The Berwick Bulldogs traveled to Dallas High School on Tuesday afternoon to take on the Mountaineers in the District 2 4A Quarterfinals. The Mountaineers enter as the number one seed and the Bulldogs come in as the number eight seed. Dallas swept the regular season series with Berwick. Dallas went to Alex Kapral on the mound and Berwick would send Sawyer Kemp to the mound.
Henry Novicki would draw a two out walk but a strikeout would end the Top of the first. Darren Kerdesky would hit a leadoff single then steal second and go to third on a flyout to right and score on a groundout by Jake Shaver for a 1-0 Dallas lead. A groundout would end the first inning. Mark McCracken would hit a two out single but a strikeout would keep the Bulldogs off the scoreboard. Jake Connolly would hit a leadoff double and would move him to third on a sacrifice bunt by Zack Luksic but back to back strikeouts by Kemp would keep the game 1-0. Kaleb Gearinger would reach on an error with two outs and Novicki would a double to make it second and third. A strikeout would end the inning. Sam Nocito would lead off with a single and then Kerdesky would hit a triple to score Nocito for a 2-0 Mountaineers lead. After a strikeout, Shaver would hit a single to score Kerdesky and would score on a three base error for a 4-0 Dallas lead. Mike Luksic would hit a single then Connolly would reach on an error. After a strikeout, Fred Lombardo would hit a single to score Luksic and Connolly would try to score but would be out at the plate but the inning would end with a 5-0 Mountaineer lead after three innings. Max Slusser would draw a leadoff walk and Mike Lombargo would hit a single, but an infield fly and a 6-4-3 double play would keep Berwick off the scoreboard. Beau Lewis would hit a leadoff triple and then Nocito would execute a squeeze bunt to score Lewis for a 6-0 lead. Nocito would be out trying to get to second. Kerdesky would have his third hit of the game with a single. Kerdesky would move to second on a groundout and Shaver would hit a single to score Kerdesky for a 7-0 lead. Teagan Shortlidge would come in to pitch for Berwick and would get a flyout would end the inning. Ian Kishbaugh would hit a one out double but a groundout and a flyout would end the fifth inning. Connolly would hit a leadoff single. After a strikeout, Lombardo would draw a walk but a flyout and a fielder's choice would end the inning. Slusser would get hit by a pitch with one out but flyouts to right would end the top of the sixth. Nick Feudale would come in to pitch the sixth for Berwick. Kerdesky and Cooper Lewis would draw walks and the Bulldogs would go to Mark McCracken. Shaver would reach on an error to load the bases. Mike Luksic would bring home Kerdesky with a fielder's choice, then Connolly would hit a sacrifice fly to left to score Lewis for a 9-0 lead as we head to the seventh. The Bulldogs would score two runs in the seventh but the Mountaineers would take the 9-2 victory as they head to the District 2 4A Semifinals on Friday.
Thoughts on the game: Darren Kerdesky had a great game at the plate, going 3 for 3 with four runs scored and an RBI triple in the third inning. Jake Shaver also had a good game at the plate with three RBIs. Alex Kapral pitched six great innings. Giving up two runs on six hits with five strikeout and only two walks. Henry Novicki had a good game at the plate for the Bulldogs, going 2 for 3 on the day.
Dallas 9 Berwick 2
Berwick 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Dallas 1 0 4 2 0 2 x 9
Berwick
SS Kishbaugh 4 0 1 0
CF Gearinger 4 0 1 1
1B Novicki 3 0 2 0
C Levan 4 0 0 0
3B Slusser 1 0 0 1
2B Lombargo 4 0 1 0
RF/P McCracken 3 0 1 0
P Kemp 1 0 1 0
P Shortlidge 0 0 0 0
P Feudale 0 0 0 0
RF Powers 0 0 0 0
PR Wygant 0 1 0 0
DH Cerasoli 2 0 0 0
LF Hughes 3 1 1 0
2B: Novicki, Kishbaugh
Dallas
CF Kerdesky 3 4 3 1
SS C Lewis 3 1 0 0
P Kapral 0 0 0 0
P Killian 0 0 0 0
DH J Shaver 4 1 2 3
1B M Luksic 4 1 1 1
3B Connolly 3 0 2 1
C Z Luksic 3 0 0 0
2B Lombardo 2 0 1 1
2B Williams 0 0 0 0
LF B Lewis 3 1 1 0
RF Nocito 3 1 2 1
2B: Connolly
3B: Kerdesky, B Lewis
Pitching
Berwick
Kemp (L) 3.2 IP 7 R 5 ER 10 H 4 K 0 BB
Shortlidge 1.1 IP 0 R 0 ER 1 H 1 K 1 BB
Feudale 0+ IP 2 R 2 ER 0 H 0 K 2 BB
McCracken 1 IP 0 R 0 ER 0 H 1 K 0 BB
Dallas
Kapral (W) 6+ IP 2 R 2 ER 6 H 5 K 2 BB
Killian 1 IP 0 R 0 ER 2 H 0 K 1 BB
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