The Berlinsville Braves and Jim Thorpe both picked up wins in weekend baseball action.

Berlinsville edged Hellertown in a Blue Mountain League contest, while Thorpe downed Emmaus in Lehigh Valley Connie Mack action.

BLUE MOUNTAIN LEAGUE

Berlinsville-Hellertown

The Berlinsville Braves pushed across two runs in the eighth inning Sunday to snap a tie and earn a 4-2 Blue Mountain League victory over the Hellertown Royals.

Northwestern graduate Jake Augustus had a hit and a walk, and raced home with the tie-breaking run in the eighth on Kyle Friebolin’s base hit.

Cody Krupa, a Northern Lehigh grad, hit a home run earlier in the contest and added an insurance run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly.

Another Nolehi alum, Zach Palansky, gained the pitching win. Palansky tossed all eight innings, allowing juts three hits, one walk and two unearned runs.

The winners also received a pair of hits from JD Greeley and Matt Mellinger.

For the Royals, Pleasant Valley grad Dan Borden had one of his team’s three hits.

Berlinsville 100 100 02 - 4 8 2

Hellertown 000 020 00 - 2 3 0

Palansky and Friebolin; Serman, Blugis and Morrisey. W - Palansky. L - Blugis. HR: Berlinsville - Krupa.

LV CONNIE MACK

Emmaus-Jim Thorpe

Chip Baldassano had two hits, scored two runs and knocked in a pair to lead Jim Thorpe to a 10-6 Lehigh Valley Connie Mack victory over Emmaus.

The winners jumped out to a 5-1 advantage after three innings before using a five-run sixth inning to help secure the decision.

Nikolas Schwartz added a hit, a run and two RBIs, while Ian Heckles contributed a hit, an RBI and two runs scored.

Rich Strack, who knocked in a pair of runs, earned the pitching win, allowing two earned runs and five hits in five innings.

Thorpe (3-3) also received a hit, run and RBI from Matthew Domski.

Emmaus 100 110 3 - 6 8 4

Jim Thorpe 302 005 x - 10 7 3

W - Strack.