Phil Coffin tripled and Fred Federicci singled, doubled and drove in a run as Natrona Heights took the first game of a best-of-three playoff series from Cranberry Township, 5-2 Monday evening.

Game 2 will be played at 6 p.m. today at North Boundary Park in Cranberry.

Cranberry Twp. 200 000 0—2 6 3Natrona Hts. 000 104 x—5 7 2WP: Christian Necheff (7 IP) 7 strikeouts, 5 walks.

LP: Knechtel (6 IP) 4 strikeouts, 2 walks

Cranberry: Knechtel 1B RBI

Natrona Heights: Cy Haponski 2B RBI, Fred Federicci 1B 2B RBI, Phil Coffin 3B

Today: Natrona Heights at Cranberry Township, 6 p.m. at North Boundary Park