St. Marys Insurance put an end to the fifteen game winning streak Elk County Tool & Die put together to start the season, handing ECTD a 17-5 loss Friday night in action at the Robin Road Sports Complex.
Helping SMI (13-4) take down ECTD were Nathan Liggett, TJ Breindel, Kurt Eckert, and Jake Cortina, who all hit homeruns. Breindel finished 3 for 3, Kenny Vogt was 3 for 4 with a double and 4 RBI’s, and Cortina and Liggett both knocked in three runs each.
Offensively for ECTD (15-1), Cory Huff and Nathan Schneider had the hot bats for the Diemen, going 3 for 3. Danny Singer added a double in the losing effort.
ECTD 15-0 start is what may be the second longest winning streak to begin a season in league history, falling a game short of the 2018 Allegheny Coatings Goats, who began the season 16-0.
In the other game Friday night, Carlson Technologies shutout Wildwoods (1-16), 16-0.
Leading CTI (10-8) was Eric Herzing, who went 4 for 4 with 2 triples. Brett Herzing went 3 for 3 with a double and 3 RBI and Mike Miraglia pitched in with another homerun and 3 RBI.
Tubby’s opened the week upsetting Allegheny Coatings 20-12 on Tuesday night, then thwarting Dino’s Place 28-9 on Wednesday night.
On Tuesday, Garrett Hornung tripled and homered twice to lead the Tavernmen (8-9). Bobby Jack also added a jack of his own and Ken Meyer threw in a double to secure the win over the Goats.
For the Goats (9-6), Justin Quiggle homered, doubled, and drove in 4 runs. Nick Brennen and Ryan Grimm both doubled and Rich Quiggle and Joe Jacob were both 3 for 4, with Quiggle notching 3 RBI’s.
Tuesday’s late game was a dandy, with Elk County Tool & Die staying undefeated, barely, squeaking past Carlson Technologies 7-6 in eight innings.
ECTD (15-0) had to rally from a 5-1, sixth inning deficit. Rudy Gleixner’s 3-run dinger was the spark in the inning to ignite the rally. Brandon Sicheri and Kyle Williams added 3 for 3 performances at the dish.
CTI got another perfect night at the plate from Mike Miraglia, who went 2 for 2 with a homerun and drawing a pair of walks. Brett Herzing and Dickie Peroze were both 2 for 3 in the losing effort.
On Wednesday for the Tubby’s, Garrett Hornung and Matt Kriner both tripled, Bobby Jack (2), Jamer Cooney, and Saul Solveson all added doubles.
For Dino’s (2-15), Alex Bon went 3 for 3, Jacob Kline, Alex Gorton, and Isaac Schlimm all finished 3 for 4, with Kline smacking a double. Connor Bressler also doubled.
Allegheny Coatings got a big win over St. Marys Insurance Wednesday, beating them 14-8 to pull closer to second place in the loss column.
Coatings was again led by Justin Quiggle, who this time homered 3 times and collected 6 RBI’s. Andy Eck and Derek Meyer also went deep for the Goats, with Eck also adding a double. Ricky Pearsall went perfect add the plate, going 3 for 3.
Thursday night began with CTI turning back Dino’s Place 13-2.
For CTI, Miraglia again was a perfect at the dish, this time going 4 for 4 with 3 homers and 8 RBI. Eric Herzing added a triple while John Ackley and R. McClelland both doubled.
Jacob Kline led Dino’s, going 2 for 3. Connor Bressler and Reese Novosel both had an RBI single.
Late Thursday night, Deprators Beverage took care of Tyler Landscape 17-12.
For Deprators (11-6), Austin Green smacked a pair of homeruns and Gavin Elmquist added a round-tripper. Ryan Heary, Tyler Wehler and Elmquist all added doubles for the winners.
Leading TLM (6-9) was Dalton Bauer, who went 2 for 3 with a homerun and 5 RBI’s. Andy Glass went 3 for 4 with a triple. Al Schneider was 3 for 3 with a double and Jordan Weinzierl also doubled for the losers.
