was 18-15 as Hartlove became
the tying run as he strode to the
batter's box.
Hartlove already had two of
Charles Town's 19 hits. He sizzled
a liner about five offthe ground to-
ward first. It was snared.
The game ended on a line-drive
double play at first.
Earlier, Charles Town had an-
other runner doubled up on a line-
drive out, two runners thrown out
stealing, one picked off first, and
the sixth runner thrown out when
he rounded first on a single, and
was put out in a run down.
Six runners lost to ill-advised or
bad base running in an 18-15
game.
Charles Town hitters had some
glittering stats.
Going down the Post 71 lineup
found Brooks going 2-for-4 with
two runs scored; Lee with 3-for-5
and three RBIs; Rhodes scoring
three times, Ballenger reaching
base three times; Walls going 3-for-
5 with three RBIs; Hartlove going
2-for-5 with two RBIs; Adam Webb
finishing 3-for-4 with two RBIs;
Smallwood showing 3-for-4 and
reaching base on all four trips; and
Justin Dailey going 2-for-4.
Charles Town's hitters had fun.
But they didn't have fun at the
segments of the game that take a
little effort or a little concentra-
tion.
Fielding, hustling, and improv-
ing as players were all shuttled
into the background.
And a 18-15 loss was the result.
Above, Adam Webb is caught in a rundown by
Petersburg. Top right, Denny Hartlove swings
at a pitch. Right, Sam Walls is also put out in a
rundown.
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Legion Post
games on
Charles Town's
71.
Charles
a three-g Lme losing
'District games.
delivered a
single in the
of the first game.
hit came off
Jimmy
erased a 4-3 deficit
had faced after the
with the loss
grabbed a 4-3
two innings for the
ll-year-olds to
in a District
game against Hamp-
Nationals
in the second inning
win in a game
the Jefferson
when the Na-
their 14 runs.
Berry singled and
Scott Jenkins
the Nationals had
Smith
force in two runs.
balls, a throwing er-
catcher an-
three more
was hit by a pitch,
Tiano singled, and
lead in the sixth when Denny
Hartlove scored Sam Walls with
his RBI single.
The inning could have been
more prosperous because Post 71
had the bases loaded and only one
out. But Keyser ended the budding
threat by turning an inning-ending
double play, keeping its deficit at a
manageable one run.
A Rhodes' two-run home run
had pushed Post 71 into a 3-2 lead
in the third. The inning's first run
scored when Chris Brooks pro-
duced an RBI triple.
Brooks went 3-for-4 in the
opener with six total bases.
The nightcapwasn't decided un-
til the ninth inning of what also
was scheduled to be a seven inning
game.
Keyser's Justin Jenkins scored
the game-deciding run when
James Altobello scratched out an
infield single.
Brooks was the Post 71 offen-
sive leader in the second game as
well, reaching base three times.
Keyser was able to keep itself in
contention in both games with a
number of run-saving defensive
plays.
Charles Town was left with just
one win in District play after being
swept. Its overall record was re-
duced to 5-5.
Gerald Stottlemyer also'singled.
The inning was already one of
huge proportion.
Mark Carter dumped a single
into the outfield and Dowdy and
Ryan Nibert singled.
The game was stopped after
four innings because of the 10-run,
mercy rule.
Tiano went the four innngs for
the Nationals, fanning seven and
allowing only three hits.
Travis Smith, Mark Carter, and
Ryan Nibert all had two RBIs.
Tiano had two hits and an RBI.
Even though it was held to only
one hit, Jefferson National used its
base running abilities to earn a 4-1
win over Hedgesville in the title
game of the District 6 ll-year-old
tournament.
Jefferson National pitcher
Gerald Stottlemyer limited
Hedgesville to a lone run.
Stottlemyer's bat-muffling perfor-
mance was made necessary be-
cause of the pitching of
Hedgesville.
Ronnie Dillow scored Jefferson
National's first run, reaching when
he was hit by a pitch and scoring on
a passed ball to forge a 1-1 game in
the first inning.
Brandon Wilt singled for the
National's only hit to open the
third. Justin Breeden drew a walk.
A passed ball moved the runners to
second and third.
Travis Smith chopped a
grounder near the mound that Wilt
was able to score on with his alert
base running. A passed ball gave
the Nationals a 3-1 lead.
Wilt was safe on an error, even-
tually scoring the fourth run on a
double steal that began with run-
ners at first and third.
Stottlemyer surrendered only
two hits in his six innings of route-
going work. He fanned six and
walked three.
Town / Ranson Drops
Ball eludes Jefferson American third baseman as Charles
Town/Ranson wins, 9-6, in 9-10-year-old tournament play. At
bottom, Wes Kidwell is late with a tag at home.
of the 12-year-old
te Area tournament
American stopping
-2; Jet Na-
Ameri-
Town/Ranson
Martinsburg Na-
Robbie Miller gave the Nation-
als a 2-0 lead when he homered in
the first inning.
Tyler Hockman drove in Zach
Snyder, who had doubled, with a
second-inning single.
With the game even at 3-3,
the bases.
One run scored on a wild pitch.
Sterling Clark grounded a slow
roller into left field as both Wilt
and Newman scored to knot the
game at 4-4.
Ryan Kerns' single plated
He pitched the complete game.
Jefferson American remained
unbeaten when it scored five runs
in the fourth inning to take a 6-2
lead en route to a 10-2 win over
South Berkeley National.
Bruce Terris was the winning
in the tournament by eliminating
Hedgesville, 5-2.
The game was scoreless after
four innings. Jefferson National
would score four runs after two
were out in the fifth inning.
Brendan McLaughlin and
The 9-10-year-old District Tour-
nament opened on Saturday in
Martinsburg with Moorefield clip-
ping Charles Town]Ranson, 9-8,
and Jefferson American getting
past Hampshire, 5-3.
Charles Town/Ranson had run-
ners on second and third with one
out in the sixth inning, but couldn't
get the tying run across.
Charles Town/Ranson scored
four runs in the first inning and
four more in the fourth.
Andrew Rotruck contributed
two RBIs, scored two times, and
had two hits.
Jeff Nelson and Casey Williams
each drove in two runs, while
Steven Clark and Michael Cuevas
each had two hits.
Brandon Campbell's nifty relief
pitching helped keep the Jefferson
Americans alive in the tourna-
ment. Campbell was touched for
only one lone hit in 2 113 innings of
relief pitching.
Eddie Francowic blanked
Hampshire for the first three in-
nings.
The American scored the game's
first run in the fourth.
Billy Cabral and Jose Nuse had
safeties as the Americans broke
the scoreless tie.
Campbell came in to pitch in the
fourth with two outs. Hampshire
loaded the bases in the fifth
against Campbell. Jefferson
catcher Tommy Van Vliet picked off
a runner at third. Campbell got the
third out on strikes.
In the Hampshire sixth,
Campbell fanned the side to pre-
serve what had been a 4-0
Jefferson lead.
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berth by beating (and eliminating)
Martinsburg American, 9-6, on
Tuesday.
In the 16-8 Jefferson American
win, Bruce Terris was 4-for-4, ac-
counting for nine total bases with a
home run, triple, and two singles.
Josh Brown contributed three
Snyder got an RBI single in the Newman with the fifth Charles
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only two and
batters
get off to a good
hammered a two-
to give the Ameri-
zn the third inning.
had a first-inning
doubled and scored
afternoon.
scored two runs
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it struck out 14
the Nationals
e five runs Diehl
Snyder worked his way around
the bases, scoring on a groundout
that boosted the National's lead to
5-3.
Diehl blanked Martinsburg
American in the last two innings.
Charles Town/Ranson held a 5-4
lead going into the sixth inning of
its loss to Martinsburg National.
However, two infield fielding er-
rors, a wild pitch, and a passed ball
cost two runs and Charles Town/
Ranson was forced into the loser's
bracket.
Joey Wilt singled in the first and
scored on Ryland Newman's base
hit.
Trailing, 4-1, in the third,
Charles Town/Ranson got even
when Mikki Peterson doubled, Wilt
managed to draw a walk, and
Newman was hit by a pitch to load
In the 12-year-old tournament
on Friday, Martinsburg National
edged Jefferson National, 3-1, in a
well-pitched and well-played game.
Brendan McLaughlin scored
Jefferson National's only run in the
first inning, but no more runs could
be man, ufactured.
Mark Tusing's single off the out-
field fence plated McLaughlin, but
Tusing was thrown out at second
on the play.
Martinsburg National was be-
hind only until it batted in the first
where all three runs scored off
Tusing.
Jefferson National had the
bases loaded in the second, but
couldn't score.
The Nationals were held to four
hits. Tusing struck out eight and
walked one in his creditable effort.
pitcher as he struck out seven and
hits.
Mike Myers went 3-for-3, had
three RBIs and scored twice in the
comeback win.
Jefferson American padded its
6-2 lead by scoring four times in
the sixth to take a 10-2 lead.
Key hits in the twin four-run in-
nings were provided by Terris,
Myers, Sean Adam, Josh Brown,
Josh Shepherd, and Brandon Piper.
Jonathan Hash scored runs in both
uprisings.
South Berkeley American elimi-
nated Charles Town/Ranson, 13-5.
South Berkeley scored 10 runs
in the fifth inning to oust Charles
Town/Ranson.
Into the fifth, Charles Town/
Ranson led, 5-3. Sterling Clark and
Robert Kidwell both had RBIs for
Charles Town/Ranson.
Jefferson National stayed alive
Ronnie Lemon singled. Mark hits with one being a home run.
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Hedgesville shortstop and rolled hits as well.
unimpeded to the fence as
McLaughlin and Lemon circled the
bases breaking the scoreless dead-
lock.
Jordan Diehl doubled to score
Tusing and Tyler Hockman got an
RBI when his single brought in
Diehl with the fourth run.
Diehl got the win with two-hit
pitching over the first five innings.
Matt Miller pitched the scoreless
sixth inning.
Jefferson American won its way
into the District 6 tournament with
a 16-8 win over Martinsburg Na-
tional on Tuesday.
The Americans scored at least
one run in every inning and put the
game away with a seven-run out-
burst in the fifth inning.
The Jefferson Nationals stayed
alive in their quest for a District
Brandon Piper came on in re-
lieve in the second for the Ameri-
cans, who trailed, 6-2, at the time.
Terris' homer pushed the
Americans into a 9-6 lead. Brown's
triple plated Jonathan Hash and
Sean Adam to make it 11-6.
Piper was the winning pitcher
as he notched seven strikeouts.
Jefferson National's Jordan
Diehl drilled a three-run homer in
the last of the sixth to bring a quick
ending to what had been a 6-6
game. The three-run shot kept
alive the Nationals hopes for a Dis-
trict 6 spot.
Matt Miller was the winning
pitcher in relief of Mark
Tusing.The Nationals played
Martinsburg National yesterday
for the remaining berth in the Dis-
trict 6 tournament.
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