Local roundup
Bud Murphy’s erupts in 8th to top Carmichaels After watching Carmichaels tie the game with two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Bud Murphy’s exploded for six runs in the top of the eighth in a 9-3 Fayette County Baseball League victory Sunday.
Brian Sankovich smacked his 10th home run of the season, as Bud’s improved to 17-5 and maintained a game lead over Mario’s.
Winning pitcher Matt Basinger had the big hit of the eighth inning, a two-run double. Basinger (3-0) relieved starter Dale Eutsey in the seventh inning and gave up three hits, a walk and an unearned run.
Eutsey pitched six-plus innings, allowed two runs on five hits and struck out seven.
Nick D’Amico worked the eighth inning and got the final out on a strikeout.
Brian Holbert suffered the loss, starting and working seven-plus innings. He allowed eight hits, five runs (four earned), struck out five and didn’t walk a batter. Justin Schrader followed Holbert and gave up three hits, a walk and four runs.
Bud Murphy’s took a 3-0 third-inning lead when Sankovich homered with two on and two outs, and Carmichaels added a run of its own in its half of the third. Then, trailing 3-2, Carmichaels loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning but could only get the tying run home.
Ryan Misick, Brian Shipley, Rich Means and Sankovich each had a pair of hits for Bud Murphys, while J.W. Kayla, Duane Dupont and Eric Holt had two hits apiece for Carmichaels.
Mario’s 10, Connellsville 1 – Mario’s crept closer to first-place Bud Murphy’s with a 10-1 victory over visiting Connellsville.
Winning pitcher Todd Dunham led the way, allowing only Brian Sass’ leadoff single to centerfield in the fourth inning. Dunham (2-0) struck out 10 and walked two.
Scott Van Sickle’s second home run of the season, a solo shot, and Brent Baker’s bases-loaded triple, helped stake Mario’s to a 5-0 first-inning lead.
Jason Greene, Josh McMillen, Brad Baker, Ryan Encaperra, Brent Baker and Van Sickle had two hits apiece.
Chris Lewis suffered the loss, starting and working four innings. He gave up nine runs on seven hits.
On Saturday, Mario’s knocked off Rostraver, 6-3. Jim Kubina improved to 3-0 after tossing a complete game two-hitter. He allowed only a pair of first-inning singles. Kubina struck out five and walked six.
Brad Baker smacked a two-run first-inning home run, and McMillen followed with a homer.Locker Room/Masontown 8, Perryopolis 7 – Adam Dukate tossed a complete game and helped himself with two hits as Locker Room edged host Perryopolis.
Dukate struck out seven and walked four. Trailing 4-0, Locker Room scored five runs in the top of the third inning, then rallied from a 6-5 deficit with three runs in the top of the sixth.
Ben Lemansky added a pair of RBI singles for the winners.
Perryopolis’ Craig Kordich and Ryan Shetterly had two hits apiece, and each laced a double.
Lemansky singled to tie the game at 6, then an error made it 7-6 before a bases-loaded walk brought home another run.