Tamaqua and the Birches earned legion wins on Monday, while Franklin Township rolled past Hazleton in a District 18 Little League tournament game.

SCHUY.-BERKS LEGIONPine Grove-TamaquaCasey Rother had three hits and knocked in three runs to help the Tamaqua Blue Sox gain an 8-3 victory over Pine Grove.Brady Moyer and Mike Minchhoff each added a pair of hits and two RBIs for the winners, who scored four runs in both the third and fourth innings, while Josh Inama also chipped in with two hits.Moyer pitched five innings, allowing four hits and one earned run, to earn the victory. He struck out three.Pine Grove 010 110 0 - 3 5 1Tamaqua 004 400 x - 8 12 2W - Moyer. L - Leininger.NORCO LEGIONWind Gap-BirchesBrett Hardy's pitching and hitting enabled the Birches to post a 9-0 win over Wind Gap.Hardy tossed six shutout innings, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out eight. At the plate, he went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.CJ Peechatka also had three hits, all doubles, and scored a pair of runs, while Connor Pandolfo added two RBIs.Wind Gap 000 000 0 - 0 3 1Birches 201 420 x - 9 13 1Holden, Spearmint (5) and Gennusa, Flick (5); Hardy, Smiley (7) and Pandolfo. W - Hardy. L - Holden.BLUE MTN. LEAGUENorthampton-BerlinsvilleJustin Augnst of the Northampton Giants pitched a six-hit shutout to hand the Berlinsville Braves a 3-0 defeat.Northwestern graduate Jake Augustus had two hits and a stolen base for Berlinsville (7-9), while Northern Lehigh alums Cody Krupa and Cody Hallman each had one.Braves hurler Michael Jenkins suffered the loss despite ending with 11 strikeouts.Northampton 100 010 1 - 3 10 0Berlinsville 000 000 0 - 0 6 1Aungst and Kramer; Jenkins and Mueller. W - Aungst. L - Jenkins.D-18 11-12 LITTLE LEAGUEFranklin Twp.-HazletonIan Rarick had four hits, including two home runs, to help Franklin Township roll to a 10-0 victory over Hazleton.Rarick hit two-run blasts in both the second and fourth innings and ended the contest with five RBIs.Josh Steigerwalt added two hits and a run scored, while Aiden Rarick finished with a hit and a pair of runs. Austin Greene contributed a hit and two RBIs, while Brady O'Donnell walked twice and scored three times.Steigerwalt earned the pitching win, tossing four shutout innings. He allowed just three hits while striking out 10.Hazleton 000 00 - 0 3Franklin Twp. 330 22 - 10 10Nunez, Colone (4) and Tahana; Steigerwalt, Greene (5) and Yeakel. W - Steigerwalt. L - Nunez. HR: Franklin - I. Rarick 2 (2nd, one on; 4th, one on).CONNIE MACKBangor-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe dropped a 3-1 decision to Bangor.Thorpe's Ian Hubbard went 3-for-3, while Davier Calcano had a double. Drew Frank knocked in his team's only run with a second-inning single.Bangor 300 000 0 - 3 5 1Jim Thorpe 010 000 0 - 1 5 3Karner, Farensbach (3) and Ascani; Frank, Marykwas (6) and Schwartz. W - Farensbach. L - Frank.No. Valley-Balliet VikesNorthern Valley pushed across a run in the sixth inning to break a tie and gain a 4-3 victory over the Balliet Vikes.Luke Eitner had two hits and an RBI for the winning Chargers, while Eric Nothstein and Nate Goodolf also finished with two hits apiece.No. Valley 200 101 0 - 4 11 2Balliet 000 210 0 - 3 5 1SENIOR BABE RUTHTT Joe's-FT HurricanesTowamensing Township rolled by the Franklin Hurricanes in, 19-6.Jake Taschler was the winning pitcher, while also collecting three hits and four RBIs. Cody Wallace added a double and two runs for Towamensing.Eric Bolton led FT with a double, two hits, and an RBI.TT Joe's 119 200 6 - 19 14 3Franklin 010 230 0 - 6 8 4W - Taschler. L - EdwardsFT Hurricanes-TT Joe'sTowamensing Township defeated the Franklin Hurricanes, 15-2.Ben Serfass paved the way for the Joe's with two hits and three RBIs. Ian Silfies added a pair of doubles and three runs.T.J. Buss collected a hit and a run for Franklin. Shade Klotz added a double and an RBI.Franklin 100 01- 2 2 6Towamensing 144 6x - 15 8 1W - Haydt. L - Herman.