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SAEGERTOWN — Saegertown welcomed Lakeview for a Region 3 baseball showdown on Wednesday. Each team was 5-0 in region action and hadn't lost to a District 10 team this season.
The Panthers jumped on the Sailors early with a four-run opening inning and rode the lead for a 5-0 win at Ed Acker American Legion Field.
Wyatt Burchill and Blake Leslie opened the first with back-to-back singles. William Shaffer reached on a Lakeview error, and Wyatt Burchill scored on the same error.
Levi Gardner delivered an RBI single to right field. During DeMarcus Manning's at-bat, Gardner attempted to steal second and got caught in a pickle. Meanwhile, Shaffer stole home from third, and Gardner was safe at second. Manning's flyout pushed Gardner to third, and then home thanks to a wild pitch in the next at-bat.
The aggressive base running in the opening inning is exactly the Panthers' style, according to head coach Nick Leslie.
"That's the game of baseball. Our offensive system is based on trying to score in the first inning," Leslie said. "When you do that it puts the ball in our court and it makes them press at the plate."
On the mound for Saegertown, Shaffer kept Lakeview off balance. The Sailors went three up, three down in the second and managed one hit in the third.
In the fourth, the Sailors were in a good position to rally, but a heads up defensive play from Blake Leslie ended the inning. Lakeview drilled a liner to left fielder Gabriel Jordan. Jordan hit his cut off man, Leslie, who fired to second base and beat Lakeview's runner to the bag. It kept the Sailors from getting two runners in scoring position.
Lakeview's Parker Montgomery belted a double to the warning track in the fifth with one out, but Shaffer answered with a strikeout and a line out to third baseman Blake Burchill to get out unscathed.
Saegertown added to its lead in the fifth off a Blake Burchill RBI double.
The Panthers 5-0 lead was in jeopardy in the top of the sixth. After a groundout, Owen Dye singled and Maddox Bell reached on an error. The play at first was very close on Bell's grounder, but after a challenge from Leslie, the officials confirmed he was safe.
Shaffer responded with a strikeout, but after walking the next batter, the bases were loaded and the Sailors' dugout was feeling the momentum. Leslie's mound visit with Shaffer left no doubt in the head coach's mind to stick with the junior.
"That inning, some unfortunate events happened. Maybe he was safe, maybe he was out at first base," Leslie said. "I went out there and basically William said 'I'm gonna show you that I want the ball right here' and I turned around and walked right back.
"He threw a fantastic game and had all his pitches going. He was pounding the zone and making them feel uncomfortable."
Catcher Reese Wilkinson dropped the third strike, but touched home plate for the final out of the frame. Yet again, Saegertown escaped trouble with no damage.
Reliever Blake Burchill retired the first three Sailors in the seventh to close the game for Saegertown.
Shaffer ended with six strikeouts, one walk and five hits in a six-inning shutout performance. Blake Leslie was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs. Blake Burchill had one double with Wyatt Burchill, Levi Gardner, Everett Gardner and Wilkinson adding one hit each.
Saegertown moved to 8-1 overall and 6-0 in region action. The Panthers haven't lost since their opener against Hickory Grove Christian during the team's spring trip.
"The season is going okay. It's not a sprint, it's a marathon. We are playing for June, not the middle of April," Leslie said. "That's a really good team, Lakeview, and they're gonna be out for blood. We'll see them again, and there is a high likelihood we see them once again in District 10. The 2A in bracket in D10 right now, it's going to be tough. Lakeview, Mercyhurst Prep, Greenville, all of them are really really good."
The Panthers are scheduled to host Cochranton on Friday.
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Lakeview (0)
(AB-R-H-BI) L. Fagley 4-0-1-0, C. Fagley 3-0-0-0, Dye 2-0-1-0, Bell 3-0-1-0, Husband 3-0-0-0, Guthrie 2-0-1-0, Snyder 3-0-0-0, Montgomery 3-0-1-0, Zacherl 3-0-0-0. Totals 26-0-5-0.
Saegertown (5)
(AB-R-H-BI) W. Burchill 3-1-1-0, Leslie 3-2-2-0, B. Burchill 3-0-1-1, Shaffer 2-1-0-1, L. Gardner 3-1-1-1, Manning 3-0-0-0, Jordan 2-0-0-0, Wilkinson 3-0-1-0, E. Gardner 2-0-1-0. Totals 24-5-7-3.
Lakeview 000 000 0 — 0 5 1
Saegertown 400 010 x — 5 7 2
BATTING
2B: S — Leslie, B. Burchill; L — Montgomery.
3B: AT — Player; HT — Player.
HR: AT — Player; HT — Player.
PITCHING
(IP-H-R-ER-BB-SO) L — L. Fagley 1-3-4-1-1-0, Bell 5-4-1-1-0-5; S — Shaffer 6-5-0-0-1-6, B. Burchill 1-0-0-0-0-0.
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The Panthers jumped on the Sailors early with a four-run opening inning and rode the lead for a 5-0 win at Ed Acker American Legion Field.
Wyatt Burchill and Blake Leslie opened the first with back-to-back singles. William Shaffer reached on a Lakeview error, and Wyatt Burchill scored on the same error.
Levi Gardner delivered an RBI single to right field. During DeMarcus Manning's at-bat, Gardner attempted to steal second and got caught in a pickle. Meanwhile, Shaffer stole home from third, and Gardner was safe at second. Manning's flyout pushed Gardner to third, and then home thanks to a wild pitch in the next at-bat.
The aggressive base running in the opening inning is exactly the Panthers' style, according to head coach Nick Leslie.
"That's the game of baseball. Our offensive system is based on trying to score in the first inning," Leslie said. "When you do that it puts the ball in our court and it makes them press at the plate."
On the mound for Saegertown, Shaffer kept Lakeview off balance. The Sailors went three up, three down in the second and managed one hit in the third.
In the fourth, the Sailors were in a good position to rally, but a heads up defensive play from Blake Leslie ended the inning. Lakeview drilled a liner to left fielder Gabriel Jordan. Jordan hit his cut off man, Leslie, who fired to second base and beat Lakeview's runner to the bag. It kept the Sailors from getting two runners in scoring position.
Lakeview's Parker Montgomery belted a double to the warning track in the fifth with one out, but Shaffer answered with a strikeout and a line out to third baseman Blake Burchill to get out unscathed.
Saegertown added to its lead in the fifth off a Blake Burchill RBI double.
The Panthers 5-0 lead was in jeopardy in the top of the sixth. After a groundout, Owen Dye singled and Maddox Bell reached on an error. The play at first was very close on Bell's grounder, but after a challenge from Leslie, the officials confirmed he was safe.
Shaffer responded with a strikeout, but after walking the next batter, the bases were loaded and the Sailors' dugout was feeling the momentum. Leslie's mound visit with Shaffer left no doubt in the head coach's mind to stick with the junior.
"That inning, some unfortunate events happened. Maybe he was safe, maybe he was out at first base," Leslie said. "I went out there and basically William said 'I'm gonna show you that I want the ball right here' and I turned around and walked right back.
"He threw a fantastic game and had all his pitches going. He was pounding the zone and making them feel uncomfortable."
Catcher Reese Wilkinson dropped the third strike, but touched home plate for the final out of the frame. Yet again, Saegertown escaped trouble with no damage.
Reliever Blake Burchill retired the first three Sailors in the seventh to close the game for Saegertown.
Shaffer ended with six strikeouts, one walk and five hits in a six-inning shutout performance. Blake Leslie was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs. Blake Burchill had one double with Wyatt Burchill, Levi Gardner, Everett Gardner and Wilkinson adding one hit each.
Saegertown moved to 8-1 overall and 6-0 in region action. The Panthers haven't lost since their opener against Hickory Grove Christian during the team's spring trip.
"The season is going okay. It's not a sprint, it's a marathon. We are playing for June, not the middle of April," Leslie said. "That's a really good team, Lakeview, and they're gonna be out for blood. We'll see them again, and there is a high likelihood we see them once again in District 10. The 2A in bracket in D10 right now, it's going to be tough. Lakeview, Mercyhurst Prep, Greenville, all of them are really really good."
The Panthers are scheduled to host Cochranton on Friday.
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Lakeview (0)
(AB-R-H-BI) L. Fagley 4-0-1-0, C. Fagley 3-0-0-0, Dye 2-0-1-0, Bell 3-0-1-0, Husband 3-0-0-0, Guthrie 2-0-1-0, Snyder 3-0-0-0, Montgomery 3-0-1-0, Zacherl 3-0-0-0. Totals 26-0-5-0.
Saegertown (5)
(AB-R-H-BI) W. Burchill 3-1-1-0, Leslie 3-2-2-0, B. Burchill 3-0-1-1, Shaffer 2-1-0-1, L. Gardner 3-1-1-1, Manning 3-0-0-0, Jordan 2-0-0-0, Wilkinson 3-0-1-0, E. Gardner 2-0-1-0. Totals 24-5-7-3.
Lakeview 000 000 0 — 0 5 1
Saegertown 400 010 x — 5 7 2
BATTING
2B: S — Leslie, B. Burchill; L — Montgomery.
3B: AT — Player; HT — Player.
HR: AT — Player; HT — Player.
PITCHING
(IP-H-R-ER-BB-SO) L — L. Fagley 1-3-4-1-1-0, Bell 5-4-1-1-0-5; S — Shaffer 6-5-0-0-1-6, B. Burchill 1-0-0-0-0-0.
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