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Oil City Little League All-Stars 'l)iinn-ln' By Petroleum ValleyBY PENNY WEICHEL Derrick Sports Editor The Oil City Little League all-stars are Dunn” in the District 25 Tournament, due mostly to a Petroleum Valley player named Dan Dunn.Here's what Dunn did In Petroleum's 4-3 seven-inning decision over (Ml City Saturday evening at the local Little League Field: —Scored the winning run from second base when the throw on a fielder's choice was dropped with two out in the last of the seventh,— Popped a single into centerfield moments before to drive in a run and keep the winning rally alive and— Was the winning pitcher in the game, limiting Oil City to one hil. In fact, the 12-year-old righthander no-hit Oil City through the regulation six innings.And so, Petroleum Valley, with eight ll-year-olds on its rosier, will advance to the District 25 semifinals Wednesday at Clarion, while Oil City, the defending Western Pennsylvania champion, was eliminated from the playoffs after one game.Dunn’s dash to the plate capped a three-run rally for Petroleum Valley, an area located in the Karns City and Moniteau school districts, all the runs scoring alter two were out.(Ml City starter DanGoodrum, a gritty right-hander, went into the seventh trying to protect a 2-1 lead.Things started fairly well for Goodrum as he fanned Bob Easley, walked pinch-hilter John Detrie, but then got another pinch-batter, Terry Young, on a grounder, Detrie moving to second.Then the fireworks started. Dunn dumped a single into center, just out of the reach of Rusty Dawson, scoring Detrie before two errors by the Oil City infield, one by shortstop Seotl Eckert and the other by second baseman Frankie Schossler, brought in the tying and winning runs.Until the seventh Oil City played well on defense, making the plays when it had to lo keep itself in the game on the face of Dunn’s no-hit bid.Schossler, Oil City’s smallest regular, was the near-hero ashis line double lo left in the lop of the seventh not only broke up the no-hitter, but opened the door for two runs which gave OU City a 3-1 lead.The hit came wilh one out, after Eckert had walked, and both runners scored when Ken Bailey, Ihe third baseman, and Sherwin threw the ball around.Oil City's first run came in Ihe third on two other Petroleum Valley errors. With one out Tyler Jones was safe on Dunn's three-base miseue and scored on an error by David Pry who was playing third at the time.rfiie run held up until the fifth when Grant Rider, who was injured and eventually left the game on the play, doubled and reached third on an error and scored on a ground-oul.The next inning Petroleum Valley had the bases loaded with two out but Jamie Murray popped up to first baseman Joan Smith.Petroleum also threatened in the first and third.In the first it had a runner on third with one out, but Dunn hit into a double play from Jones at third lo Smith to catcher Jeff Gregory, cutting down the runner trying to score.Then in the third the bases were loaded with one out, but Goodrum induced Sherwin to pop to Eckert, and then Dawson made a leaping catch lo nail Dunn’s deep fly to center.Goodrum allowed six hits and three walks while striking out four. Dunn walked three and fanned nine, five of those strikeouts coming in the last three innings.OIL CITY - Dawson, rf, 3 0 0; Krug, If, 3 0 0; Smith, lb, 3 0 0; Winger, rf, 1 0 0; DiValerio,rf,2 0 0; Goodrum, p, 3 0 0; Eckert, ss, 110; Schossler, 2b, 3 11; Jones, 3b, 2 10; Gregory, c, 3 0 0. Totals: 24 3 1.PETROLEUM - Futcher, 2b, 3 0 2; Young, ph, 10 0; Sherwin, c, 3 1 0; Dunn, p, 4 1 2; Adreassi, ss-3b, 2 0 0; Bailey, ph-3b, 2 0 0; Fair, If, 4 0 □; Carlson, rf, 2 0 0; Rider, If, 1 0 1;Murray, ph-lf, 110; Easley, lb, 3 0 0; Pry, 3b, 1 0 I; Bly, ss,10 0; Detrie, ph, 0 1 0. Totals: 28 4 6.011 City 0 0 1 0 0 0 2-3Petroleum 0 0 0 0 1 0 3—42B — Rider, Schossler
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Oil City, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Jul 26, 1976
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