Keystone 8-10 All-Stars Defeat Athens 12-2 in First Round of Section 3
BLOOMSBURG – The Keystone 8-10 All-Stars opened up Section 3 play by defeating Athens 12-2 in four innings.
Keystone amassed those runs on just 5 hits. Though 4 errors, 6 walks and a few wild pitches put Athens in dire straights.
Darius Shade led the offense y reaching base in all four plate appearances using a walk 2 base hits, and a walk-off triple to end the game in the bottom of the fourth inning under the 10-run mercy rule.
Athens did attempt a late rally scoring 2 runs in the top of the fourth inning but fell short of closing the gap.
Nolan Cross had a single and a double while Cole Bailey had a base hit for Keystone.
Keystone will face the winner of the first round game between the District 24 and District 24 champs on Tuesday, July 18 at 5:30 p.m.
July 17, 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
ATHENS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 1 | 6 | 4 |
KEYSTONE | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X | X | 12 | 5 | 1 |