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A's annihilate Longhorns
Mark Davis goes 5-for-6 with a grand
slam and 6 RBI to lead the 22-1 rout.
CETRONIA --
The Banko's Athletics Express continued to roll, pounding
out 23 hits in a 22-1 rout of the Cetronia Longhorns. The A's are now 17-9, and
the 17 wins are among the best in Tri-County history for a first-year team. All
of Banko's starters had a hit in the game, and seven players had at least two
hits. Mark Davis led the way, going 5-for-6 and driving in six runs while
scoring three. In the fifth inning he hit a grand slam. Rob Gontkosky added four
hits and four RBI (including a three-run double), and winning pitcher Judd Frank
(2-0) added three hits and two RBI. On the mound, he was equally impressive,
allowing one unearned run on eight hits with seven strikeouts in a complete game
effort. Bob Breitfeller, Jason Strunk, Nick D'Amico, and Matt Long all had two
hits.
Both teams traded scoreless first innings before Banko started the second inning
with walks by D'Amico and Paul Woodling. Andy Hammer blooped a single to right
to load the bases. Dave Arndt (4-1) walked Breitfeller for the first run, and
Gontkosky's double scored three more. The rout was on. In the third inning, Long
doubled to score D'Amico and make it 5-0. The Longhorns scored their lone run in
the bottom half of the inning when Scott Heyer singled, moved to second on an
error, stole third, and came home on Adam Schafer's fielder's choice.
Things got worse for Cetronia in the fourth inning. Consecutive one-out singles
by Strunk, Gontkosky, Davis, and Frank led to four more runs for Banko's. The
singles by Davis and Frank scored a run each, and Woodling added a two-run
double. In the fifth inning the A's added six more runs. Hammer led off by
reaching on an error and Breitfeller singled to chase Arndt from the game.
Strunk singled to left to plate Hammer, and reliever Steve Graff walked
Gontkosky to load the bases. Davis clubbed a grand slam, his third home run of
the season, to put his team ahead 14-1.
Chris Peters relieved Graff and pitched a scoreless sixth before getting shelled
for six runs in the seventh inning. Don Rehrig led off with a single and
Breitfeller walked behind him. Gontkosky's second double of the game drove in
Rehrig, and Davis followed him with an RBI single. Frank then drove in his
second run of the game with a sacrifice fly. D'Amico singled and Shaun Arrington
walked to load the bases. Long and Rehrig picked up RBI's with back-to-back
bases loaded walks, and Breitfeller drove in his third run on a single to cap
the day's scoring.
Brian Polaha and Scott Heyer led Cetronia (14-12) with two hits each. The
Longhorns had a six game unbeaten streak end. They next play the Northern
Yankees at Scherersville #5 on July 1st. Banko is 17-9 and plays the ICC Pirates
at home on July 2nd.
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