Big 4th Inning Leads Troy Past Wellsboro
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | May 3, 2023 | Photo courtesy Lance Larcom/ntwsportsreport.com
A 5-run 4th inning by Troy led them to an 8-6 win over Wellsboro in the rain on Tuesday, May 2.
The Trojans took an early lead with one run in the top of the 1st, however the Hornets answered with a pair of runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning. Senior Conner Adams led off with a double and later scored. Fellow senior Cameron Brought singled and later scored to put the Hornets up, 2-1. Troy retook the lead in the top of the 3rd with two runs then later added 5 runs in the 4th to pull ahead, 8-2.
Troy held the 8-2 lead until the 6th when the Hornet offense woke back up.
Brought led off the inning with a double, freshman Drayden McGee singled, and sophomore Lucas Cuneo drew a walk, all three would score to cut the Trojans' lead down to 8-5. Wellsboro got one more run back in the 7th as junior Caden Smith led off with a double, then later scored on a double by freshman Marek Mascho. The Hornets, however, could not complete the comeback, suffering the two-run loss, and ending a two-game win streak.
Brought led Wellsboro at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and scoring 2 runs. Mascho finished 2-for-4 with a double and 3 RBIs. Adams, McGee, sophomore Alec Magli, and sophomore Gabe Sprouse were all 1-for-3 with Adams hitting a double and Sprouse driving in two runs.
Mascho was credited with the loss, allowing 8 runs (5 earned) on 7 hits with a walk and a strikeout. Senior Blake Hamblin came on in relief for 3 and two thirds of an inning, allowing 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 3.
The loss drops the Hornets to 7-6 (6-4 NTL Large School Division). The team is back in action on Friday at home against North Penn-Mansfield.
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.
