Tigers shutout Wellsboro, 10-0
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | May 8, 2016
North Penn-Mansfield's J.P. Shaw threw a two-hitter in a 10-0 shutout in five innings over Wellsboro on Saturday, May 7.
The Tigers scored 3 runs in the second inning from Dylan Wesneski, Carl Dinger, and Levi Adams, then added 3 more in the fourth from Dylan Williamson, Dewey Wise, and Joel Whitteker. North Penn-Mansfield then put the game away in the fifth inning as Wesneski and Dinger walked and Adams singled to load the bases. Williamson reached on error and Wise and Whitteker both walked, to score Williamson for the game's final run.
Shaw's only two hits came against senior Joe Allen, who was 2-for-2 on the day. He finished the game with 6 strikeouts and 3 walks.
Sophomores Johnny Rowland, Dalton Prough, and Nic Ingerick all pitched for Wellsboro. Rowland pitched 3 innings and allowed 3 runs (4 earned), 4 hits, 2 doubles for the loss. Prough pitched 2 innings allowing 7 runs (6 earned), 4 hits, 1 double, and 6 walks, while Ingerick was in for the final at-bat.
The loss drops the Hornets' record to 6-7 on the year. The team will be back in action on Monday, May 9 against Canton.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
