MARTINSBURG – An impressive pitching performance by Clearfield Area High School’s Tyler Jacobson went unrewarded Wednesday afternoon because the Bisons were handcuffed by Central’s Jared Baird.
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The Scarlet Dragons escaped with a 3-1 Mountain League Allegheny Division victory that was in sharp contrast to the hitting spectacle the teams put on at the Bison Sports Complex last Friday when Central won 36-22.
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Baird was near-perfect through six innings and wound up with a three-hitter.
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The senior left-hander, a key in Central’s run to the PIAA Class AA finals last year, struck out 10 and walked none.
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Jacobson countered with a two-hitter against one of the league’s strongest lineups. He had one strikeout and four walks.
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“That’s the best game I’ve ever seen him pitch, high school, legion or teener,” Clearfield coach Sid Lansberry said. “He kept them off balance and we were making some plays.”
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The Bisons didn’t break through against Baird until Derek Danver doubled leading off the seventh inning and scored on Jacobson’s one-out single.
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They had only two other baserunners, neither of whom saw second base.
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Baird hit Christian Lezzer with one out in the fourth frame and lost his no-hitter when Drew Brown singled with two outs in the fifth.
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Central’s first run was unearned.
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Pat Schon landed at second on Clearfield’s only two miscues, moved up on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch in the third inning.
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A successful double steal made it 2-0 the next inning.
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In the fifth, Lucas Runk got the lone RBI with a sacrifice fly after Austin Cunningham doubled and advanced to third on a wild pitch.
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“We played pretty well. It was a good game,” Lansberry said.
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Clearfield fell to 7-10 and 2-7 in the division, while Central improved to 13-4 and 7-2.Â
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The Bisons go to Huntingdon Thursday.
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Clearfield’s junior varsity recorded an 11-8 victory behind three hits by Nate Bumbarger, pairs of singles by Seth Ford and Jonas Kochan and a home run by winning pitcher Jordan Lancaster.
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CLEARFIELD — 1
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Jarrett Fulmer 2b 3000, Derek Danver ss 3110, Andrew Redden c 3000, Tyler Jacobson p 3011, Trevor Flanagan 3b 3000, Drew Brown lf 3010, Shane Harper cf 0000, Coleman Kubala dh 2000, Christian Lezzer rf 1000, Kyler Kephart 1b 1000, Steve Miller ph 1000. TOTALS: 23 1 3 1.
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CENTRAL — 3
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Pat Schon rf 2100, Austin Cunningham ss 3110, Lucas Runk cf 1001, Kasy Hamm c 3000, Jared Baird p 1000, Luke Blattenberger 1b 3100, Adam Kreider lf 0000, Mason Longenecker dh 3010, Cole Kreider 3b 2001, Jarron Knisely 2b 2000. TOTALS:S 20 3 2 1.
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Score by Innings
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Clearfield   000 000 1 – 1 3 2
Central      001 110 x – 3 2 0
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Errors – Danver, Jacobson. LOB – Clearfield 2; Central 4. 2B – Danver; Cunningham. SF – Runk. SB – Schon, Runk, Blattenberger, Kreider.
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Pitching
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Clearfield – Jacobson 6 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 K.
Central – Baird 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K.
HB – Baird 1 (Lezzer). WP – Jacobson 2.
W – Baird (5-2). L – Jacobson (2-2).
| Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
| 3/25 | INDIAN VALLEY | ppd. | 0 – 0 |
| 3/28 | @ Bellefonte | 6 – 17 | 0 – 1 |
| 3/30 | LEWISTOWN | ppd. | 0 – 1 |
| 4/01 | @ Penns Valley | ppd. | 0 – 1 |
| 4/04 | INDIAN VALLEY | ppd. | 0 – 1 |
| 4/06 | @ Huntingdon | ppd. | 0 – 1 |
| 4/07 | INDIAN VALLEY | ppd. | 0 – 1 |
| 4/08 | @ Huntingdon | ppd. | 0 – 1 |
| 4/11 | TYRONE | 4 – 9 | 0 – 2 |
| 4/13 | PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA | ppd. | 0 – 2 |
| 4/14 | @ Penns Valley | 13 – 6 | 1 – 2 |
| 4/15 | @ Central Mountain | 6 – 7 | 1 – 3 |
| 4/18 | BALD EAGLE AREA | 9 – 7 | 2 – 3 |
| 4/19 | @ Huntingdon | ppd. | 2 – 3 |
| 4/20 | @ Juniata | ppd. | 2 – 3 |
| 4/25 | BROOKVILLE | ppd. | 2 – 3 |
| 4/27 | HUNTINGDON | 10 – 2 | 3 – 3 |
| 4/28 | BROOKVILLE | 15 – 2 | 4 – 3 |
| 4/29 | CENTRAL | 22 – 36 | 4 – 4 |
| 4/30 | INDIAN VALLEY | 2 – 10 | 4 – 5 |
| 5/02 | @ Tyrone | 10 – 9 | 5 – 5 |
| 5/03 | PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA | ppd. | 5 – 5 |
| 5/04 | @ Philipsburg-Osceola | 1 – 6 | 5 – 6 |
| 5/05 | PUNXSUTAWNEY | 8 – 13 | 5 – 7 |
| 5/06 | @ Juniata | 15 – 0 | 6 – 7 |
| 5/07 | PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA | 9 – 20 | 6 – 8 |
| 5/09 | CENTRAL MOUNTAIN | 16 – 5 | 6 – 9 |
| 5/10 | LEWISTOWN | 11 – 3 | 7 – 9 |
| 5/11 | @ Central | 1 – 3 | 7 – 10 |
| 5/12 | @ Huntingdon | Â | Â |
| 5/16 | @ Brookville | Â | Â |
| 5/20 | @ Bradford | Â | Â |
