FINAL SCORE: #5 Apprentice School 4, #2 Penn State Greater Allegheny 1
RECORDS: Apprentice School 28-14; Penn State Greater Allegheny 32-8
LOCATION: War Memorial Stadium/Hampton, VA
IN BRIEF: Jordan Cowles drove in two runs with a double in the fourth and a solo home run in the seventh from Christian Burton provided insurance in a 4-1 Apprentice School win over Penn State Greater Allegheny in the third place game at the USCAA Championships Saturday.
HOW THEY SCORED:
The Builders scored a run in the top of the second inning as with two outs Cowles reached on an error and went to second on a Thomas Richardson single. Brock Harris followed by smacking a single to left center for a single to score Cowles and give the Builders a 1-0 lead.
In the fourth, the Builders pushed two across as Jacob Countiss opened with a double and went to third as Collin Wilber reached on an error. Pinch-runner Jordan Wright came in for Wilber and stole second before Cowles laced a double to left-center for a 3-0 Apprentice School lead.
Penn State Greater Allegheny pushed a run across in the bottom of the fifth as Francisco Del Rio singled to left center and was replaced by pinch-runner John Nusser who advanced to second on a failed pickoff attempt. Mark Hollis followed with a single to center to plate Nusser for a 3-1 Apprentice School advantage.
In the seventh inning the Builders added an insurance run as Christian Burton took the first pitch for a one-out solo home run for a 4-1 lead.
BEHIND THE BOXSCORE
Four Builders had two hits each as Harris, Lee Rossi, Countiss and Cowles were all 2-for-4. Harris drove in one run, while Cowles had two as the Builders out-hit Penn State Greater Allegheny 13-7.
Taylor Gomer picked up the win for the Builders throwing 5.2 innings and allowing seven hits with five strikeouts to put his record at 8-3 on the year. Sam Massie struck out one in 1.1 innings to earn his sixth save of the year and second of the tournament.
For Penn State Greater Allegheny, Gianmarco Concepcion was 2-for-3 as the lone Lion with more than one hit. Luke Padezan took the loss throwing three innings and allowing five hits and two runs to put his season record at 4-1.
NEXT UP
The Builders face top-seeded Illinois Tech in the championship game and must win twice to take the title.
