JV Baseball Begins Season with Win at BEA

by Brienn Jones for Eagle Eye News April 3, 2023

The Tyrone junior varsity baseball team won their first game of the season 4-2 at Bald Eagle High School on Monday. “I’m hyped to have won this game and I want to win more games this season,” said catcher Brayden Parsons. The team went into their opener eager to start the season off right. Their excitement could be seen in pre-game as players took their warm-up swings, loosened their arms, and got to their positions to prepare for the game. Then it was on.

Within the first three innings, Tyrone produced a run batted in, a dominant pitching performance by sophomore starting pitcher Dylan Ewing, and a strong throw from deep left field to tag the runner out at home by left fielder Richard Rawlings.

The next few innings are what earned the win for the team. With stellar defense, more solid pitching, and hits by Kendall Lehner, Owen Oakes, Brayden Parsons, and Dylan Ewing the team earned the win to begin their season. 

March 27, 2023 by Steve Stoner
Facing Bald Eagle Area at their home field can be intimidating, but Tyrone’s Junior Varsity squad grabbed a 4 to 2 victory in their season opener. Dylan Ewing, a sophomore, pitched a no-hitter until the bottom of the sixth inning. Ninth grader Logan Seeger came in to relieve and took a 3-0 count to strike out the batter. That out was followed by a grounder to second for the second and third outs to end the inning. Seeger closed out the seventh only allowing BEA to score one run.

Tyrone’s win was led by sophomore Kendall Lehner with three hits scoring twice. Brayden Parsons, a ninth grader, added two hits and scoring twice. ” Timely hitting and tough defense was the key to tonight’s Tyrone jV win,” said JV Head Coach Marvin Murray. “This victory was a team effort with s defense led by Steven Buck, Richard Rawling, Brienn Jones, and Owen Oakes.” The Golden Eagles home opener against Bellefonte is this Thursday at 4:00.

Playing at home, Tyrone’s Junior High started their season defeating Bald Eagle 11 to 1 with a mercy rule in the fifth inning. Eighth grader Drew Irons pitched a no-hitter into the 4th. Seventh grader Connor Zupon closed out the game. Jon Stroup had three runs, Caleb Whitby, Coltyn Frye, and Wyatt Kustenbauder each had two, and Drew Irons and Landon Finocchio added one each. 

Due to the large number of players in the program, most Junior High match-ups consists of two games, and the Golden Eagles kept the momentum going in Game Two. Eli Hunter, a seventh grader, pitched the first three innings with Tyler Ramsey finishing out the final two giving Tyrone the 6 to 1 victory. Evin Soellner added two hits along with Rowan Sloss, Griffin Adams, Will Mengle, Gage Johnson, Tyler Eaton, Micah Stine, Karter Bokulich, and Bryce Taneyhill all adding one hit each. Under Head Coach Eric Wardrop, the Junior High travels to Bellefonte this Thursday.