Macs on stunning hot start
Canon-McMillan wins 4th in a row
Canon-McMillan may not have been among the teams to look out for at the start of the season, but if the early going is any indication, the Big Macs might be one of the schools there when it counts at the end of the year,
Senior Nick Hilbert drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded single in the top of the seventh before Lucas Dantry drove home an insurance run as Canon-McMillan (4-1, 2-0) won its fourth in a row, 5-2, against Mt. Lebanon (0-6, 0-2) in a Class 6A Section 2 game.
Last season, CanonMcMillan did not win its fourth game until May 2.
With the win, the Bog Macs clinched a win in the three-game season series with the Blue Devils. CanonMcMillan won the first of their three-game series, 9-4, on Monday.
They will wrap things up when they play each other again on Thursday.
Other baseball games
• Jacob Cramer only had one hit for Latrobe (4-2, 2-0), but he made it count win a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth that helped the Wildcats pull out a 4-2 victory against Laurel Highlands (02, 0-2) in a Class 4A Section 2 tilt. The Mustangs lost both of their games against Latrobe by a combined score of 17-7.
• North Hills (6-1, 2-0) kept up its hot start with a 14-3 victory against winless New Castle (0-4, 0-2) in a Class 5A section 3 matchup. The Indians have scored at least 11 runs in each of their past three games and four times overall. They scored 12 times in the top of the seventh to put this one away. Walt Vitovich had four hits in the win.
•Highlands (2-3, 1-1) had an opportunity to take over sole possession of first place in Section 4, but the Class 4A No. 2 Rams instead dropped into a six-way tie for first-place after a 7-2 loss to Knoch (2-5, 1-1). Junior Brady Waozniak was the catalyst for the Knights as he had three hits, scored three times and drove in a run.
• Defending state champion and Class 4A No. 1 Montour (7-0, 2-0) continues to rake against the competition. Junior Jacob Robinson was 3 for 4 with a double, two RBIs, stole a base and scored five tines in the Spartans’ 18- 5 six- inning win against Ambridge (0-4, 0-2) to complete the sweep against its Section 1 rivals. The Spartans have scored 71 runs in their first seven games.
• Mohawk (5-1, 3-1) used a four-run fourth inning to jump out against Class 3A No. 1 Neshannock (3-1, 1-1) as the No. 3 Warriors handed the Lancers their first loss and came away with a 9- 4 home victory. Freshman Bobby Fadden went 3 for 5 with a double and scored two runs in the leadoff spot for Mohawk, while Jay Wrona -— who drove in three —- and Adam Bowser each chipped in three hits.
• South Fayette didn’t have time to wallow after a 15-11 loss to Peters Township on Monday and that might have been a good thing. The Class 5A No. 1 Lions ( 3- 1, 1- 1) snapped back quickly from their first loss as Tyler Skeen went 2 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs to lead them to a 7-4 win in the rematch against the Indians (3-3, 11).
•Dustin Rape struck out 11 in 5 2/3 innings and Zach Clark cleaned it up with 1 1/3 scoreless for the save as the two Freeport (6-1, 4-0) pitchers combined on a nohitter in a 3-0 Class 3A Section 3 win over Deer Lakes (2-3, 1-3).