The Hazleton Area Cougars hosted the Crestwood Comets in a Wyoming Valley Conference Divisional matchup. The Cougars are looking to avenge an earlier loss to the Comets. The Comets are looking to sweep the season series. The Comets went to Corey Chalk on the mound. The Cougars gave Jerome Repetz the ball in this matchup.
Colin Macko drew a one out walk then Justin Darden would hit a single but a strikeout and a pickoff would end the threat. Chris Heim would lead off the bottom of the first with a walk. After a flyout, Darden would throw out Heim trying to steal second and then a groundout would end the first. Corey Chalk would draw a one out walk then Mick Bafunno would follow with a walk of his own. After a flyout, Matt Taleroski would bring Chalk's courtesy runner Zack Andrews home for a 1-0 Crestwood lead and then Bafunno would score when Taleroski would get caught in a rundown and would get out after the run scored and would lead 2-0 going to the bottom of the second. Gavin McGowan would lead off with a walk then Gabriel Colyer would reach on an error. Darden would pick off Colyer at first for the first out then Alex Klein would get hit by a pitch but a fielder's choice and a strikeout would end the second inning. Brett Caladie would draw a walk to lead off the third then Macko would reach on an error. Then Justin Darden would hit a three run home run to right center for a 5-0 Comets lead. Repetz would retire the next three to end the Top of the third. Chalk would a 1-2-3 third for the Comets. Cody Reese would come in to pitch for the Cougars. Taleroski would hit a two out single and then steal second then Caladie would bring home Taleroski with a single for a 6-0 lead. A strikeout would end the inning. McGowan would hit a one out single but then a 4-6-3 double play would end the fourth. Darden would get his third hit of the game with a single then pinch hitter Mike Geroski would draw a walk but Reese would get the next three outs for a scoreless fifth. Klein would reach on an error but a 5-4-3 double play and a strikeout would keep the Cougars off the scoreboard. Caladie would hit a two out single then the Cougars would go to Scott Shamany. Shamany would get a groundout to end the Top of the sixth. Heim would draw a one out walk then Devin Reed would follow with a walk then Ryan Pietrzyk would reach on an error that would score Heim to get the Cougars on the scoreboard but a 4-6-3 double play would end the sixth. Darden and Knapp would draw walls then Mike Palmiero would single home Darden for a 7-1 lead. Pinch hitter Colby Jones would draw a walk to load the bases. After a strikeout, Wyatt Kindler would bring home Knapp and Palmiero for a 9-1 lead. After a flyout, Caladie would draw a walk but a strikeout would end the Top of the seventh. Francisco Mendoza would come into the game to pitch for the Comets. Colyer would draw a leadoff walk. After a strikeout, Alex Amentler would draw a walk and pinch hitter Thomas Pleban would reach on an error. Mendoza would get another strikeout for the second out then Heim would hit a single to score pinch runner Johnathan Pozniak and Amentler but on the cutoff, the Comets would get the out at third to end the game as Crestwood took down the Cougars 9-3.
Thoughts on the game: Good hitting game today by the Comets. Justin Darden had a great game, going 3 for 3 with a home run and RBIs. Corey Chalk pitched a great game, going six innings and giving up one run. For the Cougars, Chris Heim had a good game. He went 1 for 2 with 2 RBIs.
Crestwood 0 2 3 1 0 0 3 9
Hazleton Area 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
Crestwood
SS B Caladie 3 1 2 1
1B Macko 4 1 0 0
C Darden 3 1 3 3
LF Knapp 2 1 0 0
PH Geroski 0 0 0 0
3B Palmiero 4 1 1 1
P Chalk 2 1 0 0
PH Jones 0 0 0 0
P Mendoza 0 0 0 0
2B Toronzi 0 0 0 0
DH Bafunno 3 1 0 0
RF Kindler 3 0 1 2
PH Rozitski 1 0 0 0
CF Taleroski 4 1 2 1
HR: Darden
Hazleton Area
LF Heim 2 1 1 2
RF Reed 2 0 0 0
1B Pietrzyk 3 0 0 0
SS McGowan 2 0 1 0
3B Colyer 2 0 0 0
PR Pozniak 0 1 0 0
P Repetz 0 0 0 0
P Reese 0 0 0 0
P Shamany 0 0 0 0
DH Klein 2 0 0 0
CF Amentler 2 1 0 0
C Gentile 1 0 0 0
PH Yeager 1 0 0 0
PH Pleban 1 0 0 0
2B Vozar 3 0 0 0
Pitching
Crestwood
Chalk (W) 6 IP 22 BF 1 R 1 ER 2 K 4 BB
Mendoza 1 IP 6 BF 2 R 0 ER 2 K 2 BB
Hazleton Area
Repetz 3 IP 24 BF 5 R 4 ER 3 H 3 K 4 BB
Reese 2.2 IP 13 BF 1 R 1 ER 4 H 3 K 1 BB
Shamany 1.1 IP 10 BF 3 R 3 ER 2 K 3 BB
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