Published June 30. 2015 04:00PM
June 30, 1977 Donny DeMatto's RBI single in the top of the ninth inning breaks a tie game and eventually lifts Summit Hill to a 5-4 Carbon County Babe Ruth League victory over Jim Thorpe. DeMatto's hit drives in Bruce Collevechio with the go-ahead run. Ed Kusko collects two hits, one a solo homer, while Paul Potitchko chips in with a two-run single. Frank Wehr earns the pitching win, tossing all nine innings. For Thorpe, Terry Kennedy finishes with two hits while Rico Melinchorek delivers a two-run double. Kennedy also strikes out seven on the mound.