The Carbon Monarchs and Northern Valley both suffered setbacks on Wednesday as the Lehigh Valley Legion Baseball League kicked off its double-elimination postseason tournament.

LV LEGION

Carbon Monarchs-So. Parkland

Carbon Monarch kept pace with South Parkland in the early going, but a late surge helped the hosts pull away for a 9-1 win in LV Legion action.

The Monarchs held a 2-0 lead for three innings thanks to Jack Edwards’ RBI-double in the second inning.

Edwards and Aiden Rarick led the way for the locals, as both were the lone multiple hitters. Edwards recorded a single, double and an RBI, while Rarick finished with two singles.

Xander Provence sparked South Parkland with two singles, a double and three runs scored. Teammate John Friday had two singles and three RBIs.

Carbon Monarchs 010 000 0 – 1 6 2

South Parkland 000 414 x – 9 13 1

Birnbaum, Murphy (6) and Schwartz, Henkles (4); Wanamaker and Patel. W – Wanamaker. L – Birnbaum.

Northern Valley-Salisbury

In a contest that needed eight innings to decide, it was Dominic Gracia’s RBI-single that lifted Salisbury to a 6-5 victory over Northern Valley.

Trailing 4-0 after five innings, the Chargers rallied for five runs in the sixth inning to take the lead. The Falcons tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Nick Buskirk got things started with a single and then later scored by stealing home. Robert Croneberger (RBI-single), Austin Eisenhard (two-run single) and Cole Hausman (RBI-single) all played a key role in the explosive inning.

Nick Buskirk was the lone multiple hitter for the locals, as he recorded two singles and a run scored.

Matt Nunez led the way for Salisbury, as he posted a single, double, a run scored, two walks and an RBI.

Northern Valley 000 005 00 – 5 6 3

Salisbury 100 121 01 – 6 13 3

N. Buskirk, Fagan (5) and Eisenhard; Lovelidge, Fogel (6) and Nunez. W – Lovelidge. L – N. Buskirk.

BLUE MTN. LEAGUE

Roseto-Berlinsville

The Berlinsville Braves erupted for a 17-5 win over the Roseto Bandits in six innings in Blue Mountain League action.

Conor Howland went 4-for-5 with a triple, five RBIs and two runs scored for the Braves (9-10). Shane Fillman (two runs scored, stolen base), Austin Mueller (three runs scored, two stolen bases) and Luke Spencer (two doubles, two runs scored, stolen base) each had a pair of hits and drove in two runs in the win. Ben Gagnon also had a hit and two RBIs, while Luke Netznik tossed a complete game on the mound, allowing just one earned run.

Chad Stofflet had a double with three RBIs for the Bandits (1-17).

Roseto 010 040 - 5 5 2

Berlinsville 035 324 - 17 13 1

Sterner, Sutton (3), Kuster (6) and Stefanowicz; Netznik and Fischl. W - Netznik. L - Sterner.

LV JR CONNIE MACK

Palmerton-So. Lehigh Blue

Southern Lehigh Blue ran away with a 12-2 win over Palmerton in LV Connie Mack action.

SL Blue’s Parker Grady was the game’s lone multiple hitter, as he posted two singles and an RBI.

Teammate Jack Pavis chipped in with a double, a run scored and two RBIs.

Shane George recorded a single and a run scored for Palmerton, while Connor Buck added a single and an RBI.

Teammate Christian Ortiz recorded the lone other hit with a single.

Palmerton 000 20 – 2 3 5

Southern Lehigh Blue 080 22 – 12 8 0

Frantz, Vezo (4) and Uhnak; Greenawald, Thompson (5) and Pavis. W – Greenawald. L – Frantz.

SCH. TEENER LEAGUE

Mrs. T’s-Hope’s Collision

Mrs. T’s cruised to a 16-5 Schuylkill Teener League victory over Hope’s Collision.

T. Karosas led the way for Mrs. T’s, as he finished with three singles, two runs scored and three RBIs.

Teammate C. McCole followed with two doubles, three runs scored and an RBI.

J. Knepper was the lone multiple hitter for Hope’s Collision, as he ended up with two singles and an RBI.

Mrs. T’s 547 00 – 16 18 1

Hope Collision 113 00 – 5 7 1

Burke and Hkechola; B. Case, S. Case (2), Moyer (4) and Deiter. W – Burke. L – B. Case.