Blue Pirates Drop Games to Juniata Valley, Glendale

The Williamsburg High School baseball team dropped three games in consecutive days to slip to 0-6 on the season.

JV 23, WHS 6

Visiting Juniata Valley scored 13 runs in the seventh inning en route to a 23-6 victory against WHS on April 2.

The Blue Pirates led 2-0 and 4-2 before a five-run fifth put the Green Hornets in front for good. Leading 7-5, Valley scored three runs in the sixth before its explosion of runs in the seventh.

Drew Hileman had two hits and two runs scored for WHS. Shane Brantner also had hits for the Blue Pirates, while Josiah Dowey drove in two runs.

Led by two steals each from Lambert Palmer and Wes McCall, WHS had six stolen bases to Valley’s five. WHS pitchers issued 11 walks on the day.

Glendale 6, WHS 1

After losing 15-0 at Central on April 3 (see story in Central’s roundup), the Blue Pirates dropped a 6-1 decision at Glendale on April 4.

WHS scored its lone run in the top of the first inning, while Glendale scored single runs in the second, fourth and fifth innings before adding three in the sixth.

Lambert Palmer, who had two hits, including a double, drove in Josiah Dowey with WHS’s lone run. Ben Post (double) and Drew Hileman each had two hits in the setback.

WHS pitchers issued 13 walks and stuck out seven while yielding three hits.