Mansfield Rallies To Beat Wellsboro, 11-5
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | May 6, 2023
North Penn-Mansfield rallied from a 4-run deficit to defeat rival Wellsboro 11-5 on Friday, May 5.
Wellsboro took the early lead, scoring a pair of runs in each of the opening two innings. In the first junior Caden Smith started with a base hit, then scored as senior Cameron Brought tripled. Brought would score the next at bat on a sac fly by senior Blake Hamblin.
In the second inning, with two outs, senior Conner Adams was hit by a pitch to reach base then stole 2nd to move into scoring position. A second base knock from Smith scored Adams to put the Hornets up 3-0. Smith stole both 2nd and 3rd then later scored on a double by Brought.
Mansfield scored 4 runs in the top of the 3rd to tie the game up at 4-all, then added 4 more runs in the next inning to double up the Hornets, 8-4. They also added another run in the top of the 6th, making it 9-4. Wellsboro got one run back in the bottom half of the inning as Adams crossed home plate after drawing a walk with two outs, then scored on a Brought base hit.
The Tigers then added two more runs in the 7th to close out the game.
Wellsboro had 9 hits in the game, led by Brought and Smith's 3-for-4 performances at the plate. Brought also finished with 3 RBIs. Brought moved into 2nd place all-time in career doubles (18) tying Dylan Prough, tied for 4th all-time in career triples (5) with Brandon Owlett, Dylan Prough, and Ty Antoine, and also put himself in 2nd place all-time in career RBIs with 73, surpassing Carl Buss (70).
Freshman Marek Mascho (1-for-4) and sophomores Gabe Sprouse and Lucas Cuneo were both 1-for-3.
The loss drops Wellsboro to 7-7 (6-5 NTL Large School Division). The team is back in action on Monday 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.
