Hornets fall to Sayre in extras
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | April 30, 2019
The Wellsboro Varsity Baseball team suffered a 1-0 loss in 8 innings to Sayre on Monday, April 29.
Both teams combined for 7 hits on the afternoon, 5 for Sayre and 2 for Wellsboro, as the game was scoreless for 7 innings and went into extras. Sayre's Quinn Hanafin hit the game-winning run in the top of the 8th to score Camden Wheeler.
The Hornets' two hits came from juniors Billy Lechler and Silas Wagaman.
Zach Moore pitched a complete game for the Redskins striking out 4 batters. Sophomore Zach Rowland took the loss on the mound for Wellsboro, allowing 1 run on 4 hits to go along with 4 walks and 3 strikeouts. Freshman Isaac Keane pitched an inning allowing 1 hit.
The loss drops the Hornets to 5-4 (5-3 NTL Large School Division). The team is back in action on Wednesday, May 1 at Cowanesque Valley.
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.
