PHILIPSBURG – Corey Bookhamer pitched a six-hitter and the Clearfield Chiefs took advantage of walks and errors to spoil Philipsburg’s opener 13-2 in American Legion non-league action at the Don Womer Baseball Complex Saturday afternoon.
Three of the four Phils pitchers issued a combined eight free passes, and the Chiefs turned all of them into runs.
Five Philipsburg misplays made all but two of the Clearfield runs unearned.
Manager Sid Lansberry’s Chiefs managed only five hits, with a trio of extra base blows producing seven runs.
A two-run double by Bookhamer gave Clearfield a 5-0 cushion in the third inning after three walks, an error and Troy Danver’s sacrifice fly added up to three runs in the second.
Then, the Chiefs put it away in the sixth with an eight-run outburst highlighted by Steve Miller’s two-run double and Andrew Redden’s three-run homer, his second in as many games.
Bookhamer struck out 13 and walked three en route to his second win, losing a shutout in the fifth on consecutive two-out hits by Todd Reese, Gavin Luzier and Dylan Corl. Reese walked with two outs and scored on an error in the seventh.
Clearfield’s Sunday home opener was postponed because Punxsutawney players are involved in the District 9 Class AAA Playoffs.
The Chiefs will return to Jefferson County League action Tuesday at Brookville and will go to DuBois Thursday.
Their first home appearance will be Saturday when they welcome State College to the Lawrence Township Recreation Park Field for a nine-inning non-league game at 2 p.m.
CLEARFIELD — 13
Chad Zurat eh 2211, Kyle Timchak rf 3110, Andrew Redden 1b-c 4213, Corey Bookhamer p 2112, Tyler Jacobson ss 3200, Luke Peterson 2b 3200, Jordan Lancaster 3b 1100, Derrick Snyder ph-3b 2000, Shane Harper cf 2100, Troy Danver c 1001, Steve Miller ph-1b 1112, Ronny Ogden lf 2000, Justyn Knepp ph-lf 1000. TOTALS: 27 13 5 9.
PHILIPSURG — 2
Dylan Corl ss 4011, Ryan Wesesky c 2000, Zach Jasper ph-c 1000, Tom Cheskey cf 3010, Paul Hahn 3b 1000, Craig Callovini p-3b 1000, Hayden Hayward 2b 2001, Cody Harsumchuck 2b 1000, Tyler Meersand p 0000, Colton Wrye p-3b 2000, Alan Mills lf 2000, Cody Doran lf 1000, Storm Bumbarger 1b-p 2000, Brett Hutton eh 1000, Adam Gallaher rf 1010, Todd Reese rf 1210, Gavin Luzier eh-1b 3010. TOTALS: 28 2 6 1.
Score by Innings
Clearfield 032 008 0 – 13 5 3
Philipsburg 000 010 1 – 2 6 5
Errors – Bookhamer, Miller, Knepp; Corl, Hahn, Callovini, Harsumchuck, Mills. LOB – Clearfield 3; Philipsburg-Osceola 8. 2B – Bookhamer, Miller. HR – Redden (2). Sac – Peterson. SF – Danver.
Pitching
Clearfield – Bookhamer 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 K.
Philipsburg – Meersand 2 IP, 0 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K; Wrye 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K; Callovini 1-2/3 IP, 3 H, 8 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 0 K; Bumbarger 1-1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K.
WP – Meersand 1.
W – Bookhamer (2-0). L – Meersand (0-1).
