Pennsylvania High School Baseball - Altoona nudged by Punxsutawney
April 16, 2012: Altoona, PA 16602 The Altoona Lions baseball team (Altoona, PA), was tipped 1-0 in Monday's league outing with the visiting Punxsutawney Chucks (Punxsutawney, PA)
The Chucks now hold a 6-2 record. They take the field next when they host DuBois for a Central Penn outing on Wednesday, April 18. Punxsutawney will face a Beavers team coming off a 9-6 non-league win over Kiski School (Saltsburg, PA). The Beavers record now stands at 6-1.
Next, the Lions face the St. Marys Flying Dutch (St. Marys, PA) in a Central Penn outing, on Thursday, April 19. Altoona will attempt to advance on its 6-1 season record. The Flying Dutch enter the outing with a 2-4 record after their 3-2 league loss to Hollidaysburg (Hollidaysburg, PA).
Game Summary
Luke Janocha pitched a 4 hit shutout to lead Punxsutawney past Altoona 1-0. Mike Klingensmith doubled in the only run of the game with one out in the top of the 7th. Anthony Lombardo led Altoona with 2 hits while Christian Helsel threw 5 shutout innings of 1 hit ball while striking out 8.