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#9-CHRIS PALMER, SENIOR
2006 All-MVAL Antietam Conference, Infielder, First Team
2006 All-Washington County Infielder, First Team
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#11-FREDDIE KREIGER, SENIOR
2006 All-MVAL Antietam Conference, Infielder, Second Team
2006 All-Washington County Infielder, Second Team
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#6-JUSTIN WEAVER, SENIOR
2006 All-MVAL Antietam Conference, Infielder, First Team
2006 All-Washington County Infielder, First Team
2006 Herald-Mail All-Area, DH, Second Team
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#15-KENT WORTHINGTON, SENIOR
2006 All-Washington County Pitcher, First Team
2006 All-MVAL Antietam Conference, Pitcher, Second Team
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#21-MARCELLUS SUMLIN, JUNIOR
2006 All-MVAL Antietam Conference, Outfielder, Second Team
2006 All-Washington County Utility Player, Second Team
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#12-MARK DATILLIO, JUNIOR
2006 All-MVAL Antietam Conference, Outfielder, First Team
2006 All-Washington County Outfielder, First Team
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OTHER 2006 AWARDS
#5-DANNY OLSON, SENIOR
2006 All-Washington County, Honorable Mention
#17-KYLE HOFFMAN, SOPHOMORE
2006 All-Washington County, Honorable Mention
#10-ADAM TOSTEN, SENIOR
2006 All-Washington County, Honorable Mention
#1-TOMMY EVANS, JUNIOR
2006 All-Washington County, Honorable Mention
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2006 Players of the Games
at Frederick: Kent Worthington (Win, 2-2, RBI)
at Hedgesville: Justin Weaver (HR, 3 RBI's); Chris Palmer (3-3)
vs Linganore: Chris Palmer (3-3, RBI), Tommy Evans (3 RBI's)
vs Smithsburg: Kreiger (2-3, Win), Robinson (3-4), Weaver (3-5), Sumlin (3-4)
at Williamsport: Adam Tosten (2-3, 2B, 2 RBI's)
at Clear Spring: Kyle Hoffman (Win, 6+ inn, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 K's)
vs Catoctin: Kent Worthington (3-4, 3 RBI's, 2-hit ShO, Win); Marcellus Sumlin (3-4, 3 RBI's, game ending hit)
vs Westminster: Cody Nelling (1.3 IP, 0 ER)
vs South Hagerstown: Justin Weaver (3-4, HR, 4 RBI's); Freddie Kreiger (Win, 4 IP, 0 ER)
at Boonsboro: Kent Worthington (6.1 innings, 0 ER, 5 K's)
at South Hagerstown: Mark Dattilio (2-3, HR, 4 RBI's)
at Smithsburg: Danny Olson (3-4, HR, 3 RBI's, 3 runs)
at Brunswick:
at Williamsport:
at Boonsboro:
vs Clear Spring: Marcellus Sumlin (2-4, 2 RBI's)
at Catoctin: Mark Dattilio (2 hits, 3 RBI's)
vs South Hagerstown: Kent Worthington (CG win)
vs Allegany: Kyle Hoffman (1 ER), Josh Koontz (two-run double)
PLAYOFFS
vs Francis Scott Key: Mark Dattilio (3-3)
at South Carroll: Marcellus Sumlin (CG win)
at Liberty: Danny Olson (2-3)
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2006 North Hagerstown Schedule & Results
Wednesday 22-Mar Away FREDERICK HIGH SCHOOL, WON 5-1
Friday 24-Mar Away HEDGESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, LOST 5-6
Wednesday 29-Mar Home LINGANORE HIGH SCHOOL, WON 6-5
Friday 31-Mar Home SMITHSBURG, WON 18-8
Wednesday 5-Apr Away WILLIAMSPORT, LOST 2-4
Monday 10-Apr Away Clear Spring, WON 7-3
Wednesday 12-Apr Home CATOCTIN, WON 10-0
Saturday 15-Apr Home WESTMINSTER (Easter Tour), LOST 1-20
Saturday 15-Apr Home SOUTH HAGERSTOWN, WON 15-5
Friday 18-Apr Away BOONSBORO, LOST 0-1
Wednesday 19-Apr Away SOUTH HAGERSTOWN HIGH, WON 11-5
Friday 21-Apr Away SMITHSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, WON 18-3
Monday 24-Apr Home BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL, LOST 1-0
Monday 24-Apr Away BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL, LOST 4-3
Wednesday 26-Apr Home WILLIAMSPORT HIGH SCHOOL, LOST 9-5
Friday 28-Apr Home BOONSBORO HIGH SCHOOL, LOST 12-5
Monday 1-May Home Clear Spring High School, LOST 14-8
Wednesday 3-May Away CATOCTIN HIGH SCHOOL, WON 13-5
Friday 5-May Home SOUTH HAGERSTOWN HIGH SCH, WON 12-1
Monday 8-May Home ALLEGANY HIGH SCHOOL, WON 6-5
PLAYOFFS: 2A West Quarterfinals
Monday 15-May Home FRANCIS SCOTT KEY, WON 7-6
PLAYOFFS: 2A West Semifinals
Wednesday 17-May Away SOUTH CARROLL HS, WON 6-2
PLAYOFFS: 2A West Finals
Friday 19-May Away LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL, LOST 4-3
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2006 Varsity Stat Leaders
(FINAL OVERALL)
BATTING LEADERS
Hits: 30, Mark Dattilio, Chris Palmer
Batting Avg: .492, Chris Palmer
Singles: 24, Chris Palmer
Doubles: 8, Justin Weaver
Triples: 1, Chris Palmer, Justin Weaver
HR's: 6, Justin Weaver
RBI's: 24, Justin Weaver
Runs: 21, Justin Weaver, Freddie Kreiger
SB's: 7, Freddie Kreiger
Walks: 16, Marcellus Sumlin
SLG%: .767, Justin Weaver
OB%: .577, Chris Palmer
XBH: 15, Justin Weaver
Total Bases: 56, Justin Weaver
HBP's: 7, Kent Worthington
Avg/RISP: .552, Mark Dattilio
PITCHING LEADERS
Wins: 4, Kent Worthington
Saves: 1, Justin Weaver, Cadyn Robinson
Strikeouts: 39, Kent Worthington
ERA: 2.69, Kent Worthington
Shutouts: 1, Kent Worthington
Complete Games: 5, Kent Worthington
Win PCT: 100.0%, Kyle Hoffman, Freddie Kreiger
WHIP: 1.09, Justin Weaver
Opp Avg: .111, Justin Weaver
FIELDING LEADERS
Most Assists: 44, Justin Weaver
PO's: 107, Tommy Evans
Fielding PCT: .983, Chris Palmer
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Tommy Evans connecting on the game winning hit
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Hubs do it the hard way, beat Allegany 6-5 in the bottom of seventh
May 8, 2006---North Hagerstown blew a three-run seventh inning lead, but recovered with a last inning rally to pull out a dramatic 6-5 victory over visiting non-conference foe Allegany.
The Hubs scored one run in the first on a Danny Olson RBI double and two in the second frame on a Josh Koontz two-run double.
North stole a run in the third as Adam Tosten sprinted home from third after pinch runner Mike Twigg swiped second base, giving the Hubs a 5-1 lead.
The Campers got one run in the sixth inning after a single by Ryan Buzzard and double by Eric Shank, chasing North starter Kyle Hoffman. Hoffman pitched over five strong innings, allowing only one earned run, while striking out four.
Back to back singles and a error allowed Allegany to put two quick runs on the board in the top of the seventh. Shawn Helmsetter tied the game with a bloop single. Hubs closer Justin Weaver retired the final three batters---ending the Camper threat.
North would have a gold opportunity to win the game in the last of the seventh as the heart of the Hubs order was due up.
Number three batter Justin Weaver started the inning with a single. Kent Worthington tried to sacrifice bunt Weaver to second, but drew a walk instead. Mark Dattilio moved both runners with a bunt, but beat the throw to first---loading the bases with no outs.
Now the stage was set. The bases loaded, no outs, and one of the area top hitters at the plate---Chris Palmer---to win the game. Palmer didn't dissapoint the home crowd as he slapped a single to center to give the Hubs a victory in the regular season finale.
The Hubs finish the regular season at (11-9, 7-7) and will receive a first round bye in the 2A West playoffs. North will open the playoffs on Monday, May 15 at home.
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Boonsboro scalps Hubs, 12-5
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Boonsboro, Shifler blanks Hubs, 1-0
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Ugly night in Brunswick
Ejections, costly errors highlight conference sweep to 'Roaders
Brunswick, MD---The North Hagerstown Hubs suffered two huge L's in the loss column and three members of their team on Monday evening in Brunswick. The Roaders won the first game 1-0, completing a suspended game from April 3, while winning the nightcap 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth.
In the first game, a seventh inning error and a double led to Brunswick breaking the scoring ice. The Hubs went quietly in the bottom of the seventh, giving the 'Roaders a 1-0 victory.
The second game saw the Hubs commit six errors, while having three members of the team ejected. North acually capitalized on two Brunswick errors to put two runs on the board.
The game remained tied 3-3 for four innings. In the top of the ninth with the Hubs knocking on the door, Hubs first base coach Steve Greathead was ejected after arguing a questionable call. North loaded the bases, but Brunswick reliever Aaron Main got Danny Olson to fly out---ending the Hubs threat.
Hubs reliever Cody Nelling pitched a solid game out of the pen, going six innings, while not allowing a run until the bottom of the ninth inning.
After two walks, another questionable call at first base loaded the bases for Brunswick. The umpire tossed North third baseman Freddie Kreiger for questioning the close call, then ran Hubs pitching coach Fred Kreiger.
After order was restored, Nelling struck out Davis Keller for the first out of the inning. Nelling's first pitch to Mike Minch was wild, bringing Seth Keyser to the plate.
Hub's catcher Tommy Evans recovered the ball and tossed it to Nelling covering the plate. Nelling's tag appeared to beat the runner---but the umpire called Keyser safe---ending the game and an ugly night in Brunswick.
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Hubs -'Roaders game derailed by Mother Nature
April 3, 2006---For five innings on Monday North Hagerstown's Kent Worthington and Brunswick's Chris Porter locked up in a MVAL-Antietam Conference pitching duel---until Mother Nature had other plans. A strong thunderstorm rolled through the area, halting a scoreless game in the top of the sixth. Both teams will likely resume the game when they meet again in Brunswick on April 24.
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Hubs bust skid, beat Catoctin, 13-5
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Hubs hammer Catoctin, 10-0
Worthington, Sumlin, Evans lead North past first place Cougars
April 12, 2006---In in any level of baseball when a team gets great pitching, great hitting, and great fielding is usually adds up to a victory in the win column. On Wednesday afternoon at Chuck Zonis Field---it did.
The Hubs pounded out 16 hits and Kent Worthington held Catoctin to only two hits in North's 10-0 six-inning victory over the first place Cougars.
Worthington helped his own cause at the plate, going 3-for-4, with three RBI's, while Marcellus Sumlin also added three hits and three RBI's.
Tommy Evans broke out with a monster homerun to left in the second inning, then caught Catoctin off guard by laying down a bunt single. Justin Weaver added two hits and two RBI's.
The Hubs improve to (5-2, 3-1) and will face the MVAL's Chesapeake Conference leader, Westminster (8-1, 5-0), on Saturday at 11AM in the Zonis Easter Tournament.
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Hubs slide continues, Clear Spring defeats North, 14-8
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Sophomore Hoffman pitches Hubs to 7-3 victory over Clear Spring
Palmer, Dattilio, Weaver pick up big hits in conference road win
Clear Spring, MD---Kyle Hoffman started his first career varsity baseball game on Monday afternoon. The North sophomore looked like a seasoned veteran as he kept Clear Spring without a hit for five innings. Hoffman almost went the distance, running out of gas with two outs in the seventh, but still picked up the win in the Hubs 7-3 victory over the Blazers.
North used two walks and an error to load the bases in the second inning. Tommy Evans drew the third walk of the inning to force in the game's first run. Chris Palmer blooped a ball over the infield for a RBI single and Cody Nelling hit into a fielder choice driving in the Hubs third run of the inning.
Mark Dattilio jumped on a Nathan Mills pitch for a two-run homerun in the third inning to extend the North lead to 5-0.
North tacked on two more runs with Palmer's RBI single in the fifth and Justin Weaver's solo homerun in the sixth---giving the Hubs a 7-1 advantage.
The Blazers finally got to Hoffman in the seventh with four hits---but it was too little, too late. Justin Weaver relieved Hoffman and got Aaron Mills to bounce out to first base for the save.
Palmer had two of the Hubs five hits, while also driving in two runs. Weaver, Dattilio, and Cadyn Robinson each scored two runs in the win.
Hoffman (1-0) finished with only two earned runs over six and two-thirds, with four strikeouts. Weaver recorded North's first save of the season.
The Hubs improve to (4-2, 2-1) and will come home on Wednesday to face Catoctin. A pitchers duel between two of the MVAL's best hurlers is likely as North's Kent Worthington (2-0) is scheduled to face the Cougar's Jake Yocum (2-2).
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Hubs have "Key" to playoff victory
Evans RBI single in bottom of seventh leads North to 7-6 victory over FSK, sends Hubs to 2A West Semis
by JACK HILL III / Staff Correspondent
May 15, 2006---Tommy Evans stroked an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lead North Hagerstown to a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over Francis Scott Key in a Maryland Class 2A West baseball quarterfinal Monday.
Evans' game-winner capped North's rally from a 6-2 deficit in the final two innings.
With one out in the seventh, Chris Palmer and Danny Olson walked to set up Evans' heroics. Evans delivered with a line drive to right.
"Tommy Evans has struggled a little bit at the plate," North coach Shawn Reynolds said. "But he came through with a big hit for us in the last inning. He hit the ball in the right spot."
The Hubs (12-9), the No. 3 seed in the region, will travel to No. 2 seed South Carroll for a semifinal matchup Wednesday at 4:30. The Cavaliers edged Century 11-10 on Monday.
Down 6-2 in the bottom of the sixth, the Hubs finally got something going. Mark Dattilio opened the inning with an infield single. Palmer drew a walk and Olson advanced both runners with a sacrifice bunt before Evans walked to load the bases.
Adam Tosten singled in Dattilio and Fred Kreiger knocked in Palmer with a base hit to cut the Eagles' lead in half. Evans also tried to score on the play but was gunned down at the plate.
Marcellus Sumlin followed with a double to left to tie the score.
"It's a big win for us," Reynolds said. "We survived. That's what the playoffs are all about: surviving. We were down by four runs, but we didn't give up. We showed a lot of guts and determination. We could have easily folded up our tents. But we showed a lot of toughness and battled. We stayed in the ballgame."
Kreiger, Dattilio and Tosten each had two hits for the Hubs. Justin Weaver got the win in relief.
North grabbed an early 2-0 lead with two runs in the first. With two outs, Weaver slugged a solo homer to center. Kent Worthington beat out an infield single to the shortstop. After taking second on a passed ball, Worthington's courtesy runner, Nathan Harden, scored when Dattilio reached on a fielding error.
The Eagles (11-11) tied it with two runs in the fourth when Logan Hersh was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Matt Ward hit an RBI grounder.
The Eagles got four runs in the top of the sixth for a 6-2 lead. Justin Franklin had an RBI single, Matt Hyson hit a sacrifice fly to center and Jimmy Gilford added a two-run triple to right.
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Hubs fall to Liberty in Regional Championship, 4-3
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Hubs win thriller over Linganore, 6-5
March 29, 2006---The North Hagerstown Hubs used skill and some luck to pull out a thrilling 6-5 final inning victory over Linganore on Wednesday afternoon.
With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the seventh, Adam Tosten hit a ball that could have been a game-ending double play. Linganore got the second out at second base, but the throw to first for the double-play went wide---allowing two runs to score, giving the Hubs a tough non-conference victory.
The Hubs plated three runs in the third inning with a two out rally. Consecutive hits by Mark Dattilio, Cadyn Robinson, Chris Palmer, and Tommy Evans put North ahead 3-0.
After the Lancers scored two runs in the top of the fourth, The Hubs added one more in the bottom half on a Tommy Evans sacrifice fly.
The error bug hit the Hubs in the sixth inning, as the first three Lancers reached base on North miscues. Linganore's Mike Herrod drilled a two-run double and Jay Greene's sac-fly gave the Lancers a 5-4 lead.
North's Chris Palmer continues to swing a red-hot bat, going 3-for-3, with a double, and a RBI. Mark Dattilio and Freddie Kreiger had two hits each, while Tommy Evans drove in three runs in the Hub victory.
Kent Worthington (2-0) pitched a complete game victory, striking out four, allowing only two earned runs, while walking none.
The Hubs improve to (2-1) and will start conference play at home on Friday against Smithsburg at 4PM.
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Hubs defeat South Hagerstown, 11-5
by Curt Hornbecker, Herald-Mail
Hagerstown, MD---Marcellus Sumlin's change of uniform colors from green to red gave the South Hagerstown baseball team the blues Wednesday night.
The North Hagerstown southpaw settled down after a shaky start against his former teammates and sparked the Hubs to an 11-5 MVAL Antietam win again their crosstown rivals.
"I felt more confident as the game went on, playing against my old school," said Sumlin (1-2). "I was able to settle down, and I knew our defense would back me up."
Mark Dattilio's second home run of the season - a three-run shot to left - broke the game open for North (7-4, 4-2) in the seventh. Until then, South's pitchers managed to dodge bullet after bullet.
Despite issuing nine walks and hitting two batters, the Rebels (2-8, 2-7) trailed by just three runs entering the seventh inning, as North left the bases loaded in three of the first four innings.
"We just couldn't get the big hit early," said North coach Shawn Reynolds. "We left 10 runners in the first four innings. Finally, we got a big hit late in the game, and that opened it up a little bit."
A critical play at the plate in the bottom of the third thwarted a Rebels rally and changed the complexion of the game.
With the score tied 3-3 in the third, Brad Logsdon's single to right center scored Zach Bucher. But Zeke Ricketts, following Bucher, was called out at the plate for lowering his shoulder into North catcher Tommy Evans.
Had Ricketts slid in safely at the plate, South would have had a 5-3 lead with one out and a runner at second. Instead, Sumlin managed to retire Derrick Hendershot to end the inning.
Ricketts was ejected from the game for the incident and is forced to sit out South's next game on Friday.
"(Ricketts) said he was trying to dive around (Evans), but (Evans) moved in front of him," said South coach Ralph Stottlemyer. "That was a big play, but losing him was even bigger."
North regained the lead with two runs in the top of the fourth on a Justin Weaver double, walks to Kent Worthington and Dattilio, and a two-run Chris Palmer single.
Two more Hubs scored in the fifth on two walks, two stolen bases and an RBI groundout.
Bucher plated South's first two runs with his third home run of the season in the first inning.
South starter Brock Jamison (1-2) gave up five earned runs in 3 1/3 innings of work and handed out five walks while fanning four.
Cadyn Robinson pitched the final two innings to pick up the save.
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Olson, Hubs batter Smithsburg, 18-3
Smithsburg, MD---Danny Olson had three hits, including a three-run home run, and North Hagerstown pounded out 18 hits to defeat Smithsburg in an MVAL Antietam game.
Marcellus Sumlin, Justin Weaver, Chris Palmer, Cody Nelling and Fred Kreiger had two hits each for the Hubs (8-4, 5-2). Justin Weaver and Mark Dattilio hit home runs.
Josh Conway, Josh Humelsine and Kevin Kocsis had two hits each for the Leopards (4-9, 1-7).
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Hubs comeback to smash Smithsburg, 19-8
March 31, 2006---The Hubs were in a tough situation heading to the bottom of the second on Friday afternoon---down eight runs with starters on the bench. North wasn't fazed as they proceeded to score 19 runs over the next five innings to ten-run Smithsburg, 19-8.
Smithsburg capitalized on several North errors and some timely hitting to jump on the Hubs 8-0 after two innings.
The Hubs started their scoring barrage in the bottom of the second, highlighted by Freddie Kreiger four-base error that cut the lead to 8-3.
The North bats caught fire in the bottom of the third---putting a nine-spot on the scoreboard. Justin Weaver had two extra base hits in the frame with a double and a triple, while Cadyn Robinson and Mark Dattilio also had two hits each in the inning, as the Hubs sent 14 players to the plate.
The Red & Black tacked on five more runs over the next two innings to increase the lead 17-8. Kreiger took over for Marcellus Sumlin on the mound and absolutley shutdown the Leopards. The senior right-hander pitched 3 2/3 innings, striking out six, while not allowing a run.
Kreiger, who picked up the win, gave way to Justin Weaver. Weaver pitched a scoreless sixth by striking out the side.
Weaver led off the bottom of the sixth with a rope into the right-center gap resulting in a double. After a groundout, senior Kent Worthington stepped to the plate for the first time. Worthington crushed a 3-0 pitch over the left field fence, giving the Hubs a 19-8 ten-run rule victory.
Sumiln, Weaver, Dattilio, and Robinson each had three hits to lead the Hubs. Kreiger, Cody Nelling, and Chris Palmer picked up two hits each in the Hubs 21 hit attack. Sumlin, Dattilio, Nelling, and Kreiger added three RBI's each.
North improves to (3-1, 1-0) and will start an important stretch on Monday as they host the Brunswick Railroaders.
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Sumlin pitches gem, Hubs "walk" past South Carroll, 6-2
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Double Rebel Three-Peat
May 5, 2006---The North Hagerstown Hubs earned a pair of three-peats with their 12-1 victory over South Hagerstown at Municipal Stadium on Friday evening.
North won all three games in the season series with South Hagerstown, while also winning the third straight Diamond Classic Trophy.
Freddie Kreiger, Mark Dattilio, and Danny Olson each had two hits in the five-inning victory. Marcellus Sumlin reached base all four times to the plate with three walks and a HBP, while also scoring three runs.
Justin Weaver and Kent Worthington had three RBI's and Dattilio drove in two runs.
Worthington pitched five complete with six strikeouts, while picking up his fourth win of the season.
The Hubs improve to (10-9, 7-7) and will face Allegany on Monday afternoon.
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Cats use extra effort to defeat Hubs, 9-5
by Curt Hornbecker, Herald-Mail
Most baseball teams would be ecstatic to get six extra base hits in a game.
Williamsport turned the trick in just one inning Wednesday, using a seven-run sixth to topple North Hagerstown 9-5 in an MVAL Antietam game.
The Wildcats collected four doubles, two triples and a pair of infield singles off Hubs starter Marcellus Sumlin (1-3) to rally from a 4-2 deficit.
"We've been waiting for that," said Williamsport coach Larnie Vickers. "They kept their heads in it and they got it. We were hitting the ball well tonight, but in the sixth they just started dropping."
Jason Sutherland knocked in two runs with a double, while Phil Jordan, Aerik Taylor, Ryan Heavener, Derek Hadley and Tyler Beard each drove in a run in the sixth for Williamsport (8-8, 6-4).
"They swung the bats well in that one inning," said North coach Shawn Reynolds. "I knew (Sumlin) was close to his pitch count, but we're kind of banged up arm-wise. A couple kids we would use in that situation have sore arms."
The big inning made a winner of Heavener (2-2), the Wildcats' starter, who overcame first-inning control problems.
The right-hander walked Sumlin and Mark Dattilio to start the game before Kent Worthington's double gave the Hubs a 2-0 lead.
Doubles from Jordan and Sutherland made it 2-1 in the second and Taylor's third home run of the season tied it at 2-2 in the fourth.
North (8-7, 5-5) broke the tie in the fifth on a Dattilio double, a walk to Worthington and RBI singles from Chris Palmer and Tommy Evans.
The Hubs pushed across a run in the seventh on a Worthington single and an RBI double by Palmer, but Justin Bussard came on to close it out for Williamsport.
Taylor's three hits and two RBI sparked the Wildcats, while Sutherland drove in three with two hits.
Worthington went 3-for-3 for North with two RBI and Palmer had two hits and two RBI.
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Miscues cost Hubs in 4-2 loss to Cats
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Hubs experience both sides of 10-run rule in Zonis Tournament
by Chris Carter, Herald-Mail
North Hagerstown's baseball team had plenty of offense left for crosstown rival South Hagerstown on Saturday afternoon.
The Hubs' bats, which were virtually dormant in an earlier loss to Westminster, came alive against the Rebels to the tune of 12 hits, leading to a 15-5 victory in six innings and a split in the Chuck Zonis Easter Classic.
The Hubs dropped the opener to the Owls 20-1 in five innings.
"It's good to win by the 10-run rule after losing by it," said Hubs shortstop Justin Weaver.
Weaver put the Hubs ahead early against South, skying a Zach Bucher fastball over the fence to left-center for a two-run home run and a 2-0 lead after the first inning.
"It was a fastball down the middle. That's the pitch I'm going to sit on," Weaver said. "I knew it was gone. I know when I hit it like that, it's going out."
James Hutzler scored on a Luke Lichtenberg single to get the South (1-7) on the board in second. The Hubs (6-3) got it back in the bottom of the inning, thanks to a bases-loaded walk to Fred Kreiger - one of three walks in the inning and 11 in the game that the Rebels gave up.
"No one pitcher had any consistency," said South coach Ralph Stottlemyer, who went through four pitchers. "That was the ballgame. We put them on base too much ... but they also hit the ball well."
The closest thing to consistent pitching for the Rebels was when Bucher retired the Hubs in order in the third on 11 pitches. Bucher did not take the hill in the fourth.
"We're going to want to use him later. We have three games later this week," Stottlemyer said. "We wanted to get some other guys some work, too."
Facing a new pitcher in the fourth, the Hubs broke the game open. Kyle Hoffman and Mark Dattilio opened the inning with back-to-back hits and Chris Palmer followed with a run-scoring single. A walk to Fred Kreiger loaded the bases and another free pass to Marcellus Sumlin scored a run to make it 5-1. Weaver singled to bring in another run and Cadyn Robinson was the seventh consecutive Hub to reach base with a three-run double. Robinson later scored to give the Hubs a 10-1 lead.
Kreiger was solid on the mound for the Hubs, allowing just three hits over four innings with five strikeouts. He gave way in the fifth to Robinson, who was one strike away from a perfect inning when he beaned Rebels cleanup hitter Zeke Ricketts. Josh Dowler came up next and blasted a two-run homer to close the deficit to 10-3.
"You put people on base, then you give extra outs," said North coach Shawn Reynolds. "We did that a couple of times early in the game and got away with it, but most times it's going to cost you."
Robinson surrendered another two-run home run in the sixth to cut the lead to 10-5, but got an inning-ending double play to prevent further damage.
The Hubs clinched the win in the bottom of the inning by taking advantage of everything South had to give. After a groundout, the next eight Hubs reached base on three walks, two hit batters and three singles, resultinh in five runs - the last an RBI single by Robinson that triggered the 10-run rule. Robinson and Weaver finished with four RBI apiece.
The Hubs were beneficiaries of walks against South, but were the ones doing the giving in the opener against Westminster. The first three North pitchers combined to give up 11 walks, combining with 16 Westminster hits to make for a long morning.
Sumlin started for the Hubs and allowed two runs in the first two innings, but was roughed up in the third. The junior southpaw walked two and gave up home runs to Jeff Pfarr, Steve Krider and Sean Blake. The Owls (9-1) batted around to score five to increase the lead to 7-1.
The fourth inning turned out to be much more grim for the Hubs. Westminster sent 15 hitters to the plate and scored 12 - capped by winning pitcher Chris Maienshein's three-run home run - to go up 19-1. North walked six and made three errors in the inning.
"The score is not indicative of the team North Hagerstown has," said Westminster coach Bryan Harman. "We've been in some tight ballgames up here and we wanted to get as many runs as possible."
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Hubs freeze Frederick, 6-1
Worthington, Dattilio, Robinson lead North to season opening victory
Frederick, MD---Kent Worthington pitched five innings, giving up only one run, on two hits, striking out five, while picking up two hits at the plate in the Hubs 6-1 victory over Frederick on Wednesday afternoon.
Mark Dattilio and Cadyn Robinson led North at the plate with three hits, while each drove in two runs.
North moves to (1-0) and will travel to West Virginia on Friday to meet the Hedgesville Eagles at 4PM.
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Hubs stage comeback, fall to Hedgesville, 6-5
by Tim Koelble, Herald-Mail
Hedgesville, WV---The bases are loaded, the No. 5 batter's up and there's only one out.
The last thing to expect is exactly what Hedgesville coach Ben Merica called for, resulting in a surprise ending to the Eagles' 6-5 victory over North Hagerstown on Friday.
Hedgesville (4-0) spoiled a North rally when its only hit in the bottom of the seventh inning went all of 8 feet - a squeeze bunt by Robert Ahalt that left plenty of room for Jesse Simmons to come sliding home with the decisive run.
With the hard-hitting Ahalt at bat and the North defense playing tight, Merica flashed the bunt signal with a 1-1 count and Ahalt deftly responded with the successful bunt.
"Robert's bunting skills are not that good," Merica said, smiling wryly. "He's a senior, he accepted the signal I flashed and got the job done. I suppose there was a little element of surprise there."
"We thought about (the bunt)," said North coach Shawn Reynolds. "It was well done on their part."
North's Cadyn Robinson, the third Hubs pitcher, got into the jam with three walks, one of them an intentional pass to Logan Clark, Hedgesville's starting pitcher who earlier hit a pair of ringing doubles and a single.
After North (1-1) scored an unearned run in the fifth to get on the board at 5-1, the Hubs struck for four runs in the sixth inning off relief pitcher Matt Stewart.
With one out, Chris Palmer roped a triple, his third hit of the game. Adam Tosten followed with a walk and Fred Kreiger drove in a run on a force play at second. Marcellus Sumlin coaxed a walk as the Hubs went into the heart of their batting order.
Justin Weaver, who hit the ball hard in the fifth inning but had nothing t o show for it but an out, came to the plate as the tying run in the sixth, and hung a 2-2 fastball from Stewart out to dry with a liner over the fence to left-center field for a 5-5 tie.
"I'm happy with how we battled back and it shows we won't go away and die," said Reynolds.
The Hubs would have been in a better position had they come through early, leaving the bases loaded in the first inning. In the second, North had three hits without scoring, as Clark picked runners off base twice.
"We didn't get the hit early when we needed it," said Reynolds. "On the first pickoff, there was a signal missed and the second one just got picked."
Hedgesville opened with a first-inning run off Sumlin on a walk to Josh Lebo, the first of Clark's two doubles and a sacrifice fly by Justin Everhart.
The Eagles stretched their lead to 4-0 in the third when Simmons laid down a perfect bunt and went to third on Clark's second double, this one off the fence in center. After a walk to Everhart loaded the bases, Ahalt sent a potential double-play chopper to short. The Hubs got the out at second as Simmons scored, but Kreiger's throw from second was wide, allowing Clark to come around around and score. Michael Lopez then drove in Ahalt with a double.
"We took advantage of our opportunities early by putting the ball in play," said Merica, happy with the Eagles' 4-0 start. "Clark came through when he had to early, keeping (North) from scoring."
Simmons earned the win with a perfect seventh inning of relief, including two strikeouts.
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