CLEARFIELD — Bryce Timko hurled a three-hitter and the Clearfield Chiefs raked two DuBois pitchers for a season-high 11 hits in four innings to roll to their second Central Penn American Legion League win, 11-0, at the Lawrence Township Recreation Park Field Friday evening.
The Chiefs improved to 2-3 with a quick turnaround from their 10-0 Mercy Rule loss at Beech Creek the previous night when they mustered only three safeties.
Timko held DuBois (2-5) hitless until Jordan Frano, after fouling off three pitches, doubled to deep right field with two outs in the fourth inning.
The rookie left-hander fanned six and walked one in his first start for the Chiefs.
Clearfield’s top four batters couldn’t have been much more productive in the first three frames, reaching base and scoring 10 times.
Justin Fedder and Ty Bender had two hits and scored three times apiece, Josh Sorbera came around twice after cracking singles and Jarrit Wagner scored after drawing two of his three free passes.
Taking advantage of their RBI opportunities were Reese Wilson with a single and double good for three ribbies and Seth Bumbarger with a pair of run-scoring singles.
Sorbera also had two RBIs, one with a sacrifice fly after Timko led off the lower fourth by belting a double to deep right.
Ethan Long, who had five-hit the Chiefs in a 2-1 season-opening win, was chased in the second inning. He struck out three but walked five and gave up five hits and six runs.
Thomas Grecco didn’t fare much better, yielding six hits and five runs. He issued two walks and hit one batter.
The Chiefs will be back at the LTRP diamond Sunday for a make-up game with Clarence at 6 p.m.
DUBOIS — 0
Justin Miknis c-3b 3000, Ethan Long p-1b 3000, Jackson Frank ss 2000, Thomas Grecco 1b-p 2000, Jordan Frank 3b-c 2010, Brendon Foley 2b 1000, Brandon Walker rf-cf 2000, Mitchell Ferra cf 2000, Garrett Prosper dh-rf 2010, Jack Mohney lf 2010. TOTALS: 19 0 3 0.
CLEARFIELD — 11
Justin Fedder 2b 3320, Ty Bender rf 2321, Alex Coval rf 0000, Josh Sorbera c 3222, Alec Graham ss 0000, Jarrit Wagner dh 1201, Jake Sorbera lf 3001, Reese Wilson cf 2023, Seth Bumbarger 1b 3022, Wyatt Porter 3b 2001, Bryce Timko p 3110. TOTALS: 22 11 11 11.
Score by Innings
DuBois 000 00 – 0 3 3
Clearfield 334 1x – 11 11 1
E – Frank, Grecco, Frano; Porter. LOB – DuBois 5; Clearfield 9. 2B – Frano; Bender, Wilson, Timko. SF – Jo. Sorbera. CS – Ja. Sorbera (by Miknis).
Pitching
DuBois – Long 1-2/3 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 3 K; Grecco 2-1/3 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K.
Clearfield – Timko 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K.
HB – Grecco 1 (Bender). WP – Long 2, Grecco 1; Timko 1.
W – Timko (1-0). L – Long.
Umpires – Mark Michelucci (plate) and Jay Siegel (bases).