The Brookville Grays captured the 2009 Federation Baseball League Championship by sweeping the Rossiter Miners with a 5-3 win, Sunday evening in Rossiter. It was the second consecutive championship for the Grays and fourth within the last six years. The Grays have won the Federation Baseball League title in 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2009.

The Grays continued to ride their strong starting pitching as they got five solid innings from veteran left-hander Dave Klepfer. Not only was Klepfer helping the Grays win another championship, but with his five innings he became the Grays all-time innings pitched leader with 463 2/3 innings. Last year’s finals MVP gave up three runs on five hits, four walks, and struck out 3 to earn the victory.

Brookville scored four runs in the top of second inning and never looked back. Cole Cook, Tyler Ross, and Korry Lindemuth all drew walks to load the bases with one out. Jason Buck got the Grays on the board with a sacrifice fly to score Cook. Ben Marzullo followed with a double to score Ross before Kirk Hays clutched up with a 2-run single.

The game was held scoreless until the Miners tacked on three runs in the bottom of the fifth. Zach Smith started the inning with a lead-off single. With two outs Austin Furman singled to put runners at first and second. Matt Gourley then delivered with an RBI single, but ended up on third base after the Grays threw the ball around. Kyle Gorby then plated Gourley with his own RBI single to put the score at 4-3.

The Grays would add an insurance run in the top of the sixth inning. Ross reached on an error and was moved into scoring position on a Lindemuth sacrifice bunt. With two outs the Miners chose to intentionally walk Marzullo in favor of Hays. Hays delivered with an RBI single and gave the Grays a 5-3 advantage.

The Grays then turned to the bullpen in Nate Simpson (left). Once again Simpson continued to excel as the Grays primary reliever and tossed two scoreless innings to notch his third save of the finals. He gave up no runs on one hit and struck out 2.

The Grays ended the season with a record of 22-7, which included an 8-1 clip during the post-season. The Miners end the season with a record of 18-12.

SERIES NOTES: Nate Simpson earned the MVP honors by notching three saves in four games for the Grays. He gave up one run in five innings of work. The Grays offense was led by Ben Marzullo who hit .600 (6-10). He hit two homeruns and a double, while scoring five runs and driving in four more. Kirk Hays hit .444 (4-9) that included a double and 4 RBI’s. League MVP Matt Gourley was held in check by the Grays pitching staff. Gourley hit .333 (4-12) with 4 RBI’s, but didn’t leave the yard.

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The Brookville Grays took a 3-0 finals lead with a 4-2 victory over the Rossiter Miners at Dr. Wayne McKinley Field Saturday evening. Brookville's win puts the Grays on the verge of their second straight league championship and fourth in the last six years as they lead the best-of-seven Federation League finals, 3-0. Game 4 will be Sunday at Shaffer Field in Rossiter on Sunday evening at 5:30pm.

Brookville used a strong starting pitching effort from veteran Jermie Fitzgerald, who tossed a three-hitter. He gave up two unearned runs in six innings of work and also struck out five. Nate Simpson continued his dominance out of the bullpen as he pitched a scoreless seventh inning to notch his second save of the finals.

The Miners scored both their runs in the first inning. Pete Meterko reached base as he hit a soft liner to Tyler Ross, who misplayed the ball. He would advance to third on a groundout and wild pitch and scored on Matt Gourley’s sacrifice fly to centerfield. Kyle Gorby then greeted Fitzgerald with a homerun over the left field fence.

The Grays would battle back in the second inning as Jon Kemmer led off by being hit by a pitch and Kirk Hays followed with a walk. Kemmer moved to third on Eric Painter’s flyout to center and with Dave Klepfer at the plate, Hays stole second. The throw from Dakota Bish sailed away from the middle infielders allowing Kemmer to score. After Klepfer lined out for the second out Cole Cook stepped to the plate and delivered with an RBI single to score Hays.

The game was scoreless until the fifth inning and two outs. Ben Marzullo stepped to the plate and crushed the 0-1 offering over the right field fence from Austin Furman to put the Grays ahead 3-2. The Grays added another run as well with the help of a Painter RBI single.

Furman suffered the loss giving up four runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings of work. Tommy Bush relieved Furman and was very effective. He gave up no runs and struck out three in 1 1/3 innings.

The series returns to Rossiter on Sunday and if necessary will move back to Brookville on Monday.

For the second game in a row the Brookville Grays used the formula of good pitching, great defense, and timely hitting to defeat the Rossiter Miners 5-3 in Game 2 of the Federation Baseball League Finals. Game 3 is slated for 6pm Friday evening at Dr. Wayne McKinley Field.

The Grays struck first in the first inning when lead-off hitter Korry Lindemuth led off with a single. Jason Buck followed by being hit by a pitch and Ben Marzullo walked to load the bases. Lindemuth scored on a Jordan Crane wild pitch to put the Grays up 1-0. After Kirk Hays was called out on strikes, rookie Jon Kemmer stepped up by producing a 2-run single to put the Grays up 3-0.

The Miners came right back in the bottom half of the first with a run of their own. Pete Meterko who walked scored on a fielder’s choice by Kyle Gorby. The Miners continued the scoring in the second inning as Christian Muth singled to lead off the inning. Zach Smith walked with one out and Meterko also walked to load the bases. After Craig Hibell (left) got Austin Furman to strikeout, Matt Gourley delivered with an RBI single to cut the Grays lead to 3-2.

The Grays tacked on two more runs in the fourth inning with the help of two sacrifice flies by Lindemuth and Buck. Hibell was very effective in his outing despite walking five batters. He gave up two runs on six hits and struck out five in his five innings of work to pick up the win. Former Rossiter Miner Nate Simpson came on in the sixth inning to pick up the save. In the sixth inning the Miners did push across a run to cut the Grays lead to 5-3 with the help of a Gorby RBI single. Simpson tossed two innings giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Crane was the losing pitcher as he didn’t make it out of the fourth inning. He tossed 3 2/3 innings giving up five runs on three hits, five walks, two hit batters, and struck out 3. Jason Jacobson relieved Crane and tossed 3 1/3 innings of no hit baseball.

The Miners offense was led by Gourley who was 2-3 with a RBI. Furman and Muth also had two hits in the losing cause. The Grays were led by Kemmer who went 1-3 with 2 RBI’s. Lindemuth also went 1-3 with a run scored and RBI.

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The Brookville Grays dominated Game 1 of the Federation Baseball League Finals by beating the Rossiter Miners 10-2 on Tuesday evening at Dr. Wayne McKinley Field.

The Grays opened the scoring with the help of a Ben Marzullo two-run homerun in the bottom of the first. They would continue the scoring in the bottom of the second inning on a Jason Buck RBI single that scored Cole Cook who walked to open the inning.

In the top of the third inning the Miners would make things interesting by scoring two runs of their own. Austin Furman led off the inning with a single of Grays starting pitcher Jason Buck. Buck retired the next two hitters, but Pete Meterko singled to put runners at first and third. Christian Muth then singled in Furman to cut the Grays lead to 3-1. League MVP Matt Gourley then ripped his own RBI single to score Meterko and make the score 3-2.

That was as close as the Miners would get as the Grays used a seven run 5th inning to put the game away. Kirk Hays started the inning with a double, Jesse Zahoran walked, and Dave Klepfer singled to load the bases. With one out Coach McCullough turned to pinch hitter Jon Kemmer. Kemmer hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score pinch runner Cayliff Worling. Tyler Ross followed with a walk of his own to load the bases again. Korry Lindemuth then stepped to the plate and hit a two-run single to make the score 6-2. Buck followed with his third hit of the game, which also plated two runners to make the score 8-2. Hays followed with an RBI single before a throwing error by Christian Muth allowed another run to score and make the score 10-2.

Buck was once again dominant in his complete game. He allowed two runs on four hits, no walks, and struckout 5. Buck finished the day with a complete game win and a 3-4 day at the plate that included 3 RBI’s.

Tommy Bush suffered the loss tossing 4 2/3 innings. He gave up eight runs on seven hits, seven walks, while striking out 4. Braeden Pennington finished the game for the Miners. He gave up two runs on two hits and a walk.

The series continues tomorrow in Rossiter for a 6pm start. The slated starters are Craig Hibell for the Grays and Austin Furman for the Miners.

BROOKVILLE — The Brookville Grays led the Federation League standings from start to finish. The Rossiter Miners, after starting 4-4, won 10 of their last 12 regular-season games and nearly caught the Grays.
After each won their playoff semifinal series over the weekend, the longtime rivals will face off starting Tuesday night in the league’s best-of-7 championship series at McKinley Field.
The Grays (18-7) will host games 1 and 3 Tuesday and Thursday and games 5 and 7, if necessary, on Sunday and next Wednesday. The Miners (18-8) hosts games 2 and 4 Wednesday and Saturday, and game six next Tuesday, if necessary.
All weekday games begin at 6 p.m. with Saturday and Sunday games set for 5:30 p.m. starts.
The Grays and Miners are familiar foes in the postseason with the Grays owning the historical edge. Last year, the Grays, after losing the opening game of their semifinal series, won four straight games to win the best-of-7 semifinal series in five games on their way to a Federation League title.
This is the fourth time the Grays and Miners have met in the playoff finals with the Grays winning in five games in 2004 and rallying from a 3-0 deficit in 2001 to win in seven games.
The Miners beat the Grays for the title in seven games back in 1991. The only other time that the Miners have beaten the Grays in a postseason series came in a three-game sweep in the 1998 semifinals. The Grays have won five of seven postseason series against the Miners since 1991.
While the Grays are gunning for their second straight championship and ninth overall since joining the Federation League in 1984, the Miners are trying to win their first postseason crown since 1993. The Grays also won titles in 1992, 1996, 1997 and 2006.

GRAYS NOTES

— Advanced to finals with a 4-1 win in best-of-7 semifinals against NAPA Auto Parts.
— Jason Buck, the league’s Pitcher of the Year, went 2-0 with a save in the series, giving up no runs, four hits and four walks in 12 innings. For the year, he’s 8-1 with two saves and a 0.86 ERA in 57 innings. He’s struck out 51 and walked only eight in 57 innings. He’s allowed one earned run in his last 32 2/3 innings on the mound.
— Buck will be the Grays’ Game 1 starter, followed probably by Hibell and Klepfer.
— All three of Ben Marzullo’s postseason hits have gone for home runs.
— Postseason leading hitters: Korry Lindemuth (6-for-13), Eric Painter (6-for-15), Tyler Ross (4-for-13), Buck (4-for-14), Kirk Hays (3-for-7).
— Other postseason pitching: Dave Klepfer (1-0, 4.20 ERA), Craig Hibell (0-1, 1.50 ERA), Nate Simpson (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 appearances), Jon Kemmer (0-0, 0.00, 1 start).
— Season hitting leaders: Marzullo (.400, 5 HRs, 28 RBIs), Hays (.351, 14 RBIs), Buck (.351, 3 HRs, 21 RBIs), Lindemuth (.344, 9 RBIs), Jesse Zahoran (.339), Eric Painter (.321).
— Other season pitching: Jermie Fitzgerald (2-1, 1.22 ERA), Simpson (1-0, 1 save, 3.11 ERA), Hibell (4-4, 3.26 ERA), Klepfer (2-1, 3.32 ERA), Pete Lutz (1-0, 4.59 ERA), Ryan Barrett (0-0, 1 save, 5.88 ERA).

MINERS NOTES

— Advanced to finals with a 4-2 win in best-of-7 semifinals against the DuBois Rockets.
— While league MVP Matt Gourley went 8-for-15 with three doubles and four RBIs, teammate Kyle Gorby was even more productive hitting behind Gourley with a 9-for-21 series that also included three home runs and 11 RBIs.
— Other postseason hitting: Mike Smiley (6-for-20, 5 RBIs), Rick Matthews (7-for-18, HR), Pete Meterko (7-for-19).
— Season hitting: Gourley (.424, 8 doubles, 8 HRs, 37 RBIs), Meterko (.408, 26 runs, 15 RBIs, 24 walks), Gorby (.372, 5 HRs, 18 RBIs), Smiley (.344, 14 RBIs), Austin Furman (.318).
— It’s anyone’s guess on how the Miners will use their pitching staff in the series. Their top pitcher during the season, Emporium native Jordan Crane (5-1, 1.95 ERA), may be unavailable for the entire series against the Grays due to him pitching in another league — the Alle-Cat — as late as Sunday following a 4-inning outing in a Game 5 win for the Miners last Saturday.
— Postseason pitching: Crane (2-0, 0.00 ERA), Christian Muth (2-0, 0.72 ERA), Furman (0-1, 4.74 ERA), Tommy Bush (0-1, 4.00 ERA), Jason Jacobson (0-0, 1 save, 0.00 ERA).
— Other season pitching: Muth (5-2, 2 saves, 2.37 ERA), Furman (4-1, 3.57 ERA), Jacobson (3-0, 1 save, 2.20 ERA), Bush (0-2, 5.83 ERA), Meterko (1-0, 1 save, 2.86 ERA).

By: Rich Rhoades
Jeffersonian Democrat

The Rossiter Miners advanced to the Federation League Final beating the DuBois Rockets 14-7 in a wild game Sunday evening. The Miners jumped out to a 9-1 lead after three innings but before DuBois would throw in the towel they had a small comeback left. DuBois rallied for six runs in the bottom of the fourth to bring them within 2 of tying the game. Back to back doubles by Billy Johnson and Kyle Mann to lead off the inning got the rally started. A walk to Dom Varacallo, and a single by Dylan Howard loaded the bases for Mike Gray. Gray hit a two run single to centerfield where Kyle Gorby misplayed the ground ball and Gray made it all the way to third. Tom Yeager then walked and Keith Lepionka scored Gray on a sacrifice fly. Rick Bishop then drove in Yeager with a single to end the scoring for DuBois. DuBois held the game down until Rossiter delivered the final blow in the top of the sixth. The Miners loaded the bases for league MVP Matt Gourley who connected on a three run double to right center field. DuBois was unable to score the rest of the game resulting in a 14-7 win for Rossiter.

For Rossiter, Gourley had three hits and 4 RBI’s, Tommy Bush had three hits and an RBI, Gorby added a pair of hits and two RBI’s, and Mike Smiley added two hits and two RBI’s. Leading the way for the Rockets was Gray and Andrew Welch with two hits apiece. Gray drove in two while Welch drove in one.

Christian Muth earned the win in relief of Austin Furman who was unable to get out of the fourth inning. Furman pitched 3 1/3 innings, gave up 6 runs, 4 earned, on six hits and three walks, he did have any strikeouts. Muth threw 2 2/3 innings, gave up one earned run, 3 hits, one walk, and a pair of strikeouts. Pete Meterko threw the final inning giving up a hit, a walk, and striking out two.

For DuBois, Bill Young battled through five innings and suffered the loss. Young gave up 9 runs, 7 earned on 10 hits, 5 walks, a hit batter, and 5 strikeouts. Welch wrapped up the game for DuBois giving up 5 runs, all earned, on 5 hits, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts.

Rossiter now takes on the Brookville Grays in a 7 game series for the championship. Game 1 begins at 6pm at McKinley Field in Brookville.

SERIES NOTES: Jordan Crane and Christian Muth both had two wins in the series for Rossiter. League MVP Matt Gourley hit an outstanding .533 (8-15) in the series with three doubles. He scored five runs and drove in 4 more. Kyle Gorby had a huge series hitting .429 (9-21) with three homeruns and 11 RBI's. The DuBois Rockets end the season with an overall record of 12-14.

The Brookville Grays advanced to the Federation Baseball League Finals with a 2-1 victory over the NAPA Auto Parts. The Grays will be making their 11th appearance in the Fed League finals since 1992. They are 7-3 during that span entering this years finals.

The Grays got on the board in the top of the 1st inning when Korry Lindemuth was hit by a pitch to lead off the game. Jesse Zahoran laid down a sacrifice bunt to move him to second base. Jason Buck then delivered with an RBI single. The 1-0 lead was enough for rookie sensation Jon Kemmer who was making his Grays debut on the mound. He took a no-hitter into the fifth inning before Nate Sabados broke it up with a single. In the top of the sixth inning the tables turned on the Grays. With two outs Jon Wayland singled before Phil Smith's infield singled turned into a disaster for the Grays. Wayland dashed for third on the infield single and Buck's throw sailed high over Nate Simpson's head to allow him to score and tie the game at 1-1. Kemmer walked the next batter, which led Grays manager Bob McCullough to lift him in favor of Simpson. Simpson got Rich Pruzinski to ground out to end the inning.

Then in the bottom of the sixth inning a NAPA error helped the Grays push accross the winning run. With two outs Dave Klepfer singled before Phil Smith's throwing error on Nate Simpson's slow grounder put him into scoring position. This set the table for Tyler Ross's clutch RBI single to put the Grays in front 2-1. NAPA continued to put the pressure on the Grays with two hits in the bottom of the 7th inning, but Simpson got Kasey Clinton to fly out to end the series.

Simpson picked up the win in relief of Kemmer. He tossed 1 1/3 innings giving up no runs on two hits. He also struckout 1. Kemmer allowed three hits and four walks while striking out eight in 5 2/3 innings. NAPA pitcher Kevin London suffered the loss. The 29-year veteran pitched well enough to win, allowing seven hits and two walks while striking out two. He also hit two batters. The Grays offense was led by Lindemuth who was 2-3 with a run scored and stolen base.


SERIES NOTES: Jason Buck picked up two wins and a save during the series. He tossed 12 scoreless innings. Nate Simpson made three relief appearances on the mound. The veteran right hander hurled 4 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball. He also struckout 6. Lindemuth hit .462 (6-13) and Painter hit .400 (6-15) to lead the Grays offense. Ben Marzullo clubbed three homeruns and drove in 7 runs. NAPA's offense was led by Jordan LaBue who hit .556 (5-9) with 4 runs scored. The Grays pitching staff held 2009 Federation Baseball League batting champion Kasey Clinton to a .111 (1-11) batting average through the semi-finals.

The Rossiter Miners moved within one game of earning a berth in the Federation Baseball League championship finals with an 8-1 victory over the DuBois Rockets.

Kyle Gorby (left) once again sparked the Rossiter offense with his third homerun in as many games. On the day Gorby was 2-4 with 3 RBI's and a run scored. Pete Meterko and Matt Gourley both had two hits, which included doubles. Mike Smiley had a big day as well going 2-4 with 3 RBI's.

Jordan Crane collected the win, allowing one run on three hits while walking one and striking out one in four innings of work. Jason Jacobson worked the final three innings to earn the save.

Rick Bishop suffered the loss for DuBois, allowing eight runs on 11 hits while walking four and striking out three in 5 2/3 innings. Brian Shaffer closed out the game.

Dom Varacallo led the Rockets offense going 2-4 while Tom Yeager and Keith Lepionka each recorded a hit. Yeager's hit was a double.

The series returns to Showers Field on Sunday for a 5:30pm start.

The DuBois Rockets defeated the Rossiter Miners 4-3 at Showers Field Thursday evening to even the series at two games apiece.

Mario Gregorio led the way for the Rockets going 1-1 with two walks, 2 runs scored, and 2 rbi’s. Mike Davidson had the game winning RBI in the bottom of the 6th inning with an RBI single to right field to score Gregorio. Rossiter loaded the bases with one out in the third inning but only came away with a pair of runs. Rossiter added a third run in the top of the seventh from a solo home run by Kyle Gorby. Matt Gourley also added a pair of singles.

Mike Gray (left) pitched four innings of five hit baseball, two unearned runs, a pair of walks and four strikeouts to earn the win while Mike Davidson threw the final three innings giving up an earned run on one hit, one walk, and two strikeouts to earn his second save of the semi-finals.

Tommy Bush threw six innings giving up four earned runs on eight hits, four walks, and two strikeouts but suffered the loss. Jason Jacobson pitched the final inning for Rossiter giving up one hit, two walks and one strikeout.

The series continues Saturday in Rossiter with game time at 5:30.

The Brookville Grays took a commanding 3-1 lead in the best of 7 series with an 8-3 victory over the NAPA Auto Parts.

Jason Buck once again showed why he was named the 2009 Fed League Pitcher of the Year as he pitched five scoreless innings to earn his 8th win of the season. Buck not only did it with his arm, but he set the tone in the top of the 1st inning as he blasted a Scott Spangler offering over the left field fence for a 2-run homerun. Brookville would score two more runs in the first inning on a Jon Kemmer RBI groundout and a Tyler Ross RBI single to take a commanding 4-0 lead. The Grays never looked back as they scored another run in the 2nd inning with the help of a Buck single, Kirk Hays double, and an error in the infield. The Grays bat were silenced the rest of the game until the 7th inning when Ben Marzullo connected on a Kasey Clinton offering for a 3-run homerun.

NAPA offense was limited until the 7th inning when they pushed three runs across off relievers Ryan Barrett and Pete Lutz. TJ Anderson and Jon Wayland both had RBI infield singles. Todd Snedden highlighted the inning with a double. Barrett was credited with the runs as Lutz relieved him with the bases loaded to get out of the jam.

The series returns to Brookville on Saturday for Game 5 at 5:30pm.

The Rossiter Miners used clutch hitting and dominating pitching to take a 2-1 series lead with a 3-1 victory over the DuBois Rockets.

The clutch hitting came in the 3rd inning when Kyle Gorby (left) hit a three-run homerun to score Pete Meterko and Matt Gourley. Austin Furman, Rick Matthews, and Gorby all singled to help lift the Miners.

Christian Muth was dominating in his complete game effort. He gave up one run on only two hits, one walk, and struckout 6.

For DuBois Mario Gregorio collected the only RBI with a sacrifice fly to score Keith Lepionka. Kyle Mann chipped in with a double.

Andrew Welch suffered the loss despite pitching a complete game. He gave up three runs on 4 hits, 4 walks, and struckout 1.

The series returns to Shower's Field on Thursday for a 6pm start.

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The Brookville Grays took a 2-1 series lead with a 4-3 victory over the NAPA Auto Parts at Dr. Wayne McKinley Field.

Brookville opened the game by scoring three runs in the bottom of the first. Leadoff hitter Korry Lindemuth led off the game with a single and would eventually score on a Ben Marzullo sacrifice fly. Kirk Hays followed with an RBI single to score Jason Buck who walked and advanced into scoring position on a wild pitch. Eric Painter would then deliver another RBI single to score Hays.

NAPA would get on the board in the second inning when Kasey Clinton doubled to lead off the inning and would score on a Nate Sabados single. NAPA then tied the game at 3-3 in the third inning by pushing two runs across. Jordan LaBue doubled home Mark Guthridge who walked to open up the inning. LaBue would later score on a Rob Burns RBI single.

With the score tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning Kemmer and Painter hit back to back doubles to put the Grays up 4-3. NAPA continued to put the pressure on the Grays as they loaded the bases in the 6th inning, but reliever Jason Buck got Phil Smith to line-out to left field, which ended up being a double play to end the threat.

Dave Klepfer (left) picked up the win with a solid outing. He pitched into the sixth inning giving up three runs on four hits and three walks. He also struckout 5. Buck entered in the sixth inning with men on first and second and no outs. He was able to pitch out of the jam and record the save. Buck tossed two innings of hitless baseball.

The Grays offense was led by Painter who had three hits including a double and 2 RBI's. Lindemuth and Kemmer both collected two hits with Kemmer hitting a double. NAPA's offense was led by LaBue and Clinton who both doubled. Rich Pruzinski suffered the loss.

The series returns to DCC on Thursday for Game 4 at 6pm.

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The NAPA Auto Parts baseball team took advantage of a stellar pitching performance from their ace Kevin London (left) to defeat the Brookville Grays 6-4 and even the series at 1-1.

Starting pitcher Kevin London took a no-hitter into the 7th inning before pinch-hitter Jon Kemmer broke it up with a single up the middle. The Grays held a 2-0 lead into the top of the 4th inning before NAPA scored three runs with the help of two Brookville errors. NAPA would tack on three more runs in the 5th inning that was helped by another Brookville error before Todd Snedden's 2-run double. Ben Marzullo finished the scoring in the 7th inning with a 2-run blast to make the score final at 6-4.

London pitched a complete game allowing four runs on 2 hits, 4 walks, 3 hit batters, while striking out 3. NAPA's offense was led by Snedden who was 2-3 with a double and 3 RBI's. Jordan LaBue also collected two hits.

Craig Hibell was the losing pitcher despite giving up only one earned run out of his six runs. He gave up six hits in 4 2/3 innings. Nate Simpson tossed the final 1 1/3. He struck out 3 in the four outs he recorded.

The series returns to Brookville for Game 3 at 6pm.

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The DuBois Rockets evened the series at 1-1 with a 3-0 shutout against the visiting Rossiter Miners.

DuBois took advantage of its six hits, with Tom Yeager hitting an RBI double in the third inning, and Mario Gregorio driving in the other two runs with a double of his own during the fourth frame.

Brian Shaffer (left) earned the win after giving up four hits during four innings with two walks and one strikeout. Earning the save was Mike Davidson, who surrendered three hits during three innings with a walk and a pair of Ks.

Rossiter's Austin Furman took the loss after allowing just six hits in a complete-game effort. He struck out three and walked two.

The Miners' Pete Meterko and Mike Smiley each had two hits in the loss.

DuBois' Rick Bishop finished 2-for-3 with a run scored, and both Billy Johnson and Andrew Welch singled and scored.

The series moved back to Shaffer Field in Rossiter for a 6pm start.

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The Brookville Grays shutout the NAPA Auto Parts team 9-0 to go up 1-0 in the best of seven series.

Brookville's Jason Buck continued to dominate his opponents by throwing 5 scoreless innings. He gave up one hit and struckout 5. Nate Simpson finished the game by tossing the final two innings. He gave up one hit and struckout two.

Brookville had seven different players collect hits in the win. Korry Lindemuth led the way with a 2-3 performance that included a double and 3 RBI's. Eric Painter also collected two hits and 2 RBI's. Ben Marzullo (left) homered in the first inning to start Grays scoring.

Scott Spangler suffered the loss for NAPA. Barry Brubaker and Phil Smith collected NAPA's two hits.

The series continues Tuesday at DCC with a 6pm start.

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The Rossiter Miners used a nine run first inning to defeat the DuBois Rockets 10-0. With the win the Miners hold a 1-0 advantage in the best of 7 series.

Jordan Crane picked up the win by tossing 5 scoreless innings. He gave up 3 hits while striking out 5. Tommy Bush and Braedon Pennington threw scoreless 6th and 7th innings.

Rossiter's offense was led by Austin Furman who was 2-2 with 3 RBI's. Rick Matthews also had two hits and 2 RBI's. Christian Muth and Pete Meterko also had two hits.

DuBois starting pitcher Bill Young suffered the loss by tossing the first four innings. He gave up 10 runs, with 4 being earned on 9 hits and 8 walks. Mike Gray led the offense with two hits.

The series continues Tuesday at Shower's Field with a 6pm start.

NAPA Auto Parts advanced into the semi-finals with a 12-11 victory over the Sykesville Senators. The game was back and forth as both teams scored in each of the first five innings, but NAPA took the lead for good with four runs in the 5th inning thanks to four Sykesville errors.

NAPA's offense was led by TJ Anderson who had two hits and 4 RBI's. Barry Brubaker, Aaron Lange, and Rich Pruzinsky also had two hits each with Lange doubling. Anderson picked up the win in relief of Jeremy Smith. Aaron Lange had relieved Smith and Anderson relieved Lange before Smith re-entered the game to pick up the save.

Sykesville's offense was led by Jordan Andrulonis who was 4-5 with 4 RBI's. Dean Williams also had a big night with three hits that included a homerun. Josh Beimel also added two hits. Williams took the loss in relief of starter Jake Yale.

With the loss Sykesville's season comes to an end with an overall record of 2-20. Jordan Andrulonis had a huge series going 6-8 with a homerun, double and 6 RBI's in the losing cause.

The NAPA Auto Parts opened up the Federation Baseball League play-offs with a convincing 10-2 victory over the Sykesville Senators. The win puts NAPA up 1-0 in the Best of 3 series for the right to play top seeded Brookville.

Starting pitcher Kevin London stole the show for the evening as he tossed six innings to earn his fourth win of the season. His shut-out was ruined in the third inning on a controversial two-run homerun by Sykesville's Jordan Andrulonis. The ball was called a homerun, but NAPA argued the call that it bounced over, but the umpiring crew stuck to the call resulting in a homerun. London gave up six hits, walked two, and struck out 9.

NAPA's offense was led by Jordan LaBue, Rob Burns, and Nate Sabados who all collected two hits. LaBue and Sabados each drove in a run. Mark Guthridge (left) and Todd Snedden both chipped in with 2 RBI's.

Sykesville's Adam Kulbacki suffered the loss as he didn't make it out of the first inning. He gave up six runs on one hit, four walks, and a hit batter. Cody Cogan relieved Kulbacki with one out in first and pitched extremely well. Cogan tossed 5 2/3 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks.

Sykesville's offense was led by Andrulonis who had two hits including a homerun. Jason Roman also collected two hits.

The series moves to Sykesville tomorrow night for a 6pm start.

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The Federation Baseball League has announced the 2009 All-Fed League baseball teams. Matt Gourley (left) and Jason Buck (right) headline the teams as Gourley has been named league Most Valuable Player and Buck has been named Pitcher of the Year.

Brookville led the way for all teams with nine overall selections that included four on the first team. The Regular Season Champions were represented on the first team by starting pitcher Jason Buck, catcher Jesse Zahoran, outfielder Ben Marzullo, and utility player Korry Lindemuth. The second team selection for the Grays included second baseman Jason Buck, shortstop Tyler Ross, outfielder Cole Cook, designated hitter Kirk Hays, and starting pitcher Craig Hibell.

Rossiter landed seven overall selections that included four on the first team. First team selections included first baseman Matt Gourley, shortstop Pete Meterko, outfielder Kyle Gorby, and starting pitcher Austin Furman. The second team selections for the Miners included catcher Mike Smiley, starting pitcher Jordan Crane, and relief pitcher Christian Muth.

NAPA Auto Parts followed with six overall selections that also included four on the first team. First team selections included second baseman TJ Anderson, designated hitter Kasey Clinton, starting pitcher Kevin London, and relief pitcher Jeremy Smith. The second team selections included first baseman Rob Burns and third baseman Phil Smith.

The DuBois Rockets landed third baseman Tom Yeager on the first team. Second team selections included outfielder Dave Smith, utility player Andrew Welch, and starting pitcher Mike Davidson.

The Sykesville Senators outfielder Ryan Gordon was a first team selection, while Jason Roman landed on the second team to round out the All-Fed League Baseball Teams.

Gourley earns the Most Valuable Player award after leading the Miners to a second place finish in the regular season. Gourley was a monster at the plate hitting an even .400 on the season that included 8 homeruns and 33 RBI’s. He also added 5 doubles and only struck out 3 times.

Buck earns the Pitcher of the Year award after leading the Grays to their 8th Regular Season Championship. Buck led the league in every pitching category that included a 6-1 record. He fanned 42 batters and only walked four in 45 innings pitched. His ERA was 1.09 for the season.

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2009 All-Fed League Baseball Team

First Team

1B Matt Gourley (RM)
2B TJ Anderson (NAPA)
SS Pete Meterko (RM)
3B Tom Yeager (DR)
OF Ben Marzullo (BG)
OF Kyle Gorby (RM)
OF Ryan Gordon (SS)
C Jesse Zahoran (BG)
DH Kasey Clinton (NAPA)
UTL Korry Lindemuth (BG)
SP Jason Buck (BG)
SP Austin Furman (RM)
SP Kevin London (NAPA)
RP Jeremy Smith (NAPA)

Second Team

1B Rob Burns (NAPA)
2B Jason Buck (BG)
SS Tyler Ross (BG)
3B Phil Smith (NAPA)
OF Jason Roman (SS)
OF Cole Cook (BG)
OF Dave Smith (DR)
C Mike Smiley (RM)
DH Kirk Hays (BG)
UTL Andrew Welch (DR)
SP Craig Hibell (BG)
SP Jordan Crane (RM)
SP Mike Davidson (DR)
RP Christian Muth (RM)

The NAPA Auto Parts defeated the Brookville Grays 6-5 in the regular season finale at McKinley Field. NAPA ended the regular season with a 10-10 record while Brookville ended at 14-6.

Rob Burns (left) lifted NAPA with a 2-run triple in the 5th inning to tie the game up at 5-5. Burns also scored on a throwing error to third base. In the 6th inning NAPA record three straight hits off reliever Craig Hibell to score the winning run. Eric Liddle delivered with the RBI single. Burns also picked up the win in relief of starter Phil Smith. Burns tossed no hit baseball for the final three innings.

Mark Guthridge, TJ Anderson, and Kevin London all collected two hits apiece. Jeremy Smith chipped in with a double.

Brookville's offense was led by Ben Marzullo who had two hits including a two-run homerun in the 3rd inning. Ryan Barrett started the game and went the first four innings, while Pete Lutz tossed the fifth inning. Craig Hibell suffered the loss tossing the final two innings. He gave up one run on 3 hits and a walk. He also struck out five.

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The Brookville Grays won the Regular Season Title with a 9-1 win over the Sykesville Senators. The win put the Grays overall record to 14-5 with one game remaining, but regardless of a loss they have the tie breaker over the Rossiter Miners.

Jason Buck (left) continued to dominate in his complete game effort. He gave up one unearned run on 5 hits, no walks, while striking out 8. Cole Cook paced the Grays with two hits that included a double and 2 RBI's. Ben Marzullo also had two hits.

Sykesville's Dan Waskovich suffered the loss despite some poor defense behind him. The Senators defense committed two errors in the first inning that led to six runs. Cody Eisman led the way with two hits.

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The DuBois Rockets clinched the third seed and a first round bye thanks to a Sykesville forfeit Saturday evening. The Rockets finished the season 10-10 and will play either the Rossiter Miners or Brookville Grays in the semi-finals. The Brookville Grays can clinch the regular season title with a win over Sykesville or NAPA in the next two days.

The Rossiter Miners crushed the NAPA Auto Parts 11-0 at DCC High School on Friday evening. The win put the Miners tied with the Brookville Grays in the league standings with a record of 14-6. The Grays stand at 13-5 and have to win one game in their final two to secure the Regular Season Championship as they have the tiebreaker over the Miners. The loss dropped NAPA's record to 9-10 and they continue to battle with the DuBois Rockets for the third seed.

Christian Muth (left) was dominating in his complete game shutout allowing only two hits. He also struckout 7. The offense was paced by Pete Meterko who had three hits and Matt Gourley, Kyle Gorby, and Rick Matthews all collected two. Matthews also doubled.

Brian Syktich suffered the loss and TJ Anderson and Syktich collected NAPA's only hits.

The Rossiter Miners blanked the visiting DuBois Rockets 4-0 to move within half a game of the league leading Brookville Grays.

Rossiter’s Jordan Crane threw 2-hit ball for 5 innings to record the win, and two Rossiter relievers, Zach Smith and Jason Jacobson, preserved the shutout with 2 innings of hitless relief.

Pat McKee and Kyle Gorby led the offense with a three hits apiece. Mike Smiley chipped in with two hits while Ron Bowser and Pete Meterko knocked in runs for Rossiter.

Rick Bishop suffered the loss giving up 4 runs on 14 hits and one walk. Dylan Howard and Billy Johnson recorded the only hits for DuBois.

The Rossiter Miners used some timely hitting and solid pitching to defeat the Brookville Grays 6-3 at Dr. Wayne McKinley Field on Wednesday evening. The win moves the Miners within one game of the Grays for the regular season title and home field advantage throughout the play-offs. A Grays win or a Rossiter loss will clinch the title for the Grays as both teams have two games to play.

Brookville led 2-0 entering the 5th inning before the Miners pushed three runs across and never looked back. The inning was highlighted by a Dakota Bish 2-run double. In the 7th inning the Miners tacked on two more runs on a Jacob Stumpt single. Austin Furman (left) beat the Grays for the second consecutive time. He tossed 5 1/3 innings giving up 3 runs on 5 hits, 6 walks, and struckout 5. Pete Meterko earned the save by recording the final 5 outs. He gave up one hit and struckout 1.

Brookville was limited to six hits on the evening. Jesse Zahoran led the way with a 2-3 night that included a run scored. Craig Hibell suffered the loss by pitching 5 1/3 innings giving up 4 runs on 4 hits, 4 walks, while striking out 6.

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The NAPA Auto Parts defeated the Sykesville Senators 8-4 and improved to 9-9 on the season. The win puts them in a tie with the DuBois Rockets for the final first round bye with two games to play. The loss drops Sykesville to 2-16.

NAPA's offense was led by Barry Brubaker who had two hits and an RBI. John Wayland also doubled and Phil Smith drove in two runs. Jeremy Smith picked up the in relief of starter Scott Spangler. Smith tossed 5 innings giving up 3 runs on 6 hits, 3 walks, and struck out 5.

Cody Eisman had a career day for Sykesville with a 3-3 performance that included a triple and two homeruns. He also scored three runs and knocked in a pair. Dean Williams and Dante DeSantis both chipped in with two hits and each hit doubles.

The DuBois Rockets defeated the NAPA Auto Parts 5-2 in an important Federation Baseball League contest. The game had play-off implications as both teams are fighting for the last and final first round bye. The Rockets are now 9-9 and NAPA fell to 8-9, but DuBois has the tiebreaker winning three out of five games during the season.

The Rockets used a stellar performance by Mike Davidson and some timely hitting to put away NAPA. The Rockets got on the board first and never looked back with two runs in the first. DuBois took advantage of a leadoff double by Mike Sedor and NAPA's starting pitcher Kevin London's hit batter to push two runs across on a Keith Lepionka's two-run single. The Rockets then added two more runs in the third inning to make it 4-0. The inning was highlighted by Andrew Welch's RBI single. NAPA got on the board in the bottom of the third to cut the Rockets lead in half, but that was as close as they would come. Rob Burns drove in both runs with in an RBI double in the inning.

The Rockets offense was led by Zac Burley and Sedor who both had three hits. Lepionka, Welch, and Dom Varacallo all had two hits. Davidson picked up the complete game victory. He gave up 2 runs on 8 hits, 5 walks, while striking out 3.

NAPA's offense was led by Bryan Kirk, Phil Smith, and Burns who all had two hits apiece. Kevin London was tagged with the loss giving up 4 runs on 11 hits, 1 walk, while striking out one.

The Brookville Grays topped the DuBois Rockets 7-1 at Dr. Wayne McKinley Field on Monday evening in Federation Baseball League action to improve to 13-4, while the DuBois Rockets dropped to 8-9.

The Grays got on the board in the third inning when Korry Lindemuth singled home Nate Simpson who reached on an error. Ben Marzullo (left) and Kirk Hays followed with RBI singles to put the Grays up 4-0. In the fourth inning Brookville pushed across three more runs that was highlighted by Jason Buck's two-run single and Marzullo's RBI double. The Rockets lone run came on a solo homerun by Zac Burley in the fourth inning. The Grays got two hits apiece from Lindemuth, Marzullo, and Buck.

Jason Buck picked up the complete game victory giving up 1 run on 5 hits, 1 walks, while striking out 8 Rockets. Brian Shaffer suffered the loss giving up 7 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks. Burley logged the final two innings.

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The Rossiter Miners defeated the Sykesville Senators 8-7, Monday evening in Federation Baseball League action. The win improved the Miners record to 11-6 while the Senators dropped to 2-15.

Sykesville jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first on 5 hits, and led 6-2 after 2 innings, but the Rossiter Miners rallied back for the 8-7 win in Rossiter. Winning pitcher Christian Muth (left) survived a shaky start to pitch 1-hit ball over the last 5 innings to register the complete game victory. Matt Gourley had the big blast, with a grand slam homerun in the 4th inning to put Rossiter ahead 7-6. Mike Smiley knocked in two run with an infield single in the first, aided by some alert base-running from Pete Meterko, who scored from 2nd while the ball never left the infield. Muth aided his own cause with two hits while Kyle Gorby and Meterko each scored twice. Austin Furman and Ron Bowser also knocked in runs for Rossiter.

For Sykesville, starting pitcher Cody Cogan (right), fared well at the plate, going 3 for 3 with a run scored, RBI, and SB. Dean Williams was 2 for 3, including a double, 3 RBIs, and a run. Lead-off batter Ryan Gordon scored three times and Jordan Androlonis, Adam Kulbacki, and Andrew Gordon knocked in the other Sykesville runs. Williams suffered the loss in relief of Cogan.

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The DuBois Rockets defeated the Rossiter Miners 7-5 on Sunday evening in Federation Baseball League action. The win moved the Rockets record to 8-8 and in a tie for the third place with the NAPA Auto Parts. The loss dropped the Miners record to 10-6 and two games behind the league leading Brookville Grays.

Mike Sedor hit a three-run homer in the 5th inning that resulted in the winning runs. The Miners trailed 7-2 going into the final inning and rallied for three runs, including a two-run homer by Matt Gourley, but the Miners rally fell short. Andrew Welch recorded the victory on the mound for DuBois with a 7 inning complete game. Despite pitching well, Tommy Bush took the loss in relief of Jordan Crane. Sedor and Tom Yeager had two hits for the Rockets and Dom Varacallo scored two runs. Pete Meterko had two hits, a run scored, and an RBI for the Miners, while Zach Smith recorded a run and an RBI.

The DuBois Rockets pounded out 16 hits to defeat the Rossiter Miners 9-3 at Shaffer Field in Rossiter on Wednesday evening. The win moves the Rockets a half game back from 3rd place and a first round bye with a 7-8 record. Rossiter drops to 10-5 and now remains a game and a half behind the Brookville Grays.

Bill Young picked up the win tossing 5 innings. He gave up 3 earned runs on 7 hits, 6 walks, while striking out 6. Mike Gray picked up the save tossing the final two innings. The Rockets offense was led by Davey Smith who had three hits. Mike Sedor, Keith Lepionka, Brian Shaffer, and Mike Gray all chipped in with two hits apiece. Zac Burley drove in three runs for the Rockets, while Shaffer and Dylan Howard both drove in two.

Nick Pascuzzo was the losing pitcher for the Miners. Christian Muth and Ron Bowser both threw relief. Pascuzzo tossed 3 2/3 innings giving up 5 runs on 8 hits and 5 walks. Rossiter's offense was led by Austin Furman, Kyle Gorby, and Matt Gourley who all had two hits. Gorby hit a double for the only extra base hit of the game.

The Brookville Grays had to use extra innings to defeat the Sykesville Senators 12-11 in a wild affair in Federation Baseball League action on Wednesday evening at Senator Park.

The Grays couldn't put the scrappy Senators away as they came back from 5-0 and 11-6 deficits to put the game into extra innnings. Down 11-6 in the 6th inning Ryan Gordon hit a three-run homerun off Gray's starter Craig Hibell to put the score at 11-9. Hibell finished the inning and then gave way to reliever Ryan Barrett. Barrett didn't have much luck walking the first batter he faced then Cody Eisman hit a two-run blast to tie the game at 11-11. Jason Buck then relieved Barrett with a man on first to get out of the jam. In the top of the 8th inning with one out Dave Klepfer walked and Cole Cook provided the big hit with a double to score Klepfer and give the Grays a 12-11 advantage. Sykesville continued to fight back as they had men on 1st and 2nd, but Jason Buck got Eisman to fly out to left field to pick up the win.

Brookville's offense was spread out as seven different players collected hits. Jesse Zahoran led the way with three hits and 3 RBI's. Ben Marzullo (left) followed with two hits including a 3-run homerun. Dave Klepfer, Cole Cook, and Tyler Ross all collected two hits.

Sykesville's offense was led by Ryan Gordon who was 2-5 with a homerun and 5 RBI's. Cody Eisman collected two hits including a homerun and Jordan Andrulonis also had two hits. Cody Cogan chipped in with a double.

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Austin Furman and Matt Gourley led the Rossiter Miners over the DuBois Rockets 5-0 at Showers Field on Tuesday evening in Federation Baseball League action. The win improved the Miners record to 10-4 and put them a half game back in the standings from the Brookville Grays.

Furman tossed a 2-hit shutout while Gourley went 3-4 with a double, homerun, and 3 RBI's. Pete Meterko and Rick Matthews both chipped in with RBI's.

DuBois got both their hits from Keith Lepionka and Mike Davidson suffered the loss despite tossing a complete game. He struckout 8 in his efforts.

Scott Spangler tossed a complete game four-hitter to lift the NAPA Auto Parts over the league leading Brookville Grays 4-1 at Dr. Wayne McKinley Field on Monday night. Spangler gave up one run on four hits and four walks. He also struckout 6.

NAPA's offense was sparked by a Kasey Clinton 2-run triple in the 3rd inning to put NAPA up 3-0. Jordan LaBue also tripled.

Brookville didn't have much offense outside of Cole Cook's double as two of their four hits were infield singles. Jermie Fitzgerald suffered the loss tossing the first three innings. Jason Buck pitched the final four innings and didn't surrender a hit or run.

The Rossiter Miners moved another step closer to the top of the Federation Baseball League standing with a 13-6 victory over the Sykesville Senators. The win improves the Miners to 9-4 and one game back from the Brookville Grays.

Rossiter's offense was led by Matt Gourley who had three hits including a homerun. He also knocked in five runs. Greg Stouffer collected two hits and Tyler Wingard doubled.

Pete Meterko picked up the win in relief of starter Jacob Stumpf. Meterko tossed 2 2/3 innings giving up 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Sykesville's offense was sparked by Tom Hibbert who homered and drove in 2 runs. John Baummer also doubled. Jake Yale suffered the loss.

The Rossiter Miners blanked the Sykesville Senators 5-0 in Federation Baseball League action on Sunday evening. The win moves Rossiter within two games of league leading Brookville Grays and improves their record to 8-4.

Matt Gourley homered and knocked in three runs to lead the Rossiter Miners. Four Miner pitchers held Sykesville to 0 runs and just 3 hits, with Christian Muth (left) getting the victory with 2 innings of hitless relief. Muth also hit a double and scored a run. Kyle Gorby, Matt Gourley, Mike Smiley, and Pete Meterko all had two hits, while Meterko scored 2 runs.

Dan Waskovich suffered the loss for Sykesville tossing 6 innings. He gave up 5 runs on 10 hits and 3 walks. He also struckout 4. Jordan Andrulonis doubled for the Senators.

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The DuBois Rockets defeated the NAPA Auto Parts 6-4 in Federation Baseball League action on Saturday evening at DCC High School. The win improved the Rockets to 6-7 and NAPA dropped to 7-8.

Brian Shaffer lifted the Rockets with his complete game effort on the mound. Shaffer gave up 4 runs on 10 hits and 2 walks while striking out 7. The Rockets offense was led by Tom Yeager who went 4-4 with a run and 2 RBI's and Andrew Welch who had two hits. Zac Burley doubled in the contest.

NAPA's offense was led by Kasey Clinton and Jordan LaBue who both had three hits. LaBue doubled and scored 2 runs while Clinton drove in 3 runs. Aaron Lange suffered the loss despite pitching a complete game.

The Brookville Grays got back on the winning track with a 7-4 victory over the Sykesville Senators. The game was called after 5 innings because of lightning.

Pete Lutz was the winning pitcher for the Grays. Lutz pitched 4 innings giving up 4 runs on 3 hits, 3 walks, while striking out 5. Ryan Barrett earned the save pitching the 5th inning. Brookville's offense was led by Jason Buck who was 2-3, which included a 3-run homerun and a double. Jesse Zahoran, Ben Marzullo, Korry Lindemuth, and Jon Kemmer all collected 2 hits. Lindemuth added a double.

Cody Cogan suffered the loss for the Senators. He pitched 5 innings giving up 7 runs on 11 hits and 2 walks. Sykesville's offense was led by Jason Roman who hit an inside-the-park 2-run homerun. Josh Beimel delivered an RBI single.

The Rossiter Miners used a four run 6th inning to defeat the league leading Brookville Grays 6-4. Rossiter improved to 7-4 with the win and Brookville dropped to 10-3.

Austin Furman continued to pitch well for the Miners as he earned the victory tossing 5 2/3 innings. He gave up 4 runs on 8 hits and 4 walks while striking out 1. Christian Muth relieved Furman and pitched the final 1 1/3 innings to earn the save. Rossiter offense was sparked by Matt Gourley who had two doubles and 2 RBI's. Muth also collected two hits including a double. Pete Meterko and Tyler Wingard also doubled.

Dave Klepfer suffered the loss for the Grays. He pitched 6 innings giving up 6 runs with 4 of them being earned. He gave up 9 hits, walked one and struckout 1. Kirk Hays and Jason Buck led the Grays with 2-3 performaces that included doubles and 2 RBI's. Korry Lindemuth also doubled for the Grays.

The Sykesville Senators continue their winning ways with a 5-4 victory over the NAPA Auto Parts on Tuesday evening at DCC High School. The win improved the Senators to 2-10 while NAPA dropped to 7-7.

Sykesville's Jake Yale was the winning pitcher tossing 6 2/3 innings giving up 4 runs on 8 hits, 3 walks, and striking out 6. Cody Cogan earned the save entering the game with men on 1st and 3rd and two outs. Cogan got Jon Wayland to popout to end the game and extend Sykesville's winning streak to two games.

Sykesville's offense was led by Jason Roman, Jordan Andrulonis, and Cody Eisman who all had two hits.

Kevin London was the losing pitcher for NAPA. London went 6 1/3 innings giving up 5 runs, 2 earned runs, on 10 hits, a walk, while striking out 5. Bryan Kirk, TJ Anderson, and Mark Guthridge all chipped in with two hits. Wayland and Aaron Lange both doubled.

The DuBois Rockets dominated the Brookville Grays 13-6 at Showers Field on Tuesday evening. Ex-Gray Bill Young dominated his former team for five innings to pick up the win. He gave up four runs on 6 hits, 3 walks, while striking out 1.

The Rocket's offense was sparked by Dave Smith who went 3-4 with 5 RBI's and a double. Andrew Welch also collected two hits and 2 RBI's. Billy Johnson contributed with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI's.

Brookville's Craig Hibell suffered the loss pitching 2 plus innings. He gave up five runs on 5 hits, 2 walks, while striking out 3. Nate Simpson and Korey Brownlee finished out the game. The Grays offense was led by Jason Buck who finished 4-5 with 2 runs scored and an RBI. Korry Lindemuth collected two hits and Ben Marzullo doubled.

The Rossiter Miners took over sole possession of 2nd place in the Federation Baseball League standing with a 4-3 win over the NAPA Auto Parts. The win improved the Miners to 6-4 while NAPA dropped to 7-6.

Pete Meterko was the hero as he hit a 2-run homerun in the bottom of the fifth inning to give the Miners a 4-3 lead. Christian Muth would then come on for the save tossing 2 innings of no hit baseball. Jason Jacobson picked up the win. Meterko led the offense with 2 hits and Kyle Gorby also hit a solo homerun.

NAPA's offense was led by Rob Burns who was 2-3 with a double and 2 RBI's. Andy Ford also collected 2 hits. Jeremy Smith suffered the loss despite pitching a complete game. He gave up 4 runs on 5 hits, 5 walks, while striking out 1.

The Sykesville Senators defeated the DuBois Rockets 4-2 for their first Federation Baseball League win of the season. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Sykesville, but due to field conditions it was moved to Reynoldsville.

Dan Waskovich picked up the win in his complete game effort. Waskovich gave up 2 runs on 5 hits, 3 walks, while striking out 4. Jordan Andrulonis broke up a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the 5th inning with a 2-run blast that proved to be the game winner. Justin Lundy collected two hits in the loss and Cody Cogan hit a double.

The DuBois Rockets were led by Andrew Welch and Dave Smith who both had two hits. Welch also suffered the loss tossing 6 innings give up 4 runs on 8 hits, 2 walks, while striking out 2.

The Rossiter Miners used the long ball to defeat the visiting Sykesville Senators 13-5 in Federation Baseball League action on Friday night at Shaffer Field. Kyle Gorby hit a solo shot and Tyler Wingard hit a grand slam to lead Rossiter to their fifth victory of the season. The Miners scored eleven runs in the 1st and 2nd innings combined to put the game away. Austin Furman who was making his first Fed League start of his career tossed a complete game giving up five earned runs on 9 hits, 1 walk, while striking out 5.

Rossiter offense was led by Wingard who had three hits while Pete Meterko and Furman both collected 2 hits apiece.

Sykesville was led by Jason Roman's 4-4 performance that included 3 RBI's. Ryan Gordon also had 2 hits. Dean Williams suffered the loss.

The Brookville Grays took advantage of NAPA Auto Parts ineffective pitching to improve to a league leading 10-1 with a 11-2 victory at DCC High School on Thursday evening.

Dave Klepfer who was making his first start of the season tossed a complete game giving up two runs on six hits, one walks, while striking out 5. Brookville scored seven runs in the second inning to put the game away that was highlighted by Kirk Hay's (left) bases clearing double. The Grays would then put four more runs on the board in the fourth inning that was highlighted by Ben Marzullo and Eric Painter RBI singles.

Brookville's offense was led by Korry Lindemuth and Eric Painter who both had two hits with Lindemuth hitting a double. Kasey Clinton led NAPA's offense with two hits.

TJ Anderson was the losing pitcher giving up 10 runs on five hits and six walks in only 3 innings of work. Kasey Clinton and Phil Smith combined to finished the game.

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A pitchers dual at Showers Field on a wet and dreary night turned into the second extra inning game in five days for the DuBois Rockets. The DuBois Rockets and Sykesville Senators took a 1-1 tie ball game into the 8th inning when Andy Gordan walked, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Cody Cogan, a hard hit line drive by Ryan Gordan and a past ball put runners at 1st and 3rd with one out. Adam Kulbacki struck out but the ball got by catcher Tom Yeager. Yeager made the throw to first and retired Kulbacki but Andy Gordon snuck home for a 2-1 lead. The Rockets started the 8th by Dylan Howard reaching base on an error, Rick Bishop advanced him with a ground ball to second. Keith Lepionka was hit by a pitch, and Andrew Welch strikeout and a Brian Shaffer walk set the table for Tom Yeager. Yeager hit a walk off line drive to right field where Howard and Lepionka scored to end the game. Zac Burley got the win, pitching an eight inning complete game 3-hitter. Cody Cogan pitched very well in a losing effort, giving up only five hits in 7 2/3 innings. For the Rockets, Dylan Howard reached base four times.

The Brookville Grays improved to a league leading 9-1 with a 7-3 victory over the Rossiter Miners.

Rossiter started the scoring in the first inning when Matt Gourley hit a 2-run homerun to score Rick Matthews. Rossiter starter Christian Muth held Brookville scoreless until the 5th inning when they plated 2 runs highlighted by Ben Marzullo's run scoring double. Brookville then plated five runs in the 6th inning on an RBI double by Jesse Zahoran, 2-run single by Jason Buck, RBI single by Cole Cook, and an RBI double by Nate Simpson.

Zahoran led Brookville with a 3-5 performance that included two doubles and Marzullo added 2 hits. Buck was the winning pitcher tossing a complete game. He gave up 3 runs, 2 earned runs, on 6 hits, and struckout 9.

Rossiter was led by Gourley who was 2-3 with a homerun and 3 RBI's. Muth suffered the loss going 5 plus innings and Sean Smith relieved him to finish the game.

The NAPA Auto Parts defeated the DuBois Rockets 11-1 in Federation League baseball action on Tuesday evening at Showers Field to improve to 7-4 on the season. DuBois dropped to 3-6.

Kevin London (left) once again dominated his opponent tossing 6 2/3 innings giving up only an unearned run. He allowed four hits, walked three, and struckout 6. Jon Wayland led NAPA at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs that included a double, while teammate Barry Brubaker went 1-for-3. Phil Smith was 2-for-5 with a double. Kasey Clinton and T.J. Anderson both connected with a double in the game.

Mike Davidson took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits while walking one and striking out four in five innings. Brian Shaffer worked one inning, allowing five runs on three hits while walking three and striking out two. Matt Zimmerman closed out the game, allowing three runs on two hits while walking one and striking out one. Rockets Keith Lepionka, Rick Bishop, Andrew Welch and Dylan Howard each had a hit. Howard and Welch ripped doubles.

The Brookville Grays defeated the DuBois Rockets 2-1 in an 11 inning affair Sunday night under the lights to improve to a league leading 8-1.

With the game scoreless entering the 9th inning Greg Sobol delivered an RBI single to put the Rockets up 1-0. The Grays then used some home field advantage with two outs in the 9th. Ben Marzullo hit a pop-up to the shortstop who lost it in the lights to score a hustling Tyler Ross from second base to tie the score at 1-1. Jason Buck then took the game into his own hands by relieving starter Jermie Fitzgerald to throw two scoreless innings. In the bottom of the 11th inning Buck deliverd with a walk-off single that scored Dave Klepfer and Grays won 2-1.

Rick Bishop was the starting pitcher for the Rockets and was tremendous. He pitched 8 1/3 innings giving up 1 run on 3 hits and 6 walks. Andrew Welch relieved Bishop and suffered the loss.

Both offenses were limited to five hits apiece as Sobol had two hits and Kirk Hays doubled for the Grays.

Jermie Fitzgerald tossed 9 innings and gave up his first earned run of the season. He also gave up five hits and struckout 9 Rockets.

Both teams return to action Tuesday.

The Rossiter Miners defeated the NAPA Auto Parts 6-2 on Sunday evening at DCC High School.

Rossiter used back to back homeruns from Rick Matthews and Matt Gourley in the third inning to score three runs, which proved to be the winning runs. Jordan Crane tossed a complete game to earn the victory. Crane gave up 2 runs on 4 hits and 6 walks while striking out 4. Pete Meterko also doubled for the Miners.

NAPA's offense was led by Nate Sabados who had two hits. Phil Smith also doubled and drove in a run. Scott Spangler was charged with the loss despite throwing a complete game. Spangler gave up 6 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks. He also struckout 7.

The NAPA Auto Parts defeated the Sykesville Senators 2-0 in Federation Baseball League action on Saturday evening. The win improved NAPA to 6-3 on the season and Sykesville dropped to 0-8.

Jeremy Smith lifted NAPA with a dominating pitching performance as he tossed 6 2/3 of no run baseball. NAPA scored both runs in the top of the 6th inning on doubles by Jordan LaBue and Kasey Clinton. Chris DeMotte had a run scoring single as well.

Dan Waskovich suffered the loss despite tossing a complete game. He allowed two runs on seven hits while striking out one and didn't walk a batter. Ryan Gordon doubled for the Senators.

NAPA Auto Parts also won the suspended game from 5/19 on a Mark Guthridge single in the 11th inning. Jeremy Smith also picked up the win.

The Brookville Grays beat the Sykesville Senators 13-2 at Senator Park on Wednesday evening. The win improved the Grays record to 7-1 while the Senators dropped to 0-6.

Craig Hibell earned the victory for Brookville, pitching four innings of six-hit baseball and allowing one unearned run while striking out four Senators. Pete Lutz and Ryan Barrett pitched the final three innings for the Grays, combining to give up one run on two hits and seven strikeouts.

Brookville's offense was led by Tyler Ross and Nate Simpson who both collected two hits. Jesse Zahoran drove in three runs.

Adam Kulbacki suffered the loss for Sykesville. Ryan Gordon tripled and Tyler Schwab doubled for the Senators.

The Rossiter Miners took advantage of a solid outing from pitcher Jason Jacobson to defeat the Sykesville Senators 6-4. Jacobson tossed a complete game giving up 4 runs on 10 hits and 2 walks. He also struckout 9 Senators.

Rossiter's offense was led by Kyle Gorby and Christian Muth who both had two hits apiece. Pete Meterko hit a homerun and drove in 3 runs.

Sykesville's offense was paced by Cody Eisman who had 3 hits including a double. Ryan Gordon and Josh Beimel both collected two hits. Cody Cogan suffered the loss tossing the first five innings.

Rossiter improves to 3-3 and Sykesville drops to 0-5.

Kevin London lifted the NAPA Auto Parts over the previously unbeaten Brookville Grays 7-4. London tossed a complete game giving up 4 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5. Brookville scored their runs in the first three inning, but London was to much from then on.

NAPA's offense was led by Bryan Kirk, Nate Sabados, and Kasey Clinton who had two hits apiece. Sabados added a double and 2 RBI's while Clinton also doubled.

Jason Buck suffered the loss despite pitching a complete game. Brookville's offense was led by Buck as well as he had two hits and 2 runs scored. Ben Marzullo also doubled.

The Brookville Grays defeated the Rossiter Miners 4-3 at Dr. Wayne McKinley Field on Sunday evening to boost their league leading record to 6-0.

The Grays started the scoring in the third inning when Korry Lindemuth doubled home Dave Klepfer and Ben Marzullo scored Lindemuth with a single to make the score 2-0. The Grays would add another run in the fourth on a Tyler Ross sacrifice fly to go up 3-0. The Rossiter Miners tied the score 3-3 in the fifth inning when the Grays committed two errors on one play to score three runs. With the game tied at 3-3 Eric Painter delivered with an RBI single to push across the go ahead run.

Jermie Fitzgerald was the winning pitcher tossing 5 innings and Nate Simpson earned the save by tossing the final two innings. Brookville's offense was led by Painter's 2-3 performance that included an RBI and Lindemuth went 1-3 with a double and RBI.

Christian Muth suffered the loss despite pitching a complete game. Matt Gourley doubled in the losing cause.

It was a wild affair at the DCC High School on Sunday afternoon when the DuBois Rockets and NAPA Auto Parts posted some wild numbers. The two teams combined for 11 errors, 22 hits, 4 hit batsman 11 walks and 27 runs. The kind of game that requires alot of coloring and writing in a scorebook. NAPA looked as though they would make a blow out of the game early when they put 4 across in the first before making a out. The first inning when was lead by a Nate Sabados double and RBI singles by Barry Brubaker and Phil Smith. The Rockets used the 3rd and 4th innings to put up 9 runs to take the 9-5 lead. Their two big innings were led by Andrew Welch with a double and a single, Dylan Howard with 2 RBI singles and Chris Spangler with a solo homerun. The Rockets got a big 3-run homerun by brother Bob Spangler in the 5th to take a commanding 12-5 lead. But NAPA wasn't finished as they posted 5 runs of thier own in thier half of the inning. Two walks and RBI singles by T.J Anderson and a sac fly by Kasey Clinton before a 2 RBI single by Phil Smith that almost left the yard. The Rockets added one in the 6th to set up the 13-10 game to the bottom of the 7th. After one out T.J Anderson singled, Nate Sabados followed with a double. Kasey Clinton then followed with a walk to load the bases. Phil Smith would do the same when he reached on a RBI base on balls. Barry Brubaker was then hit by a pitch scoring another run and Jeremy Smith followed with a RBI base on balls. That tied the game at 13 but didnt stay that way long as Tyler Miles was hit by a pitch to push across the 14th and final run. The NAPA win matches the Rockets record at now 3-3. NAPA will host the undefeated Brookville Grays (6-0) on Monday evening at 6PM at DCC High School.

By: Kevin London

The Rossiter Miners rallied over the DuBois Rockets and scored five runs in the top of the 7th inning to earn the victory. DuBois took a 3-0 lead into the top of the 7th when DuBois pitcher Bill Young ran out of gas and gave up 2 runs and loaded the bases before Andrew Welch came into the game to try to save it. Pete Meterko hit a high fly ball to the right field corner where the ball was misplayed and allowed all three runs to score for a 5-3 Miner advantage. The Rockets were unable to score in the bottom half of the inning.

Meterko had three hits and two doubles for the Miners. Jordan Crane pitched a complete game for Rossiter giving up only 4 hits and striking out 10. The win improved the Miners to 2-2.

Bill Young pitched well enough to win but was awarded the loss. Keith Lepionka led DuBois with a 1-3 performance that included an RBI. The loss dropped the Rockets to 3-3.

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The Brookville Grays continued their winning ways with a 7-2 victory over the visiting NAPA Auto Parts. The win improved the Grays to 5-0 and dropped NAPA to 2-3.

Craig Hibell picked up his 3rd win of the season by tossing 5 innings. Ryan Barrett and Pete Lutz pitched scoreless 6th and 7th innings to secure the victory. Ben Marzullo paced Brookville with a 2-3 performance that included a 2-run double. Tyler Ross and Jesse Zahoran had the other two hits for the Grays as they were outhit 5-4.

NAPA started Aaron Lange, but he was unable to get out of the first inning. TJ Anderson relieved Lange and shut down the Brookville bats until the 6th inning. Bryan Syktich came in to record the last 2 outs of the 6th. NAPA's offense was led by Anderson who had two hits including a double and Phil Smith who had a run scoring double.

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Jason Buck highlighted the Brookville Gray's 1-0 victory over the DuBois Rockets in Federation Baseball League action. Buck did it all Tuesday evening as he threw a one hit shutout and also scored the only run of the game. Buck faced three batter over the minimum as he gave up an infield single to Keith Lepionka, a walk, and a runner reached on an error. Also in the first inning Buck singled with one out and eventually scored on a Kirk Hays RBI single.

Outside of Kirk Hays RBI single Brookville's offense was led by Ben Marzullo and Jesse Zahoran who both had two hits. Buck, Korry Lindemuth, and Eric Painter all singled.

Rick Bishop suffered the loss throwing the first two innings of the game giving up only 1 run on 4 hits. Mike Davidson tossed 5 shutout innings of relief.

The Brookville Grays improved to 4-0 on the season and the DuBois Rockets fell to 3-2.

The NAPA Auto Parts and Kevin London dominated the visiting Sykesville Senators in Federation Baseball League action on Monday evening at DCC High School. London tossed a complete game two hitter to improve to 1-1 on the season while NAPA won its second straight game to improve to 2-2. NAPA's offense was sparked by TJ Anderson's 3-3 game that included 2 RBI's. Nate Sabados also had two hits including a double. Barry Brubaker chipped in with 2 RBI's.

Sykesville's offense highlight was a homerun by Andrew Gordon in the 3rd inning. Cody Cogan suffered the loss giving up 9 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings of work. Josh Beimel pitched a scoreless 6th inning.

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The NAPA Auto Parts defeated the Rossiter Miners 8-5 for their first victory of the season in Federation Baseball League action on Sunday evening. Down 4-3 in the top of the 6th inning NAPA put four runs on the board to secure the victory. Jeremy Smith picked up the victory in relief of Pat Lydick. Smith tossed 2 1/3 innings to pick up the win. NAPA's offense was led by Rob Burns who went 2-5 with a double and 2 RBI's. Jon Wayland and Nick Sabados both collected two hits.

Rossiter's offense was led by Mike Smiley who had two hits including a 2-run homerun. Rick Matthews turned in a 3-4 performance and Austin Furman collected two hits and 2 RBI's. Pat McKee suffered the loss in relief of starter Jason Jacobson. McKee gave up five runs on 8 hits in two innings of work. Jacobson allowed three runs on 3 hits in his 5 innings of work.

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The DuBois Rockets shutout the Sykesville Senators 7-0 to improve to 3-1. Chris Spangler was dominate in his complete game effort as he only allowed four singles while walking three and striking out four. On the offensive side of things Rick Bishop, Greg Sobol, Kyle Mann, and Chris Spangler all had two hits. Bishop and Zac Burley both hit doubles. Dan Waskovich suffered the loss in his complete game effort allowing seven runs on 12 hits. He walked only one and struckout 3. Sykesville fell to 0-3.

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The Brookville Grays pounded out 15 hits to beat the Sykesville Senators 12-5. The Grays scored in every inning, but the sixth to improve to 3-0. The Grays jumped on the Senator's starter Jake Yale in the first inning as Dave Klepfer ripped a two-run single. In the second inning Ben Marzullo and Kirk Hays produced RBI singles to increase the lead to 4-0. The Grays made it 8-0 before Sykesville's Tom Hibbert got them on the board with a solo homerun to lead off the bottom of the fourth inning off Gray's starter Craig Hibell. Sykesville added three more runs in the fifth and seventh innings highlighted by Dean Williams two-run single to put the final score at 12-5. Craig Hibell got his second win of the season and Jake Yale suffered the loss.

Brookville got two hits apiece from Jesse Zahoran, Kirk Hays, Dave Klepfer, Nate Simpson, Cole Cook, and Joe Galbraith. Sykesville was led by Dean Williams who had two hits and 2 RBI's and Tom Hibbert who homered.

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The Brookville Grays improved to 2-0 on the season with a 13-4 win over the Rossiter Miners. The Grays started the scoring in the first inning when Jason Buck hit a solo home run off Miner's starter Tommy Bush and Kirk Hays, Eric Painter, and Cole Cook hit consecutive singles to push home another run. Rossiter answered in the bottom of the second off Grays starter Craig Hibell when Matt Gourley hit a solo home run and Zach Smith's RBI groundout tied the score. The Grays came right back in the third when Hays doubled home Ben Marzullo and Painter singled in Hays to make the score 4-2. Rossiter once again came right back with a run in the third inning on a Rick Matthews sacrifice fly. In the fifth inning Brookville put the game away as they took advantage of two Rossiter errors to push five runs across. The inning was highlighted by Eric Painter and Ryan Galbraith doubles. The Grays finished up the scoring in the seventh inning that was highlighted by a Hibell two-run single.

Brookville was led by Eric Painter's 3-3 performance that included a double and 3 RBI's and Kirk Hays who went 3-4 with 4 runs scored and a double. Cole Cook chipped in with 2 RBI's. Rossiter was led by Matt Gourley who homered.

Craig Hibell picked up the win in his Grays debut by pitching 5 1/3 innings giving up 4 runs on 6 hits while striking out 6. Jason Buck finished the last 1 1/3 giving up only 1 hit. Rossiter's Tommy Bush took the loss pitching 2 1/3 innings giving up 4 runs on 7 hits and striking out 2. Sean Smith, Jason Jacobson, and Nick Pascuzzo finished up the game.

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The DuBois Rockets improved to 2-1 on the season as they scored three runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to defeat NAPA Auto Parts 6-4. Brian Shaffer picked up the win in relief of starter Mike Davidson. Billy Johnson notched his first save of the season. Tom Yeager and Dave Smith paced the Rockets with two hits apiece. Yeager and Andrew Welch both had two RBI's. Mike Sedor chipped in with a double.

NAPA Auto Parts was led by Rich Pruzinski who had two hits including two RBI's. Scott Spangler suffered the loss despite pitching 5 1/3 before being lifted in favor of Kasey Clinton.

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The Brookville Grays opened up the 2009 season with a 5-0 victory over the visiting DuBois Rockets. Jermie Fitzgerald took a perfect game into the 6th inning before giving up a double to Zac Burley. Fitzgerald went 6 innings giving up only 1 hit and striking out 4. Jason Buck finished the game pitching a scoreless 7th inning.

The Grays got on the board in the 5th inning when Tyler Ross singled to lead off the inning. Nate Simpson's attempted sacrifice bunt put runners at 1st and 2nd as the catchers throw wasn't in time to get Ross at 2nd. Joe Galbraith attempted another sacrifice bunt, but reached base on a throwing error to load the bases. Cole Cook then delivered an RBI sacrifice fly before Korry Lindemuth's RBI single to make it 2-0. Jason Buck then drove home Galbraith with an RBI single and on the same play Lindemuth scored on a throwing error. Ben Marzullo followed with a sacrifice fly to make the score 5-0.

For DuBois Andrew Welch suffered the loss. Brian Shaffer pitched an inning of relief in the losing cause.

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The NAPA Auto Parts and Sykesville Senators have suspended their game in the 8th inning tied at 8-8.

After 4 innings, NAPA led 2-1. Ryan Gordon hit a 2 run HR for Sykesville in the top of the 5th. NAPA answered with 4 runs in the top of the 6th inning off relievers Adam Kulbacki and Dean Williams. Cody Cogan had pitched the first 5 innings giving up 2 runs while striking out 5 and walking 2. Sykesville answered with 3 runs in the bottom of the inning, highlighted by a 2 run 2 out single by Jason Roman. NAPA immediately scored 2 runs in the top of the 7th on a couple of walks and a Sykesville error. Sykesville tied the score again with 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th with a 2 out single by Tyler Schwab. Neither team scored in the 8th. The game will be completed at 5:00 Saturday June 13 prior to the regularly scheduled game.

Sykesville was led by Ryan Gordon who was 4-4 with a walk, 2 single, a double, and a HR and 3 rbi's. Jason Roman added 3 singles and 2 rbi's. Justin Lange had a double. NAPA was led by Kasey Clinton with 2 doubles and a single. Phil Smith added a double and a single

The Rossiter Miners opened up the 2009 season with a 6-2 victory over NAPA Auto Parts. With the game tied at 2-2 in the 7th inning the Rossiter Miners used some small ball and took advantage of free passes. Starter Kevin London hit Jason Jacobson to lead off the inning and Pat McKee executed a sacrifice bunt to move Jacobson to second. London then walked Christian Muth to put runners at 1st and 2nd, which forced Coach Clark to life London in favor of Brian Syktich. Syktich walked Zach Smith to load the bases and Pete Meterko also walked to bring home Jacobson, which proved to be the winning run. Matt Gourley delivered a 2-run single to put the game away.

Jason Jacobson picked up the win in relief of Christian Muth while Kevin London suffered the loss. Pete Meterko and Matt Gourley both had two RBI's. Rob Burns and TJ Anderson hit doubles in the losing cause.

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The DuBois Rockets opened up the season with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Sykesville Senators. The Rockets were paced by Jeremy Brubaker and Greg Sobol who both had doubles and 2 RBI's. Rick Bishop, Mike Davidson, and Mike Gray split the pitching duties to secure the victory. Sykesville was led by Jordan Andrulonis and Tom Hibbert who both had RBI's. Dan Waskovich suffered the loss.

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