MID-PENN KEYSTONE - Standings
Palmyra 3, Hershey 2 » Box Score
While the pitching combination of Bobby Dorta, Michael Arndt and Tyler Julian was busy holding a Hershey line up to two hits, Zach Miller's two-double in the bottom of the seventh pulled the Cougars to the division win. Dorta was 2-for-2, walked twice, and scored the game-winning run on Miller's shot. Julian, who relieved Arndt in the seventh, took the last-minute decision. Miller's strike came with two outs.
NON-LEAGUE GAMES
Wilson West Lawn 18, Central Dauphin 6 » Box Score
Before the Mid-Penn Conference Rams could blink, Wilson owned a 7-0 lead after 2½ innings. Grady Weinheimer and Tim Wittmoyer each went 3-for-4 for Wilson, benefitting from seven CD errors and plenty of free passes. Between walks and hit batsmen, CD gifted 15 runners to the visiting Bulldogs. Nick Royko (2-for-4) added three RBI for Wilson. Riley McLaughlin homered in the loss.
Carlisle 7, Big Spring 1 » Box Score
Pitcher Kylar Showers and Carlisle (3-1) walked out of Newville with a solid non-division win. Showers, in fact, needed just 88 pitches to complete a two-hitter with four strikeouts. He also joined Herd teammates Jake Milligan (2-for-4) and Isaiah Lippert (2-for-4) on the multiple hits list. Lippert scored a pair of runs and drive in a pair.
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