Saturday, June 14, 2014
Starrucca lefty Danny Millard (40, Beach Lake) tossed a two-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over Waymart and the Prompton Anglers burst out for a 13-1 victory to highlight Saturday’s action in the Wayne County Baseball League.
Millard struck out nine while improving to 3-0 with three complete games on the season. He had a perfect game with two outs in the fifth before Waymart left fielder Cy Irvin (44, Uniondale) singled to break up any chance at history.
“I wasn’t really thinking about it,” Millard said about the perfect game. “At my age, I was focused on just being efficient so I can pitch deep into the game. I’m just happy I gave us a chance to win.”
The Hawks scored their lone run in the bottom of the sixth when first baseman Billy Carlson (35 Clifford), who had three hits, singled with two outs and scored when left fielder Felix Inger (45, Forest City) followed with an RBI double.
Waymart starter Ed Jones (26, Damascus) allowed one run on seven hits while striking out three in a complete-game loss.
In Lake Ariel, the Prompton Anglers knocked out 16 hits to rout the Angels. Nine different players had at least one hit, led by shortstop Joey Machado (22, Honesdale), who was 3-for-6 with a double and two runs scored. Right fielder Geoffrey Wallace (22, Pleasant Mount) blasted a three-run homer in the third and finished with two hits, three RBIs and two runs.
First baseman Ronald Wilson (41, Canaan Township), center fielder Jason Duncan (42, Forest City) and catcher Bob Murphy (32, Greeley) each added a single, double and two runs scored.
In other action …
♦ Damascus 5, Bethany 4, 15 innings
Donald Phillips (49, Forest City) delivered a two-out, RBI double in the top of the 15th to lift the Grays to the win. Phillips had earlier tied the game at 4 with another two-out, RBI double in the top of the seventh.
Reliever John “Mauler” Pelletier (21, Honesdale) was brilliant in relief, earning the win with 5 1/3 shutout innings, allowing one run while striking out 10. Catcher Pat Wagner (25, Uniondale) added a pair of hits, scored twice and drove in a run.
Bethany left fielder Dale Aitkenhead (27, Mt. Cobb) had a two-run double in the fourth that gave the Blues a 4-3 lead at the time.
♦ Waymart 5, Honesdale 1
Waymart rebounded from the tough loss to Starrucca earlier in the day behind third baseman Ray Sykes (26, Mt. Cobb), who doubled, homered, drove in three and scored a run.
The Generals also received a single, double and an RBI from right fielder Dave Forrest (33, Lake Ariel), two hits and an RBI from center fielder Lou Sandoval (32, Clifford), and two hits and a run from shortstop Barry Horton (28, Mt. Cobb).
Waymart starter Brent St. John (27, Greentown) allowed a run on eight hits and four walks while striking out five in 7 2/3 for the win.
First baseman Ernie Martins (49, Honesdale) and second baseman Denny Cole (26, Greentown) both singled twice for Honesdale.
The doubleheader was caused by a request from Waymart to have Thursday off due to an important town hall meeting.
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