FT falls in BR tournaments
The two Franklin Township teams involved in the Babe Ruth State Tournament were eliminated over the weekend.
PA 13-15 BR STATE TOURNAMENTFranklin Township-West EndFranklin Township earned its first win of the tournament with an 11-5 triumph over West End on Saturday night.Jake Burkhart paced Franklin with two hits to go along with two runs scored. Noah Sensinger was 1-for-2 while also scoring twice."Getting a win really makes it all worth it," said Franklin coach Dirk Pompa. "These kids have worked really hard to get here and they deserved it."Frank. Twp. 125 100 2 - 11 8 1West End 000 050 0 - 5 4 3Micciche, Kemmerer (5), D. Joyce and A. Joyce, Valdez (5); Sahm, Lytle (2), Zimmerman (4) and Webber. W - Micciche. L - Sahm.Franklin Twp.-Aston ValleyUnfortunately, the momentum from Saturday's victory didn't carry over to Sunday, as Franklin dropped a 9-1 decision to Aston Valley in its final game of the tournament.Franklin got on the board in the first when Max Pompa walked and later scored on an Aaron Joyce RBI single. Chris Micciche went 1-for-2, while Darin Kemmerer finished 1-for-1."Sure, I'm disappointed with the loss," said Pompa, "but overall, this was a great experience."Frank. Twp. 100 000 0 - 1 5 3Aston Vy. 024 102 x - 9 11 3Sensinger, Porembo (3) and A. Joyce; Bateman and Parker. W - Bateman. L - Sensinger.PA 13-14 BR STATE TOURNAMENTFranklin Twp.-Perry CountyPerry County defeated Franklin Township 8-5 on Saturday evening.No other information was provided.Franklin Twp.-Ingomar/FranklinFranklin Township ended its tournament on a high note, picking up a 10-2 win over Ingomar/Franklin on Sunday afternoon.Daniel Keer picked up the win on the mound and had two hits. Jonny Herman and Cody Scherer also had two hits.No other information was provided.PANTHER VALLEY 11-12 TOURNAMENTTowamensing-Franklin BlueNick Reimer pitched a four-inning no-hitter as Towamensing posted a 12-0 win over Franklin Blue.Reimer struck out six batters, allowing just one to reach base on a hit batter. Reimer helped his own cause by collecting two hits and scoring two runs.Ethan Recker and Blake Eitner added a hit and two walks each.Jim Thorpe Red-TowamensingTyler Haydt had four hits, including two doubles and a triple, as Towamensing cruised to a 21-2 win over Jim Thorpe Red.All 10 Towamensing players had at least one hit and one run scored.Brock Bollinger added three hits, two of them doubles, while Logan Kresge earned the pitching win.For JT Red, Joyce and Hartman each had hits during its two-run first inning.JT Blue-JT RedJake Schwartz had three hits, including a grand slam, to help Jim Thorpe Blue gain a 13-5 win over Jim Thorpe Red.Noah Snisky contributed three hits, two of them doubles, while Nate Rosahac also added three hits, one a two-base hit. Schwartz finished with five RBIs while Max Schlennar gained the pitching win.For JT Red, Ian Hubbard had two hits.Tamaqua Blue-JT BlueBrayden Knoblauch pitched shutout baseball for 5 innings and Tamaqua Blue belted four solo homers to gain a 4-0 win over Jim Thorpe Blue.Nate Boyle hit two homers in the contest, including one in the first inning when he, Cody Hamm and Matthew Kistler hit back-to-back-to-back shots.PANTHER VALLEY LL TOURNAMENTSTANDINGS11-12 YEAR OLDSTeam W LTowamensing 6 0Tamaqua 12 Blue 6 1Anthracie 5 2Tamaqua 12 White 3 2Jim Thorpe Blue 3 2Franklin Gray 3 3Tamaqua 11 White 1 3Jim Thorpe Red 0 4Franklin Blue 0 5Lansford 0 59-10 YEAR OLDSTeam W LJim Thorpe 4 0Franklin Township 3 0Tamaqua Blue 2 2Tamaqua White 1 2Towamensing 1 3Anthracite 0 4