BROOKVILLE – The Clearfield Chiefs batted around twice and scored 14 runs in the first inning and cruised to a 17-2 Jefferson County Legion Baseball League win over Brookville at McKinley Field Thursday evening.
The makeup game was halted after five innings because of the JCL’s 12-run Mercy Rule.
Manager Sid Lansberry’s Post 6 team wasted no time making pitcher Corey Bookhamer’s job an easy one by roughing up loser Garret Weaver with 11 hits to go with one walk, one hit batsman and one error in the big uprising.
Andrew Redden drove in three runs with two doubles and Chad Zurat had a pair of RBI-singles. Jarrett Fulmer and Tyler Jacobson matched two-run singles. Kyle Timchak and Justin Hoffman helped set the table with two singles apiece.
Redden picked up a fourth RBI on a groundout in Clearfield’s three-run fourth frame. Reliever Anthony Black set down the Chiefs in order the other three innings he worked.
Bookhamer, the winner in all three Clearfield games, limited Brookville to five hits, struck out three and picked off two runners. He issued one free pass.
The hosts averted a shutout with three singles and Brandon Brownlee’s sacrifice fly in the fourth inning.
The Chiefs will play a nine-inning non-league game against State College Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Lawrence Township Recreation Park Field and return to JCL action at DuBois Monday at 6 p.m.
CLEARFIELD — 17
Jarrett Fulmer 2b 3212, Luke Peterson 2b 1010, Troy Danver c 1000, Kyle Timchak dh 3220, Andrew Redden 1b-ss 4224, Corey Bookhamer p 2101, Steve Miller ph 1000, Derek Danver ss 3101, Kyler Kephart 1b 0000, Justin Hoffman rf 4221, Chad Zurat cf 2222, Justyn Knepp ph-cf 2110, Tyler Jacobson 3b 2122, Derrick Snyder ph-3b 21000, Shane Harper lf 2000, Ronny Ogden ph-lf 1111. TOTALS: 31 17 14 14.
BROOKVILLE – 2
Justin Dombrowski ss 3000, Garret Weaver p 1000, Anthony Black p 1000, C.J. Bietz ph 1000, Zane Hackett 1b 2120, Jared Heschke cf 1000, Ryan Zimmerman ph 1110, Brock Bietz rf 2000, Tyler Dombrowski 3b 1000, Nate Bonfardine 3h 1011, Brandon Brownlee lf 0001, Pat Brush 2b 2010, Dakota Singleton c 2000. TOTALS: 19 2 5 2.
Score by Innings
Clearfield (14)00 30 – 17 14 1
Brookville 0 00 20 – 2 5 4
Errors – Redden; Black, T. Dombrowski 2, Brush. LOB – Clearfield 3; Brookville 3. 2B – Redden 2; Hackett. SF – Brownlee.
Pitching
Clearfield – Bookhamer 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.
Brookville – Weaver 1 IP, 11 H, 14 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 0 K; Black 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.
HB – Black 1 (Fulmer). WP – Bookhamer 1; Weaver 2. PO – Bookhamer 2 (Brush, Singleton).
W – Bookhamer (3-0). L – Weaver.
