North Pocono and Valley View looked for a District Championship on Monday afternoon at PNC Field. North Pocono was looking for it's first District title since 2012. Valley View was looking for it's first since 2000. North Pocono sent to the mound freshman Ryan Deom. Valley View sent in Virginia recruit Max Kranick to the mound. Patrick Kravitz hit a one out single for the Trojans and stole second but Kranick would strike out the next 2 to go to the bottom of the 1st. Brandon Peters hit a leadoff single and would eventually be caught stealing second, then Deom retired the next two to end the first. Gary Woloszyn hit a two out single but a flyout ended the top of the second. Mason Black led off with a single but after a strikeout, Deom induced a 6-4-3 double play to end the second inning. Kranick threw a 1-2-3 3rd inning for the Cougars. Rocco DePietro hit a one out double then moved on a Kyle Barrett sac fly. However, DePietro would be picked off at third to end the inning. Kranick threw another 1-2-3 in the 4th by striking out the side. Max Kranick and Mason Black each singled with two outs but a groundout ended the 4th. Woloszyn reached on an error with one out in the top of the 5th and Sean Haddock singled to move Woloszyn to second and then Blaine laid down a sac bunt to move the runners to second and third but a popout ended the top of the fifth. Mitch McHale led off the inning with a single and moved to second on a sac bunt, but a strikeout and a popout ended the fifth. Kranick threw a 1-2-3 6th inning. Max Kranick hit a two out single but a flyout ended the inning. Josh Misiura hit a one out single then came out for a pinch runner in Angelo Wrobleski but Wrobleski attempted to steal, the ball was popped to second and threw to first to get the double play to end the top of the 7th. Deom threw a 1-2-3 7th to force extra innings for the second game on the day. Pat Noon hit a two out single and would advance to second on a steal and would try to score on a single by Kravitz but would be out at the plate on the throw from left field. After DePietro drew a lead off walk, North Pocono went to Cory Wall to pitch in the bottom of the 8th. Barrett laid down a bunt that moved DePietro to second but a flyout and a groundout ended the 8th. Mason Black came in to pitch for the Cougars. Matt Fisch and Mark Cicerini each hit one out singles but a strikeout and a flyout ended the top of the 9th. Wall threw a 1-2-3 9th by striking out the side. Tim Blaine got hit by a pitch with one out but would be out when he got caught in a pickle for the second out then Noon singled but a flyout ended the top of the 10th. McHale led off by getting hit by a pitch but a failed bunt attempt was popped and caught the runner off base to force the double play and a strikeout ended the 10th. In the 11th, it looked like JP Walsh would be out but the right fielder lost the ball and a few pitches later, he hit a ball deep to left center into the bullpen for a home run and the first run of the ballgame, a 1-0 North Pocono lead. Black would retire the next 3 to keep it 1-0. Charlie Lamparter came in for the Trojans. The first out was a line drive that was caught by a diving Tim Blaine for the first out. Brandon Peters and RJ Kilmer each drew walks, but a flyout to center and a strikeout give North Pocono a 1-0 victory over Valley View and the District 2 3A Title
Thoughts on the game: One of the best District title games I have seen. It had great performances pitching, especially by freshman Ryan Deom who was toe to toe with a Division 1 pitcher and potential MLB Draft pick in Max Kranick. JP Walsh's home run was the first by a HS player at the new PNC Field. Most of all congrats to North Pocono on the District Title.
North Pocono 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Valley View 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Pocono
CF Noon 3 0 2 0
SS Kravitz 5 0 3 0
RF Walsh 5 1 1 1
C Fisch 5 0 0 0
3B Cicerini 5 0 1 0
P Deom 0 0 0 0
P Wall 0 0 0 0
P Lamparter 0 0 0 0
DH Misiura 5 0 1 0
DH Wrobleski 0 0 0 0
1B Woloszyn 4 0 1 0
LF Haddock 4 0 1 0
2B Blaine 2 0 0 0
HR: Walsh
Valley View
SS Peters 4 0 1 0
3B Kilmer 4 0 0 0
P/1B Kranick 5 0 2 0
1B/P Black 5 0 2 0
LF Brezenski 2 0 0 0
LF Tini 2 0 0 0
C McHale 3 0 1 0
2B Castellani 2 0 0 0
PR Mostisko 0 0 0 0
RF DePietro 3 0 1 0
CF Barrett 2 0 0 0
2B: DePietro
Pitching
North Pocono
Deom 7+ IP 0 R 0 ER 7 H 3 K 1 BB
Wall (W) 3 IP 0 R 0 ER 0 H 4 K 0 BB
Lamparter (S) 1 IP 0 R 0 ER 0 H 1 K 2 BB
Valley View
Kranick 8 IP 0 R 0 ER 6 H 12 K 0 BB
Black 3 IP 1 R 1 ER 4 H 2 K 0 BB
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