Jul 14, 2021 By The 3 min read

Mitch’s Bail Bonds pulled away with four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night to secure a key 8-1 Fayette County Baseball League victory over visiting ARH Industries.

The Magicians improve to 3-7 and into a tie in wins with the Fayette Raiders for the fourth and final playoff berth. ARH Industries slips to 2-7.

Mitch’s Bail Bonds scored single runs in the bottom of the second and fourth innings. The home team’s lead increased to 4-0 after five innings.

ARH Industries scored its lone run in the top of the sixth inning.

Noah Hansen went the distance for the win, allowing six hits with two walks, one hit batsman and six strikeouts.

Ethan Coddington and Eric Soccio both had two doubles in the victory. Brody Bonadio also doubled for Mitch’s Bail Bonds.

Todd Zaken had two singles for the visitors.

Carmichaels 5, Mill Run 4 — Joby Lapkowicz stranded a pair of runners in the bottom of the seventh inning and had the game-winning hit in the top of the sixth inning as the visiting Copperheads edged the Millers.

Carmichaels slips into first place with the win, improving to 8-2. Mill Run goes to 10-3 with the loss.

Josh Burns doubled with two outs against winning pitcher Beau Bigam. Lapkowicz entered the game and hit Cade Warrick, but came up big by striking out Cole Shearer to end the game and earn his second save in as many games.

Bigam pitched 2.1 innings for his first County League victory, allowing no runs with two walks and three strikeouts.

Carmichaels grabbed the early lead with two runs in its first at-bat, one scoring on Lapkowicz’s solo home run.

The advantage grew to 3-0 in the top of the third inning on Chuck Gasti’s solo home run off the left field foul pole.

Mill Run cut the gap with two runs in the bottom of the third inning and two more runs in the fifth inning.

Burns also had a pair of singles for a three-hit game for Mill Run. Alan VanSickle took the loss.

Alex Gesk doubled for Carmichaels.

Fayette American Legion

Elizabeth Forward 6, Belle Vernon 6 — The regular season finale between the Fayette County American Legion Baseball League squads ended in a seven-inning tie.

Elizabeth Forward scored all six runs in the top of the fourth inning for a 6-2 lead.

Belle Vernon cut the deficit to a single run with five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and tied the game with a single run in the sixth inning.

Nathaniel Ratica started for Elizabeth Forward and went five innings. He allowed five runs (two earned) on four hits with three walks and six strikeouts. Kayden Faychak finished the game, allowing one unearned run on no hits with one walk and three strikeouts.

Belle Vernon starter Donovan VonFradenburg pitched six innings. He gave up six runs (four earned) on six hits with three walks and seven strikeouts. Zach Kutek pitched the seventh inning, allowing one hit.

Eli Kite had a pair of doubles and Luke Alvarez had one for Elizabeth Forward. Alvarez, Kite and Jason Repasky all had two hits for the visitors. Alvarez, AJ Wardropper, Kite, Nathan Siesky and Respasky all drove in one run.

Nick Stanger doubled for Belle Vernon’s lone extra-base hit. Stanger, VonFradenburg, Aidan Ochs and Max Kostelnik all had one RBI each.