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Saxonburg suffers 1st defeat of season

Sean O'Donnell struck out seven and scattered six hits as Natrona Heights handed Saxonburg its first loss of the season, 3-2, in Eagle County League baseball Wednesday night.

Chris Turka had a two-run single and Cy Haponski added an RBIsingle during a three-run second inning.

Brendan Malone homered for Saxonburg in a losing cause.

In other games:

n Derek Sumner had a double, triple and two RBI and pitched four innings of relief with eight strikeouts and no walks as Mars I blanked Butler City, 11-0.

• Ben Follett doubled to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning and scored the game-winning run on Hugh Mulvey's single as Cranberry nipped Mars II, 4-3.

Saxonburg 100 000 1—2 6 1Natrona Hts. 030 000 x—3 7 0Scott Rice (L, 3 K, 1 BB) and Justin Demek; Sean O'Donnell (W, 7K, 2 BB) and Fred Federicci.

Saxonburg (8-1): Curt Schnur 2B 2-1B, Brendan Malone HR

Natrona Heights (6-2): Fred Federicci 2B 1B, Cy Haponski 2-1BRBI, Chris Turka 1B 2-RBI

Friday: Natrona Heights @Butler, Ingomar atSaxonburg

Butler City 000 000 0—0 4 3Mars I 013 403 x—11 13 1Bell, Coddington (5, 2 K, 3 BB) and Slater; Brad Yates, Derek Sumner (4, 8 K, 0 BB) and Dan DeMarco.

W: Yates (0 K, 0 BB).

L: Bell (1 K, 2 BB).

Butler City: Jesse Coddington 2B; Wilbert 3B

Mars I (7-2): Derek Sumner 2B, 3B, 2 RBI; Brad Yates 2-1B; Matt Nowaczynski 2-2B, RBI; Rob Fester 2-1B, 2 RBI; Bob Harris 3B

Friday: Mars II at Mars I; Natrona Heights atButler

Mars II 000 200 10—3 9 2Cranberry 021 000 01—4 8 2Josh Rape (L, 6 K, 0 BB) and Randy Schuetz; Chris McCartney (3 K, 2 BB), Justin Papania (6, W, 5 K, 0 BB) and Hugh Mulvey.

Mars II: Boggess 2-1B, Rape 2-1B, Rosswog 1BHR

Cranberry (5-4): Hugh Mulvey 2-1B, Greg Sampson 2B, Dave Knechtewl 2B, Ben Follett 2B

Friday: Natrona Heights atCranberry

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