Little League results
Jul. 7—Tri-Valley 9, Minersville 3
HEGINS — Parker Hatter worked four-plus innings, striking out seven and Tri-Valley took advantage of five Minersville errors to record the victory.
Mike Yourey belted two doubles and struck out eight on the mound despite taking the loss. Harmon Leshko added a double for the Miners.
TV (5-0);131;211;—;9;5;0
Min (2-3);011;010;—;3;5;5
Hatter, Klinger (5) and Troutman; Yourey, Toth and Leshko. W — Hatter. L — Yourey.
Hits: Tri-Valley — Warford, Harner, C. Troutman, Reichert, Gebrly. Minersville — Rogers, Yourey 2, Leshko, McGrath.
2B — Yourey 2, Leshko.
Pottsville 12
UDC 2
POTTSVILLE — Austin Strokelitus, Jay Kunstek and Nolan Davis knocked in two runs each for Pottsville (5-0) in its District 24 Major Division victory over Upper Dauphin County-Millersburg at Rotary Field.
Kunstek paced the winners' five-hit attack with a double.
Gavin Trawitz had two singles for lead UDC-Millersburg (2-3). Nolan Crosby and Chase Wilbert added a double each.
Winning pitcher Tommy Welsh worked the first five innings, striking out four.
W — Welsh. L — Berger.
Hits: UDC-Millersburg — Crosby, Trawitz 2, Bowman, Davis, Wilbert. Pottsville — Trout, Strokelitus, Kunstek, Davis, Cook.
2B — Crosby, Wilbert, Kunstek.
Halifax 12
SPN 5
NEW PHILADELPHIA — Eli Miller's two-run double sparked a seven-run rally in the top of the third as Halifax surged past Saint Clair/Port Carbon/New Philadelphia at James S. Clark Field.
SPN scored three runs in the bottom of the first to take a 3-2 lead before Halifax's big inning. Miller pitched the first three innings for Halifax and added another double and scored in the sixth.
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