DE Sports In Midst Of Fine State Tournament Run (07/07/17)

DE Sports (Clarion), moved their State Big League Tournament record to 3-1, through Monday (July 6th), with a Losers Bracket Final victory, as they downed West Scranton 11-1 in five innings.

Clarion followed an Opening Round, 5-3 win over Tobyhanna with an 8-5 Second Round victory over Reynolds (Greenville). A 7-4 loss to defending Champion, Kennett Square (Chester), in the Third Round moved Clarion to the Losers’ Bracket.

After the win over West Scranton DE Sports was scheduled to face Kennett in a rematch, with DE Sports needing two wins to secure the Championship. We will report on that after we receive details.

SECOND ROUND: CLARION 8 – REYNOLDS 5

Reynolds scored two runs in the second. DE Sports answered with five runs in the fourth, with Reynolds plating a run in the same inning. Both teams put two across in the fifth and Clarion scored a run in the sixth.

Clarion had nine hits in the game. Derek Lauer, Max Lane, Spencer Miller and Thomas Plummer each doubled. Lauer had 2 RBIs and scored a run. Lane scored twice, Spencer Miller scored twice and drove in a run. Plummer also scored once. Sam Leadbetter singled and drove in a run. Leo Aiello had a hit, scored a run and drove in a run. Brendan Miller scored a run.

Lane was the winning pitcher.

THIRD ROUND: KENNETT SQUARE 7 – CLARION 4

Clarion had five hits in this contest. They pushed all four of their runs across in the sixth inning, after holding Kennett Square without a run after the second inning. K. S. had six runs in the first and one in the second.

Lane had two hits and two RBIs. Plummer had a single, two RBIs and one run scored. Brendan Miller singled and scored a run. Lauer, Adrian Weber and Reed Anthony each singled.

LOSERS BRACKET FINAL: CLARION 11 – WEST SCRANTON 1 (5 INNINGS)

DE Sports scored two runs in each of the first two innings. West Scranton cut the Clarion lead to 4-1, with a run in the fourth. Clarion closed out the scoring with a seven-run, fifth inning.

Winning pitcher, Brendan Miller, who had a complete game four-hitter, with no walks, also had a big game at the plate, with a double and a triple. He drove in a run and scored a run. Spencer Miller doubled, drove in two runs and scored a pair of runs. Lane and Plummer each had a double, two RBIs and scored twice.

Leadbetter had a pair of hits and scored once. Lauer and Aiello each singled, drove in a run and scored once.

BIG LEAGUE PENNSYLVANIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (Through Monday, July 6th)

Kennett Square – Kennett Athletic Union – Chester, PA – D28
Northwest – Scranton Wilkes- Barre – D31
West Scranton – D17
Clarion – D25
Tobyhanna – D29
Reynolds – D2

First Round
West Scranton 6 Northwest 4
Clarion 5 Tobyhanna 3

Second Round
KAU 5 West Scranton 1
Clarion 8 Reynolds 5

Losers Bracket
Northwest 15 Tobyhanna 14
West Scranton 3 Reynolds 1
West Scranton 11 Northwest 4

Third Round
KAU 7 Clarion 4

Losers Bracket Final
Clarion 11 West Scranton 1

Tuesday 7th 11am
KAU vs. Clarion (must win 2)