CURWENSVILLE – Breaking open a 2-2 tie with nine runs over the last three innings the Brookville Raiders picked up their fifth win of the season Thursday afternoon in Curwensville, defeating the Golden Tide 11-2.
Senior Nathan Bonfardine went the distance on the mound for Brookville to pick up the victory. Bonfardine scattered six hits, all singles, while striking out ten Tide hitters.
The Raiders carried a 2-0 margin into the bottom of the fourth before the Golden Tide picked up two runs to knot the score at 2-2. It would be the only time on the afternoon that Curwensville runners would cross home plate.
Jake Stiles and Jason Bloom had back to back singles to lead off the fourth frame for Curwensville, with Stiles scoring on an error and Noah Strickland, pinch running for Bloom (Jason), racing home on a infield single by senior Jordan Russell.
Brookville took control of the game starting in the fifth inning with two runs and added three more in the sixth and a big four spot in the top half of the seventh inning.
Russell paced the Tide with two hits and one RBI
Jarren Ross and Cameron Yard had three hits for the Raiders while Bonfardine had two, both doubles.
Ross also had a game high three RBI’s, as Brookville improved to 5-11 on the 2013 campaign.
Tide head coach Denny Johns said after the game “It seemed like they wanted it a little more than we did for whatever reason. We did have our chances with leaving 10 base runners on, but just couldn’t seem to find a way to get them in.”
Finding a positive was tough in the 11-2 loss, but Johns commented, “Jordan’s (Russell) two out single in the fourth inning got us even with Brookville at that time, which was big for us. And it was nice to see Jordan come through.”
Then Johns closed with, “I also thought that Kyle (Johns) threw well for us in the five innings he was out there, but the base on balls, once again, didn’t help us.”
The Golden Tide walked eight Raiders, a problem that has plagued Curwensville hurlers for most of the season.
The Tide (4-12) return to the diamond against Harmony in its final regular season home game on Monday starting at 4:15 pm. The contest is also a Moshannon Valley League game (MVL), with Curwensville having a 2-1 record in league action.
NOTE: On Tuesday Curwensville will play a doubleheader with a game at Brockway against the Rovers starting at 3:30 pm. Brockway defeated the Tide earlier this season, in Curwensville, 3-0.
After the contest with the Rovers, the Golden Tide will get back on the bus and journey to Brookville to once again play the Raiders in a game set to start at 7:15 pm at McKinley Field in Brookville.
BROOKVILLE – 11
Jarren Ross cf 4230, Ashtin Matthews ss 2001, Brandon Bietz pr/rf 1100, Nathan St. Laurent c 2200, Cameron Yard 3b 4233, Nathan Bonfardine p 5222, Shawn Blochberger dh 4111, Wyatt Shaffer lf 0000, Jordan Tosh rf 5011, Justin Snyder 2b 4111, Zach Byerly 2b 2000, Jesse Majoy ss 1000, TOTALS – 34 11 11 9.
CURWENSVILLE – 2
Tanner Elensky ss 2000, Travis Lansberry rf/cf 3000, Ricky Magnuson ph 1000, Alex Olson cr/lf 0000, Brett Gardner 2b/rf 3010, Jake Terry ph 1010, Jake Stiles 3b 2110, Gage Baughman ph 0000, Jason Bloom 1b 3010, Noah Strickland pr 0100, A. J. Bloom ph 1000, Kyle Bloom c 3000, Brad Coudriet lf 2000, Hunter McCracken ph/2b 1000, Kyle Johns p/rf 2000, Curt Bloom p 1000, Jordan Russell cf/p 3021, TOTALS – 28 2 6 1.
SCORE BY INNINGS – R H E
BROOKVILLE 001 123 4 – 11 11 1
CURWENSVILLE 000 200 0 – 2 6 4
ERRORS – Byerly; Stiles, J. Bloom, Johns, K. Bloom. LOB – BROOKVILLE -11; CURWENSVILLE -10. 2B – Ross, Bonfardine 2, Snyder. SB – Elensky, Johns, Russell, Stiles. HBP – Byerly (by Johns); Elensky (by Bonfardine).
PITCHING
BROOKVILLE
Bonfardine 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 10 K, 1 HB
CURWENSVILLE
Johns 5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, 1 HB
Russel 1/3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
C. Bloom 1 2/3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
WP – Bonfardine. LP – Johns (1-3).
UMPIRES: Mike Sutika, Jay Siegel.
Golden Tide Scoreboard:
| Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
| 3/25 | @ Johnsonburg | ppd. | 0 – 0 |
| 3/27 | DUBOIS CENTRAL | ppd. | 0 – 0 |
| 4/02 | DUBOIS CENTRAL | ppd. | 0 – 0 |
| 4/03 | HARMONY | ppd. | 0 – 0 |
| 4/06 | @ Harry Combs Classic | ||
| vs. Central, VA | 10 – 11 | 0 – 1 | |
| vs. Millbrook, VA | 2 – 13 | 0 – 2 | |
| 4/08 | KANE | 11 – 1 | 1 – 2 |
| 4/10 | @ Elk County Catholic | 0 – 1 | 1 – 3 |
| 4/12 | @ Moshannon Valley | ppd. | 1 – 3 |
| 4/15 | DUBOIS CENTRAL | 1 – 8 | 1 – 4 |
| 4/16 | BROCKWAY | 0 – 3 | 1 – 5 |
| 4/18 | RIDGWAY | 6 – 1 | 2 – 5 |
| 4/19 | @ Brookville | ppd. | 2 – 5 |
| 4/22 | JOHNSONBURG | 3 – 5 | 2 – 6 |
| 4/24 | @ DuBois Central | ppd. | 2 – 6 |
| 4/26 | @ DuBois Central | 6 – 16 | 2 – 7 |
| 4/27 | @ Johnsonburg | 1 – 14 | 2 – 8 |
| 4/29 | WEST BRANCH | 6 – 12 | 2 – 9 |
| 5/01 | @ Moshannon Valley | 11 – 2 | 3 – 9 |
| 5/02 | @ Kane | 5 – 9 | 3 – 10 |
| 5/03 | GLENDALE | ppd. | 3 – 10 |
| 5/06 | ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC | 1 – 6 | 3 – 11 |
| 5/07 | GLENDALE | 6 – 5 | 4 – 11 |
| 5/08 | @ Brockway | ppd. | 4 – 11 |
| 5/09 | BROOKVILLE | 2 – 11 | 4 – 12 |
| 5/13 | HARMONY | ||
| 5/14 | @ Brockway (3:30 pm) | ||
| 5/14 | @ Brookville (7:15 pm) | ||
| 5/15 | @ Ridgway |