By: Frank Maira, Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director
MONT ALTO, Pa. – Despite trailing at different portions of the game on Saturday the Mont Alto baseball team wore their rally caps and earned the 4-3 walk-off win when Chance McClure (Chambersburg, Pa. / Chambersburg) lined a single to the left center field gap. With the win over Penn State DuBois, PSUMA are in prime position for the remaining games of the PSUAC Tournament as they look to be crowned champions.
Mont Alto opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning playing sound baseball. Jared Pine (Mercersburg, Pa. / James Buchanan) led off with a single and scored when Hayden Kissel ((Chambersburg, Pa. / Chambersburg) grounded into a fielder's choice. It was Kissel's 30th RBI of the season.
Despite striking out seven DuBois hitters across five innings of work, Zach Garlin (Newville, Pa. / Big Spring) was tagged for three earned runs on 10 hits. The No. 2 seed out of the PSUAC West tied it up in the top of the first and went up 2-1 on an RBI single from Corey Lehman. DuBois added to it's lead (3-1) in the top of the fifth inning when Toner Corl scored a run.
The PSUMA bats woke back up in the bottom half of the fifth frame with Joseph Wunsch (Dover, Del. / Dover Area) getting things started with a one-out single. With runners on second and third, Jared Pine (Mercersburg, Pa. / James Buchanan looped a bases clearing single to tie the score at three runs apiece. Pine was intentionally walked and with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, McClure crushed the ball to the gap with Dylan Reisinger (Ickesburg, Pa. / West Perry) crossing home plate for the winning run.
Mont Alto will now play the remaining games of the PSUAC Tournament, which will be a double elimination format at Showers Field in DuBois, Pa. PSUMA as the No. 1 seed in the PSUAC West and with Saturday's win they will now take on Penn State Brandywine on Sunday, May 9th at 2 p.m.
