Belle Vernon rallies in 7th inning for 3-2 win
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Belle Vernon rallied with two runs in the top of the seventh inning Sunday to stay alive in the Pennsylvania State American Legion Baseball Tournament with a 3-2 over Murrysville.
The victory came a day after Belle Vernon allowed eight runs in the top of the seventh inning in an 8-2 loss to Hughesville.
Cole Matusik started the game-winning rally with an inning-opening walk. He stole second and moved to third on AJ Wardropper’s ground out.
Alex Nash was safe on a fielder’s choice and stole second. Matusik scored on Mason Suss’ ground out. Jake Wessel then drove in the go-ahead run with a double.
Nash allowed a single to start the bottom of the seventh inning, but the game ended on a caught stealing.
Murrysville led 1-0 in the bottom of the first on Nolan Boehm’s run-scoring ground out.
Belle Vernon tied the game in the top of the sixth inning on JB Crovak’s double, but Murrysville regained the lead in the bottom of the inning on Marko Rudek’s RBI single.
Nash went the distance for the victory, allowing two runs on nine hits with two walks and a strikeout.
Belle Vernon was held to four hits. Suss and Kaden Faychak singled in addition to the doubles by Wessel and Crovak.
Max Bernadowski led Murrysville with three hits. Josh Hudak and Rudek both finished with two hits.