DUBOIS — The DuBois and Lakeview baseball teams played a marathon contest Friday at Showers Field, with the host Beavers pulling out a thrilling 6-5 victory on a walk-off single by Samson Deeb in the bottom of the 13th innings to hand the Sailors their first loss of the season.
Both teams have gotten off to strong starts earlier in the year.
In fact, Lakeview (4-1) hadn’t allowed a run in hits first four games while outscoring its opponents 41-0. DuBois (5-1) changed all that Friday and looked to be in control after taking a 5-1 lead following a four-run bottom of the fifth.
However, Lakeview rallied late, scoring a run in the sixth before pushing three more across in the seventh to tie the game at 5-5 against reliever Alex Sago. The teams then battled for six extra innings, with both side putting up zeros in the first five.
DuBois’ Wes Clyde tossed a hitless 8th, 9th and 10th innings, striking out three and walking a pair. Deeb then took over on the mound and kept the Sailors scoreless in the 11th, 12th and 13th. He allowed one hit whiile striking out three and walking one.
The Beavers then proved to be the team to break through in the bottom of the 13th.
Bostom Graham led off the 13th with a single but was quickly erased at second when Talon Hodge bunted into a fielder’s choice. Hodge made up for the failed sac attempt though, as he quickly stole second. He went to third on a Tyler Chamberlin groundout and scored when Deeb smacked a single to left side of the infield.
Deeb’s walk-off hit also earned himself the victory on the mound. He finished the day 2-for-7 at the plate with a pair of RBIs. Tyler Chamberlin (2-for-6) and Madix Clark (2-for-5) also had multiple hits for the Beavers.
Farrell started on the mound and tossed five strong innings, allowing one run (earned) on two hits while striking out 11 and walking four. He left the game with the Beavers leading 5-1 but wound up with a no-decision when Lakeview rallied late to force extra innings.
DuBois grabbed its first lead with that four-run bottom of the fifth with the game tied 1-1 entering the inning.
Deeb plated the first runin the inning with a single before Trey Wingard tripled home Deeb. A Farrell double then brought in Wingard before Farrell scored himself later in the inning to put DuBois up 5-1 at the time.
The Beavers are back in action Monday at Philipsburg-Osceola.
In other baseball action Friday:
Brockway 2,
Clarion-Limestone 1
BROCKWAY — After starting the season 0-4, the Brockway Rovers baseball team won its second straight gamer with a 2-1 win over visiting Clarion-Limestone Friday afternoon.
Down 1-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Rovers got a big two-run homer Ben Yale with two outs one batter after Caleb Daugherty walked.
Yale’s blast was one of just three hits in game by either team as C-L lefty Logan Lutz took a one hitter into the sixth. The walk to Daugherty was just the second issued by Lutz, who wound up with seven strikeouts.
For the Rovers, it was Zayden Faith and Yale who combined for the win and a one-hitter, Yale getting the decision since he entered in the top of the fifth for Faith who allowed the lone Lions hit — Jesse Siewicki’s leadoff single in the second — while walking four and striking out four in an 86-pitch outing.
The Lions grabbed the 1-0 lead in the second when Siwiecki stole second, moved to third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch.
In the fifth, Faith walked the bases loaded after two outs, but struck out Lutz to end the C-L threat. Yale retired the side in the top of the sixth in relief of Faith, then after the Lions put runners on first and second after one out when Yale hit Luke Huwar and A Love reached on an outfield error, Yale got a flyout and struck out Kevin Mumford to secure the win for the Rovers.
The Rovers host Elk County Catholic Wednesday while C-L (0-3) visits Moniteau in Butler Monday.
St. Marys 6,
Brookville 0
ST. MARYS — Getting it second straight shutout win, the St. Marys Flying Dutchmen baseball team turned to Cameron Coudriet in Friday’s 6-0 win over Brookville.
Coudriet tossed a four-hitter, striking out eight and walking just one in a 93-pitch performance to help the Dutch improve to 4-2.
The Dutch broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth when Mason Nicklas and Coudriet started the inning with singles. Nicklas scored from third on an errant pickoff attempt by Raiders pitcher Parker Kalgren.
Three more runs scored in the fifth as Ben Reynolds opened the inning with a single and Tysen Beimel doubled. Reynolds scored on a bases-loaded walk to Louie Nedzinski, Beimel came home when Nicklas was hit by a pitch and Ben Paul came home on Coudriet’s sacrifice fly.
The Dutch’s sixth run scored in the bottom of the sixth when Reynolds tripled with one out and scored on Jackson Vollmer’s groundout.
Reynolds, Beimel and Coudriet each had two hits.
The Raiders (1-3) managed four singles off Coudriet from Ladd Blake, Trenton Colgan, Dante Morey and Kalgren.
Kalgren and Chase Nimmo pitched for the Raiders with Kalgren pitching the first five inning and taking the loss, giving up five hits and walking three.
While the Raiders are scheduled to visit Moniteau in Butler today at 6 p.m., the Dutch are off until next Wednesday at Bellefonte.
Redbank Valley 6,
Curwensville 2
CURWENSVILLE — Braylon Wagner scattered four hits and struck out 13 while walking four over 6 1/3 innings and doubled twice and drove in three runs to lead the Redbank Valley Bulldogs baseball team to a 6-2 win at Curwensville Friday afternoon.
Wagner, who walked four, ran out of pitches in the seventh before Carson Gould got the final two outs. Prior to that, the Bulldogs scored their first four runs in the second inning and added single runs in the fourth and seventh innings.
In the four-run second, Wagner’s three-run double with two outs started things with Breckin Minich making it 4-0 by singling in Wagner. Minich and Gould each singled twice.
After Curwensville scored two runs in the bottom of the third, the Bulldogs scored when Wagner doubled with two outs and scored on Gould’s single. In the seventh, Drew Byers singled in Minich with one out.
The Bulldogs (2-4) face A-C Valley/Union Monday in Rimersburg.
