COUDERSPORT – Potter/McKean broke open a close game with seven runs in the sixth inning at Coudersport Area Recreation Park Saturday afternoon for a 12-6 win that eliminated the Clearfield Babe Ruth League 15-Year-Old All-Stars from the District 8 Tournament.
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Clearfield hung with the tourney hosts by matching three-run rallies in the fourth frame and singletons in the fifth to trail 5-4 before the big outburst.
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Derek Hryn drove in three runs with a pair of singles for Clearfield, which out-hit Potter/McKean 11-8.
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Jonas Kochan and Devin Jones also had two singles apiece.
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The winners took advantage of eight walks, a hit batsman and six Clearfield errors. Only six of their runs were earned.
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Matt Kushner was the losing pitcher, working into the sixth with five strikeouts. He walked seven and gave up six hits.
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Reliever Devin Jones walked one and hit one and was charged with two runs before Hunter Owens put out the fire.
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Owens allowed two hits and one run and then pitched a scoreless seventh. He had two strikeouts.
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West End of Williamsport, which dumped Clearfield (0-2) into the elimination bracket Friday, downed Altoona 11-1 in six innings in the morning game to move into the winner’s bracket final against State College Sunday.
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CLEARFIELD — 6
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Hunter Owens cf-p 4110, Matt Kushner p-ss-cf 3000, Dale Confer ss-3b-ss 2111, Jonas Kochan c 4021, Devin Jones 3b-p-3b 4220, Jace Peters 4111, Hunter Keith 1b 2000, And Brown 1b 2110, Derek Hryn 2b 2023, Zach Fox rf 2010, Hannah Kirsch rf 2000. TOTALS: 31 6 11 6.
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Score by Innings
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Potter/McKean   100 317 0 – 12 8  1
Clearfield           000 311 1 – 6 11 6
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Tyler Woodard and Kade Logue, Potter/McKean; Kushner, Jones (6), Owens (6) and Kochan, Clearfield.
W – Woodard. L – Kushner (0-1).
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3B – Korey Barr (P/M).
