Keystone Seniors claim District 12 title with 8-3 win

MILLL HALL, PA – The Keystone Senior All-Star team defeated Montoursville by an 8-3 score Tuesday to romp to the title in a three-team District 12 tournament in a game moved to Mill Hall due to field conditions.

It was Keystone’s second win over Montour, the first by a 12-4 score on June 20 in their tourney opener. Combined with an 8-4 win over Loyalsock last week, Keystone outscored its three opponents, 28-11,

Keystone was held to four hits but took advantage of seven Montour errors and four runs in the second inning proved to be enough to go on and claim the win. The hits were singles from Cole Cooper, Aiden Jones, Griffin Kerstetter and Layden Bryan. Cooper had an RBI and Jones in with two. There were also RBIs from Hayes Miller and Jared Bischof.

Kerstetter and Blake Walker were masterful on the mound. Kerstetter went five innings, giving up one hit and two runs with eight strikeouts; Walker pitching an inning, giving a hit, a run, and striking out two.

The sweep moves Keystone on to the sectional tournament to be played in Athens.

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