CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield Little League 9-and-10 All-Stars grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but Tri-County pecked away with runs in every other at-bat to eke out a 6-5 win in a District 5 Northern Tier Tournament winner’s bracket semifinal game at Kurtz Field Saturday evening.
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The visitors broke a 4-4 tie in the fifth and added what proved to be the deciding tally in the sixth.
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Jeremy Learish homered for two runs and Nathan Barr singled twice for Clearfield, which will be at home again Monday against Four-Leaf Clover in an elimination bracket quarterfinal.
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Eli Glass was the losing pitcher, with Wyatt Porter relieving in the sixth inning.
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Tri-County (2-0) got pairs of hits from Cory Lehman and Ethan Moore. Lehman and Parker Mitchell had doubles.
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Mitchel was the winner in relief of Moore. Tanner Kuruzovich came on in the final frame to pick up the save.
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Tri-County   012 111 – 6 7 5
Clearfield     200 201 – 5 6 4
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W – Parker Mitchell. L – Eli Glass. Save – Tanner Kuruzovich.
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2 Hits – Lehman, Moore (T-C); Nathan Barr (C).
2B – Lehman, Mitchell (T-C). HR – Learish (C).
