REEDSVILLE – Clearfield, the only Northern Tier entry in the District 5 Little League All-Star 10-and-11 Tournament, got off to a winning start by nudging Big Valley 7-5 in a rain-shortened game Sunday evening.
Play was stopped after two Clearfield batters had been retired in the top of the fifth inning, making the quarterfinal officially a four-inning game.
Both teams scored five runs in the first, with Clearfield getting run-scoring singles from C.J. Gathagan, Jon Janocko and Robby Carns and an RBI-double from Kyle Kushner.
Three of the first four Big Valley batters reach based on errors, leading to five unearned runs with three walks and a passed ball figuring in the scoring.
Janocko then shut out the home team the rest of the way, surrendering only two hits and striking out five.
Clearfield registered the deciding runs in the second inning. Herrington doubled and scored on a passed ball. Janocko walked and tallied the insurance run on a single by Sawyer Rowles.
Janocko had two hits.
Manager Carl Gathagan\’s team will host Marion Walker of Bellefonte Tuesday in a 6 p.m. semifinal game at William McNamee Memorial Field.
CLEARFIELD — 7
Josh Sorbera c 2100, Spencer Herrington ss 3220, C.J. Gathagan 1b 3111, Jon Janocko p 2221, Sawyer Rowles 3b 3011, Josh Kennedy lf 1000, Nate Brady lf 0000, Robby Carns 2b 1111, Kyle Kushner cf 2011, Zach Timchak rf 2000, Dylan McGarry rf 0000. TOTALS: 19 7 8 5.
BIG VALLEY — 5
Stewart c 3100, Walters p-3b 2110, Walker ss 3100, Fredericks 3b-p 2100, Sinkus 2b 2000, K. Harshbarger cf 0100, Yoder 1b 0000, Weaver 1b 1010, Bulick lf 1000, J. Harshbarger lf 1000, Edwards rf 1000, Shirey rf 1000. TOTALS: 16 5 2 0.
Score by Innings
Clearfield 520 0 – 7 8 3
Big Valley 500 0 – 5 2 1
Errors – Kushner, Timchak 2; K. Harshbarger. LOB – Clearfield 4; Big Valley 4. 2B – Herrington, Kushner; Walters.
Pitching
Clearfield – Janocko 4 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K.
Big Valley – Walters 3 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K; Fredericks 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K.
HB – Walters 2 (Sorbera, Carns).
W – Janocko (1-0). L – Walters.
