Hornets split doubleheader with Wyalusing and Danville
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | May 18, 2019
The Wellsboro Varsity Baseball team split a doubleheader with Wyalusing and Danville to end their regular season on Friday, May 17.
The game one the Hornets beat Wyalusing 17-3 in 4 innings. Wellsboro scored 3 runs in the 1st, 8 in the 2nd, 1 in the 3rd, then finished with 5 runs in the 4th to finish the game.
Junior Carson Davis went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with a double and 3 RBIs and junior Silas Wagaman was 3-for-3 with a double and 3 RBIs. Junior Billy Lechler, freshman Isaac Keane, senior Taynton Repard, and sophomore Kaeden Mann were all 2-for-4 and junior Lucas Citrino was 1-for-3. Repard also added a double and 3 RBIs, Keane had 3 RBIs, Lechler had 2 RBIs, and Mann had 2 RBIs.
Senior Cam Tennis drew 3 walks during the game and scored 3 runs.
Sophomore Zach Rowland started on the mound and pitched 4 and 1/3 innings, giving up 3 runs on 2 hits with 7 strikeouts. Keane came on in relief for the final 2/3 of an inning and allowed a hit.
In the second game the Hornets dropped a 5-3 decision to Danville. The Ironmen jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the top of the 5th when Citrino drove in Davis to cut it to 4-1. Wellsboro added another run in the 6th as Mann doubled then scored as Lechler hit into a fielder's choice to cut Danville's lead to 4-2.
The Ironmen added an insurance run in the top of the 7th to push the lead back to 5-2. Wellsboro's bottom of the 7th rally fell short. Keane led off the inning with a double and scored on a Citrino sac fly to cut it to 5-3, but the Hornets were unable to add anymore offense.
Keane went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Wellsboro while Citrino, Rowland, Davis, and Mann were all 1-for-3. Repard threw a complete game on the mound, allowing 5 runs (4 earned) on 8 hits with 3 walks and a strikeout.
Wellsboro finishes their regular season at 10-9 and will await their match up for next week's District IV Class AAA playoffs.
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.
