With a playoff game on the line, Bellefonte rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Juniata Indians a 14-0 shutout. Bellefonte might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
Peyton Vancas and Braedyn Kormanic made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Vancas pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kormanic tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Vancas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Vancas scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Kormanic went 3-for-4 with four RBI.
In other batting news, Jacob Corman was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Trevor Johnson, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Bellefonte is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Juniata, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.
As of now, neither Bellefonte nor Juniata have any future games scheduled.
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