Parkland High School Baseball

Poconco Mountain West (PMW) drew first blood in the bottom of the first, but the Trojans responded in the top of 2^nd as Matt Mellinger (1-3, BB, R) singled.  Cullan Wadsworth (2-3, BB, 4R) exchanged places with Mellinger as he hit into a fielder’s choice.  Isaac Neal (1-3, RBI) singled advancing Wadsworth to second.  He then scored the first of his four runs of the day as Adam Smith reached on error.

The 3^rd saw Austin Mueller (0-3, BB, R) walk and on an overthrown pickoff attempt advanced to third.  A Tyler Bruno (1-2, 2BB, RBI, R) RBI single put the TROJANS in the lead as Mueller scored.  PMW again tied the game again in the bottom of the frame.

Wadsworth led off the 4^th with a single and scored on a series of errors and aggressive base running to put the Trojans back in the lead for good. 

The scoring continued in the 5^th.  A walk to Bruno, who stole second and took third on yet another error.  Mellinger walked, stole second, and Wadsworth followed with a base on balls.  Neal then drove in Bruno with a sacrifice fly.  Christian Burgos (1-1, 2B, 2RBI) entered the game as a came off the bench as a pinch hitter and crushed a double to left field scoring both Mellinger and Wadsworth.

The Trojans then completed the scoring in the top of the 7^th as Wadsworth again singled, stole second, and after Neal put the ball in play scored on a series of errors.

Ryan Giovenco (7K, 3H, 1ER) started and kept PMW off balance as he worked through the first six innings.  Braeden Duff (2K, 0 ER) closed with a 1-2-3 seventh inning with 2 strikeouts.