The DuBois Rockets defeated the Sykesville Senators 6-5 on Sunday at Showers Field.  The Rockets were led by Jake Miknis who doubled and drove in a run and Phil Myers who drove in a pair of his own.  Sean Sleigh hit two singles for the Rockets.  For Sykesville, Brett Quiggle hit a home run and drove in two while Nick Brennen had two hits and Jordan Weinzierl hit a double and drove in a run.

Jeremy Smith got the win in relief for the Rockets.  Smith pitched 2/3 of an inning and struck out one.  T.J. Gornati tossed six strong innings for the Rockets.  Gornati gave up two earned runs on five hits and he fanned four.

Nick Brennen started for Sykesville but did not factor in the decision.  Brennen pitched the first four innings giving up no runs and no hits while fanning three.  Alex Hart came in relief of Brennen and gave up five earned runs in two innings pitched.  Jude Lander suffered the loss in 1/3 of an inning.  Lander gave up one run on two hits.

The Brockville Grays opened up the 2015 campaign with a 3-1 win over Denny's Beer Barrel of Clearfield at the state of the art DuBois Showers Field.  

Down 1-0 entering the bottom of the sixth inning the Grays scored three runs to secure the win.  The inning was highlighted by Dan Buzzard and Tanner Klein RBI singles.  

Kane McCall picked up the win in relief of Glenn Stewart.  McCall tossed the final two innings giving up no runs on one hit and two strikeouts.  Stewart's line included five innings, seven hits, one walk and four strikeouts.  

Denny's Kyle Johns suffered the loss despite taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning.  Brandon BIllotte led the offense with three singles and Adam Jury doubled.  

The Rossiter Miners defeated the Bigler Buccos 9-3 Sunday at Showers Field.  Rossiter was led by Pete Meterko who hit a home run and drove in three runs.  Ty Zimmerman drove in a pair of runs and Kyle Mann hit a double.  For Bigler, Jesse Martin had a two hits, one of which was a double,  and a pair of RBI's.  Andy Turner and Nate Kerlin also had two hits apiece.

Kevin London earned the win tossing six strong innings giving up only one earned run on six hits and four walks.  He fanned three.  Mike Klingensmith pitched a scoreless 7th for the Miners.  Devon Jones suffered the loss for Bigler.  Jones pitched four innings giving up 9 earned runs on eight hits, five walks, and he struck out three.  Keaton Gaines tossed two scoreless innings for the Buccos.

The Brookville Grays edged the DuBois Rockets 3-2 at Dr. Wayne McKinley Field in Brookville. 

Brandon Bell highlighted the evening with a complete game performance.  Bell allowed two runs on eights hits and two walks while also striking out five.  Bell also led the offense with two hits including a run scoring triple in the second inning.  Michael Lindermuth added an RBI double and Tanner Klein had a run scoring single. 

For the Rockets, Justin Sleigh led the offense with four hits including an RBI double.  Sean Zimmerman also added two hits.  Kevin Gnacinski suffered the loss.  He went five strong innings allowing three runs on five hits and a walk.  He also struck out a pair. 

The Sykesville Senators beat the Bigler Buccos 13-11 in eight innings.  More to follow.

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub defeated the Rossiter Miners 5-4.  More to follow...

Denny's defeated Bigler 2-1 Thursday evening.  Mike Moyer earned the win for Denny's.  Moyer pitched a complete game giving up only three hits, seven walks, and struck out 6.  Josh Sorbera drove in a run for Denny's.  Nate Kerlin suffered the loss in a complete game effort.  Kerlin only gave up only one hit but walked six and struck out 9.  Tyler Jacobson drove in a run for Bigler.

The Brookville Grays blanked the Sykesville Senators 2-0 to improve to 3-0 on the season.  

Kane McCall's dominant pitching performance led the way for the Grays.  McCall gave up two hits and struck out ten.  The Senators were three up three down in four of the seven innings.  McCall also struck out the side in the seventh inning to end the game.

The Grays got on the board early scoring runs in the first and second innings and never looked back.  In the first Tanner Klein singled with two outs.  Klein stole second base and Kyle Dunkle delivered with a run scoring single.  In the second inning Nathan Bonfardine led off with a single and eventually scored on a Zac Roller fielder choice.  Kyle Dunkle led the way offensively with three hits including two doubles.  Kyle Kaufman chipped in with two hits.  

Dean Williams suffered the loss for the Senators.  Brett Quiggle and Jared Baummer collected the only hits.   

The Rossiter Miners shut out the DuBois Rockets 1-0 on a dreary Thursday evening at Showers Field.  Rossiter was led by Christian Muth who tossed a complete game two-hitter.  Muth walked one and fanned five.  Pete Meterko ripped an RBI triple in the top of the first inning to plate Rossiter's only run.  

Kevin Gnacinski suffered the loss for the Rockets.  Gnacinski pitched four innings giving up one run on three hits.  He walked a pair and struck out four.  Jeff Gasbarre doubled in the losing effort.

The Brookville Grays improved to 4-0 with a 4-1 win over the visiting Rossiter Miners.  

Brandon Bell picked up the win in relief of starter Christian McClure.  Bell pitched the final three frames giving up one run on two its and a walk.  He also struck out two.  McClure tossed four scoreless innings allowing one hit and striking out five.  

Brookville's offense was led by Tanner Klein and Chris Calliari who both doubled.  Calliari's doubled drove in a pair of runs in the sixth inning to give the Grays a 4-1 lead.  Kyle Dunkle also chipped in with a run scoring single.  

Kyle Neal led the Miners offense with two hits including an RBI.  Kevin London suffered the loss pitching five plus innings.  He allowed two runs on four hits and three walks.  Cory Geer gave up two runs on two hits in relief.  

The DuBois Rockets edged the Bigler Buccos 2-1.  More to follow.

The Sykesville Senators beat Denny's 10-2.  More to follow.

The Brookville Grays blanked the Bigler Buccos 5-0 on Tuesday evening to improve to 5-0 on the season. 

Dave Klepfer tossed the first three innings allowing three hits.  Craig Hibell pitched a scoreless fourth and fifth inning to pick up the win and Nate Simpson threw up a pair of zeros in the sixth and seventh innings.  

Brandon Bell led the offense for the Grays with a two-run single in the bottom of the third inning.  Nate Bonfardine and Kyle Dunkle both had RBI singles.  

Aaron Lidgett suffered the loss for the Buccos.  Lidgett went six innings allowing five runs on five hits and walked six.  He also hit a pair and struck out four.  Kyler Kephart had two hits and Jesse Martin doubled in the loss.  

The Rossiter Miners beat the Sykesville Senators 15-12.  More to follow.

The DuBois Rockets defeated Denny's Beer Barrel Pub 14-4.

The Brookville Grays defeated Denny's Beer Barrel 5-2 to improve to 6-0.

Kyle Dunkle's three-run blast in the top of the first inning led the way for the undefeated Grays.  Dan Buzzard chipped in with two hits including an RBI.  Michael Lindermuth also had two hits and Cliff Park doubled.  

Brandon Bell picked up the win tossing five innings.  Bell allowed one unearned run on two hits and one walk.  He also struck out a pair.  Kane McCall picked up the save tossing a scoreless seventh inning.  McCall struck out a pair.  

Mike Moyer suffered the loss for Denny's.  In five innings of work he allowed five runs on eight hits and three walks.  He also struck out four. Curtis Collins and Josh Sorbera both had RBI singles.  

The Sykesville Senators beat the DuBois Rockets 5-4.  The Rockets jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first off Sykesville starter Jack Herzing. After two walks, Garrett Peterson Sean Sleigh and Kevin Gnacinski had RBI singles. Herzing settled in pitching 5 innings, striking out 5 while walking 2 and allowing 8 singles. Sykesville scored single runs in the first on an RBI double from Kasey Clinton and in the second on a ground out by Devon Walker. Sykesville scored 3 in the bottom of the sixth of starter Nick Anderson. Anderson pitched 5 1/3 innings striking out three, walking seven, allowing only 5 hits. Garret Peterson came in with the bases loaded and one out in the sixth with DuBois leading 4-2. The first batter was Jordan Weinzeral who was hit with a Peterson pitch to make the score 4-3. The next batter, Devon Walker hit a grounder to Peterson who turned and threw wild to second allowing two Sykesville runners to score. Dean Williams pitched the last two innings for Sykesville earning the win, allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out one.

 

Kasey Clinton had a single and double to lead Sykesville. Kevin Gnacinski had 3 single for DuBois.

The Rossiter Miners beat the Bigler Buccos 10-5.  More to follow.

The Bigler Buccos beat the Sykesville Senators 2-1 to pick up their first win of the 2015 campaign.  

Aaron Lidgett tossed a complete game to pick up the win.  Lidgett gave up one run on nine hits and struck out three.  Bigler scored both runs in the top of the first inning on a Ron Ogden single.  Coleman Kubala had two hits for the Buccos.  

Alex Hart suffered the loss despite pitching a complete game.  He gave up two runs on five hits and struck out three.  Derek Heckathorn led the way offensively with three hits including a triple.  Jordan Weinzierl and Jared Baummer both had two hits.  Adam Fox doubled and drove in a run.  

The DuBois Rockets beat the Brookville Grays 3-1 Sunday afternoon at Showers Field.  

The Rockets used a three-run homer by Garrett Peterson and a complete game performance from TJ Gornati to give the Grays their loss of the 2015 season.  Gornati gave up on run on three hits and struck out eight.  

Glenn Stewart suffered the loss despite pitching a complete game.  He gave up three runs on three hits and struck out five.  Nathan Bonfardine produced a run scoring single for the Grays.  

The Rossiter Miners beat Denny's Beer Barrel 5-3.  More to follow.

The Brockville Grays shutout the Sykesville Senators 4-0 Tuesday evening at Dr. Wayne McKinley Field.  With the win the Grays improve to 7-1 while the Senators drop to 3-5.

The Grays started early with a run in the first inning.  With two outs Tanner Klein doubled and Kyle Dunkle followed with a run scoring single.  Kent Shick led off the second inning with a double and eventually scored on an error.  The Grays finished their scoring with two runs in the fourth inning on a couple errors and three walks.  

Brandon Bell threw six innings to pick up the win.  He gave up three hits and struck out a pair.  Craig Hibell tossed a scoreless seventh inning.  

Jordan Weinzeral, Kasey Clinton, and Jake Felix all singled for the Senators.  Dean Williams suffered the loss despite tossing a complete game.  Williams gave up four runs, one earned run on five hits and six walks.  

The Rossiter Miners beat the DuBois Rockets 16-2 Tuesday evening at Shaffer Field in a game that ended with the mercy rule.  Rossiter played home run derby as Kyle Neal, Dakotah Byers, and Zak Dickey all hit home runs.  Neal's shot was a grand slam as he drove in five on the day.  Jordan Mesoraco, Ty Zimmerman, and Gory Geer each recorded three hits.  Christian Muth doubled and tripled for the Miners.  Dylan Kachmar pitched all five innings for Rossiter.  He gave up two runs on six hits, three walks, and he struck out four.

For the Rockets, Justin Sleigh and Garret Peterson each hit solo home runs.  Jake Miknis had a pair of hit which included a double in the losing effort.  Kevin Gnacinski suffered the loss as he surrendered eight earned runs in 3+ innings.

The Bigler Buccos defeated Denny's Beer Barrel 3-0.  More to follow.

The Brookville Grays beat the Rossiter Miners 4-2 behind a strong pitching performance from Kane McCall.  McCall went the distance allowing two runs, one earned on five hits and three walks.  Rossiter loaded the bases in the seventh inning with two outs, but McCall struck out Ty Zimmerman to end the game.  

Brookville's offense was led by Nathan Bonfardine who had two hits including an RBI single in the fourth inning to tie the game at 2-2.  In the top of the sixth inning Kyle Dunkle hit a solo home run to put the Grays up 3-2.  In the seventh inning the Grays added an insurance run on a run scoring single by pinch hitter Rob Wielock.  

Christian Muth suffered the loss despite throwing a complete game.  Muth gave up four runs on eight hits and one walk.  He also struck out six.  

The Sykesville Senators beat Denny's Beer Barrel 4-2.  More to follow.

The DuBois Rockets beat the Bigler Buccos 13-1 in 5 innings.  More to follow.

Denny's Beer Barrel beat the DuBois Rockets 7-6.  More to follow.

The Brookville Grays defeated the Bigler Buccos 4-2 to improve to 9-1 on the season.  

Veteran Nate Simpson picked up the win for the Grays who was making his first start of the 2015 campaign.  Simpson went six strong innings allowing two unearned runs on three hits and one walk.  He also fanned four Buccos.  Tanner Klein picked up the save by tossing a scoreless seventh inning.  

Klein led the offense for the Grays with a three-run double in the top of the second inning to give the Grays a 4-0 lead.  

Nate Kerlin suffered the loss for Bigler.  Kerlin went five innings allowing four runs on three hits and five walks.  Ronnie Ogden pitched a scoreless sixth and seventh inning.  

The Sykesville Senators beat the Rossiter Miners 10-2 to improve to 5-5 on the season.  With the loss Rossiter dropped to 6-4.

Nick Brennen picked up the win for the Senators allowing no runs on three hits and four walks.  Brennan also struck out five in his five innings or work.  

Sykesville's offense was led by Adam Fox and Jonathon Weber who both doubled.  Kasey Clinton, Jude Lander and Jason Roman all had two hits.

Kevin London suffered the loss for the Miners.  London pitched 2 2/3 innings allowing seven runs on six hits and seven walks.  Kyle Neal pitched the final 3 1/3 innings.  

Ryan Sloninger hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to get Rossiter on the board.  

Rossiter Miners at Brookville Grays has been postponed.  

The Sykesville Senators beat Denny's Beer Barrel 2-1 in eight innings.  More to follow.

The DuBois Rockets beat the Brookville Grays 9-2.  More to follow.

The DuBois Rockets defeated the Sykesville Senators 17-12.  More to follow.

BROOKVILLE — Glenn Stewart scattered five hits as the Brookville Grays avoided the rain and beat the visiting Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, 4-2, Sunday afternoon at McKinley Field.

With rain delaying the start of the game a few minutes, the Grays were able to improve to 10-2 as Stewart struck out seven.

Dan Buzzard and Tanner Klein each had a pair of hits. Buzzard singled in Chris Calliari and scored on Jed Fiscus' sacrifice fly in the first inning. He singled with one out in the third and came home on Klein's first hit, a double, in the third inning. Klein tripled in the fifth.

The Grays went up 4-1 in the fourth when Nathan Bonfardine led off with a single, went to second on Brandon Bell's sacrifice bunt and scored on Kent Shick's bloop double to right field.

For Denny's (3-10), Adam Jury doubled in Jarrett Fulmer in the third inning. In the seventh, Denny's got the tying run to first base before Stewart got Jury on a forceout grounder to third. It cut the score to 4-2 when Corey Bookhamer's sacrifice fly pushed home Bobby Morrow, who led the inning off with a single. He reached base all three times, including another single and a hit batter.

Bookhamer took the loss on the mound, going six innings and giving up eight hits while walking four and striking out five.

Grays centerfielder Chris Calliari had a strong defensive game, robbing Jury of extra bases in the first inning on a catch in deep left-center field. He also started two double plays from the outfield on throws following catches in the fifth and sixth innings, both of them inning-ending double plays.

By:  Rich Rhoades (Jeffersonian Democrat)

The Sykesville Senators blanked the Brookville Grays 5-0 behind a strong pitching performance from Nick Brennen.  Brennen tossed six innings of one hit baseball and struck out ten batters.  Jack Herzing pitched a scoreless inning.  

The Senators scored all five runs in the bottom of the first inning.  Nick Brennen, Jason Roman, Derek Hackathorne and Devon Walker all had RBI hits in the inning.  Kasey Clinton added a double.  

The Brockville Grays defeated the Bigler Buccos 12-2.  More to follow.

The Rossiter Miners beat the Sykesville Senators 8-3.  More to follow.

The Brookville Grays beat Denny's Beer Barrel 5-4 at Shaffer Field in Rossiter to improve to 12-3 on the season.  

Christian McClure picked up the win by tossing five solid innings.  McClure gave up one run on eight hits and three walks.  He also struck out three.  Brandon Bell picked up the save by tossing the final two innings.  

Brookville's offense was led by Kent Shick who homered in the top of the fifth inning, which proved to be the difference.  Tanner Klein added two hits and also drove in a run.  Dan Ion and Brandon Bell both had hits and scored a run.  

Adam Jury made things interesting in the bottom of the seventh inning as he launched a three-run home run after two Brookville errors, but Bell managed to strikeout the final two hitters on the game.  Brandon Billotte and Nick Redden both had two hits.  

The Rossiter Miners beat the DuBois Rockets 7-2.  More to follow.

The DuBois Rockets beat the Sykesville Senators 2-0 in eight innings on Tuesday Night.  DuBois was led by T.J. Gornati who pitched a complete game shutout.  Gornati surrendered only one hit, he walked three and struck out six.  Sean Sleigh doubled and drove in a run in the 8th and Garret Peterson also drove in a run.

For Sykesville, Nick Brennen pitched seven scoreless innings.  Brennen gave up no runs, five hits, walked one batter and fanned six.  Jordan Weinzierl took the loss pitching one inning giving up one earned run and striking out two.  Jason Roman collected Sykesville's only hit.

The Brookville Grays beat the Rossiter Miners 4-3 in eight innings to improve to 13-3 on the season.  

Down by a run in the bottom of the seventh the Grays manufactured a run to tie the game.  Dan Buzzard was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and Michael Lindermuth followed with a sacrifice bunt.  Tanner Klein then delivered with a double to dead center to score Buzzard and send the game into extra innings.  

In the bottom of the eighth inning Kent Shick led off with a walk and was sacrificed to second base by a Jarren Ross bunt.  With two outs Dan Buzzard delivered with the game winning hit to score Shick.  

Klein led the way for the Grays as he had two hits including a double and also drove in a pair.  He also picked up the win on the mound tossing the final two innings.  He gave up a run on two hits and also struck out a pair.  Kane McCall started for the Grays and went six strong innings.  He allowed two unearned runs on two hits and four walks.  He also struck out seven.  

Christian Muth picked up the loss for the Miners despite pitching all eight innings.  Muth gave up four runs on eight hits and five walks.  He also struck out five.  Jordan Mesoraco, Ty Zimmerman, Reuben Taylor and Cory Geer all had hits in the loss. 

The first-place Brookville Grays (14-3) rallied from a 4-0 deficit after four innings to beat Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, 5-4,Monday night at the Clearfield Bison Sports Complex.

Scoring twice in the fifth and three times in the sixth, the Grays erased Denny's lead. Jarren Ross hit a two-out, two-run double to give the Grays the lead for good in the sixth inning.

The comeback made a winner of reliever Caleb Bennett in his Grays debut. He relieved Austin Amacher with the bases loaded and one out in the third inning and got an inning-ending double play. Bennett tossed a one-hitter over 4 1/3 innings, striking out one and walking one.

Chris Calliari had three hits, including an RBI single in the fifth inning. Jed Fiscus and Nathan Bonfardine each had two hits with Bonfardine doubling.

Denny's (4-12) got three of its four hits in its four-run first inning. Adam Jury, Bart McGary and Curtis Collins drove in runs. Jury doubled while McGary and Collins hit singles.

Kyle Johns took the loss, going six innings.

By:  Rich Rhoades (Jeffersonian Democrat)

The DuBois Rockets shutout the Rossiter Miners 10-0.  More to follow.

The Sykesville Senators swept a doubleheader against the Bigler Buccos 4-0 and 16-1.  More to follow.

The Rossiter Miners defeated the Brookville Grays 4-2.  More to follow.

The DuBois Rockets thumped the Bigler Buccos 13-3.  More to follow.

The Sykesville Senators took two from the Brockville Grays on Sunday evening.  Game 1 was a suspended game from June 21st in which they won 5-2.  In Game two they won 4-1.  

The Sykesville Senators took two from Denny's Beer Barrel on Tuesday evening.  Game one was from a suspended game on June 20th, which they won 6-5.  The Senators then won game two 2-1.  

The Sykesville Senators shut out the Rossiter Miners 3-0.  Sykesville finishes the season with a 14-8 record.  More to follow.

The Brookville Grays defeated the Bigler Buccos 5-0 on Friday night at Shower's Field in DuBois.

Rob Jewett picked up the win for the Grays tossing five innings.  He gave up four hits and struck out seven.  Austin Amacher pitched the final two frames.  Amacher didn't allow a hit and struck out one.  

The Gray's offense was led by newcomer Max Lane who had three hits and three RBI's and Tanner Klein who doubled.  

Ron Ogden suffered the loss for Bigler.  In seven innings of work he gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks.  

Denny's Beer Barrel has forfeited to the DuBois Rockets to end the season.  Bigler also forfeited to the Rossiter Miners.

BROOKVILLE — Dan Buzzard doubled home Chris Calliari with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Brookville Grays a 7-6 win over the DuBois Rockets at McKinley Field Sunday night.

The win gave the Grays the Federation League regular-season with a 16-6 record. The Rockets finished 14-8.

The Grays led 6-5 going into the seventh inning before the Rockets forced extra frames with a run. Thomas Summers doubled and scored on Matt Zimmerman’s sacrifice fly.

That was all the scoring until the 11th as Rockets workhorse T.J. Gornati pitched the first 10 innings before leaving in favor of Phil Myers. After one out, Calliari walked and came around to score when Buzzard shot a line drive into the left-center field gap, allowing the speedy Calliari to come the whole way around to end the game.

Tanner Klein, the fifth Grays pitcher, got the win after going the final five innings. He was effective, allowing just two hits with a strikeout and no walks. He retired 11 of the final 12 batters he faced after allowing the Rockets run in the seventh.

The Grays broke a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the sixth when Gornati walked Klein with the bases loaded to push home Nathan Bonfardine. The Rockets had tied it at 5-5 in the fifth when Drew Bankovich’s sacrifice fly scored Summers.

Before that, the rest of the game’s runs were scored in the first three innings. The Grays struck first with two runs in the first inning. Calliari led off with a double and scored on Buzzard’s single. Shick then delivered a two-out single to plate Buzzard.

The Rockets scored their first run in the second inning when Sean Sleigh led off with a double and scored on Jake Miknis’ single. The Grays answered in the bottom of the inning when Jarren Ross tripled and scored on Calliari’s single.

A three-run third gave the Rockets a 4-3 lead. Loading the bases with no outs, Sleigh and Summers singled in runs. Summers’ hit came with two outs. But the Grays answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning. Shick doubled in Ivan Wortman and then scored on Bonfardine’s double.

Buzzard, Klein, Shick and Bonfardine each had two hits for the Grays. Nate Sabados, Justin and Sean Sleigh, Summers and Evan Bush all had two hits for the Rockets.

Gornati wound up striking out nine in his 10 innings, giving up 14 hits while walking two.

Nate Simpson, Craig Hibell, Adrian Weber and Austin Amacher preceded Klein on the mound for the Grays.

Due to a makeup game to played tonight, the Federation League playoff bracket isn’t official.

The Rossiter Miners will make up their game at Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub with the result determining the first round that begins Tuesday.

It’ll be a six-team setup with regular-season champion Brookville taking the top seed. The second seed could be the Miners if they win at Denny’s or the DuBois Rockets if the Miners lose.

The top two seeds get first-round byes while the other four teams start with a best-of-five first round series. Games this week are scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with the “if necessary” games Saturday and Sunday. Home field alternates starting with the higher seed.

The final standings if Rossiter wins Monday: 1. Brookville (16-6), 2. Rossiter (14-8), 3. DuBois (14-8), 4. Sykesville (14-8), 5. Denny’s (6-16), 6. Bigler (2-20). Playoffs: Brookville and Rossiter byes. DuBois vs. Bigler and Sykesville vs. Denny’s.

The final standings if Denny’s wins Monday: 1. Brookville (16-6), 2. DuBois (14-8), 3. Sykesville (14-8), 4. Rossiter (13-9), 5. Denny’s (6-16), 6. Bigler (2-20). Playoffs: Brookville and DuBois byes. Sykesville vs. Bigler and Rossiter vs. Denny’s.

The Rossiter Miners beat Denny's Beer Barrel 1-0 in eight innings to secure a first round bye in the Federation League Play-offs.  More to follow.

The 2015 playoff bracket has been officially set.  With a 1-0 win last night, the Rossiter Miners earned the second seed and a first round bye with top seed Brookville Grays.  The #3 DuBois Rockets will square off with the #6 Bigler Buccos while the #4 Sykesville Senators square up against #5 Denny's Beer Barrel Pub.  Games are scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.   The Rockets and Senators will be using DuBois Central Catholic as their home field this week as the Senior League State Tournament is taking place at Showers Field.

The DuBois Rockets defeated the Bigler Buccos 7-0.  More to follow.

The DuBois Rockets shutout the Bigler Buccos 3-0 to take a 2-0 advantage in the Best-of-5 series.  More to follow.

The Sykesville Senators crushed Denny's Beer Barrel 18-6.  More to follow.

Denny's Beer Barrel beat the Sykesville Senators 2-0.  More to follow.

The DuBois Rockets swept the Bigler Buccos with a 4-3 win.  The Rockets will now face the Rossiter Miners in the semi-finals.  More to follow.

The Sykesville Senators defeated Denny's Beer Barrel 6-1.  More to follow.

The Sykesville Senators beat Denny's Beer Barrel 11-6 to advance to the semi-finals.  More to follow.

BROOKVILLE — Nick Brennen still hasn’t lost this season and once again, nobody scored against him either.

DuBois Rockets pitcher T.J. Gornati throws to a Rossiter batter in the eighth inning in Wednesday’s game at Showers’ Field in DuBois. Gornati worked all 10 innings and struck out eight with no walks as the Rockets won 2-1 to even their Federation League semifinal series at 1-1. (Photo by Scott Shindledecker)

DuBOIS — The scoreboard at Showers’ Field looked like someone’s failed attempt at writing computer code with zeros far outweighing ones but it worked out well for the DuBois Rockets as they picked up a 2-1, 10-inning victory over Rossiter in their Federation League semifinal series Wednesday.

The victory for the Rockets evens their best-of-seven series at 1-1 with Game 3 this evening in Rossiter.

The Rockets’ Thomas Summers did the heavy lifting as he not only drove home the tying run in the sixth but then came through with the game-winning hit with two outs in the bottom of the 10th off Rossiter reliever Peyton Graham.

Meanwhile, after allowing a run to the Miners in the opening inning, Rockets’ hurler TJ Gornati eased through the next nine innings scattering a total of eight hits while walking none and striking out eight to pick up the complete-game victory.

Rossiter only put five runners into scoring position against him in the entire game.

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The Rossiter Miners shut out the DuBois Rockets 3-0 in game one of their semi-final matchup.  More to follow.

BROOKVILLE — One night after Nick Brennen’s gem, the Senators got a two-hitter from another left-hander Jack Herzing in a 2-0 win over the Brookville Grays at McKinley Field Wednesday night.

Herzing allowed a two-out single to Ivan Wortman in the first inning and an infield single to Max Lane with two outs in the fifth. He wound up striking out 12 while walking two and hitting a batter.

Like Tuesday’s win where the Senators scored all the runs they needed in a 5-0 win, both of Wednesday’s runs came in the first inning thanks to four straight singles with one out. Quiggle, Adam Fox, Kasey Clinton and Jon Weber singled. Weber’s wound up plating both runs.

Quiggle scored on the initial play with Fox getting awarded home after being obstructed by Grays third baseman Kent Shick as he rounded third on his way to home.

From there, Grays starter Kane McCall threw shutout ball, allowing only four more singles. He struck out two while walking one and hitting two batters.

The Grays, meanwhile, saw their scoreless inning streak rise to 14 straight innings. Dating back to their 11-inning win over DuBois in the regular-season finale, they’ve scored just two runs over the last 22 innings.

Chris Calliari drew a walk off Herzing to start the first inning, went to second on a passed ball, but was throw out trying to steal third. He reached on a fielder’s choice in the third and got to second on a balk by Herzing, but was stranded.

Calliari also reached in the sixth when he struck out but got to first on a wild pitch. Quiggle’s throw to first to try to nail Calliari sailed into right field and allowed him to race to third, but two strikeouts and a groundout ended the inning.

The DuBois Rockets beat the Rossiter Miners 13-8.  More to follow.

For the third straight game the Sykesville Senators have shutout the Brookville Grays.  The Senators took a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-7 series with a 1-0 win in eight innings.  The series resumes on Saturday at 4pm.

The Brookville Grays beat the Sykesville Senators 8-2 at Showers Field on Saturday evening.  With the win the Best-of-7 series remains in favor of Sykesville 3-1.  

Veteran Nate Simpson picked up the win for the Grays tossing four innings.  Simpson gave up two runs on four hits and two walks.  Austin Amacher pitched the final three frames to pick up the save.  

The Grays offense was led by Jarren Ross who had three hits and Jed Fiscus had a pair of singles.  Dan Buzzard and Amacher each drove in a pair of runs.  Kyle Dunkle doubled in the first inning.  

Dean Williams suffered the loss for the Senators.  Williams went four innings giving up seven runs, two earned, on eight hits and one walk.  Adam Fox tossed the final three innings.  Kasey Clinton doubled and drove in a run.  

The series resumes Sunday at Showers Field.  First pitch is slated for 5pm.

The DuBois Rockets beat the Rossiter Miners 7-4 to take a 3-1 lead in the Best-of-7 series.  

Kevin Gnacinski picked up the complete game victory to lead the Rockets.  Gnacinski gave up four runs, two earned, on eleven hits.  He also struck out a pair.  

The Sleigh brothers led the offense with three hits apiece.  Sean Sleigh added a double and three RBI's.  Sean Zimmerman had two hits and also drove in a pair of runs.  

Christian Muth suffered the loss for the Miners.  Muth pitched into the fourth inning giving up six runs on eight hits and three walks.  He also struck out two.  

Jordan Mesoraco led the offense with three hits that included a double.  Kyle Mann chipped in with three RBI's and Lance Pennington doubled.  

The Brookville Grays beat the Sykesville Senators 2-1 in 9 innings.  More to follow.

The Rossiter Miners forced a Game 6 with an 8-5 win over the DuBois Rockets.  More to follow.

The Rossiter Miners forced a game seven with a 3-2 win over the DuBois Rockets in nine innings.  First pitch is slated for 6pm at Shaffer Field in Rossiter.  

The Sykesville Senators are headed to the Federation Baseball League for the fourth consecutive year.  The Senators beat the Brockville Grays 7-1 to win the Best-of-7 series 4-2.  

The Rossiter Miners have reached the Federation Baseball League finals with a 6-4 win over the DuBois Rockets.  

The Rossiter Miners evened the series with a 8-7 win over the Sykesville Senators at Showers Field in DuBois.  The series resumes on Tuesday in Rossiter.

The Sykesville Senators beat the Rossiter Miners 5-2 to open up the Federation Baseball League Championship series. 

Kasey Clinton provided the offense with a 3-run homer in the top of the seventh inning to break a 2-2 tie.  Clinton also drove in the Senators other two runs.  

Jack Herzing was once again dominant in his complete game performance.  

The Sykesville Senators defeated the Rossiter Miners 7-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the Best-of-7 Federation League Baseball Finals.  

Sykesville's Nick Brennan continued his dominance as he tossed a complete game four-hitter.  

The Sykesville Senators beat the Rossiter Miners 5-3.  More to follow.

Sykesville has owned the Federation League postseason in recent years, and the Senators captured their four straight league crown Thursday with a 9-6 victory over Rossiter at Shaffer Field to win the championship series 4-1.

The Senators had their “lucky charm” in Dan Wascovich on the mound to start the game, and the move by manager Paul Roman paid off. Wascovich has started the championship series clinching game each of the last four years, picking up the win in three of those game — including Thursday.

The only title-deciding game Wascovich didn’t get the “W” in was last year when he lasted 3 1/3 innings in Game 5 against the DuBois Rockets — a contest Sykesville eventually won 6-5 in nine innings for their third straight crown.

Wascovich tossed four innings Thursday, allowing five runs, two earned, on six hits and two walks. Rossiter actually led 5-4 after four innings, but Wascovich found himself in line for the win when his offense scored twice in the top of the fifth to put the Senators up 6-5.

The middle of the Sykesville lineup did a vast majority of the damage Thursday. Clean-up hitter Kasey Clinton led that attack as he went 3-for-3 with five RBIs and a run scored. Clinton’s big game was part of an even bigger effort that earned him championship series MVP honors.

Adam Fox went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in front of Clinton, while Nick Brennen was 1-for-3 with a double and three RBIs hitting in the No. 5 spot.

- Paul Roman