Twins Rally Past Raiders 3-1

New Oxford staged a 3-run rally in the bottom of the sixth and then withstood a Hanover rally of their own in the seventh as the Twins defeated the Raiders 3-1 Tuesday at New Oxford High School.  Two of the SPL's best squared off as Anthony Lippy and Andrew Burke toed the rubber to start this one. Clint Roche's RBI single that drove in Adam Smith in the third was the only damage against Lippy, but a high pitch count ended his night after four innings. Meanwhile, Burke allowed only one hit, a fifth inning single by Kevin McManama, before he was lifted after the fifth inning. New Oxford's sixth began with a Brady Topper walk, and a pair of sacrifice bunts yielded no outs as the Twins loaded the bases. Topper scored on a wild pitch before Joel Clabaugh flared a single to right to bring in Jeff Deveney with the go-ahead run. McManama followed with a sac fly for the final margin. The Raiders loaded the bases on a pair of walks and an infield error with two outs in the seventh, but Bob Taylor's hard line drive to center was gloved by Conrad Miller for the final out. Dan Shafer tossed three innings of shutout ball to nab the win for New Oxford.

In other South Penn action from Tuesday, Biglerville's Tyler Kime struck out seven over six innings in the Black Sox's 14-2 win over Brushtown at the Brushtown Athletic Association. Brandon Miller led the Sox offensive attack with three hits, while Paul Asper drove in three. Jake Beal added two hits and two RBIs.