Mill Rats defeat Half Trax to finish homestand 5-1
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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A seven-run second inning gave the Johnstown Mill Rats an early boost as the hosts ended the homestand with a 13-4 victory over the Champion City Half Trax Sunday at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point.
Johnstown improved to 9-8 overall and 8-4 at home thanks to a 5-1 homestand.
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Hudson Hartgrove led the Mill Rats with three hits, two doubles, three stolen bases, three runs and two RBIs. Sergio DeCello (double, two RBIs), Austin Lafferty (double, three RBIs), Ty Marsh (double) and Caden Throneberry (two RBIs) each provided two knocks.
Tobin Bigham doubled.
Johnstown, which led 10-2 after the fifth, stole 12 bases as a team.
Nathan Holowka struck out five and allowed two runs in five innings for the Mill Rats. Kyle Moczygemba, Connor O’Neil and Caden Sivrich (three strikeouts) each tossed a scoreless inning.
In Johnstown’s second inning, Hartgrove and Bigham each provided an RBI double. DeCello added a run-scoring knock. A double steal allowed Bigham to score.
Lafferty doubled in a run, and Throneberry capped off the frame with a two-run single to center.
The Mill Rats added two runs in the fifth and single tallies in the third, sixth, seventh and eighth.
Champion City’s Hunter Fryman (double) and Dane Perry each went 3-for-5. Baxter Tedesco (double) added two hits, and Luke McClure drove in a pair of runs.
The Half Trax left 13 runners on base.
DeCello provided a sacrifice fly in the third.
Lafferty and Marsh each produced an RBI single in the fifth.
Hartgrove and Lafferty delivered sacrifice flies in the sixth and seventh, respectively.
Johnstown travels to Lafayette Tuesday to begin a two-game series.