MARTINSBURG — For the second time in less than 24 hours, the Clearfield Area High School baseball team was on the wrong end of a Mountain League game that ended in walk-off fashion Saturday.
With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Noah Muthler trotted to the plate when Preston Karstetter was hit by a Reese Wilson pitch to give Central a 4-3 win.
Shut out for five innings by Jacob Eberlin and down 3-0, the Bison scored all of their runs in the top of the sixth frame.
Eli Glass led off with his second double, Seth Bumbarger walked and Jake Sorbera reached base on the lone Scarlet Dragon error.
Then, Ty Bender came through with a two-run double and, after Jason Ferry relieved for Central (5-7, 4-5 ML), Harrison Peacock had a sacrifice fly.
Clearfield (6-3, 4-3) sandwiched two outs around singles by Muthler and Hunter Klotz and a walk to Brady Nicewonger before Karstette stepped to the plate in the lower seventh.
Bender, Bumbarger and Nate Barr joined Glass in the two-hit column for the Bison.
Jordan Bowman, the No. 9 batter, had a pair of run-scoring doubles for the Scarlet Dragons.
Glass, who had not given up an earned run in 19-2/3 innings, pitched into the fifth before being lifted because of the pitch count. He gave up only three hits and three runs, all earned, while striking out two batters, walking two and hitting one.
Wilson entered with no outs and two runners aboard and immediately logged the first of his four strikeouts, but his wild pitch allowed Bowman to score Central’s third run.
The senior right-hander surrendered three hits and two walks in his 2-2/3 innings, taking the loss in his first decision for the Bison.
Clearfield will be back at home Monday to play Tyrone in the first of four games in as many days.
Mountain League Standings — Huntingdon 8-0, Bellefonte 6-2, Clearfield 4-3, Philipsburg-Osceola 3-3, Bald Eagle Area 5-5, Central 4-5, Tyrone 2-6, Penns Valley 0-8.
CLEARFIELD — 3
Reese Wilson p-cf 3000, Nate Barr c 4020, Eli Glass p-lf 4120, Alec Graham lf 0000, Seth Bumbarger 1b 3120, Jake Sorbera 4100, Ty Bender rf 3022, Hayden Williams 2b 0000, Allan Myers dh 3010, Harrison Peacock 3b 3011, Caullin Reed ss 3000. TOTALS: 30 3 120 3.
CENTRAL — 4
Noah Muthler ss 3110, Hunter Klotz c 4010, Brady Nicewonger 2b 2011, Casey Walters cf 4000, Preston Karstetter rf 3001, Dylan Focht 1b 3000, Jacob Eberlin p 0000, Jason Ferry p 0000, Vince Miller dh 2100, Luke Williams 3b 0000, Connor Nicewonger ph 1110, Colby Liebal 3b 1000, Jordan Bowman lf 3122. TOTALS: 26 4 6 3.
Score by Innings
Clearfield 000 003 0 – 3 10 1
Central 010 020 1 – 4 6 2
E – Williams; Muthler, Focht. DP – Central 2 (Eberlin, L. Williams and Focht; B. Nicewonger, Muthler and Focht). LOB – Clearfield 8, Central 5. 2B – Barr 1, Glass 2, Bender 2; Bowman. SF – Peacock.
Pitching
Clearfield – Glass 4+ IP (faced 3 batters in 5th), 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K; Wilson 2-2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K.
Central – Eberlin 5+ IP (faced 4 batters in 6th), 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K; Ferry 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K.
HB – Glass 1 (L. Williams); Wilson 1 (Karstetter). WP – Wilson 1.
W – Ferry. L – Wilson (0-1).
Bison Scoreboard:
Date Opponent Score Record
3/27 @ Central ppd. 0 – 0
3/28 @ Central ppd. 0 – 0
3/31 @ Huntingdon 1 – 5 0 – 1
4/03 BELLEFONTE ppd. 0 – 1
4/05 @ Tyrone ppd. 0 – 1
4/06 BELLEFONTE ppd. 0 – 1
4/09 @ Central ppd. 0 – 1
4/10 BALD EAGLE AREA 4 – 2 1 – 1
4/11 @ Punxsutawney susp. 1 – 1
4/13 @ Penns Valley 3 – 0 2 -1
4/14 @ Tyrone 8 – 7 3 – 1
4/16 PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA ppd. 3 – 1
4/19 CENTRAL ppd. 3 – 1
4/20 BRADFORD 10 – 3 4 – 1
4/21 PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA 5 – 0 5 – 1
4/23 @ Curwensville 7 – 2 6 – 1
4/24 HUNTINGDON ppd. 6 – 1
4/27 @ Bellefonte 8 – 9 6 – 2
4/28 @ Central 3 – 4 6 – 3
4/30 TYRONE
5/01 @ Brookville
5/02 HUNTINGDON
5/03 @ Bald Eagle Area
5/07 CENTRAL
5/08 PENNS VALLEY
5/09 BELLEFONTE
5/11 @ Philipsburg-Osceola
5/14 DUBOIS
5/15 CURWENSVILLE
5/18 @ Punxsutawney (susp 4/11)