Cumming Motors gets twinbill split in Rust Belt League (2024)

Cumming Motors split a twinbill with the Pittsburgh Mustangs in Rust Belt League action Sunday at Juniata, winning the opener 6-5 while dropping the nightcap 6-5.

In the opener, Cumming scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh for the win. Tyreke Green and Aidan Steinbugl each had two hits and an RBI for the winners. Teammate Braedyn Kormanic added two hits and scored twice. Weston McClain struck out eight in five-plus innings for Cumming, but was not involved in the decision.

In the nightcap, the Mustangs scored six runs in the top of the third en route to the nine-run victory. Evan Summerson drove in two runs for Cumming.

CUMMING MOTORS 6, PITTSBURGH MUSTANGS 5

PITTSBURGH MUSTANGS (5): Lavrich ss 210, Marinpetro 1b 312, Butler 3b 301, Cote c 300, Luko rf 201, Black 2b 300, Suvak cf 210, Bernadowski eh 300, Lane lf 210, Lane dh 210, Pirone p 000, Dawson p 000, Perrucci p 000. Totals — 25-5-4.

CUMMING MOTORS (6): Green cf 312, Angus cf 100, Steinbugl 3b 202, Chamberlain 2b 200, Hlivia 2b 000, Boyles eh 300, Donaldson ss 200, Hillard dh 301, McClain p 000, Detwler p 000, Meengs p 000, Muffie lf 300, Knable c 200, Kormanic 1b 222, LeGars rf 111, Summerman rf 211, Lear cr 010. Totals — 26-6-9.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Mustangs001 002 2 — 5 4 1

Cumming003 000 3 — 6 9 1

2B–Marinpetro, Kormanic. RBI–Marinpetro, Butler, Green, Steinbugl, Hlivia, Boyles, Summerson. WP–Meengs. LP–Perrucci. SO–Pirone 10, Dawson 2, McClain 8, Detwiler 1. BB–Dawson 3, Perrucci 2, McClain 2, Detwiler 1, Meengs 3.

PITTSBURGH MUSTANGS 11, CUMMING MOTORS 2

PITTSBURGH MUSTANGS (11): Butler 3b 321, Marinpetro 1b 411, Cote c 120, Bernadowski p 211, Suvak cf 321, Black 2b 301, Lavrich ss 301, Lane lf 210, B. Lane dh 210, Bernardo p 000, Perrucci p 000, Dawson p 000, Pirone rf 210. Totals — 25-11-6.

CUMMING MOTORS (2): Summerson cf 301, Donaldson ss 100, Chamberlain 3b 300, Hillard dh 300, Fridley p 000, Hody p 000, Meengs p 000, Muffie 1b 301, Knable eh 200, Kormanic c 211, Angus lf 201, Hlivia 2b 200, Lear rf 210. Totals — 23-2-4.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Mustangs006 023 0 — 11 6 0

Cumming000 002 0 — 2 4 0

2B–Black, Bernadowski, Muffie. 3B–Marinpetro. RBI–Butler, Marinpetro, Cote, Bernadowski 3, Suvak, Black 2, Lavrich 2, Summerson 2. WP–Bernadowski. LP–Fridley. SO–Bernadowski 1, Perrucci 3, Dawson 3, Hody 4, Meengs 1. BB–Bernadowski 1, Perrucci 3, Dawson 3, Fridley 5, Hody 5, Meengs 1.

BCO above .500

Blair County Oil improved to 7-6 on Sunday with an 8-5 win over Refresh Med Spa in a Greater City League game at Vets Field.

Dalton Gochnour led BCO with two RBIs. Refresh (5-5) got two RBIs from Tony Petulla.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Refresh000 000 5 — 5 4 5

BCO112 301 X — 9 6 3

2B–Petulla, Pugh (R) . RBI–Petulla 2, Barton, Weiland (R), Sweeney, Klausman, Gochnour 2 (B). WP–Sweeney. LP–Pugh. SO–Pugh 4, Sweeney 7, Turiano 2. BB–Pugh 1, Sweeney 1, Turiano 1.

Records: Refresh Med Spa (5-5), Blair County Oil (7-6)

Two for M&T

M&T Bank improved its record to 9-1 in the Altoona Teener 19U League Sunday, thanks to a 16-7 win over Cumming Motors and an 8-2 win over Professionals Auto Body in five innings, both at Seitz Field.

In the win over Cumming, Tyler Kerin had four hits and two RBIs for M&T, which also got three hits and three RBIs from Paul Wedel.

Caleb Shultz had two hits and an RBI for Cumming (2-7).

In the win over PAB (7-3), Dalton Dean had two hits for M&T in the win. Winning pitcher Paul Wedel struck out seven.

For PAB, Caleb Sanders had two hits and two RBIs to go with two hits from Caden Gibbons.

M&T BANK 16, CUMMING MOTORS 7: 2B–Shultz (CM), Mountain, Steiner, Kraft, Wedel (MT). 3B–Bell (MT). RBI–Orberg, Worthy, Shultz (CM), Wedel 3, Bell 2, Kerin 2, Brennan, Mountain, Steiner, Sral (MT). Multiple hits-Shultz 2 (CM), Kerin 4, Wedel 3, Sral 2, Bell 2, Mountain 2 (MT). WP–Steiner. LP–Molina. SO–Talko 2, McGraw 2, Shade 2, Steiner 5, Sral 2.

Records: Cumming Motors (2-7), M&T Bank (8-1)

M&T BANK 8, PROFESSIONALS AUTO BODY 2: 2B-Sral, Dean (MT), Ca. Sanders, Gibbons (PAB). RBIs-Steiner, Bell, Sral (MT), Gibbons 2, Ca. Sanders 2 (PAB). Multiple hits-Dean 2 (MT), Gibbons 2, Ca. Sanders 2 (PAB). WP-Wedel. LP-Ferguson. SO-Wedel 7, Ferguson 5.

Records: M&T Bank (9-1), Professionals Auto Body (7-3)

Donlan leads Motors

Cumming Motors improved to 8-3 on Sunday in the Altoona Teener 15U League, thanks to a 15-9 win over Night Train Trucking at Seitz Field.

Ethan Donlan had four hits and four RBIs for Cumming. Teammate Noah Stump added two hits and two RBIs.

Night Train (7-5) got two hits each from Vince Albarano and Adam McKillop and two RBIs from Bubba Slowik.

2B–Stump 2, Cicero, Umholtz (CM). 3B–McKillop (NT), Donlan (CM). RBI–Slowik 2, Albarano, Barroner, Davis, McKillop (NT), Donlan 4, C. Gojmerac 2, Stump 2, J. Gojmerac, Umholtz, Cicero, Dunmire (CM). WP–Stump. LP–Barroner. SO–Barroner 2, Albarano 5, Stump 5, Dunmire 3.

Records: Night Train Trucking (7-5), Cumming Motors (8-3).

Gority tosses no-hitter

Shane Gority tossed a seven-inning no-hitter Sunday to help Gority Brothers Construction to an 8-1 win over Park Security in a Kelley Federation 13U League 54/80 game at Greenwood.

Gority struck out eight and walked five, giving up an earned run but without a hit.

Gority Bros. (8-1) got three hits and four RBIs from Alec Woodring.

On Saturday, Gority Brothers improved to 7-1 with an 8-5 win over Stuckey Automotive.

Connor Bennett had two RBIs for Gority’s, which was outhit, 6-4. The winners were the benefactors of 17 base on balls.

Thomas Kessinger had two RBIs for Stuckey’s (6-3). Teammate Vince Nedimyer had two hits.

GORITY BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION 8, PARK SECURITY 1: RBI–Woodring 4, Lockard, Bennett 2, Houghteling (GB), Judy (PS). WP–Gority. LP–Eversole. SO–Gority 8, Eversole 1, Aiken 2, Hockenberry 2.

Records: Gority Brothers Construction (8-1), Park Security (1-5).

Sheetz nips PennCrest

Sheetz scored nine runs in the final two innings and then held off PennCrest Bank, 13-12, in an Altoona Teener Babe Ruth 19U game Saturday at Seitz Field.

Sam Blescia and Brendan Holtslander each collected three hits for Sheetz, and winning pitcher Lucas Weathersbee and Jessie Georgiana each drove in two runs. Carmen Polito hit a grand-slam homer for PennCrest.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Sheetz103 005 4–13 11 1

PennCrest002 411 4–12 14 6

2B–Sankey, Weathersbee, Herman (S); Baer 2, Jenkins, Zitsch (PC). 3B–Slowik (S). HR–Polito (PC). Multiple hits-Blescia 3, Holtslander 3, Herman 2 (S); Zitsch 3, Jenkins 2, Baer 2, Anderson 2 (PC). RBI–Georgiana 2, Weathersbee 2, Blescia, Slowik, Rossman, McCoy (S); Poltio 4, McCrystal, Jenkins, Albarano, Zitsch, Baer, Anderson (PC). WP–Weathersbee. SV-Rossman. LP–Baer. SO–Weathersbee 5 (S). BB–Weathersbee 1, Sankey 2, Rossman 1 (S); Baer 6, Bellis 2 (PC).

Records: Sheetz (5-6); PennCrest Bank (4-5).

M&T edges LR

Kaleb Mountain hit a home run and two doubles while driving in three runs in helping M&T Bank edge Locker Room, 16-11, in an Altoona Teener Babe Ruth 19U game on Saturday at Seitz Field.

Tyler Kerin also drove in three runs for M&T, and Paul Wedel collected three hits. Bentley Prough drove in two runs for Locker Room.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Locker Room511 111 1–11 13 2

M&T Bank038 320 X–16 13 3

2B–Morgan (LR); Mountain 2, Wedel (MT). HR–Mountain (MT). Multiple hits-Morgan 2, Prough 2, Harvey 2 (LR); Mountain 3, Wedel 3 (MT). RBI–Prough 2, Siskron, Wetstine, Harvey, York, Moyer (LR); Mountain 3, Kerin 3, Steiner, Bell, Wedel, Sral, McConnell, Dean (MT). WP–McConnell. LP–Prough. SO–McConnell 1, Bell 1 (MT); Morgan 1, Young 2 (LR). BB–McConnell 3, Bell 1 (MT); Prough 3, Morgan 2 (LR).

Records: Locker Room (2-7); M&T Bank (7-1).

Northern triumphs

MARTINSBURG — Northern Bedford defeated Benton Hollow Builders, 7-1, on Saturday in an Altoona Teener 15U League game.

Trace Baker was the winning pitcher for Northern (2-7). Benton’s fell to 6-4.

WP–Baker. LP–Casun.

Holzer leads Post 3

Ari Holzer collected four hits to help VFW Post 3 defeat Ashville VFW, 25-6 in a Kelley Federation 15U League game Saturday at Vets Field.

VFW improved to 7-3 in a game in which it scored 13 runs in the second inning. Holzer had two hits and three RBIs during the second inning. Bentley Mellott and Kaleb Swalga both finished with three RBIs each.

Asheville (1-6) got RBI bases-loaded walks from Cameron Coudriet, Trent Kalwasinski and Seth Snyder. Teammate Brayden Foreman finished with two hits.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Ashville0 0 6 0XX X — 6 3 6

VFW 312 13 0 XXX X — 25 16 6

2B–Coudriet (A). RBI–Coudriet, Kalwasinski, Snyder (A), Swalga 3, Holzer 3, Mellott 3, R. Hite 3, Knab 2, V. Hite 2, Andrews 2, Plummer, Lynch, Burgan (V). WP–Andrews. LP–McConnell. SO–Andrews 2, Burgan 2, R. Hite 2, McConnell 1. BB–Andrews 1, Burgan 5, McConnell 3, Foreman 2.

Records: Asheville VFW (1-6), VFW Post 3 (7-3).

Metzler holds on

MARTINSBURG — Josh Beltz and Baron Dionis each had three hits to lead Metzler Brothers to a 9-7 win over Zeigler Chevrolet in a Kelley Federation 15U League game Saturday.

Cortlyn Hetrick added two hits and three RBIs for Metzler’s (6-1) as Mason Byler got the win on the mound.

Zeigler’s (5-2) got three hits from Brody Halkovich.

SCORE BY INNINGS

Zeigler005 000 2 — 7 11 2

Metzler303 111 X — 9 12 0

2B–McNichol, Hetrick, Conlon, Halkovich. 3B–Dionis. RBI–McNichol, Byler, Beltz, Loucks, Hetrick 3, Schenk, Nicodemus, Halkovich 2, Collier, Weyany, Ansell. WP–Byler. LP–Boozer. SO–Hetrick 2, Byler 2, Boozer 2, Clark 3, Nicodemus 2. BB–Hetrick 2, Byler 2, Boozer 2, Clark, Nicodemus 2.

Records: Metzler Brothers (6-1), Zeigler Chevrolet (5-2).

McMullen gets the shutout

Caleb Detrick struck out nine in helping pitch McMullen Furniture to a 5-0 win over Eldorado Civics in an Altoona Teener 15U League game Saturday at Seitz Field.

Landon McDade had two hits for McMullen (6-5).

3B–Treon (M). RBI–Steiner, Treon, Daugherty. Multiple hits-McDade 2 (M). WP–Detrick. LP–Brouse. SO–Brouse 8, Jancula 3, Detrick 9, Treon 3.

Records: McMullen Furniture (6-5), Eldorado Civics (5-6)

Night Train roars

Night Train Trucking improved to 7-4 with a 9-2 win over Furrer Beverage in an Altoona Teener 15U League Saturday at Seitz Field.

Vince Albarano had two hits and two RBIs for Night Train. Conner Waite had two hits for Furrer (2-8).

2B–G. Johnson (FB), Albarano, Barroner (NT). HR-Davis, Burgan (NT). RBI-G. Johnson (F), Albarano 2, Slowik 2, Davis 2, Burgan 2 (NT). Multiple hits-Waite 2 (FB), Albarano 2 (NT). WP–McKillop. LP–Gonzalez. SO–Slowik 4, McKillop 2, Gonzalez 1, Gardner 6, G. Johnson 1.

Records: Furrer Beverage (2-8), Night Train Trucking (7-4).

Motors cruises

Cumming Motors needed five innings to beat Gingrich Insurance, 16-2, in an Altoona Teener 15U League game at Seitz Field on Saturday.

Lucas Umholtz had two hits and four RBIs for Cumming (7-3).

2B–Johnson, Delozier (G), Simanski, Umholtz, Coppersmith (CM). 3B–Stump (CM). RBI–Umholtz 4, Coppersmith 2, Gojmerac 2, Simanski 2, Stump, Cicero (CM). Multiple hits-Umholtz 2 (CM). WP–Donlan. LP–Johnson. SO–Johnson 4, O’Connor 6, Donlan 4, Stump 1.

Records: Cumming Motors (7-3), Gingrich Insurance (1-8)