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Shockers claim division crown

The Franklin Shockers claimed the American Division regular season title in the Keystone Senior Babe Ruth League and will receive a first-round bye in the upcoming playoffs.

KEYSTONE SENIOR BABE RUTHFT Shockers-McAdoo/TresckowThe Shockers exploded for five runs in the top of the ninth to end the regular season with a 7-2 extra-inning win over McAdoo/Tresckow.AJ Wenrich tossed all nine frames for the winners, allowing just one earned run and two walks while striking out 10.Alex Storm had two hits, knocked in a pair of runs and scored once. Vince Mele and Thatcher David each had two RBI while Parker David scored two runs.The Shockers concluded the regular season with a 15-4 record.For McAdoo/Tresckow, Kevin Hinkle had two hits and stole three bases while Luke Stawick knocked in both his team's runs.FT Shockers 000 200 005 - 7 6 4McAdoo/Tres 101 000 000 - 2 9 2Wenrich and T. David; Stawick, Hinkle (9) and Kosar. W - Wenrich. L - Stawick.Towamensing-McAdoo/TresckowLuke Stawick pitched a two-hitter, striking out nine batters, to lead McAdoo/Tresckow to an 8-1 win over Towamensing.Zach Motil knocked in two runs for the winners, who finished the contest with nine hits.For Towamensing, Tyler Svetik had a hit and an RBI.Towamensing 000 000 1 - 1 2 2McAdoo/Tres 231 200 x - 8 9 1Horvath, Doherty, Augustine and Sander; Stawick and Kosar. W - Stawick. L - Horvath.McAdoo/Tresckow-Hazleton MountaineersNick Kweder tossed a five-hit shutout as McAdoo/Tresckow posted a 5-0 win over the Hazleton Mountaineers.Ron Kosar hit a double for the winners, who scored in each of the game's first three innings.McAdoo/Tres 112 000 1 - 5 9 0Hazleton 000 000 0 - 0 5 5Kweder and Kosar; Miley and Craig. W - Kweder. L - Miley.PV Black Diamonds-TowamensingDave Marouchoc knocked in a pair of runs to help the Panther Valley Black Diamonds gain a 3-2 win over the Towamensing Yankees.Zach Stanko also had a triple for the winners, who took the lead with a pair of runs in the sixth inning.Zack King earned the pitching win in relief of starter Stanko. For Towamensing, Tyler Svetik had three hits and Mike Horvath had two.Panther Vy. 001 002 0 - 3 3 0Towamensing 100 010 0 - 2 5 3Stanko, King (6) and Marouchoc; Horvath and Sander. W - King. L - Horvath.ES Mustangs-FT ShockersParker David pitched a four-hitter to lead the Franklin Shockers to a 4-1 win over the East Stroudsburg Mustangs.Alex Storm had a hit and RBI for the winners, who took the lead for good with two runs in the third inning.ES Mustangs 100 000 0 - 1 4 4FT Shockers 102 100 x - 4 5 0Byrne, Lewis (4) and Hennessy; P. David and T. David. W - P. David. L - Byrne.McAdoo/Tresckow-PV Black DiamondsJarred Luchetta tossed a three-hit shutout and also belted a home run to lead McAdoo/Tresckow to a 7-0 win over the Panther Valley Black Diamonds.Nick Kweder also went deep for the winners.For PV, Nick McArdle had a triple.McAdoo/Tres 030 003 1 - 7 10 2Panther Vy. 000 000 0 - 0 3 0Luchetta and Kosar; Stano, Heitz (4) and Marouchoc. W - Luchetta. L - Stano.PANTHER VALLEY LITTLE LEAGUE9-10 TournamentFranklin Twp.-Tamaqua BlueTyler Steigerwalt, Adam Rex and Nathaniel Noftz each had two hits to lead Tamaqua Blue to a 15-3 win over Franklin Township.Carson Barron, who had a hit, pitched the first two innings for the winners while Noftz tossed the final two frames.Tamaqua Blue scored six runs in the first inning to gain the lead and put the contest away with a six-run third frame.