Local roundup: Results from July 1
Franklin Township advanced to the final of the District 18 10-12-year-old Little League Tournament with a victory on Monday.
Franklin also earned a win in Lehigh Valley Senior Connie Mack play.
DISTRICT 18 LL
10-12 TOURNAMENT
Valley East-Franklin Twp.
Franklin Township cruised into the championship of the District 18 10-12-year-old tournament with an 11-1 win over Valley East.
Carter Spotts had a double among his two hits and scored twice for Franklin, which led 5-0 after the first inning. Miles Mann and Roman White had two hits with two RBIs and a run scored. Myles Meek and Jacoby Andrews each had a hit and two RBIs for the winners. Owen Moyer allowed two hits and struck out six in four innings of work to earn the win.
Valley East 000 1 - 1 2 1
Franklin Twp. 504 2 - 11 11 0
LV SR. CONNIE MACK
Franklin Twp.-Catasauqua
Jake Lewis dominated on the mound and Franklin Township rolled to a 6-0 win over Catasauqua in Lehigh Valley Senior Connie Mack action.
Lewis struck out seven and allowed just one hit in seven innings of work for Franklin (10-4). Pierce Goida paced Franklin with two RBIs. Carter Bellis had two hits, while Landon Abelovsky stole three bases.
Joey Conway had a hit for Catasauqua (6-7-1).
Franklin 020 100 3 - 6 7 0
Catasauqua 000 000 0 - 0 1 1
Lewis and Goida; Collazo and Martinez. W - Lewis. L - Collazo.
Northern Vy.-So. Parkland
Two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning helped South Parkland claim a 4-3 win over Northern Valley in Lehigh Valley Senior Connie Mack play.
Andrew Bowser doubled, which helped South Parkland (13-2) tie the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh. Bowser advanced to third when Benjamin Taylor reached on an error and scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch. Carter Wanamaker doubled with an RBI and finished with two hits for the winners.
Cole Dynda had two hits for Northern Valley (9-2). Jayden Christman doubled.
Northern Vy. 000 021 0 - 3 7 2
So. Parkland 011 000 2 - 4 5 3
Fitch, Unrath (7) and Buskirk; Wanamaker, Bowser (5) and Marsteller. W - Bowser. L - Unrath.
Palmerton-Hellertown
A huge fifth inning helped Hellertown claim a 13-1 win over Palmerton in Lehigh Valley Senior Connie Mack action.
Hellertown scored eight runs in the decisive frame. Landon Huber singled, scoring a run and Brady Flores doubled to score three runs. Flores finished with four RBIs. Huber finished with three hits for Hellertown (6-6-2), which drew 10 walks. Anthony Salgado surrendered one hit and one unearned run, striking out three in five innings.
Jared Grammes had the lone hit for the Bombers (7-6).
Palmerton 010 00 - 1 1 0
Hellertown 120 28 - 13 9 2
Grammes, Keiper (5), Serfass (5) and Ahner; Salgado and Flores. W - Salgado. L - Grammes.