Dragon Baseball Crushes Four Opponents

In a long, four game week for the Dragons, they came out on top, 4-0, with many dominating victories. The Dragons had a 17-11 win over the Phillipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers, a 9-0 win over the Richland Rams, a 17-2 win over the Johnstown Trojans and a 4-2 win over the Bishop McCourt Crushers.

The Dragons jumped to a five-run lead in the first inning but that was dropped to two after the Mountaineers scored three in the second. The Dragons scored three in the fourth, while giving up two in the same inning. The Dragons exploded with nine runs in the seventh for the victory. Baron Dionis was the winning pitcher in relief of Kaleb Mountain. Lukas Black had two hits, including a double, and three RBIs, while Jeff Hoenstine had a triple, scored two runs and had two RBIs. Kyle Klotz scored three runs on four walks, Kaden Fisher drove in three runs and Dionis had two RBIs to top it off.

In the shutout victory over the Rams, the Dragons ironically scored one in the first, three in the third, and five in the fifth for a Senior Night victory. Klotz had two hits and three RBIs, while Dalton Metzger had a double while driving in three runs throughout the game. Griffin Snowberger had two hits as well. Freshman Mason Sparks threw six scoreless innings and Luke Bettwy finished the last inning of relief pitching.

Against the Trojans, the Dragons scored six in the first inning, five in the second, and another six in the third for a quick mercy-rule victory. Mason Byler picked up the win on the mound, while numerous members of the Dragons found their way on base multiple times.

In a much tighter game against the Crushers, the Dragons trailed by two for awhile when the Crushers scored both in the fourth inning. The Dragons scored three in the sixth to take the lead and one more in the seventh to top it off. Klotz and Fisher each had two hits throughout the game.

This four-game week marks the end of the regular season for the Dragons, who finished with a record of 18-2. They now prepare for the start of the playoffs.