Roth's Clutch Hit Helps Twins Sweep Dodgers

Littlestown was a pitch away from garnishing a doubleheader split, but Austin Roth delivered a bases-loaded, two-out, full count single that drove in the tying and go-ahead runs in a thrilling 2-1 victory in game two of New Oxford's sweep of Littlestown Sunday at New Oxford High School.  Down 1-0 in the seventh, Alex Emlet singled and Davey Zaminski walked. Two outs later, Larry Baumgardner was intentionally walked to get to Roth who snuck a grounder past a diving Sam Wertz for the walkoff. Jeff Deveney had three hits for New Oxford, which survived three errors, two of which put the Dodgers ahead in the top of the sixth.  Jordan Arnold got the win with five innings of solid relief. In the opener, Conrad Miller's 3-run double was the big blow in a five-run second that staked the Twins to a 5-1 win. Will Tokarski allowed just two hits in the complete game win.

In other SPL action from the weekend, Cashtown clipped North Carroll 6-3 in game one of their scheduled double dip at Cashtown. The game was a slugfest as the teams combined for 23 hits, yet the game was knotted at just 2-2 entering the bottom of the sixth when Cashtown exploded for four runs. Michael Tempel had three hits to lead the Pirates, with teammates Ethan Ketterman, Robert Rohrbaugh, and Cody Smith chipping in two apiece. For North Carroll, Trevor Boring had three hits and Wade Group had two, with Elijah Wingate driving in a pair of runs. Game two of the doubleheader was tied at 0-0 with two outs in the bottom of the fifth when heavy rain halted the game. A decision on the final status of the game is forthcoming.

Biglerville and Brushtown were unable to play their doubleheader due to wet grounds. The teams will now play a single game this Tuesday, June 4, at Brushtown, and play two at Oakside on June 30 as part of the makeup.

From Saturday, Hanover swept Gettysburg at Rec Park, winning game one 5-1 and taking the nightcap 3-0.  Austin Kibler went 3-for-3 at the dish in the opener for the Raiders. Alex Smith and Bob Taylor had two hits each. Tyler Null struck out six in the complete game effort.  For Gettysburg, Troy Litten and Logan Carbaugh both had two hits, with Litten driving in the Grays lone run. Game two saw Kibler drive in a pair of runs with a second inning hit, and Mark Phillips homered just before the rains came. Beau Deatrick logged the five-inning shutout, allowing just four hits.

New Oxford blanked North Carroll 10-0 in six innings Saturday night. Matt Martin and Conrad Miller led the Twins offense with two hits each, with Miller driving in three. Jeff Deveney tossed five innings to pick up the victory on the mound.