Apr 27, 2018 5 min read

Junior Cam Weston hit three of Canon-McMillan’s six home runs as the Big Macs overpowered Baldwin in five innings, 14-3, in a Class 6A Section 3 contest Friday afternoon.

Weston, a Michigan recruit, went 3-for-3 with a sacrifice fly and eight RBI. Ian Hess, Nick Serafino and Greydon Piechnick all homered for C-M (7-2, 10-4). Hess also went 3-for-3, drove in three runs, scored four times and was the winning pitcher.

The lone extra-base hit for Baldwin (2-7, 2-9) was a first-inning homer by Jordan Rush.

• Mike Primm hit a tiebreaking RBI single during South Fayette’s three-run top of the ninth inning and the Lions remained in contention for the Section 2-AAAA title with a 5-3 victory over New Castle.

South Fayette (8-2, 10-4) has won three in a row and seven of eight. The Lions fell behind 2-0 in the first inning but their pitching staff held New Castle for the next seven innings, allowing only a ninth-inning run.

The Lions scored twice in the fourth and the score remained 2-2 until the ninth. Singles by Richie Dell and Tyler Bedillion gave South Fayette two on with two outs, when Primm dropped in his goa-ahead single. Ryan Kokoski and Joey Alcorn followed with run-scoring hits to give South Fayette a three-run advantage.

Dell, the starter, and Kokoski, the reliever and winner, combined on a seven-hitter. They walked only two and struck out 13. Mitch Dunay and Christian Gabriel each had a double for the Lions.

• Section 1-AA leader Carmichaels scored eight runs over the first two innings and went on to a 13-5 victory over visiting California.

The Mikes (8-1, 8-2) have won eight in a row and play at second-place Fort Cherry Saturday afternoon. Carmichaels combined nine hits with nine walks by California pitchers.

Nick Mundell had a double and drove in three, Dylan Wilson was 2-for-3 wqith a double and two RBI to pace the Mikes.

Derrick Hammitt had a double for California (5-4, 5-5).

Pitchers Matthew Barrish and Wilson combined on a seven-hitter.

• Rochester made the most of six hits, including a three-run triple by Tanner Richko, to defeat host Avella, 13-3, in a five-inning Section 3-A game.

Rochester (6-3, 6-6) scored six times in the second inning and added three runs in both the fourth and fifth frames.

Avella is 0-4 in section and 1-5 overall.

• Alan VanSickle threw a four-hitter and took a shutout into the seventh inning as Uniontown defeated host McGuffey 9-1 in Section 3-AAAA.

VanSickle struck out 11 and walked two and held McGuffey (1-8, 3-10) scorless until Chad Fleischauer’s single in the seventh scored Adam Townsend. Uniontown (5-6, 7-7) scored five runs in the second inning and that was all the support VanSickle needed.

• Patrick Brady hit a pair of doubles and a home run to lead West Greene over Jefferson-Morgan, 8-6, in Section 2-A.

Tied 5-5 in the sixth inning, West Greene (4-4, 4-6) scored three runs, including an RBI double by Christian Fox. The homer for Brady scored all three runs in the third inning for the Pioneers.

The lone extra-base hit for Jefferson-Morgan (4-3, 5-3) was a double by Zach Gamble.

• Burgettstown used steady offensive production from its lineup to score one run in five of the six innings it batted to defeat Bentworth, 5-2, in a Section 1-AA contest.

Cole Strain led the Blue Devils by hitting a pair of doubles. Jose Noce also had a double and drove in two runs for Burgettstown (4-5, 5-6). That aided the effort of Seth Arnold, who allowed only three hits and struck out four to earn the victory on the mound, despite having five errors made behind him.

Justin Kisner and Isiah Russell each doubled for Bentworth (0-9, 1-10).

• Defending WPIAL champion Jeannette scored six runs in the second and 10 runs in the third to quickly defeat Mapletown, 16-1, in Section 2-A.

The Maples committed five errors and walked six batters. Jeannette (6-1, 8-1) had a balanced offensive attack. Zander Malik, Tre Cunningham, Drake Petrillo and Derrick Miller each had a double. Winning pitcher Tyler Elliot drove in three runs.

The lone hit for Mapletown (2-6, 2-8) was a single by losing pitcher Ethan Carter.

• Brownsville scored 14 runs in the first inning and defeated Class 3A Section 3 foe Washington, 22-6, in three innings.

Seven of the 14 runs were unearned. Washington (3-6, 3-9) committed eight errors in the game.

Mike Allen led the Prexies with a pair of hits and four RBI.

Dylan Brosky hit a grand slam for Brownsville (6-2, 7-2).

• Sevin Schoeneweis and Tony Tamilia limited Trinity to two hits over five innings as Moon defeated the Hillers, 15-1, to remain in second place in the Class 5A Section 2 standings.

The two pitchers allowed their defense to made plays behind them, only throwing 57 pitches through all five innings. Schoeneweis went four innings, allowing two hits and one run. Tamilia worked a hitless fifth to end the game.

Schoeneweis also led Moon (7-1, 7-3) at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.

Trinity drops to 1-6 in the section and 1-7 overall.

• In other games, Waynesburg defeated Southmoreland 8-4 in Section 3-AAA. Charleroi was a 14-7 winner over Charleroi in a nonsection game. No details were made available.