Roy-Hart wins to advance to Class B semis
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Evan Poeller hurls Roy-Hart to a shutout sectional win.
No. 5 seed Roy-Hart bested visiting No. 13 Cleveland Hill 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class B baseball tournament this afternoon as Evan Poeller hurled the shutout.
Poeller allowed only 2 hits and struck out 6 as the Rams advance to Thursday’s semifinal at top seeded JFK which nipped No. 9 Akron 3-2 in 8 innings in another quarterfinal this afternoon.
Hank Snyder led the Rams offense with a pair of hits including a double.
Roy-Hart, after leaving the bases loaded in the third inning scored what proved to be the game winner in the fourth frame as Snyder singled and came home on a wild pitch.
The Rams added a big insurance run in the fifth as Poeller singled and came home on an error, and another in the sixth on an error after three walks had loaded the bases.
Roy-Hart improves to 14-3 with the win.
Roy-Hart third baseman RJ Townsend makes a throw to first base to get the out on Cleveland Hill’s Xavier Westbrooks.
