Shady Side Academy baseball team loses in first round of PIAA tourney
Ben Hartz had two hits batting and did not allow a run over the final six innings he pitched but Shady Side Academy was eliminated from the PIAA Class AA baseball playoffs with a 4-1 loss to Saegertown at Slippery Rock University's Jack Critchfield Park Monday.
The District 10 champion Panthers (23-1) scored four runs in the first inning, helped by an Indians error. Shady Side Academy (17-4) had three hits in the first inning but only two the rest of the game.
The Indians missed out on chances to score in the first when Paul McCullough was thrown out at the plate on a Hartz double and again in the sixth when the first two batters reached. Shady Side Academy's lone run came in the first when Charles Scales drove in Michael Holzinger.
Among the season highlights for Shady Side Academy were winning the Section 4-AA title, advancing to the WPIAL semifinals and earning a PIAA tournament berth. The Indians had separate winning streaks of nine and seven games, and they went 15-2 against WPIAL competition.
The District 10 champion Panthers (23-1) scored four runs in the first inning, helped by an Indians error. Shady Side Academy (17-4) had three hits in the first inning but only two the rest of the game.
The Indians missed out on chances to score in the first when Paul McCullough was thrown out at the plate on a Hartz double and again in the sixth when the first two batters reached. Shady Side Academy's lone run came in the first when Charles Scales drove in Michael Holzinger.
Among the season highlights for Shady Side Academy were winning the Section 4-AA title, advancing to the WPIAL semifinals and earning a PIAA tournament berth. The Indians had separate winning streaks of nine and seven games, and they went 15-2 against WPIAL competition.
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