POTOMAC PARK - Oakland spotted the Cumberland Orioles a 2-0 lead after the first inning, then Torie Poholski settled down while his teammates' bats got hot for a 4-2 opening-game Pen-Mar West Virginia League victory Sunday at Holler Field.
In the second game, the Orioles returned the favor as Tony Fetters only allowed three hits in a 3-1 Cumberland win for the doubleheader split.
In the opener, Oakland tied the game with a two-run fourth inning and then added a run in the next two innings in its 11-hit attack.
Corey Bosley, Bill Reams and Brian Linhart were the leading hitters. Reams was 3-for-4 while Bosley was 2-for-4 with a single and a double. Linhart had an RBI as he singled and doubled as well. James Altobello and Joe Wilt each scored a run as did Eric Johnson.
Poholski struck out nine and walked two while scattering six hits.
Mike Hutchinson, Josh Dolly and Jeremy Fisher led the Orioles at the plate. They each scored a run and Dolly and Fisher each drove in a run. Dolly had two hits, including a double.
Josh Kuykendal had eight strikeouts and also gave up two walks.
In the second game, Fetters struck out six and walked four while allowing just three singles.
Hutchinson had two RBIs and Chad Chambers drove in one. Dolly and Sean Fazenbaker, who had two hits, each scored for the Orioles.
On Saturday, Oakland pounded out 19 hits cruising over Clarksburg 18-4 at Garrett College.
Linhart had the big hit with a two-run home run in the sixth inning. The game, however, was Oakland's with a nine-run bottom half of the first inning.
Other leading hitters for Oakland were Danny Flores with three hits and four runs scored. Reams had three hits, including a double, with three RBIs and three runs scored. Jamie Clark also had three hits with two doubles and four RBIs and Chris Shirko drove in two runs off of a double and he scored as well.
Winning pitcher Scott Wildeson struck out nine in four innings and reliever Matt Miller had four in the final three innings.
Oakland (12-3) will host Cumberland Wednesday night at Garrett College in a make-up game from June 14. The Orioles are 12-7 overall and 9-4 in Pen-MarWV.
Pen-Mar League
July 8, 2008
Oakland splits with Cumberland, 4-2 and 1-4
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Oakland takes four from Romney Cycles
McHENRY — Oakland swept a doubleheader on Sunday, a day after sweeping a twinbill on Saturday to defeat the Romney Cycles Orioles four times over the weekend in Pen-Mar League action, with all four games being played at Garrett College.
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Titans grab Pen-Mar title
Mike Carter’s two home runs accounted for six RBIs in leading the Tri-State Titans to a 9-5 victory in the second game of a Sunday doubleheader with the Cumberland Orioles in the third and deciding game of the Pen-Mar Series championship at Bel Air Field.
- Tri-State’s Powell’s pitching blanks O’s Brian Powell setup Tri-State with a chance to win the Pen-Mar Championship today by shutting out the Cumberland Orioles 9-0 Saturday at Allegany College of Maryland in the opening game of the best-of-five finals.
- Titans take series A day after pounding 17 hits to take a 1-0 lead over Romney in the Pen-Mar League Semifinals, Tri-State upped the stakes by collecting 21 hits and advanced to the finals by beating Romney 17-4 Sunday at Allegany College of Maryland.
- Logsdon sparks Tri-State to sweep of Romney Josh Logsdon tossed a four-hit shutout in the opener and went 3-for-4 in the nitecap as the league-leading Tri-State Titans swept Romney, 3-0 and 8-4, in a Pen-Mar League doubleheader Sunday at Allegany College.
- Orioles drop pair The Berkshire Red Sox scored five runs in the first inning of the opener, and had two three-run inning late in the second to complete a sweep of the Cumberland Orioles Sunday at Frostburg State University.
- Tri-State sweeps Oakland Tri-State got complete game performances from Brian Powell and Justin Munson to sweep a doubleheader, 10-3 and 5-3, with Oakland Sunday afternoon in Pen-Mar action at Allegany College of Maryland.
- Oakland splits DH with Orioles Oakland collected a 10-run win in the first game, and Cumberland rebounded for a seven-run victory in the second as the Oaks and Orioles split a Saturday doubleheader at Garrett College on Saturday to remain tied in the Pen-Mar standings.
- Tri-State scores sweep Buckhannon Brian Powell’s pitching got Tri-State the win in first game, and the Titans used timely hitting in the second to complete a 2-1, 8-3 sweep of Buckhannon in a Pen-Mar League doubleheader Saturday at Allegany College.
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Cumberland Repeats
Mike Hutchinson and Jeremy Fisher smacked run-scoring singles in a five-run fifth inning, Marc Atkins went the distance and the Cumberland Orioles beat the Tri-State Titans 6-4 to win their third straight Pen-Mar Baseball League championship Sunday afternoon at Holler Field.
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