Keyser takes 2 in Charleston; East Hardy over Moorefield; Northern wins pair; Fort Hill splits

Mar. 31—CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Keyser extended its winning streak to five games, defeating St. Albans, 5-2, and Bluefield, 6-0, at the Capital Classic over the weekend.

The Golden Tornado (5-1) benefitted from another sensational performance from right-handed pitcher Evan Jenkins on Saturday against Bluefield. Jenkins struck out 14 over six shutout innings of one-hit ball, and Adam Jones pitched a scoreless seventh.

Keyser plated four runs in the fifth to blow the game open, as Bluefield committed four errors in the inning.

Chase Davis had two hits and Jenkins doubled.

A day prior, Keyser received another solid start, this time from Patrick Liller, who tossed six scoreless innings. He allowed five hits, struck out four and walked three.

Noah Broadwater tripled, and Bubba Bean, Hunter Harr, Josh Shumaker and Rotruck doubled for Keyser, which plated two runs in the second, one in the third and two in the fifth.

Gavin Comer took the loss on the mound for St. Albans. Comer had two base hits at the plate.

Keyser is at Mountain Ridge (0-5) on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

East Hardy 9, Moorefield 3

BAKER, W.Va. — East Hardy won an early-season battle of unbeatens Friday, scoring four runs in the sixth inning to pull way from rival Moorefield.

The Cougars (2-0) took the lead for good in the bottom of the third when Garrett VanMeter tripled to plate a pair and give them a 4-3 edge.

Shane Sisler got the start for East Hardy, allowing three runs (two earned) with four strikeouts and one walk in 3 2/3 frames of work. Noah Sager pitched 3 1/3 scoreless out of the bullpen to slam the door.

Mason Hamilton tripled for the Cougars, and Evan Hamilton doubled. Brandon Jones, Mason Hamilton, Sager and VanMeter had two RBIs each.

Oliver Crites took the loss for Moorefield, allowing four runs in 2/13 innings. Tyson Arnold surrendered five in 3 2/3 frames of relief.

Arnold hit a three-run home run in the third inning. Adam Landes, Alex Miller and Arnold had multi-hit games.

East Hardy is at Musselman on Monday. Moorefield (3-1) hosts East Hardy on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Northern wins two

HANCOCK — Behind a complete-game performance by Cole Folk, Northern defeated Hancock, 4-1, on Thursday evening, and the Huskies used solid pitching and timely hitting again Saturday to down Albert Gallatin, 6-1.

The game Saturday was ended after six innings due to rain. The Huskies (3-0) plated four runs in the second as part of a 6-0 start. Luke Ross tripled and Devin McKenzie and Wally Brands doubled.

Brands went 3 for 4, Folk was 2 for 2 and Ross was 2 for 4 with four runs batted in.

Robert Deatelhauser got the win, allowing one unearned run on three hits in four innings, striking out four and walking two. Kyle Broadwater tossed two scoreless in relief.

Against Hancock, the Huskies scored a run each in the first, second, third and seventh innings, more than enough offense for Folk, who allowed just one run on five hits with 10 strikeouts and no walks in an 85-pitch complete game.

Liam Stewart and Jacob Chambers had RBI singles for the Huskies, and Brands, Ross and Caleb Hinebaugh also hit safely.

Both Northern and Hancock finished with five hits. Brooks Norris doubled and singled for the Panthers, and Blaire Ray added an RBI base knock.

"It was a little frustrating at the plate for us as it was one of those nights where we hit several balls hard but right at them and they made the plays and we left some guys on, but that is baseball," Northern head coach Phil Carr said.

"Folk had great command and was very efficient on the mound. He didn't walk a batter and worked ahead of the hitters all night. He was also backed by solid defense."

Logan Trumpower took the loss despite an impressive showing against last year's Class 1A state semifinalists, throwing into the seventh inning.

Northern is at Mountain Ridge (0-5) on Monday at 4:30 p.m.

Fort Hill splits

Fort Hill made a trip downstate for a pair of road matchups Saturday, falling to Glen Burnie, 6-1, before defeating North County, 13-2.

In their victory over North County, the Sentinels racked up 15 hits and Boby Brauer, Logan Vanmeter and Colt Resh combined to allow two runs on four hits on the mound.

Brauer was 2 for 4 with three RBIs, Vanmeter singled two and drove in a pair, Steven Spencer was 2 for 3 and scored twice, Camden Zapf had a pair of hits, Peyton Blocher went 2 for 3, Jake Rice went 2 for 3 with two runs scored, and Bryson Metz tripled and scored twice.

Brauer allowed one unearned run in 3 2/3 innings on the mound, Vanmeter surrendered a run in 2 1/3 frames of work, and Resh pitched a scoreless seventh.

Fort Hill fell to Glen Burnie earlier in the day after the Sentinels allowed two runs in the first, third and fifth innings to trail 6-0, erasing the shutout with a score in the sixth.

Cooper Silber drove in Fort Hill's lone run with a fielder's choice. Brauer tallied two hits. Carson Bender took the loss for the Sentinels.

Geoffrey Drowsky threw a complete game allowing on rune on five hits with nine strikeouts and one walk in seven innings. Johnathan Maddox doubled and drove in three runs.

Fort Hill (3-3) hosts Turkeyfoot on Monday at 4:30 p.m. and Broadfording on Tuesday at the same time.

Frankfort, Moorefield rout Indians

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Frankfort and Moorefield both rolled to run-rule victories at Berkeley Springs Thursday.

The Falcons (2-2) scored seven runs in the first and 10 in the second as part of a 22-0 rout in five innings. Frankfort racked up 15 base hits, and Berkeley Springs made 13 errors.

Uriah Cutter went 3 for 4 with a home run, five RBIs and four runs scored, Lanson Orndorf went 4 for 4 with three doubles, four RBIs and two runs scored, Jett McCullough doubled twice, Jaxon Hare was 2 for 3, Jesus Perdew ended 2 for 4, Jacob Nething scored four runs and Cam Lynch crossed home thrice.

Lynch pitched two scoreless, Cutter got the win tossing two scoreless in relief, and Nething blanked the Indians in the fifth.

Moorefield rolled to a 16-2 rout of Berkeley Springs in six innings.

Landes, Miller and Cyrus Kump doubled for the Yellow Jackets, and Landes, Arnold, Miller, Crites and Kump all had multi-hit days.

Moorefield out-hit the Indians 13-2 and won despite making seven errors to just one for Berkeley Springs.

Freshman Kail Greenwalt got the win, allowing two unearned runs on two hits in 5 1/3 innings pitched with six strikeouts and no walks. Kurt Sager got the final two outs.

Frankfort's game at Southern scheduled for Friday was postponed to April 22. Its next contest is in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Tuesday against Chester (New York).

Broadfording 13, Calvary 2

POTOMAC PARK — Broadfording plated eight runs in the sixth inning to pull away from Calvary in a six-inning rout Thursday.

Calvary (2-2) trailed 5-2 after four innings before Broadfording's big frame.

Riley O'Brien doubled and drove in a run for the Eagles, and Silas Leith also had an RBI hit. Levi Carrington threw three quality innings to start, allowing four unearned runs on two hits with three strikeouts and one walk.

Jun Kim went 2 for 3 and had three ribbies for Broadfording. Fernando Espino doubled.

CCA will be traveling to St. Petersburg, Florida, for a baseball missions trip during the school's Spring Break next week.

"It will give us an opprtunity to play some very competitive baseball, get a lot of reps and provide some much needed community service projects," Calvary head coach Don Swogger said.