Below is a list of the annual Federation League Baseball Raffle. The raffle was held on July 11, 2010 at the Play-Off meeting. Congratulations to all winners. If you do not receive your prize please contact the league office.

GRAND PRIZE: 4 Pirate Tickets (Donated by S&T Bank)
Winner: Anna Kriebel (Clarington, PA)

$30 Gift Certificate from DuBois Country Club
Winner: Mark Guthridge (DuBois, PA)

$25 Gift Certificate from NAPA Auto Parts
Winner: Deb Clark (DuBois, PA)

$25 Gift Certificate from The Silverfront (Sykesville, PA)
Winner: Kim Roman

$25 Gift Certificate from DeMans Sporting Goods (Brookville, PA)
Winner: Jenny Fiscus (Brookville, PA)

Large Pizza from Mancuso’s (Reynoldsville, PA)
Winner: Jim Cribbs

$25 Gift Certificate from Dirty Ehrma’s Tavern (Brookville, PA)
Winner: Jeff McAnich

Large Pizza from Main Street Pizza (Reynoldsville, PA)
Winner: Denny Trice Brookville, PA

Gift Certificate from Nekko's Family Restaurant (Punxsutawney, PA)
Winner: Rick Matthews Punxsutawney, PA

The Federation Baseball League has announced the 2010 All-Fed League baseball teams. Ben Marzullo and Kevin Gnacinski headline the teams as Marzullo has been named league Most Valuable Player and Gnacinski has been named Pitcher of the Year.

Brookville led the way for all teams with ten overall selections that included five on the first team. They were represented on the first team by catcher Jed Fiscus, second baseman Joe Galbraith, outfielder Ben Marzullo, starting pitcher Glenn Stewart, and relief pitcher Ryan Barrett. The second team selections for the Grays included first baseman Eric Painter, third baseman Nate Simpson, outfielder Cole Cook, starting pitcher Dave Klepfer, and relief pitcher Jed Fiscus.

DuBois landed six overall selections that included four on the first team. First team selections included shortstop Dom Varacallo, outfielder Bart McGary, utility player Tom Yeager, and starting pitcher Kevin Gnacinski. The second team selections for the Rockets included outfielder Kyle Gorby and starting pitcher Ben McGary.

NAPA Auto Parts followed with five overall selections that included three on the first team. First team selections included third baseman Phil Smith, designated hitter Kasey Clinton, and outfielder Jon Kemmer. The second team selections for NAPA included catcher Barry Brubaker and second baseman Jordan LaBue.

The 2010 Regular Season Champions Rossiter Miners landed four overall selections that included two on the first team. First team selections included first baseman Matt Gourley and starting pitcher Austin Furman. Second team selections included shortstop Pete Meterko and designated hitter Derek Woods.

The Sykesville Senators landed three players on the second team that included outfielder Ryan Gordon, utility player Dean Williams, and starting pitcher Travis Menteer.

Marzullo earns the Most Valuable Player award after leading the Grays to a second place finish in the regular season. Marzullo hit .350 on the season and scored a league leading 21 runs while also driving in 16.

Gnacinski earns the Pitcher of the Year award after leading the Rockets in every pitching category. This included a 5-2 record with a 2.10 ERA. Gnacinski logged 50 innings and struck out 35.

2010 All-Fed League Baseball Teams

First Team

1B Matt Gourley (RM)
2B Joe Galbraith (BG)
SS Dom Varacallo (DR)
3B Phil Smith (NAPA)
OF Ben Marzullo (BG)
OF Jon Kemmer (NAPA)
OF Bart McGary (DR)
C Jed Fiscus (BG)
DH Kasey Clinton (NAPA)
UTL Tom Yeager (DR)
SP Kevin Gnacinski (DR)
SP Austin Furman (RM)
SP Glenn Stewart (BG)
RP Ryan Barrett (BG)

Second Team

1B Eric Painter (BG)
2B Jordan LaBue (NAPA)
SS Pete Meterko (RM)
3B Nate Simpson (BG)
OF Cole Cook (BG)
OF Kyle Gorby (DR)
OF Ryan Gordon (SS)
C Barry Brubaker (NAPA)
DH Derek Woods (RM)
UTL Dean Williams (SS)
SP Travis Menteer (SS)
SP Dave Klepfer (BG)
SP Ben McGary (DR)
RP Jed Fiscus (BG)

The DuBois Rockets claimed the 2010 Federation Baseball League Championship by defeating the Rossiter Miners 6-4 at Shaffer Field in Rossiter Saturday evening.

Ben McGary picked up the Game 7 victory after tossing 6 1/3 innings on two days rest. Kevin Gnacinski notched his second save of the series by recording the final two outs. Sean Zimmerman lifted the Rockets offense with a 3-4 performance that included a home run and 3 RBI's. Tom Yeager also had a run scoring single.

The McGary brothers were named CO-MVP's after both turned in outstanding performances. Ben McGary made three starts going 2-1 and held the potent Miners offense to eleven runs, eight earned on 20 hits in 18 1/3 innings. Bart McGary hit safely in six of the seven games. He finished 8-19, including two doubles and two triples, while scoring five runs and driving in five more.

More information to follow.

The Rossiter Miners defeated the DuBois Rockets to force a Game 7 on Saturday at Shaffer Field in Rossiter. More to follow.

The Rossiter Miners defeated the DuBois Rockets 5-4 in Game 5 of the Best of 7 Championship Series. The series now stands at 3-2 in favor of the Rockets.

Braedon Pennington picked up the complete game victory. He gave up four runs on six hits and three walks. He also struck out four.

Rossiter's offense was led by Tommy Bush who had two hits. Christian Muth singled in the bottom of the seventh inning for the walk-off victory.

Ben McGary suffered the loss for the Rockets. McGary gave up five runs, three earned, on eight hits and nine walks.

The Rockets offense was led by Sean Zimmerman who added a solo home run. Bart McGary added an RBI triple and Matt Zimmerman connected on an RBI double.

Game 6 is scheduled for Thursday at Shower's Field. First pitch is set for 5:45pm.

The DuBois Rockets edged the Rossiter Miners 4-2 to take a 3-1 in the Fed League Finals Best of 7 Championship Series.

Mike Davidson lifted the Rockets by tossing his second-straight complete game during the play-offs.

The Rockets offense was led by Bart McGary who had a two-run double in the third inning. Dom Varacallo also had an RBI double.

Tommy Bush suffered the loss for the Miners. Bush went the distance and struck out 7. Dakota Bish led the offense with two hits.

The series moves back to Shaffer Field in Rossiter. Game 5 is set for 5:45pm.

The DuBois Rockets took a 2-1 lead in the Best of 7 series with a 4-2 victory over the Rossiter Miners. More to follow.

The Federation Baseball League has announced their 2010 All-Fed League Baseball Teams. Ben Marzullo and Kevin Gnacinski highlight the awards. More information can be found under the headline menu.

The Rossiter Miners won Game 2 of the Federation League Play-Off Championship series 13-3 over the DuBois Rockets to even the Best of 7 series 1-1. More to follow.

The DuBois Rockets defeated the Rossiter Miners 5-3 in Game 1 of the Federation Baseball League Play-Off Finals.

Pitching led the way for the Rockets as Ben McGary tossed six solid innings. He gave up three runs on five hits and four walks. He also struck out 4. Kevin Gnacinski picked up the save tossing a scoreless seventh inning.

The Rockets offense was led by Tom Yeager who had three hits including a double. Bart McGary added a triple and 2 RBI's.

Tommy Bush suffered the loss for the Miners. He went three innings giving up four runs on three hits and seven walks. Jason Jacobson tossed the final four innings.

The Miners offense was led by Pete Meterko who had two hits including a first inning two-run homerun.

Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday at Shower's Field. First pitch is slated for 5:30pm.

The DuBois Rockets have secured a spot in the Federation Baseball League Finals by beating the Brookville Grays 11-3 in Game 7 of the semi-finals. More to follow.

The DuBois Rockets forced a Game 7 by beating the Brookville Grays 8-0. More to follow.

The Rossiter Miners advanced to the Federation Baseball League Finals by beating NAPA Auto Parts 12-3. More to follow.

The Brookville Grays edged the DuBois Rockets 3-2. More to follow.

The DuBois Rockets evened the Best of 7 series by defeating the Brookville Grays 4-2. More to follow.

The Rossiter Miners crushed NAPA Auto Parts 14-2 to take a 3-1 in the Best of 7 series of the Federation Baseball League Semi-Finals. More to follow.

The Rossiter Miners defeated NAPA Auto Parts 5-4 in eight innings. More to follow.

The DuBois Rockets defeated the Brookville Grays 5-3 in Game 3 of the Federation Baseball League Semi-Finals. The series is now 2-1 in favor of the Grays.

The Rockets started off in a big way as Bart McGary blasted a two-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Rockets up 2-0. From then on the Rockets left TJ Gornati do his work on the mound. Gornati tossed a complete game, giving up three unearned runs, on only three hits while striking out 7.

The Rockets used another home run in the top of the third inning as Tom Yeager hit a two-run blast to put the Rockets up 4-0.

The Grays got on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning with the help of a Rocket error and a Korry Lindemuth two-run single to to cut the Rocket's lead to 4-3.

The Rockets answered in the top of the seventh as Sean Zimmerman's sacrifice fly scored Brian Shaffer who led off the inning with a single.

Dave Klepfer suffered the loss for the Grays. He went seven innings and gave up eight hits and struck out 4.

The series returns to Showers Field on Thursday at 6pm.

The Brookville Grays defeated the DuBois Rockets 8-5. More to follow.

The Rossiter Miners defeated NAPA Auto Parts 14-9. More to follow.

NAPA Auto Parts defeated the Rossiter Miners 12-8 in Game 1 of the Federation Baseball League Semi-Finals.

Kevin London picked up the win for NAPA tossing 4 1/3 innings. He gave up seven runs on nine hits and two walks. Nick Wruble and Jon Kemmer finished up the pitching duties.

NAPA's offense was led by Phil Smith who had three hits and three RBI's. Kasey Clinton added two hits and three RBI's. Mark Guthridge and Joe Chittester both had two hits.

Rossiter's Christian Muth was tagged with the loss as he didn't make it out of the third inning. He gave up eight runs, three earned, on six hits and five walks. Sean Smith, Pete Meterko, and Jason Jacobson finished up the pitching duties.

Rossiter's offense was led by Braedon Pennington who had four hits including a double. Meterko added two hits and two RBI's. Matt Gourley and Tyler Wingard both hit home runs. Dakota Bish added a double and RBI as well.

The series continues at 6pm on Tuesday at NAPA.

The Brookville Grays defeated the DuBois Rockets 5-4 in Game 1 of the Federation Baseball League Semi-Finals.

The Grays scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning with one out. Jed Fiscus (right) led off the inning with a single and was replaced by pinch runner Matt Isaac. Cole Cook followed with a double and Nate Simpson was intentionally walked to load the bases for Dave Klepfer. Klepfer hit a hard line drive right at the center fielder, but it was unable to score Isaac. Korry Lindemuth followed with a slow roller to shortstop, but Dom Varacallo couldn't come up with the throw to home allowing Isaac to score the winning run.

The Rockets started the scoring in the top of the first inning with two runs. Varacallo started the inning by reaching on an error followed by a Keith Lepionka single. Tom Yeager then delivered with a two-run single.

The Grays answered in the bottom half with three runs. Tyler Ross led off with a walk followed by a Joe Galbraith single. Fiscus then hit an RBI double followed by Simpson's two-run single to put the Grays up 3-2.

The Rockets tied the game in the second inning as Matt Zimmerman walked and eventually scored on a Grays error.

In the fourth inning the Rockets took the lead 4-3 as Zimmerman singled to open the inning and would later score on Lepionka's sacrifice fly.

The Grays answered in the bottom of the fourth as Lindemuth walked to open the inning and was replaced by pinch runner Brandon Brownlee. Cayliff Worling singled to put runners at first and second before Ross singled in Brownlee to tie the game at 4-4.

Ryan Barrett(left) picked up the win in relief of Glenn Stewart. Barrett tossed the final 1 2/3 innings. He didn't give up and run and struck out 2. Stewart worked 5 1/3 innings. He gave up four runs, one earned, on five hits and four walks. He also struck out 4.

Kevin Gnacinski suffered the loss. He tossed 6 1/3 innings, giving up five runs, four earned, on nine hits and six walks. He also struck out 6.

The series moves to Showers Field on Tuesday at 6pm. The slated starters are Craig Hibell for the Grays and Ben McGary for the Rockets.

NAPA Auto Parts advanced to the semi-finals with a 15-9 win over the Sykesville Senators.

In a game that took two days to finish for the second consecutive day, it was NAPA's offense that took control scoring eight runs in the top of the seventh inning.

NAPA was led by Barry Brubaker who had two hits including a double and five RBI's. Mark Guthridge, Phil Smith, and Rich Pruzinsky all had two hits.

Nick Wruble picked up the win in relief of starter Michael Moyer. Wruble tossed 2 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball. He also struck out 5.

Sykesville's offense was lifted by Jason Roman and Tucker Dowling who both hit home runs. Ryan Gordon, Travis Menteer, and Dean Williams all had two hits.

Williams suffered the loss in relief of Menteer. Chris Johnson and Jake Yale also pitched.

Sykesville ends their season with a 4-21 record, while NAPA advances to the semi-finals to take on the Regular Season Champions Rossiter Miners.

NAPA Auto Parts used a 10th inning bases loaded walk to beat the Sykesville Senators 7-6 in Fed League Play-Off action.

NAPA's Michael Moyer picked up the win in relief on the second day of action. He tossed the final three innings and didn't give up a run.

NAPA's offense was led by Derek Clark and Josh Beimel who both had two hits. Clark added a double and RBI. Phil Smith and Aaron Lange both had 2 RBI's each.

Sykesville's Travis Menteer suffered the loss by walking the winning run in the 10th inning. He gave up one run on three hits and five walks.

Offensively for Sykesville, Ryan Gordon, Tom Hibbert, and Jason Roman had two hits each. Jon Weber added a double.

The Bovard Bisons shutout the Rossiter Miners 4-0 in inter league action.

Nick Pascuzzo suffered the loss for the Miners tossing a complete game.

The Miners only had two hits on the day as Zach Smith doubled and Chad Davis singled.

The Miners who claimed the 2010 Federation Baseball League Regular Season Championship are off until Sunday when they host the winner of NAPA/Sykesville in the semi-finals.

Quality Construction of Homer City defeated the Sykesville Senators 10-0 in inter league action Sunday afternoon.

Jude Lander suffered the loss pitching two innings. Ryan Gordon and Jason Roman also threw two innings each.

Lander led the offense with two hits, while Gordon doubled.

Sykesville finished the season with a 4-19 record and return to action Tuesday when they travel to NAPA for Game 1 of the Best of Three Series.

The Sykesville Senators crushed the Brookville Grays 11-3.

Tom Hibbert picked up the win tossing four innings. He gave up three runs, two earned, on four hits and four walks. Dean Williams picked up the save tossing the final three innings.

The Senator's offense was led by Ryan Gordon and Hibbert who both had three hits. Jon Weber also had two hits and 3 RBI's. Williams chipped in with an RBI double.

For Brookville, Eric Painter led the offense with two doubles and an RBI. Rob Jewett suffered the loss in relief of Ryan Barrett.

The Brookville Grays beat the Sykesville Senators 5-1.

Dave Klepfer tossed a complete game giving up one run on eight hits and no walks. He also struck out 4.

The Grays offense was led by Joe Galbraith who had a two-run double in the first inning. Danny Walters also doubled. Klepfer and Nate Simpson chipped in with RBI singles.

Sykesville scored in the first inning when Ryan Gordon tripled and scored on Jason Roman's RBI single. Kyle Simpson also had two hits.

The Bovard Bisons edged NAPA Auto Parts 4-3 in inter league action. More to follow.

West Lebanon defeated NAPA Auto Parts 12-2 in interleague action. More to follow.

The DuBois Rockets forfeited to Kovacic Insurance of Creekside.

Kovacic Insurance of Creekside defeated NAPA Auto Parts 13-1 in inter league action at Shaffer Field in Rossiter.

TJ Anderson went 1-2 with an RBI and Mark Guthridge went 1-3 with a double and run scored. Rich Pruzinsky also added a hit.

Mike Moyer suffered the loss giving up thirteen runs, seven earned, on nine hits and six walks. He also struck out 6.

The Sykesville Senators defeated the Brookville Grays 7-6 at Senator Park.

Travis Menteer did it all for the Senators as he tossed a complete game and scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh on a throwing error after leading off the inning with a single. Menteer gave up six runs, three earned, on five hits and five walks. He also struckout 7.

Jon Weber led Sykesville's offense with two hits and three RBI's. Eric Grejda also had two hits including a double. Dean Williams also had two RBI's.

The Grays were led by Cole Cook who had two hits and an RBI. Dave Klepfer added a two-run single.

Jed Fiscus suffered the loss in relief. Glenn Stewart and Rob Jewett also pitched for the Grays.

The Rossiter Miners defeated the DuBois Rockets 4-3. More to follow.

The Federation Baseball League has announced their Week 7 weekly awards. DuBois Rocket's TJ Gornati and Brookville Grays Glenn Stewart has been named the Co-Pitcher of the Week and DuBois Rocket's Kyle Gorby has been named Player of the Week. More details can be found under the Headline menu.

The Brookville Grays defeated the Rossiter Miners 9-7.

The Grays used a trio of pitchers with Ryan Barrett picking up the win in relief of starter Craig Hibell. Barrett tossed two innings giving up one run, no earned, on one hit and one walk. Jed Fiscus picked up the save. He gave up an unearned run on two hits and struck out three.

The Grays offense was led by Eric Painter and Tyler Ross who both had two hits. Painter's big hit was a go ahead solo home run to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning. Ross also had two RBI's. Jed Fiscus chipped in with a two-run single in the first inning. Ben Marzullo and Joe Galbraith both hit doubles.

The Miners also used a trio of pitchers. Braedon Pennington started for the Miners, but couldn't make it out of the first inning. Tommy Bush relieved Pennington for the next two innings before Austin Furman logged the final four innings and suffered the loss.

Pete Meterko led the offense with two hits and also scored three runs. Derek Woods chipped in with two hits including a double.

NAPA Auto Parts defeated the DuBois Rockets 4-2 Tuesday evening at DuBois Central Christian.

Kasey Clinton drove in all four of the NAPA runs with an RBI double in the first and a three-run homer in the third. Mark Guthridge also chipped in with a pair of singles.

For DuBois, Milt Mattern singled in the top of the third and was plated on an RBI double by Sean Zimmerman. DuBois scored their second run of the game in the top of the sixth when Tom Yeager scored on a throwing error. Dom Varacallo hit a double in the losing effort.

Richie Pruzinsky picked up the win going six innings giving up both runs but only one was earned. He gave up six hits, walked two and struck out two. Jon Kemmer picked up the save pitching a scoreless seventh and striking out a pair.

For DuBois, Kevin Gnacinski suffered the loss pitching all six innings. He gave up four earned runs on six hits, no walks and three strikeouts.

DuBois is back in action Thursday when they host the Rossiter Miners. NAPA is back in action Friday when they host Kovacic Insurance out of Creekside in Rossiter. Both games are at 6pm.

The Rossiter Miners beat NAPA Auto Parts 3-2 in 8 innings. More to follow.

The DuBois Rockets defeated the Sykesville Senators 9-2 Thursday evening in Sykesville.

Dom Varacallo and Sean Zimmerman led the way for the Rockets with three hits and two RBI's apiece with one of Zimmerman's going for a solo home run. Kyle Gorby had a pair of hits including a triple.

Travis Menteer had two hits for Sykesville including a double.

T.J. Gornati picked up the win in a complete game effort striking out 9 and giving up no earned runs. Jake Yale suffered the loss pitching six innings and giving up six earned runs on 10 hits. Paul McGinley pitched the seventh and gave up no earned runs.

The Brookvile Grays defeated NAPA Auto Parts 7-3 at McKinley Field on Tuesday evening.

Brookville's Glenn Stewart (left) was dominating in his five innings of work. He gave up an unearned run on two hits and no walks. He also struck out 5. Rob Jewett pitched the sixth inning giving up two runs, one earned, on two hits and two walks. Ryan Barrett finished the game by pitching a scoreless seventh.

NAPA started the scoring in the first inning with a single run. Mark Guthridge led off the inning by reaching on an error and would later score on Kasey Clinton's single.

The Grays answered in the bottom of the first as Eric Painter singled with one out and would eventually score on an error by NAPA to tie the score at 1-1.

In the second inning the Grays plated two runs to take a 3-1 lead. Cole Cook started the inning with a bunt single. With two outs Joe Galbraith reach on another error by NAPA. Ben Marzullo then delivered with a two-run single.

The Grays put the game away in the fourth inning with four more runs to take a 7-1 lead. Tyler Ross reached on an error to start the inning. Galbraith followed by being hit by a pitch. Painter then singled to load the bases. After a fielder's choice, Jed Fiscus drove home Galbraith with a sacrifice fly. Korry Lindemuth followed with an RBI walk and Cook delivered a two-run single.

NAPA plated two runs in the sixth with the help of a Phil Smith RBI single and an error by the Grays.

Clinton suffered the loss for NAPA. He went the distance tossing six innings. He gave up seven runs, four earned, on five hits and seven walks.

The Grays are off for a week and will play again on July 6 when they host Rossiter. NAPA hosts Rossiter at 6pm on Thursday at DuBois Central Catholic HS.

The Rossiter Miners defeated the DuBois Rockets 4-2 Tuesday night at Showers Field.

The Miners struck first in the top of the 1st. Jacob Stumpf reached base on an error and later scored on an RBI single by Matt Gourley.

The Rockets answered back in the bottom half on the inning. Dom Varacallo led off the inning with a double and was plated by a Keith Lepionka single.

In the second, the Miners put up three runs . Tommy Bush led off with a single, Zack Smith then walked, and an RBI single by Dakota Bish plated Bush. Smith scored on a fielders choice by Austin Furman and then he later scored on a fielders choice by Stumpf.

For the Rockets in the fourth, Tom Yeager led off with a single, Greg Sobol reached on an error and Rick Bishop walked to load the bases. Yeager scored on an error which still kept the bases loaded. Furman was able to induce a double play to avoid any more danger.

Furman picked up the win pitching in relief of starter Tommy Bush who was on a pitch count. Furman threw five innings giving up one unearned run on three hits and one walk.

Mike Davidson suffered the loss pitching five solid innings. He gave up all four runs but only two were earned. He gave up six hits and four walks and struck out one.

Apollo defeated the Sykesville Senators 4-2 in interleague action.

Sykesville and Apollo battled for six innings, but Apollo managed to push two runs across in the seventh inning of reliever Dean Williams to secure the victory. Down 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Sykesville pushed a run across to tie the score 2-2, but Apollo answered in the seventh inning.

Jude Lander pitched a quality game tossing six solid innings. He gave up two runs on three hits and six walks. Williams suffered the loss giving up two runs in his inning of work.

Sykesville's offense was led by Paul McGinley who had two hits including an RBI. Williams also had a hit and RBI.

NAPA Auto Parts defeated the DuBois Rockets Sunday evening at DuBois Central Christian by a score or 4-3.

Sean Sleigh got the Rockets out to an early lead by smashing a solo home run in the top of the first inning off of NAPA starter Michael Moyer. DuBois then added one in the fourth when Kyle Gorby led off with a double and was later scored by Keith Lepionka. In the fifth, DuBois was able to manufacture a run. Dom Varacallo reached on an error, Sleigh bunted him over and Gorby drove him home with a single.

With the Rockets up 3-0 entering the bottom of the fifth, NAPA was able to put two runs on the board. Josh Beimel led off with a double and scored on an error. Mike Gralla later scored on another Rocket error to make the score 3-2 after five. In the bottom of the sixth Kasey Clinton led off with a double to right center and was plated by a Phil Smith single. Smith would later score on a Nick Wruble single to left making the score 4-3 in favor or NAPA. The Rockets were able to load the bases in the top of the seventh but were unable to put a run across.

For the Rockets, Gorby and Tom Yeager each had two hits and a double. For NAPA, Clinton and Beimel both doubled. Michael Moyer picked up his first win of the season pitching a complete game 8-hitter while fanning six and walking just one. Ben McGary suffered the loss giving up only two earned runs on six hits with two strike outs.

Both teams are back in action on Tuesday. NAPA travels to Brookville for a 6pm start and DuBois hosts the Rossiter Miners at 6pm.

The Rossiter Miners defeated the Sykesville Senators 8-3 to improve to a league leading 13-5.

Jason Jacobson led the offense with two hits including a double and 4 RBI's. Matt Gourley also chipped in with two hits. Jacob Stumpf and Pete Meterko both had 2 RBI's.

Meterko picked up with win in relief of Justin Neal. Meterko tossed the final 3 2/3 innings. He gave up two runs on three hits and one walk.

Sykesville's offense was led by Jude Lander who had two hits and an RBI. Dean Williams doubled for the Senators.

Travis Menteer suffered the loss despite pitching a complete game. He gave up eight runs, all earned, on ten hits and two walks.

The DuBois Rockets defeated the Brookville Grays 5-4 at McKinley Field Saturday evening.

Kevin Gnacinski tossed a complete game for the Rockets to earn the victory and avenge an eight inning loss to the Grays earlier in the week. Gnacinski pitched out of numerous jams as the Grays left ten runners on base and also left one stranded every inning. Gnacinski gave up four runs, three earned, on eleven hits, one walk and struck out 6.

The Rockets got on the board first with two runs in the second inning. Keith Lepionka and Ben McGary walked to open the inning before an error at third base scored Lepionka. Dom Varacallo followed with a sacrifice fly to put the Rockets up 2-0.

The Grays answered with a run in the bottom half as Tyler Ross led off with a single. With two outs Cayliff Worling delivered with an RBI single to score Ross.

The Grays tied the game 2-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning with another Worling RBI single that scored Joe Galbraith who reached on an error and stole second base.

The Rockets used a three-run sixth inning to go up 5-2. Bart McGary led off the inning with a double and Kyle Gorby knocked him in with his own double. Back to back walks to Tom Yeager and Lepionka loaded the bases. Gorby scored on an RBI ground out by Ben McGary. Yeager then scored an infield single by Brett Sutika.

The Grays didn't go away as they plated two runs in the seventh and left the tying run stranded on second base. Danny Walters opened the inning with a double and Ben Marzullo walked to put runners at first and second. Gnacinski dug deep as he struck the next two Grays out. After a wild pitch both runners advanced and Walters scored an infield single by Dave Klepfer. Galbraith then delivered with an RBI single to score Marzullo to make the score 5-4. Wil Maschmeyer then grounded out to second to end the game.

Craig Hibell started the game for the Grays and went four innings. He gave up two unearned runs on no hits and four walks. Rob Jewett relieved Hibell and suffered the loss. He gave up three runs on two hits and two walks. Glenn Stewart tossed the final two innings and struck out 3.

The Rockets improve to 10-6 and travel to NAPA Auto Parts on Sunday, while the Grays dropped to 12-6 and are off until Tuesday when they host NAPA at 6pm.

The Blairsville Colts beat the Sykesville Senators 5-4 in eight innings.

Sykesville led 4-0 through five innings, but couldn't hang on for the win. Blairsville scored three runs in the sixth and tied the game in the seventh with another run and eventually would score the game winning run in the top of the eighth inning.

Sykesville was led by Jon Weber who had two hits including a double and RBI. Dean Williams also had two hits.

Williams started the game for the Senators and went six strong innings. He gave up three runs, no earned, on four hits and one walk. Chris Johnson suffered the loss pitching the last two innings. He gave up two earned runs on one hit and two walks.

The Brookville Grays beat the Rossiter Miners 5-3 to move into a first place tie as both teams are 12-4.

The Grays used a combination of four pitchers to secure the victory to go along with some timely hitting. Jermie Fitzgerald started the game and pitched a scoreless first, but was relieved by Ryan Barrett due to some tightness in his shoulder. Barrett went on to throw the next 3 2/3 innings. He gave up all three runs, two earned, on three hits and three walks, but didn't factor into the decision. Glenn Stewart entered the game in the fifth inning to record the win. Stewart tossed 1 1/3 innings of no hit baseball. Jed Fiscus notched the save by striking out the side in the seventh inning.

The Grays got on the board first in the second inning. Cole Cook opened the inning with a walk and eventually scored on a Tyler Ross single.

The Miners would tie the score in the top of the fourth inning when Pete Meterko and Matt Gourley hit back to back singles to put runners at the corners. Derek Woods then bounced into a double play to score Meterko.

The Grays would take a 2-1 advantage in the bottom of the fourth when Ross led off the inning with a double and scored on a Joe Galbraith single. The lead didn't last long as the Miners plated two runs to take a 3-2 lead. Austin Furman walked with one out and would eventually score on a Christian Muth double. After walks to Rick Matthews and Meterko the bases were loaded for 2009 Fed League MVP Gourley. Stewart got Gourley to bounce to Galbraith at second, but the ball was misplayed and the go ahead run would score. The Grays got out of the inning as Woods grounded out to third.

In the fifth inning the Grays tacked on three runs to take a 5-3 advantage and put the game away. Cook walked to open the inning and back to back singles from Nate Simpson and Danny Walters loaded the bases. The Miners got Ross to bounce into a double play, but Cook would score to tie the game. Simpson would then score on a passed ball for the go ahead run before Korry Lindemuth singled home Galbraith to finish the scoring.

Austin Furman suffered the loss for the Miners. Furman went 5 innings and gave up five runs on seven hits and eight walks. Meterko pitched a scoreless sixth inning.

The Rossiter Miners defeated the Brookville Grays 5-1 to take over first place.

With the Grays holding onto a 1-0 lead through four innings, the Miners took advantage of a 40-minute rain delay.

The Miners plated five runs in the fifth inning. The inning was highlighted by Matt Gourley's two-run single. Austin Furman and Derek Woods also had RBI singles.

The Grays lone run came on an RBI single by Korry Lindemuth in the third inning. Dave Klepfer collected two hits for the Grays.

Jason Jacobson earned the win in relief of starter Christian Muth. Jacobson tossed the final three innings. He gave up no runs on one hit and one walk.

Rob Jewett suffered the loss. He tossed 4 1/3 innings, giving up five runs on five hits and three walks. Nate Simpson tossed the final 1 2/3 innings.

NAPA Auto Parts defeated the DuBois Rockets Wednesday night at Showers Field 12-4.

NAPA pounded out 14 hits to go along with 9 free passes led by Jon Kemmer who recorded a pair of doubles and a two-run home run. Phil Smith added three hits with two of them going for doubles. Barry Brubaker also chipped in with a pair of hits and four RBI's.

For the Rockets, Keith Lepionka recorded their only base hit of the night with a two RBI single in the first.

Aaron Lange came in relief of Kemmer to record the win. Kemmer struggled with control walking five and striking out five in two innings before being relieved by Lange who threw five hitless innings.

Mike Davidson suffered the loss pitching five innings and giving up six runs on nine hits and four walks with three strike outs. Matt Zimmerman finished the game out giving up six runs on five hits and four walks over two innings.

The Rockets are back in action Saturday evening at 6pm at Brookville.

The Brookville Grays used timely hitting and excellent pitching to defeat the DuBois Rockets 4-2 Tuesday evening at Showers Field.

With the Grays holding onto a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning, Grays starting pitcher Dave Klepfer gave way to Craig Hibell (left) with runners at first and second and no outs. Hibell got Ed Yeager to bounce back to him on a sacrifice bunt attempt and was able to get the runner at third base for the first out. Hibell then got Kevin Gnacinski to ground into a fielder’s choice to put runners at the corners. With two outs Hibell got Dom Varacallo to hit a routine fly ball to left field, which let Gray’s defenders to start walking off the field. Klepfer who was camped under the ball dropped the ball to let the tying run to score. Hibell was able to get Bart McGary to fly out to left field to end the inning with bases loaded.

The Grays went right to work in the eighth inning as Eric Painter walked to start the inning. Matt Isaac who was pinch running for Painter advanced to second on a botched pick-off attempt from Gnacinski. With one out Tyler Ross walked to put runners at first and second before Korry Lindemuth hit into a fielder’s choice. Lindemuth gave way to Brandon Brownlee after a conceded steal attempt. Klepfer would walk to load the bases and set the table for Danny Walters. Walters who came off the bench as the new designated hitter delivered with a two-run single to score Isaac and Brownlee to put the Grays up 4-2.

Jed Fiscus came in to record the save by getting two strikeouts and a fly ball for his second save of the season. Hibell picked up his third win of the season by tossing two scoreless innings. Klepfer went five innings and gave up two runs on four hits and five walks.

Gnacinksi suffered the loss despite pitching a complete game. He gave up four earned runs on five hits and six walks.

The Grays will now play back-to-back games against Rossiter in a battle between the Federation League's first-place teams. With both teams at 11-4, Rossiter hosts the Grays at 6 p.m. tonight, and Miners travel to Brookville for a 6 p.m. start Thursday. The Rockets are back in action Wednesday when they host NAPA Auto Parts at 6pm.

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NAPA Auto Parts snapped their five game losing streak with a convincing 14-6 win over the visiting Sykesville Senators.

Jon Kemmer led the NAPA offense with four hits including two doubles. Kemmer also added 4 RBI's. Aaron Lange also had two hits. Mark Guthridge (left) turned in a solid performance by scoring four runs and driving in two more.

Rich Pruzinsky started the game for NAPA and went 3 2/3 innings before being relieved by Nick Wruble. Wruble earned the win by tossing the final 3 1/3 innings. He gave up no runs on one hit and struck out 5.

Travis Menteer suffered the loss tossing four innings. He gave up all 14 runs on twelve hits and three walks. Jake Yale pitched the final two innings.

The Rossiter Miners defeated NAPA Auto Parts 5-1 to improve to a league leading 11-4. NAPA dropped to 6-8 on the season.

Tommy Bush (left) dominated the NAPA offense with his complete game effort. He gave up just three hits, while walking three and striking out 5. Barry Brubaker suffered the loss for NAPA pitching into the third inning.

Matt Gourley paced the Miners offense with two hits and 3 RBI's. Christian Muth added a double and a stolen base. Derek Woods and Mark Shaffer both added RBI's.

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The DuBois Rockets defeated the Blairsville Colts 4-2 Sunday evening in Blairsville.

Ben McGary collected his fourth win of the season with a complete game effort giving up only six hits while striking out three and walking no one.

The Rockets offense was led by Kyle Gorby who recorded three of their five hits. Gorby was 3-4 with a double and three RBI's. Tom Yeager also added a double.

The Rockets are back in action this Tuesday at Showers Field hosting the Brookville Grays at 6pm.

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The Brookville Grays defeated the Bovard Bisons 6-1 in interleague action to improve to 10-4 on the season.

Ryan Barrett (left) picked up the win in his first start of the season. Barrett went 4 1/3 innings giving up no runs on four hits and four walks. He also had eight strikeouts. Glenn Stewart picked up the save by tossing 2 2/3 innings. He gave up one run on four hits and one walk. He also struck out four.

The Grays offense was led by Jed Fiscus who was 3-4 with two RBI's. Joe Galbraith collected two hits including a double. Ben Marzullo and Cole Cook both recorded two hits and an RBI.

The Grays return to action Tuesday when they travel to DuBois to take on the Rockets at 6pm.

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NAPA Auto Parts have forfeited to the Blairsville Colts.

Starting pitcher Sean Clark dominated for five innings, and the Brookville Grays recorded a 7-5 victory over West Lebanon Friday evening at Dr. Wayne McKinley Field.

Brookville (9-4) has won three games in a row and is now half a game behind the league leading Rossiter Miners.

Clark surrendered just one hit, striking out five for his second win of the season. Craig Hibell pitched the sixth inning and gave up three unearned runs as the Grays defense committed two errors. Chad Weaver started the seventh inning, but ran into trouble loading the bases. The Grays looked to Rob Jewett who came in to earn his third save of the season by inducing a 1-2-3 double play and a strikeout to end the game.

The Grays got on the board in the bottom of the second inning with two runs. Cole Cook started the inning with a walk and Matt Mohney reached on an error. Joe Galbraith then delivered with a one out double to score both Cook and Mohney.

The Grays finished their scoring in the bottom of the fourth inning by tacking on five more runs. Cook led off the inning with a single and would eventually score on a botched pick-off attempt. Korry Lindemuth would then single in Galbraith who reached on a fielder’s choice. Ben Marzullo (left) then scored pinch runner Wil Maschmeyer with a double. Eric Painter followed with a two-run blast to score Marzullo.

The Grays return to action Sunday in Indiana as they take on the Bovard Bisons.

The Indiana Blackhawks shutout the Rossiter Miners 8-0 in interleague action Friday evening at Shaffer Field in Rossiter.

Austin Furman suffered the loss despite tossing a complete game. He gave up eight runs on twelve hits and three walks. He also struck out 1.

Pete Meterko led the offense with two hits.

Starting pitcher Jermie Fitzgerald dominated for five innings, and the Brookville Grays cruised to an 8-1 victory over NAPA Auto Parts Thursday evening.

Brookville (8-4) avenged two earlier losses to NAPA (6-6) who lost their third straight game after winning six in a row.

Fitzgerald surrendered two hits, striking out five in his first start of the 2010 season. Jed Fiscus tossed the final two innings giving up one run on two hits, while striking out two.

The Grays offense used the help of struggling starting pitcher Jon Kemmer who walked 10 batters in 2 2/3 innings. In the top of the first the Grays would get on the board with a run as Kemmer walked Korry Lindemuth, Ben Marzullo, and Jed Fiscus to load the bases. Eric Painter followed with an RBI walk to put the Grays up 1-0. Kemmer got out of the inning striking out the next three hitters to leave the bases loaded.

The Grays increased their lead in the second inning as Joe Galbraith and Lindemuth walked to open the inning. After a wild pitch Marzullo delivered with a two-run single to put the Grays up 3-0. Fiscus would then be hit by a pitch to put runners at first and second for Jason Krimsky (left) who delivered with a two-run double off the right field fence to put the Grays up 5-0.

The Grays increased their lead to 7-0 in the third inning on bases loaded walks to Fiscus and Painter. Fiscus finished the scoring in the fifth inning with a run scoring single. Marzullo, Fiscus, Painter, and Krimsky all finished with 2 RBI’s each.

NAPA was led by Mark Guthridge who had two hits. Rich Pruzinsky relieved Kemmer in the third inning and went on to give up one run on one hit and struck out 7.

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The DuBois Rockets defeated the Sykesville Senators 6-3 Wednesday evening at Showers Field in DuBois.

The Senators jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first on an RBI double by Ryan Gordon and an RBI single by Dean Williams.

The Rockets tied it in the third on RBI singles by Keith Lepionka and Mike Davidson.

The Senators were able to regain the lead in the top of the fifth but the Rockets answered with three runs of their own on another Davidson RBI single and a double by Kyle Mann that drove in two. The Rockets added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth on a walk by Mario Gregorio.

The Rockets were led by Davidson who had two hits, Mann with a double, and Lepionka who reached base safely in all three at bats and also swiped a bag.

The Senators were led by Jonathon Weber who had a pair of hits and Gordon who had a double.

Matt Zimmerman picked up the win in relief of Greg Sobol. Zimmerman tossed two innings giving up only one run on a pair of hits. Mike Davidson recorded the save in two innings of shutout ball. Cody Cogan suffered the loss in relief of starter Jake Yale.

The Brookville Grays knocked off the first place Rossiter Miners 6-3 in convincing fashion Tuesday evening at Shaffer Field in Rossiter.

The Grays got clutch performances from starting pitcher Dave Klepfer (left) and No. 9 hitter Tyler Ross (right). Ross delivered the big blow in the top of the second inning with a three-run blast to put the Grays up 4-2. Brookville added to its lead in the sixth, scoring two runs, highlighted by a Joe Galbraith RBI single.

The Miners didn't give up as they had the tying run at the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning, but Klepfer got Tommy Lewis to flyout to left to end the game.

Offensively, Ben Marzullo, Galbraith, and Ross all finished with two hits. Rossiter's Rick Matthews added two hits.

Klepfer finished the complete game with six strikeouts, giving up three runs, two earned, on eight hits. Sean Smith suffered the loss despite tossing a complete game. He allowed six runs on 10 hits while striking out two.

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The DuBois Rockets defeated NAPA 12-3 Tuesday evening at Showers Field to improve to 7-4 on the season.

Kevin Gnacinski (right) threw a complete game three hitter, but Bart McGary (left) stole the show with a four home run night. McGary drove in 6 runs with a solo home run in the first, a two-run shot in the second, a solo shot in the fourth, and another two-run shot in the sixth. Sean Zimmerman, Dom Varacallo, and Tom Yeager all had two hit nights. Brian Shaffer had a two RBI double.

For NAPA, Jon Kemmer hit a solo shot in the fourth and Kasey Clinton hit an RBI double.

Gnacinski earned his fourth win of the season while Scott Spangler suffered the loss in 1 2/3 innings of work. Clinton tossed 3 2/3 innings while Aaron Lange finished up the final 2/3 innings.

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The Sykesville Senators edged NAPA Auto Parts 3-2 in eight innings to end NAPA's six game winning streak. The game turned out to be a pitcher's duel between Sykesville's Travis Menteer and NAPA'a TJ Anderson.

Menteer pulled out the victory as the Senators pushed a run home in the 8th inning on a Dean Williams double that scored Jon Weber who reached first after being hit by a pitch.

Menteer pitched eight solid innings giving up two runs on six hits and four walks. He struckout a season high 15. Anderson was just as solid as he pitched 7 1/3 innings giving up three runs on six hits and one walk. He also fanned 11.

Dean Williams led the Senators offense with a homerun and a double. Cody Cogan also doubled. NAPA's offense was led by Phil Smith who had three hits including a double and an RBI. Jordan LaBue also doubled.

The win improves Sykesville's record to 2-11 while NAPA falls to 6-4.

The Rossiter Miners blanked West Lebanon 7-0 in interleague action.

Austin Furman (left) threw another complete game shutout. He gave up four hits and one walk while striking out 6.

Derek Woods led Rossiter's offense with a 2-3 performance that included a double and RBI. Tommy Lewis also added a double.

West Lebanon edged the Sykesville Senators 4-3 in interleague action.

Dan Waskovich led Sykesvill'e offense with a 2-3 day that included an RBI. Waskovich was also the losing pitcher despite tossing a complete game. He gave up four runs on seven hits and one walks. He also struckout 3.

NAPA Auto Parts shutout Apollo 8-0 in interleague action to win their sixth straight game and improve to 6-3.

Rich Pruzinsky tossed six shutout innings to earn the win. He gave up four hits and struckout 4. Tyler Miles tossed a scoreless seventh inning.

Jon Kemmer led the way with a 2-3 performance that included his league leading fourth homerun. He also added a double and 3 RBI's. Phil Smith added three hits including a double and 2 RBI's.

NAPA returns to action Monday against Sykesville.

Kovacic Insurance out of Creekside defeated the Sykesville Senators 7-1 in interleague action.

Jeremy Grove and Dan Waskovich led Sykesvill'e offense with two hits apiece. Grove also suffered the loss on the mound. He gave up seven runs on eight hits and four walks in three innings of work. He also struckout 2.

The DuBois Rockets defeated Bovard out of the Indiana County league 2-1 Sunday afternoon with a walk off base on balls in the bottom of the seventh inning at Shaffer Field in Rossiter.

A pitcher's duel for most of the game, DuBois was able to load the bases in the bottom off the 7th to set the table for Jon Davis. Davis ran the count full until laying off of ball 4 and walking home the game winning run. Bart McGary had two hits one of which was a double. Kyle Gorby also pitched in with an RBI single in the first inning.

For DuBois, Ben McGary earned his third win of the season in a complete game effort striking out 7 and walking only two. The Rockets are in action again on Tuesday when the host Napa at 6pm.

The Indiana Blackhawks thumped the Brookville Grays 11-1 in interleague action Sunday afternoon.

With the game tied 1-1 entering the bottom of the sixth inning, Indiana tacked on ten runs to put the game out of reach. Nate Simpson started the game and went 5 1/3 innings giving up three earned runs on four hits and two walks. Ryan Barrett and Tyler Ross finished the game.

Ben Marzullo led the way going 2-3 with an RBI. Joe Galbraith and Matt Mohney both collected hits.

The Rossiter Miners edged Apollo 4-3 in eight innings behind a complete game performance from Jason Jacobson. Jacobson gave up three runs on six hits and two walks. He also struckout 5.

Rick Matthews added a double and Christian Muth, Matt Gourley, Pete Meterko, Mike Smiley, and Jacobson all added singles.

The Brookville Grays defeated the Blairsville Colts 7-4 in interleague action Saturday evening at McKinley Field in Brookville behind a clutch performance from Nate Simpson.

Simpson who was 4-4 at the plate entered the game in the 7th inning with bases loaded and two outs. Simpson worked quickly as he got a strikeout to end the game.

Blairsville led 1-0 entering the bottom of the fourth inning, but the Grays put two runs on the board to take a 2-1 lead. The inning was highlighted by Jed Fiscus RBI single.

Blairsville responded with a run in the top of the 5th inning, but the Grays would tack on five runs for a 7-2 lead. Fiscus added a two-run double to highlight the inning. Tyler Ross and Simpson also added RBI singles.

Sean Clark started the game for the Grays and worked into the fifth inning. Ryan Barrett picked up the win in relief. Barrett gave up two unearned runs on two hits and four walks in 1 2/3 innings. Simpson earned the save.

The DuBois Rockets defeated Apollo from the Indiana County League by a score of 5-0 Saturday afternoon at Shaffer Field in Rossiter.

Kevin Gnacinski pitched a complete game fanning 10 to pick up his team leading third victory of the season.

Gnacinski also had two hits in the game. Kyle Mann hit a double and scored a pair of runs. Bart McGary chipped in with a pair of RBI's.

For Apollo, Jared Shaffer suffered the loss tossing three innings and giving up three runs. John Shaffer pitched the final three innings for Apollo.

Quality Construction of Homer City defeated the Rossiter Miners 10-6 in inter-league action at Shaffer Field in Rossiter.

Matt Gourley led the Miners offense with a 2-4 day that included a double and 3 RBI's. Dakota Bish also homered in the loss. Sean Smith suffered the loss for the Miners. Pete Meterko finished the game on the mound.

The Indiana Blackhawks thumped the Sykesville Senators 12-1 in interleague action Friday evening at Shaffer Field in Rossiter.

Sykesville's offense was led by Jason Roman who was 2-3 with a double and RBI. Tyler Schwab also doubled.

Dean Williams suffered the loss going 4 1/3 innings. Kyle Simpson tossed the final 2 2/3 innings.

The Rossiter Miners will be hosting the 1st Annual "Breast Cancer Awareness" Tournament at Shaffer Field in Rossiter this weekend. The tournament will consist of three games on both Saturday and Sunday. All games will be part of the interleague schedule and games times are set for 12pm, 3pm, and 6pm. The Miners will play three games during their tournament.

The Rossiter Miners defeated the DuBois Rockets in a pitcher’s duel Thursday night at Shaffer Field in Rossiter.

Christian Muth out-dueled T.J. Gornati 2-0 while only giving up four hits. Gornati gave up two unearned runs on three hits but the Rockets were unable to muster up any offense.

The Miners were led by Matt Gourley, Jacob Stumpf, and Derek Woods who each recorded a hit. The Rockets were led by Mario Gregorio and Bart McGary who each had a pair of hits.

Muth struck out five and walked four in a complete game shutout while Gornati walked four and struck out a pair in a complete game effort.

With the win the Miners improve to a league leading 8-1, while the Rockets fell to 4-4.

NAPA Auto Parts thumped the Brookville Grays 11-3 to improve to 5-3 on the season. NAPA and Brookville are now tied for second place behind the Rossiter Miners.

NAPA hit four two-run homeruns to put the game away and starting pitcher Kevin London tossed a complete game. London gave up three runs on eight hits and one walk.

In the first inning Jon Kemmer hit the first of his two two-run homeruns. Barry Brubaker followed in the second inning with his own two-run homerun and Kasey Clinton added one in the third inning. Kemmer finished the day by going 4-4 with two homeruns, four runs scored, and four RBI's. Josh Beimel and Derek Clark both had two hits apiece.

The Grays offense was led by Eric Painter who had two hits including a solo homerun in the fourth inning. Korry Lindemuth and Jed Fiscus both had two hits with Fiscus adding 2 RBI's.

Rob Jewett suffered the loss tossing three innings. He gave up six runs on seven hits and two walks. Ryan Barrett tossed the final three innings.

The Rossiter Miners edged the Sykesville Senators 3-2 to improve to a league leading 7-1.

Rossiter starter Tommy Bush and Sykesville starter Dean Williams battled it out on the mound as both pitcher threw well enough to win. With Sykesville leading 2-1 entering the top of the sixth inning, Rossiter pushed two runs across to take a 3-2 lead. Rossiter then lifted Bush in favor of Sean Smith who pitched a scoreless sixth and seventh inning to earn the save.

Bush picked up the win tossing five innings. He gave up two runs on two hits and four walks. He also struckout 10. Williams suffered the loss despite tossing a complete game. He gave up three runs on six hits and one walk. He struckout 4.

Rossiter's offense was led by Matt Gourley who had two hits and two RBI's. Jacob Stumpf and Bush also had two hits. Sykesville was led by Jon Weber who had two hits and scored a run.

The Brookville Grays defeated Quality Construction of Homer City 5-2 in interleague action Sunday evening.

The Grays were led by a strong pitching performance from Dave Klepfer who went six solid innings. Klepfer gave up two runs on six hits and three walks. He also struckout 5. Jed Fiscus earned the save throwing a scoreless seventh inning.

Eric Painter led the Grays offense with two hits that included a two-run double in the first inning. Ben Marzullo also added two hits. Fiscus, Nate Simpson, and Tyler Ross also collected hits in the winning effort.

The DuBois Rockets have forfeited to the Indiana Blackhawks.

Behind a 3-hitter from Austin Furman the Rossiter Miners shutout Kovacic Insurance from Creekside 5-0 in interleague action.

The Miners offense was led by Pete Meterko who had two hits including a double and 2 RBI's. Christian Muth added a two-run double. Rick Matthews had the Miners other hit.

NAPA Auto Parts crushed Quality Construction of Homer City 16-3 in interleague action Friday evening.

Jordan LaBue led NAPA's offense with a 3-3 performance that included a triple. Barry Brubaker was 3-4 with a double and Rich Pruzinsky was 2-3 with a double and 3 RBI's. Phil Smith chipped in with 3 RBI's.

Curtis Harpster earned the win by tossing five innings. He gave up three runs on six hits and one walk. He also struckout 5.

The Rossiter Miners beat the Sykesville Senators 9-8 in six innings because of darkness.

Rossiter's offense was led by Christian Muth, Mark Shaffer, and Zach Smith who all had two hits. Smith and Shaffer also drove in a pair of runs. Tommy Bush chipped in with a double.

Sykesville's Jude Lander led the way for the Senators with a 3-4 performance that included two doubles. Jason Roman also had three hits including a double and scored three runs. Jon Weber chipped in with two hits including a double.

Pete Meterko picked up the win in relief of starter Tommy Bush and reliever Austin Furman. Meterko tossed 1 1/3 innings giving up two runs on four hits and one walk. John Baummer suffered the loss for Sykesville.

The Brookville Grays defeated the DuBois Rockets 4-2 on a gloomy evening at Showers Field.

The Grays got on the board first with a run in the 1st inning. With two outs Ben Marzullo and Jed Fiscus singled before Eric Painter walked to load the bases. Jason Krimsky worked a walk to drive in Marzullo to put the Grays up 1-0. In the third inning the Grays would tack on another run on a Marzullo solo homerun to put the Grays up 2-0.

In the 5th inning the Rockets threatened as Grays starter Sean Clark (left) walked the first two batters before being relieved by Ryan Barrett. Barrett's first pitch went to the screen to advance both runners into scoring position. Barrett then struckout Sean Zimmerman and got Kyle Gorby to pop out to second base and got Tom Yeager to bounce back to the pitcher to end the threat.

In the top of the seventh inning the Grays would tack on two runs, which proved to be the game winner. With two outs Marzullo singled before being replaced by pinch runner Brandon Brownlee. Clean-up hitter Jed Fiscus then sent a Mike Gray offering over the centerfield fence for a two-run homerun to put the Grays up 4-0 entering the bottom of the seventh.

With one out the Rockets loaded the bases as Barrett walked Matt Zimmerman, Bart McGary, and Sean Zimmerman. Barrett was then lifted in favor of Rob Jewett. Jewett gave up a two-run single to Gorby to cut the Grays lead to 4-2. Jewett then got Yeager to bounce into a doubleplay to end the game.

Clark earned the win going 4+ innings. He gave up three hits, four walks, and struckout 4. Jewett earned the save. TJ Gornati suffered the loss going five full innings. He gave up two runs on five hits, five walks, and struckout 6.

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NAPA Auto Parts improved to 3-3 on the season with a 16-4 victory over the visiting Sykesville Senators.

Scott Spangler led the way for NAPA pitching a complete game. Spangler gave up one earned run on six hits, no walks, and struckout 2.

NAPA's offense was led by Kasey Clinton who was 3-6 with a homerun, double, and 6 RBI's. Mark Guthridge was 2-5 with a run scored and 2 RBI's.

Sykesville's offense was led by Jason Roman who was 2-3 with a double and RBI. Ryan Gordon also tripled and scored a run. Chris Johnson suffered the loss for the Senators. He pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up seven runs on five hits, three walks, and struckout none. Jake Yale and Cody Cogan finished the pitching duties.

The Rossiter Miners edged the Blairsville Colts 4-3 in interleague action Sunday evening. The Miners improved improved to 4-1 on the season behind Sean Smith's second complete game. Smith gave up three runs on five hits and three walks. He also struckout 4.

Blairsville struck first with a two-run homerun in the top of the first inning, but Rossiter answered in the bottom half with four runs and never looked back. The inning was highlighted by a two-run single from Mike Smiley.

Rick Matthews led the Miners offense with two hits including a double. Smiley also had two hits. Tommy Lewis and Jacob Stumpf each drove in a run.

The Brookville Grays dominated Apollo 19-0 in interleague play on Sunday afternoon in Creekside.

The Grays offense was led by Eric Painter who went 3-4 with a double and 3 RBI's. Cody Eisman hit a three-run homerun in the third inning and Cole Cook doubled. Ben Marzullo added two hits and Danny Walters chipped in with 3 RBI's.

Craig Hibell and Ryan Barrett combined for the shutout with Hibell picking up his second win of the season.

The Bovard Bisons topped the Sykesville Senators 14-5 in interleague action Saturday afternoon.

With the game tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Bovard scored nine runs to put the game out of reach. Dan Waskovich pitched a complete game for the Senators. He gave up three earned runs on 18 hits and no walks. He also struckout 8.

Jon Weber led Sykesville's offense with a 3-4 performance. Eric Grejda chipped in with two hits and three RBI's.

The NAPA Auto Parts baseball team defeated the Indiana Blackhawks 11-3 in interleague action Saturday afternoon.

NAPA starter Rich Pruzinski gave up two runs in five innings of work to earn the win. He gave up seven hits and struckout 3. Nick Wruble threw the final two innings giving up a run on no hits and two walks.

NAPA's offense was led by Dante DeSantis who had three hits and scored two runs. Nate Sabados was 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI's while Jordan LaBue was 2-3 with 2 RBI's. Garrett Peterson and Wruble chipped in with doubles.

The DuBois Rockets defeated the Quality Construction team out of Homer City in the Indiana County League Saturday afternoon on a sunny day at Showers Field.

The Rockets fell behind 2-0 headed into the bottom of the second inning but were able to put up 8 unanswered runs on 11 hits. Leading the way for the Rockets was Dom Varacallo who had two hits including a double and drove in four runs. Tom Yeager and Greg Sobol each added two hits and Yeager added a pair of RBI's.

Ben McGary earned the win pitching a complete game giving up only five hits and fanning six for his second victory of the season

Kovacic Insurance from Creekside defeated the Brookville Grays 3-2 in the first game of interleague play. The Grays fall to 2-2 on the season.

Kovacic stuck first in the fourth inning with two runs on two hits and an error. With one out Adam Fairman doubled before Doug McNulty doubled to score Fairman. Eddie Satorokis then drove in McNulty with a groundout.

The Grays answered with a run in the bottom of the fourth as Eric Painter drove in Cayliff Worling who was pinch running to make the score 2-1.

Kovacic pushed another run across in the top of the sixth inning. McNulty led off the inning with his second double of the game and scored on a throwing error to third base on a steal attempt.

With the score 3-1 the Grays tried to rally as Jason Krimsky led off with a double and Cody Eisman walked. Krimsky advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored when Eisman got picked off first base to make the score 3-2.

The Grays had the tying run 90 feet away in the bottom of the seventh inning, but couldn't answer.

Rob Jewett suffered the loss tossing 3 2/3 innings. He gave up two runs on four hits and two walks. He also struckout 5. Ryan Barrett tossed the final 3 1/3 innings giving up an unearned run on one hit and one walk. He also struckout 5.

The Rossiter Miners defeated the Sykesville Senators 13-5 to improve to 3-1 on the season behind another complete game pitching performance from Austin Furman.

Rossiter pounded out 18 hits led by Matt Gourley 3-5 performance that included a double and a homerun. Pete Meterko also homered and drove in two runs. Mark Shaffer and Nick Pascuzzo both doubled.

Sykesville was led by Ryan Gordon who was 3-4 with a double and a homerun. He also drove in two runs. Jon Weber added a solo homerun.

Sykesville's Cody Cogan suffered the loss pitching 4 innings. Chris Johnson pitched the final 3 innings.

The NAPA Auto Parts baseball team earned their first victory of the season by defeating the Brookville Grays 8-4 on beautiful day at McKinley Field.

NAPA's Jon Kemmer picked up the win tossing 5 innings. He gave up four runs on five hits and four walks. He also struckout 8. TJ Anderson pitched the final two innings to preserve the win.

NAPA pounded out nine hits, which seven of them went for extra bases. Kasey Clinton led the way with a triple, homerun, and 3 RBI's. Phil Smith added two doubles and 3 RBI's. Josh Beimel and Mark Guthridge both added doubles.

Brookville's Dave Klepfer was tagged with the loss pitching into the 5th inning. He gave up six runs on eight hits and five walks. Corey Bookhammer tossed the final 2 1/3 innings giving up two runs on one hit. He also stuckout 3.

Brookville's offense was led by Jed Fiscus and Eric Painter who both had RBI singles.

The DuBois Rockets came out swinging against the Rossiter Miners Tuesday on a steamy night in Rossiter. The Rockets pounded out 15 hits to go along with 7 free passes to defeat the Miners 11-3 and improved to 3-1 on the season.

Sean Zimmerman (left) and Greg Sobol led the way for the Rockets each recording three hits. Zimmerman added 3 RBI’s and Sobol added two. Sean Sleigh added two hits and Dom Varacallo added a double.

For the Miners, Tommy Bush and Tommy Lewis each had three hits. Lewis added a double. Matt Gourley also added a double.

Kevin Gnacinski picked up his second win of the season going 5+ innings before being relieved by Sobol in the 6th. Zack Martin suffered the loss pitching 3 innings giving up five runs on seven hits.

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The Brookville Grays defeated the Sykesville Senators 8-1 to improve to 2-0 on the season.

Craig Hibell (left) was dominating in his first start of the season. Hibell gave up one hit in 5 innings of work. He also struckout 9. Glenn Stewart tossed a scoreless 6th inning and Rob Jewett worked the 7th inning giving up an unearned run.

The Grays offense was led by Ben Marzullo who had 5 RBI's including a grand slam in the 4th inning. Jed Fiscus added two hits and Rob Wielock chipped in with double.

Jake Yale suffered the loss pitching into the 4th inning. He gave up 5 runs on 2 hits and 8 walks in 3 1/3 innings. Dean Williams pitched the final 3 2/3 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks.

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The DuBois Rockets defeated the Sykesville Senators 5-2 behind a stong pitching performance from Ben McGary (left). McGary tossed a complete game giving up two runs on three hits while striking out 14.

Sykesville got on the board in the bottom of the first inning with both runs, but was held scoreless the rest of the game. Eric Grejda highlighted the inning with an RBI single.

DuBois scored all five runs in the sixth inning. Sean Zimmerman led off the inning with a solo homerun. Bart McGary, Rick Bishop, and Kevin Gnaciski all added doubles in the inning. Bishop and Gnaciski both drove in runs with their double. Chris Smiley and Dom Varacallo added RBI singles to cap off the scoring.

Dan Waskovich suffered the loss tossing 6 2/3 innings. He gave up all five runs on eights hits and three walks. Waskovich struckout three.

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The Rossiter Miners edged NAPA Auto Parts 6-5 by scoring two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Rossiter opened the game with three runs in the bottom of the first inning with the help of a two-run triple by Mark Shaffer.

NAPA Auto would get on the board in the second inning cutting the Miners lead to 3-1. In the third inning NAPA Auto tied the score at 3-3. Jordan LaBue doubled and later scored on a Jon Kemmer single. Joe Chittester then singled home Kemmer to tie the score.

NAPA Auto would take the lead in the fourth inning with the help of a solo homerun by Phil Smith. Rossiter tied the game up in the bottom of the fourth scoring a run with the help of a NAPA Auto throwing error. Kemmer then delivered with a solo homerun in the top of the fifth inning to take a 5-4 lead.

NAPA Auto reliever Rich Pruzinksi entered the game in the bottom of the sixth inning. With two outs, Pete Meterko doubled before scoring on a passed ball to tie the score at 5-5. Pinch runner Nick Pascuzzo would later score on a Shaffer single for the winning run.

Rossiter starter Sean Smith threw a complete game to earn the victory. He gave up six runs on seven hits and three walks. He also struckout two.

Curtis Harpster started for NAPA Auto going five innings. He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks. He also struckout 6. Pruzinkski suffered the loss giving up two runs on two hits and one walk.

The Rossiter Miners opened the 2010 season with a 7-2 win over NAPA Auto Parts behind a strong pitching performance from Austin Furman. Furman tossed a complete game giving up two runs on six hits and one walk. He also struckout six.

The Miners got on the board in the first inning with three runs and never looked back. The inning was highlighted by a Jacob Stumpf two run single. NAPA Auto scored single runs in the third and fourth innings to cut the Miner's lead to 3-2, but Rossiter put the game away in the seventh inning with three more runs. The inning was highlighted by a run scoring double by Tommy Lewis.

Jon Kemmer suffered the loss for NAPA Auto pitching into the seventh inning. Kemmer gave up five runs on three hits and six walks. He also struckout ten. Kasey Clinton finished the game for NAPA Auto.

The DuBois Rockets defeated the visiting Sykesville Senators 6-1 in Federation League Baseball action on Thursday evening.

Kevin Gnacinski (left) threw a complete game giving up one run on six hits and one walk. He also struckout five. Bart McGary supplied the Rockets offense with a three-run homerun in the third inning.

Cody Cogan suffered the loss pitching into the fifth inning. He gave up six runs on seven hits and two walks. Dean Williams finished the game for the Senators.

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The Sykesville Senators defeated NAPA Auto 10-3 in Federation Baseball League action at Senator Park.

NAPA Auto jumped on the board with two runs in the top of the first inning to take a 2-0. Sykesville then scored four runs in the third and fourth innings and never looked back. After the first inning Sykesville starter Jake Yale (left) settled in to notch the win. Sykesville newcomer Travis Menteer preserved the win by tossing three shutout innings to earn the save.

Sykesville was led by Tom Hibbert who hit a three-run homerun in the third inning. Dean Williams was also 4-4 with two doubles. Paul McGinley added three RBI's.

Scott Spangler suffered the loss for NAPA Auto. Barry Brubaker added a RBI double.

NAPA Auto is back in action Tuesday at the DuBois Rockets and Sykesville is off until they play at the DuBois Rockets on Thursday.

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The Brookville Grays took advantage of two errors in the first inning and five shutout innings from starter Glenn Stewart (left) to defeat the DuBois Rockets 5-2 at Dr. Wayne McKinley Field.

DuBois starter Chris Spangler retired the first two Grays in the bottom of the first before Ben Marzullo singled through the right side. Eric Painter followed with a sharply hit ball that Rocket shortstop Kyle Mann couldn't handle to extend the inning. Cody Eisman and Nate Simpson followed with RBI singles to make the score 2-0. The Grays would tack on another run with the help of a botched pick-off attempt at first base.
Spangler held the Grays hitless from then on until the fifth inning when Danny Walters singled with two outs. Matt Mohney and Marzullo followed with walks before Painter's two-run single scored Walters and Mohney to extend the Grays lead to 5-0.

The Rockets would get on the board in the sixth inning with two runs off Grays reliever Jacob Means. The inning was highlighted by Mann and Rick Bishop RBI singles. Spangler suffered the loss for the Rockets.

Stewart earned his first Fed League victory by tossing five shutout innings. He gave up two hits while striking out three. Rob Jewett earned the save by tossing a scoreless seventh inning.

Both teams are back in action Tuesday. The Grays travel to Rossiter while the Rockets host NAPA.

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NAPA Auto Parts received the nod from the Federation League’s first-ever preseason poll as the favorite to win this year’s regular-season championship. All five of the league’s managers submitted their predicted final standings.
Teams received 1 point for first place, 2 for second place and so on. Here are the final numbers, with the lowest point total being the preseason “favorite.” First-place votes are in parenthesis:

PRESEASON POLL
NAPA Auto Parts (2) 8
Brookville Grays (2) 10
Rossiter Miners (1) 13
DuBois Rockets 19
Sykesville Senators 25

Managers also submitted their picks for this year’s preseason Player and Pitcher of the Year. Those nods went to two Rossiter players with last year’s Player of the Year Matt Gourley garnering the most votes in a pretty much balanced vote. The Pitcher of the Year award went to Christian Muth, who received three of the five votes. Results below:

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Matt Gourley, Rossiter 2
Kasey Clinton, NAPA 1
Jon Kemmer, NAPA 1
Ben Marzullo, Grays 1

PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Christian Muth, Rossiter 3
Tommy Bush, Rossiter 1
Dave Klepfer, Grays 1

In the Federation League’s wooden bat era, pitching and defense are the primary ingredients to success. A few good hitters and consistent personnel don’t hurt either.
For the Brookville Grays, those elements have been there traditionally, especially the past few years. They’re coming off regular season and playoff championships last year and have won three of the last four and four of the last six postseason titles.
While one can’t doubt the Grays’ annual contention for championship banners, don’t doubt the abilities of the Rossiter Miners, DuBois Rockets and NAPA Auto Parts, as well as the Sykesville Senators.
The margin for error between a win and a loss is a lot narrower and any of those teams can win on a given night. A preseason favorite? Good question.
A significant new twist to the league schedule this year is an interleague setup with the Indiana County League. The Fed League will play four rounds within its own league — four games against each team — for 16 games. Then each of the five teams will play one game apiece against the seven teams in the ICL for a grand total of 23 games, three more than the league played last year.
Those interleague games will count toward the Fed League record. The leagues will determine their own champions, so they won’t meet in the postseason.
The interleague schedule, 35 in all, begins Memorial Day weekend as Kovacic Insurance (Creekside) travels to Brookville to take on the Grays on Friday, May 28. Five more games are scheduled for May 29-30.
The rest of the interleague schedule is set for June 4-6, June 11-13 and June 19-20. The balance of the Fed League season will be played during the week within those dates and the final regular season games will be played July 8.
Sykesville’s Paul Roman will be the league’s president while Kevin London is the vice president. Korry Lindemuth will serve once again as league secretary and web site manager.

Here’s a quick team-by-team look at key returning players, with last year’s regular season record and overall (playoffs included) individual stats noted:

BROOKVILLE GRAYS (14-6) — Ben Marzullo (.424, 7 HRs, 32 RBIs) and Korry Lindemuth (.333, 5 2Bs, 12 RBIs) were First Team Fed League selections at outfield and utility while shortstop Tyler Ross (.260), outfielder Cole Cook (.243, 15 RBIs) and pitcher Craig Hibell (5-4, 3.21 ERA) were Second Team picks. Pitcher of the Year Jason Buck, First Team catcher Jesse Zahoran and Second Team DH Kirk Hays have moved out of the area. Playoff finals MVP Nate Simpson (.220, 4 saves, 2.50 ERA) is also back.

DuBOIS ROCKETS (10-10) — Tom Yeager (.281, 10 RBIs) was a First Team third baseman while outfielder Dave Smith (.286) and utilityman Andrew Welch (.268) were Second Team selections, although Smith will be out of the area this summer and Welch is injured. Brian Shaffer (3-1, 4.60 ERA) led the pitching staff in wins while Mike Davidson (2-2, 2 saves, 2.00 ERA) led the team in innings pitched. The addition of former Rossiter Miner Kyle Gorby (.363, 6 HRs), a First Team outfielder last year, will bolster the lineup.

NAPA AUTO PARTS (10-10) — Plenty of young talent make them a dangerous team. Second baseman T.J. Anderson (.377), DH Kasey Clinton (.423, 7 2Bs, 16 RBIs), and pitchers Kevin London (5-4, 2.52 ERA) and Jeremy Smith (5-1, 2.94 ERA) were First Team selections while first baseman Rob Burns (.254) and third baseman Phil Smith (.212, 14 RBIs) were Second Team picks. Jordan LaBue (.568) and Nate Sabados (.472) hit well in limited action.

ROSSITER MINERS (14-6) — Last year’s playoff finalists return three First Team players, led by league MVP Matt Gourley (.412, 8 2Bs, 8 HRs, 41 RBIs). Shortstop Pete Meterko (.379, 5 2Bs, 15 RBIs) and pitcher Austin Furman (4-2, 3.85 ERA) also were First Team picks. Catcher Mike Smiley (.307) was a Second Team pick. First Team outfielder Kyle Gorby and Second Team pitcher Jordan Crane will not play for the Miners this year. Other key returnees are Christian Muth (.306), Rick Matthews (.250) and Jason Jacobson (3-1, 1 save, 2.48 ERA).

SYKESVILLE SENATORS (2-18) — The Senators return two all-league players in First Team outfielder Ryan Gordon (.323) and Second Team outfielder Jason Roman (.300). Dan Waskovich (1-6, 4.44 ERA) and Cody Cogan (0-5, 1 save, 5.11 ERA) led the pitching staff in innings pitched.

By: Rich Rhoades

The 2010 Federation Baseball League has been released by league officials. The season will consist of 16 games between Fed League teams. The Federation Baseball League and the Indiana County League have also agreed on a schedule that will consist of playing each team once. The Federation League will play a total of 23 games, which will all count toward league standings. You can find the complete schedule under the Schedules Tab.