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Hornets rally to top Danville, 5-4

Hornets rally to top Danville, 5-4

By: Ed Weaver  /  May 14, 2016

The Wellsboro Varsity Baseball team rallied from a 4-1 deficit to beat Danville 5-4 on Friday, May 13 on the road.

The Hornets scored in the opening frame as senior Nick Tremper drove home sophomore Dalton Prough to make it 1-0, but Danville scored all of their runs in the fifth inning to take a 4-1 lead as the Hornets came up to bat in the top of the sixth inning. Wellsboro scored twice in the sixth on runs from Dalton Prough and Tremper to cut it to 4-3.

Sophomore Johnny Rowland scored first for the Hornets in the seventh to tie it up at 4-4. Wellsboro scored the go ahead run later in the inning on a hit-and-run with senior Joe Allen at bat. Allen doubled down the left field line scoring Dalton Prough for the game winner.

"Coming back to beat Danville in the last inning shows the grit of this team," said head coach Philip Prough. "We were able to overcome some simple errors. Once again, we had solid at bats and continue to make the opponent make plays to beat us. Tonight saw two evenly matched teams. We made one or two more plays than they did. That's baseball."

Dalton Prough went 3-for-4 with 3 runs scored to lead the Hornets at the plate. Senior Dawson Prough was 1-for-2 with a walk and RBI, Tremper scored a run and had 2 RBI's, Allen was 1-for-3 with an RBI, and Rowland was 2-for-3 with a run scored.

Allen pitched a completed game for Wellsboro, striking out one on 85 pitches for the win.

"I was really pleased with Joe's mound presence and game tonight," continued Prough. "He lets his defense make plays and he's crafty with his pitches."

The win improves the Hornets' record to 9-7. The team is back on the road this morning as they travel to Milton.

 

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Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.

 
 
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