WESTERNPORT — Jeremy Shingler fired a four-hitter and Marcus McGinnis and Adam Stowell homered, lifting top-seeded WEPCO to a 5-2 win over fourth-seeded Sweitzer, Simson & Associates in the first game of their best-of-three Rec League semifinal series Monday evening.
Shingler scattered four singles and struck out 12 in a complete-game victory.
Tied 2-2, Justin Blubaugh singled in the WEPCO fifth and McGinnis blasted a two-out, two-run homer to put WEPCO on top to stay.
Stowell hit a solo homer in the second inning, Tom Holtschneider doubled and singled and Steven Holtschneider singled twice for WEPCO (16-1).
Andrew Sisler had two singles for Sweitzer, Simson (8-7-2). Jeremy Sharpless allowed eight hits and struck out seven in six innings.
The second game of the series will be Wednesday, at Southern High, at 5:30.
Times-News 7
Chessie 5
CUMBERLAND — Tristan Beyer singled home the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning to cap a late-game comeback that lifted second-seeded Times-News over third-seeded Chessie Credit Union in the opening game of their best-of-three series.
The Times-News trailed 5-1 through four innings, tied it with a four-run fifth, went ahead with a pair in the sixth, then got out of a seventh-inning jam to win it.
Danny Mock’s two-run single highlighted the four-run fifth. In the sixth, Lucas Trunkle led off with a single, Aaron O’Rourke reached on an error and Beyer singled home Trunkle to give the Times-News its first lead. O’Rourke scored on another error for an insurance run.
Chessie threatened in the top of the seventh when Matt Farris walked, moved to second on an error and got to third on a single by Josh Jenkins. After a fly out, the Times-News turned a game-ending 6-4-3 double play.
Beyer and Trunkle led the Times-News (10-6-1) with two singles.
Chessie (9-8) lost despite outhitting the Times-News 13-6. Patrick Livingston hit a triple and two singles, Logan Harden had a double and single, Sean Nolan doubled and Josh Neilson singled three times.
The series continues Wednesday at the Frostburg Armory at 5:30.
