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inquirer SportsBedford Legion drops three contests in rocky weekendtty Patti Rowan Sports EditorBedford's hopes for an unbeaten Turnpike League season ended in spectacular fashion over theWeekend, as the local squad droppedthree straight contests at Claysburg and Somerset.Claysburg scored \2 runs in the final two innings to earn an amazing 13*12 come-from behind win in the second game of Saturday’sdoubleheader. The Bulldogs took the•5*Bedford's Scott Waugerman tries unsuccessfully to get a bunt down during Sunday's American legiongame at Somerset. Bedford dropped the contest. 14-fi.A patchwork squad depleted by injuries, vacations, and work commitments fell Sunday at Somerset, 14-6.Bedford coach Kevin Klifte kept his thoughts to himself after Saturday’s second game, in whichClaysburg overcame a 12-1 deficit in the final two innings.A double by Brett Brubaker, singles by Jeff Brown, Tony Garver, Darrin Brumbaugh, Bruce Moore, and John Kormanski, and an errorpushed six runs across in the Claysburg sixth.Claysburg added three more in the seventh on singles by Bill Forshey, Mike Smouse, and Brumbaugh, and an error on a Garver grounder.A fielder’s choice, a walk, andanother error loaded the bases withtwo out before Brubaker smashed a double to deep left center to clear thebases.Prior to the dramatic reversal, the game had been all Bedford.The locals got to C-K starter Kevin Helsel, who was pitching on shorl rest, for three in the first. John Morsberger reached on a walk, Scott Beegie singled, a line fly by Don Elliott was dropped in left, Hob Doman singled, and Mark Clark earned an RBI on a fielder’s choice.A walk to Curt Engle and a home run on the left field bank by Morsberger brought Brumbaugh in for Helsel, hut Bedford greeted him with three more runs on a single by Beegie, a walk to Elliott, a double by Doman, and a base hit by Clark.Bedford added two more runs in the fifth on a double by Clark, a dropped third strike, and a base hit by Curt Engle. The Hurcs closed out the scoring in the sixth on singles by Beegie and Elliott and a two-run double by Doman.Beegie led all batters in the game with four hits, while Doman had three and Clark and Engie two each for Bedford. Garver, Brown, Smouse, Brubaker, Brumbaugh. .John Kormanski, and Denny Cnwher each had two hits for Claysburg.New Baltimore kayos MerchantsSCHELLSBURG- New Baltimore got eight runs in the fourth inning and held on for a 1U-7 vicctory over the Bedford Merchants Wednesday night.With Merchants short of players, coach Bernard Sellers came out of retirement and pitched three innings. He gave up two runs, only one of them earned. After Merchants tried another pitcher in the fourth. Sellers came back in to pitch three shutout innings.New Baltimore got their two runs off of Sellers in the third. With two outs, John Maddy and Larry Hankinson both got bunt singles. When Maddy took a big lead off of second, the third baseman attempted to throw him out, but the throw went to center field, allowing Maddy to go to third. New Baltimore performed a double steal to score Maddy and the catcher’s throw to get Hankinson went to center enablingNew Baltimore: Tom Stiffler and John Lynch. WP-StlfMerMerchants: Bernard Setters, Jim EUenberger (4), Sellers (S) and Jack Peneyl. LP-Elienberger 2B* Kevin Grubb, Bill ftlnlnger (BMb Lynn Fochtman lt;NB8-6.SCHELLSBURG- Rick Conner pitched a four-hit shutout, went 2-3, and May Brothers scored alt its runs in the third inning in an ft-0 victory over Leader’s.Conner struck out eight and did not walk a hatter while hitting a single and home run, scoring one run, and driving in three.In the third. Bill Webb walked and was sacrificed to second, Bob Fisher hit a single to drive him in. Gary Dudukovich hit a single to move him to third. John Morgart followed with a triple to right field to drive in those two and scored on a single by Rod Jarvis, Mike Zimmerman was hit by a pitch, and Conner followed with a home run over the left field fence.Craig Zimmerman hit a triple andLeader’s fought back to tie the game with single runs in the fifth and sixth, but could not overcome the three run Merchants seventh.Harclerode had three hits and Whitcomb and Blevins added two for Merchants. Foor led Leader's with three hits and Kegg had two.MerchaMi n Leader'*!Merchants l» 030 3 -11 11Leader's jio oil o - • 10Merchants: Denny Whitcomb and Tom Rin-inaer. WP—WhitcombLeader's: Mike Cottle and Terry Kegs. LP—Cottle1»— Kerry Poor, bandy Waltimire (L! 3#— Tom Rininger (IM)HR— Denny Whitcomb f BMJSCHELLSBURG - Rick Conner pitched a six-hit shutout as May Brothers defeated New Baltimore 6-0 Monday evening.Bob Fisher and Mike Greybeek aided the cause with three hits eachShaw toughThe first game was as tight as the second wide open. The Bedford tandem of Clark and Kyle Martz matched five-hltters with Claysburg southpaw Wes Shaw.The difference in the game was a bloop double to left In the fifth inning by Kormanski which came on the heels of a deep two-bagger by Moore,Claysburg took a 1-0 lead in the third on walks to Smouse and Shaw, a single by Brumbaugh, and a fly to left by Bruce Moore. Bedford evened the count in the fourth on a double by Doman and a single by Keith Engle.Engle also made a conspicuous defensive contribution from behind the plate, throwing out three Claysburg runners on the basepaths.Brumbaugh had two hits, the most on either side.Fielding FaltersBeegie was slated to start Sunday's contest at Somerset, but a jammed ankle suffered in the second game Saturday swelled overnight and kept him out of the lineup,Beegie was only one of three , regulars out of the lineup at Somerset, and the effects of the makeshift lineup showed up in seven errors.That’s just too many errors, Kline said. We hit the ball good, but we just didn’t field the ball.Injuries, vacations, and work left Kline short of pitching. Bedford junior Curt Engie made his first trip to the mound since late in the high school season, and his first ever Legion pitching appearance. A bit of rust from the long layoff revealed itself in the form of three balks and nine walks. But after a shaky start Engle came on to hold Somerset to just one hit over the final five innings.The game started promisingly for Bedford. With one out, Curt Engle singled, Elliot singled, and Shoemaker tripled to center. A throwing error on a Bobby Kendall grounder scored Shoemaker.Somerset came back with two in the first on a double by Scott Darr, a single by Matt Joseph, and a double by Randy Christner. They took a 4-3 lead in the second on a walk to Bob Stoy and a triple by Scott Close.The roof caved in in the third. Seven Somerset runs crossed the plate on just three hits, a double by Christner and singles by Stoy and Andy Rush.Bedford added a run in the fourth on singles by Doman, Shoemaker, and Martz, and two in the eighth on singles by Shoemaker and Martz and a double by Morsberger.Somerset picked up two in theseventh and one in the eighth. All three r.uns were unearned and werescored without benefit of a hit.The Hurricanes outhit Somerset. 11-8. Shoemaker and Martz each had three hits, while Elliott and Curt Engle each had a pair.Bedford, now 5-3 and tied for the Turnpike League lead with Claysburg, returns to action Friday at home against Somerset. The Hurricanes will host Salisbury in a doubleheader at Snake Spring on Sunday.Claysburg 2, Bedford)(first Game)Bedford WO t*0 0 t 5Claysburg 001010 * — 2 56: Mar* Clerk, Kyle Mart* (I)* and KeHh Bogle. LP—Clark Cr Wei Shaw end Dertrty cowher. Wp—Shaw 2B: Rob bomOn (B); Jeho Kormanihl, Bruce Moore (C)38: Don Elliott (BClaysburg 13, Bedford 11 (Second Gome)Bedford 3100220-1215Claysburg 000104 4 —13160: fcyte Marti, Scoff Beegie (7), and Keith Engle, Marti Clark (4). LP—Beegie C: Kevin Helsel, Darrin Brumbaugh (2), and Bruce Moore, John Kormanski IB). WP— Brumbaugh28s Mar* Clark# Rob boman 2 (B); Brett Brubaker 2 (C)MR* John Morsberger (8)Somerset 14, Bedford 4 Bedford 300100020— 011Somerset 22?00021*— M •0: Curt Engle and Oot» Elliott. LP-EngleS: Scoff Close and Bob Stoy, WP*ciose2Bi Scott Darr, Randy Christner 2 lt;S); John Morsberger (B)SB: Scott Close lt;S)Bedford's Rob Doman (13) gets a big reception from his tea inmates after slugging a two-run homer inthe sixth inning of the Hurricanes' game with Claysburg Monday. Darkness ended a ninth-inningClaysburg threat and gave Bedforda I7-U win.
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