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Blue Sox, Monarchs get legion splits

The Tamaqua Blue Sox and the Carbon Monarchs both split a pair of legion games over the weekend, while the Berlinsville Braves picked up two wins in Blue Mountain League action.

Tamaqua and Valley View each captured a game in their doubleheader. Carbon downed Emmaus, but fell to Coplay/Fullerton.Berlinsville took a pair of games against Northampton.SCHUY.-BERKS LEGIONValley View-TamaquaGame 1Brady Akins pitched a complete game and knocked in two runs at the plate Sunday to help Tamaqua earn a 6-4 win over Valley View Sunday.Akins scattered nine hits and allowed three runs while striking out six.Ed Titus had two hits, one a double, and scored a pair of runs for the Blue Sox. Nick Breiner contributed two doubles and an RBI, and Josh Inama slugged a home run.Valley View 000 022 0 - 4 9 0Tamaqua 204 000 x - 6 7 2W - Akins. L - Belding.Tamaqua-Valley ViewGame 2Josh Inama had three hits for Tamaqua Sunday, but Valley View scored three runs in three different innings to gain a 10-5 win over the Blue Sox.Ed Titus added two hits to the Tamaqua cause, while Inama also scored two runs and stole two bases. Matt Minchhoff, Nick Breiner and Noah Evans each had a hit and RBI.The West Enders were paced by Z. Stokes, who had two hits and knocked in a pair of runs.The doubleheader split gives Tamaqua a 3-8 record.Tamaqua 000 410 0 - 5 8 4Valley View 033 130 x - 10 12 0W - Belding. L - Blaker.LEHIGH VALLEY LEGIONCarbon-EmmausAnthony Collevechio had two hits and scored two runs Sunday to help the Carbon Monarchs rally for a 7-5 victory over Emmaus.Terry Buss contributed a hit and two RBIs for the Monarchs, who improved to 5-7 with the win.Nick Porembo and Jonny Herman added a hit and RBI, while winning pitcher Chris Whiteman chipped in with a hit and two stolen bases.Collin Haupt tossed a scoreless seventh to earn the save.Carbon Monarchs 020 013 1 - 7 7 4Emmaus 112 010 0 - 5 7 7Whiteman, Haupt (7) and Valdez, Scherer (4); Foley, Cichocki (7) and Zgura. W - Whiteman. L - Foley. S- Haupt.Carbon-Coplay/FullertonA pair of two-run homers Saturday helped Coplay/Fullerton earn a 9-7 win over the Carbon Monarchs.Zach Hamscher and Alex Bruneio both went deep to lead a 12-hit attack.The Monarchs also finished the contest with 12 hits, three of them from Terry Buss.Carbon's Collin Haupt added two doubles and two RBIs, while Cody Scherer, Anthony Collevechio, and Jonny Herman each had two hits and an RBI.Carbon Monarchs 003 100 3 - 7 12 1Coplay/Fullerton 011 214 x - 9 12 2Carroll and Whiteman; Schiffer, Hamscher (7) and Dreisbach. W - Schiffer. L - Carroll. HR: Coplay/Fullerton - Hamscher (4th, one on), Bruneio (6th, one on).BLUE MOUNTAIN LEAGUENorthampton-BerlinsvilleNorthern Lehigh graduate Cody Krupa had two hits and knocked in a run Sunday to help the Berlinsville Braves gain a 9-7 win over the Northampton Giants.Cody Hallman (Northern Lehigh) added two hits, while Josh Kern (Lehighton) tossed the first four innings to earn the pitching win.The Braves received two hits from Mike Wozniak and Kyle Buchman.For the Giants, Dante Salerno (Marian) had two hits and an RBI, Pat Kregeloh (Pleasant Valley) added a double and run, and Nate Kester (Northwestern) delivered a hit and RBI.Northampton 003 000 0 - 3 9 1Berlinsville 220 003 x - 7 10 1Williams and Wandler; Kern, Hudock (5) and Webb. W - Kern. L - Williams. S - Hudock.N'ampton-BerlinsvilleSeever Hoyak had three hits and knocked in three runs Saturday to lead the Berlinsville Braves to a 7-5 win over Northampton.Mike Wozniak had two hits, while Kyle Farnholtz earned the pitching win.For Northampton, Pleasant Valley grad Pat Kregeloh hit a homer and scored three times. Nate Kester (Northwestern) added a double and two RBIs.Northampton 101 020 1 - 5 9 2Berlinsville 021 031 x - 7 10 4Continenza, Krause (4), Palansky (5) and Wandler; Farnholtz, Perreault (6) and Friebolin. W - Farnholtz. L - Palansky. S - Perreault. HR: N'ampton - Kregeloh.