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Evans City nips Mars I

Todd Purvis' RBI-single in the bottom of the sixth inning proved to be the difference as Evans City dropped Mars I by a score of 7-6 in Eagle County League baseball Tuesday.

In other games:

• Al Klimkowski and Phil Coffin each homered as Natrona Heights, which plated nine runs in the second inning, doubled up Mars II 14-7.

• Matt Messer homered and drove in two runs as Saxonburg (5-0) remained unbeaten with a 6-4 win over Wexford.

Mars I 320 100 0—6 9 0Evans City 000 052 x—7 7 5Zima (0 K, 3 BB), Stickler (2) DeMarco; John Hart (5 K, 4 BB), Joe Ference (6) and Mike Koska;

W: Ference (1 K, 0 BB).

L: Stickler (3 K, 4 BB).

Mars I: Westwood HR 3 RBI, Calella HR 2 RBI, Fester 1B 2B

Evans City (1-4): Mike Koska 2-1B 2 RBI, Joe Ference 2B RBI, Ray Pollum 2B RBI, Todd Purvis 1B RBI

Today: Evans City at Natrona Heights

Natrona Hts. 090 030 2—14 12 3Mars II 010 104 1—7 5 3Mike Jewart, Matt Borland (6, 1 K, 4 BB) and Ken Bissell; Brill, Shaffer (6, 2 K, 0 BB) and Schuetz.

W: Jewart (7 K, 4 BB).

L: Brill (1 K, 3 BB).

Natrona Heights (2-2): Bill Wolfe 2-2B, RBI; Al Klimkowski HR, 3 RBI; Phil Coffin HR, 2-1B, 2 RBI

Mars II: Boggess HR

Today: Natrona Heights at Evans City

Wexford 200 110 0—4 8 3Saxonburg 001 122 x—6 11 0Joe Malloy and Brad Ravenstahl; Zach Toth and JustinDemek.

W: Toth (6 K, 2 BB).

L: Malloy (2 K, 2 BB).

Wexford: Brian Slavicek HR 1B RBI, Dave Wald HR 2B 1B, Dante Calderone 2B 1B RBI

Saxonburg (5-0): Matt Messer HR 2B 2-RBI, Brendan Malone 2B RBI, AustinLeffler 2B RBI, Dan Pickard 2-1B RBI

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