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Cranberry edges Saxonburg

Hugh Mulvey drove in two runs in the top of the sixth inning to key a four-run outburst as Cranberry grabbed a 5-4 win over Saxonburg inEagle County League baseball Monday.

Justin Papania got the win and Dave Knechtel picked up the save.

In other games:

n Mike Jewart tossed a 3-hit shutout as Natrona Heights blanked Evans City, 8-0.

Cranberry 001 004 0—5 6 2Saxonburg 002 000 2—4 6 1Justin Papania, Dave Knechtel (7) and Hugh Mulvey. Derek Blyzwick and Sandy Sanderson.

W: Papania (7 K, 1 BB).

L: Blyzwick (9 K, 3 BB).

SV: Knechtel (1 K, 0 BB).

Cranberry (8-4): Mulvey 1B 2B 2-RBI, Papania 2-1B

Saxonburg (12-2): Brendan Malone 2B, Sanderson 2B

Natrona Hts. 133 001 0—8 9 2Evans City 000 000 0—0 3 3Mike Jewart and Fred Federicci; Walsh, Daubenspeck (4, 2k, 0bb).

W: Jewart (8k, 1bb).

L: Walsh (1k, 4bb).

Natrona Heights (9-3): Brandon Ruk HR 2 RBI, Bill Wolfe 2B, Phil Coffin 3-1B, Zak Sobotka 2-1B

Wednesday: Natrona Heights at Cranberry

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