Daniel Kubus | For The Tribune-ReviewLatrobe batter Dylan Hall hits a two-run triple as Latrobe Legion defeats West Hempfield Legion 9-2 on July 12, 2013 at Legion Keener Park in Latrobe, PA in game one of the District 31 Semifinals.
By Paul Schofield
Published: Friday, July 12, 2013, 10:09 p.m.
Updated 17 hours ago
Dylan Hall scored the eventual game-winning run on an infield hit by John Saunders, and No. 1 Latrobe defeated West Hempfield, 9-2, in Game 1 of the District 31 American Legion semifinals Friday at Legion-Keener Park. Game 2 of the best-of-three series will be played at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lint Field. Winning pitcher Jonathan Kolling allowed four hits. Latrobe broke the game open with a six-run sixth inning. Seth Holler opened the inning with a triple, and Hall added a two-run triple later in the inning. “Obviously winning the first game is huge,” Latrobe manager Jason Bush said. “It gives us a cushion, but we can't relax. They are a quality team and we know what we have to do.” Hempfield East 4, Unity 1 — At Whitney Field, winning pitcher Corey Marshall's two-run double in the top of the seventh highlighted a four-run inning and helped Hempfield East defeat No. 2 Unity. Game 2 will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Hempfield High School. Nolan Beresford tied the score with a single to plate Tyler Fink, who walked. Luke Fox followed Fink with a double off the glove the center fielder Ray Sowinski. After Beresford's hit, Brad Appleby was intentionally walked and Marshall doubled to left. Fox had two hits for Hempfield East, while Blake Reeping and Eli Imbrogno had two hits for Unity. “Getting a win here was huge,” Hempfield East manager Tom Beresford said. “This was a typical game for us, we'd have one big inning or one bad inning. Corey came up big.” Junior Legion Murrysville 6, Greensburg 1 — Winning pitcher Casen Wolinsky allowed two hits and struck out 11 to help Murrysville earn a win in the opening round of the Westmoreland Junior Legion playoffs. Joe Kegerreis, Ben Ramey and Wolinsky had RBI in a three-run first inning. Game 2 of the best-of-three series is 10 a.m. Saturday at Lynch Field. Hempfield East 8, Kiski Valley 7 (8 innings) — Cole Reese singled home Scott Riley with the winning run in the bottom of the eighth and Hempfield East rallied from a 7-0 deficit to win Game 1. Mitch Golden had two hits for Hempfield East, and Jake Allison keyed a three-run sixth with a hit. Game 2 is noon Saturday at Freeport Community Park. West Hempfield 8, PAL 1 — A.J. Bove hit a three-run triple in the first inning to lead West Hempfield to a Game 1 victory. Justin Liberty earned the victory after allowing one unearned run on three hits in six innings while striking out two. Game 2 is 3 p.m. Saturday at Shafton. Tarentum teen dies in fall from moving truckFrom seeds to suds: Wexford farm grows hops for local craft brewsAmbush kills 7 U.N. peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur regionZolnierczyk gets 2-way deal from PenguinsBeaver Falls lineman Boxen commits to AkronMercer’s single wins it in 11th for PiratesPenn State notebook: QB Ferguson remains home in CaliforniaMalkin has his priorities in placeJeannette police find drugs in home while trying to serve warrant in sex caseZimmerman jury deliberates for 2nd dayWCCC’s Advanced Technology Center to emerge in former Sony plant
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