Hide Article Text (OCR)
Friday, August 3,1184 — Bedford Inquirer, Bedford, p*. — 7Bedford Captures Inter-District CrownRv Stevf WrightSNAKE SPRING- The Bedford American Legion baseball team, behind the superb pitching performance by Rob Doman, defeated Somerset 13-0 to capture the Interdistrict Championship crown Monday evening.Doman, who hasn’t pitched nine innings since last year in the playoffs at Latrobe, used his blazing fastball to strike out nine batterswhile allowing just four hits.“! felt good,” said Doman. “My arm was tight in the second inning but it loosen up as the game wenton.”Doman’s only jam came in the fifth inning when Somerset loaded the bases with one out.I'just couldn’t get it across the plate,” said Doman. “The balls were going down and away.”He managed to work out of the jam by retiring the neat two batterson a fly ball to right field and a popup to the first baseman.“Robbie did a super job,” commented Bedford coach Kevin Kline. “I could have taken him out but I left it up to him.”Doman’s teammates also played an outstanding game as they crushed a team who finished second in the Turnpike League.“Somerset has a tough ballchib,” said Klifte. “You know you’re doing something right when you beat theBedford’s Mark Clark forces third during the fifth inning of Mon- game. Bedford won 13-0 Somerset’s Shawn Beeman out at day’s inter-district ChampionshipLocal Leagues Begin PlayoffsEVERETT—In the latest edition of the Chestnut Ridge East team’s barnstorming tour, it finished the Everett Pec-Wee tournament with four straight wins and the title, defeating Everett’s representatives, 7-1, Saturday.The Chestnut Ridge team has played 16 games in 22 days, taking first in the Osterburg tourney, and second at Martinsburg,Everett didn’t have the advan* tage, however, because both teams had competed in the opening roundLOYSBURG- Tussey Mountain clinched the Bedford County Teener League series on Saturday as Mike Williamson threw a three-hitter for a2-0 win.Tussey Mountain scored its two runs in the second inning. Israel Pagan walked with one out, and was sacrificed to second. Chris Husick then hit a ground ball to the shortstop, which went through his legs for an error. Pagan scored on the play and Husick went to second. Husick then stole third and home for TusseyMountain's other run.Rick College took the loss despite holding Tussey Mountain to two hits.MANNS CHOICE— Manns Choice hammered the Bedford Broncos 35-8 in Bedford Pony League action on Monday evening.Todd James was 2 for 2 for Manns Choice? Teammate Randy Miller was 3 for 3 in the game. Scott Claycomb was 3 for 3 for Bedford.Manns Choice’s record is 9-2.second place team like that.”Bedford did not waste any time as it scored two runs in the first inning. With one out, Cary Grubb hit a towering shot over the left field fence to give Bedford the first run of the game. Don Elliott followed with a single and scored on Scott Beegle’s double.tn the third inning, Bedford added another run on a RBI double by Doman.Bedford extended the lead to 6-0 in the fourth inning. Mark Clark singled to open the inning and Ed Har-dinger followed with a bunt single. Clark was out on the play as he overran second base.SOMlftSETPlayerAB1HB!mKeith Perry 2b400eScott Clatep, s*3aaaMatt Joieph 3bS0iaftScoff Dorr lb40aa;h?Urbane00aai.* f »*Eric FrMlinell302a• t * •. •Jamie Brokaw », p400aTanstailcl3eaaShawn Batman If, cIa•0terry Acker rf201aMiller n2a0aTOTALS3104aMatt LaasfJon 2b3iaiCary Grubb is32iiDon Elliott If3t22tab Doman p4a22Scott Beef led4i32Mark Clark 3b4t1aIdMirllnfirH4ia«KeitnEflfiec12. *•aDick Baker c1aaaBrook! Shoemaker lb2i32Steve Corley pr0iaaKen Rose lb1aa0TOTALS311313!0Somerset 000 »C 6W - 0 4Bedford Ml MO SIX — 13 lt;3Scoff Clouse, Join It Broke*, lt;!), on* Urban; Rob Demon «nd Keith Cnfle, Dick Baker, m. PfP—Demon. LP—Clouse IB— Scott Beetle, IB), Rob Doman, (B)MR— Cary Grubb, (1)But that didn’t stop Bedford from scoring as Keith Engle followed with a single. Brooks Shoemaker, who has been carrying a hot stick of late, lined a single to drive in Hardinger. One out later, Cary Grubb was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Elliott then greeted Somerset’s pitcher with a single to drive in Engle and Hardinger.Any chance for a Somerset comeback was erased the next inning as Bedford scored six runs to take a commanding 12-0 lead.Beegle led off the inning with a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Mark Clark followed with a walk and one out later, Reegle, who advanced to third onf'.-y' .»;!• • •• ‘6 : .’.V'■' ■ .■Rob Doman delivers a pitch to home during seventh inning action of the Inter-district ChampionshipHardinger’s fly ball to left, scored on Engle’s suicide squeeze. Brooks Shoemaker then blooped a single to center to load the bases.After a pitching change by Somerset, Matt Logsdon hit a ground ball to the shortstop, which he allowed to go through for an error. Three runs scored on the play. Grubb and Doman followed with back-to-back RBI doubles, and Beegle singled to drive in Doman with the final run of the inning.Bedford added a run in the eighth inning. Elliott walked to open the inning and Beegle singled to right. When the right fielder let the ball getgame. Doman pitched a four-hitshutout as Bedford won 13-4.by him, Elliott came around toscore.For Bedford* the win was its 2tst in 23 games. According to Kline, the team hasn’t lost a game at Snake Spring in three years.“1 didn’t think we would wait* through the season with a 21-2 record. I didn’t think it would be this year.”Bedford will wait until August I when it will play in the Latrobe Tournament.“They’ll see some good teams up there,” said Kline as he looked ahead. “They’ll know they’re in aballgame.If
Newspaper Details
Bedford Inquirer
Bedford, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Aug 03, 1984
Page 8
Full Page
Clipped by
Alisa C.
PA, USA 06 Oct 2020
Other Publications Near Bedford, Pennsylvania
Bedford Daily Gazette
Bedford County Inquirer
Bedford Gazette Weekend
Weekend Extra
Bedford Inquirer
