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Blue Sox are eliminated

Tamaqua was eliminated from the Schuylkill-Berks Legion playoffs Sunday after falling to Southern Area.

The Blue Sox defeated Pine Grove on Friday before losing to Muhlenberg on Saturday.SCHUYLKILL-BERKS LEGIONFriday's GameTamaqua-Pine GrovePine Grove forced extra innings with a run in the seventh inning but Tamaqua walked off in the eighth frame, 4-3.Connor Hartung and Jake Humes each had a hit and RBI for the winners while Adam Bates added a double and run scored.Derek Rottet started for the Blue Sox and allowed three runs in 6 innings, striking out nine. Hartung tossed the final 1 frames to earn the win.Pine Grove 200 000 10 - 3 5 2Tamaqua 000 300 01 - 4 5 2Fick and Zimmerman; Rottet, Hartung (7) and Roberts. W - Hartung. L - Fick.Saturday's GameTamaqua-MuhlenbergAfter Tamaqua rallied from an early two-run deficit to tie the game, Muhlenberg tallied twice in the sixth inning to gain a 4-2 victory.Nate McDonald had a pair of hits and knocked in a run for the Blue Sox while Matt Roberts added two hits.Pete Baddick went the distance on the mound, allowing seven hits and a walk while fanning two.Tamaqua 001 010 0 - 2 6 3Muhlenberg 200 002 x - 4 7 1Baddick and Roberts; Fidler, Keller (6) and Kuczawa. W - Keller. L - Baddick.Sunday's GameTamaqua-SouthernDean Stramara pitched a gem for Southern Area, as Tamaqua was eliminated after suffering a 5-1 defeat.Stramara tossed a five-hitter, striking out 12, to help the A's advance.Nate McDonald had a hit and RBI for the Blue Sox while Derek Rottet contributed a hit and run scored. Adam Bates chipped in with a double.Stramara helped his own cause with a hit and two RBIs while Shane Grapsy and Danny Blugas also finished with two hits apiece.Tamaqua 000 000 1 - 1 5 2Southern 030 020 x - 5 6 1O. Bates, Roberts (5) and Roberts, O. Bates (5); Stramara and Blugis. W - Stramara. L - O. Bates.PANTHER VALLEY 11-12 TOURNAMENTTamaqua 12 White-LansfordAdam Rex pitched a two-hit shutout, striking out 11 batters, to lead Tamaqua White to a 7-0 win over Lansford.Matt Gazdick had two doubles for the winners while Pierce Demetriades and Rex each scored a pair of runs.For Lansford, Clouser and Ricket each had a hit.JT Blue-Franklin BlueJustin Ulschafer hit a two-run homer and Evan Dart also had a big day at the plate to help Jim Thorpe Blue post a 13-2 victory over Franklin Blue.Dart had two hits, one a double, and knocked in two runs for JT Blue. Austin Williams added two hits while Max Schlennar tossed five inning to earn the pitching win.For Franklin, Andrew Kern had two hits while Zach Hunsicker pitched well (seven strikeouts) before reaching his pitch limit.Tamaqua 12 White-Tamaqua 11 WhiteMatt Gazdick banged out four hits, including two home runs, as Tamaqua 12 White rolled to a 22-6 decision over Tamaqua 11 White.Nate Filloy, Sean Lavine, Randy Steigerwalt and Pierce Demetriades all collected three hits for Tamaqua 12 while Caleb Sell tossed four innings to gain the pitching win.For Tamaqua 11 White, Caleb Monk, Luke Verta, Jimmy Akins, Nate Hope and Alexander Barron all had hits.Towamensing-AnthraciteTowamensing erupted for six runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to turn a three-run deficit into an eventaul 17-7 win over Anthracite.The winners were led offensively by Kaleb Eitner and Lucas Heydt while reliever Nick Reimer threw four solid innings to gain the pitching victory.PANTHER VALLEY 9-10 TOURNAMENTTowamensing-AnthraciteKayla Nothstein had three hits as Towamensing gained a 7-3 win over Anthracite.Kaleb Eitner earned the pitchign win, striking out five batters. Lucas Heydt added two hits to the winning cause.For Anthracite, Michael Pascoe had three hits and an RBI. Matt Juracka chipped in with two hits and knocked in a run.W. HAZLETON 8-YEAR-OLD TOURNAMENTFranklin Twp.-HazletonDominick Angelus, Austin Greene and Wyatt Sherer each had three hits to help Franklin Township outscore Hazleton, 16-15.Brady O'Donnell earned the pitching win, tossing the final inning.Franklin Township-West HazletonTanner Manogue, Connor McClure and Brady O'Donnell all had triple during Franklin Township's 18-1 win over West Hazleton.Michael Yeakel and McClure combined pitching duties and allowed just one run.BLUE MTN. LEAGUEBerlinsville Braves-Limeport BullsThe Limeport Bulls swept a pair of games from the Berlinsville Braves.In the first game, Zach Szoke had two hits, one a double, and an RBI for the Braves but Limeport registered a 7-3 victory.The Braves also received a homer from Luke Szoke and a hit and RBI from Cody Krupa.In the second game, Krupa, CJ Saliby and Zach Palansky each had two hits but the Braves dropped a 5-2 decision.