Hagerstown, MD opened the 2022 PONY League World Series with a 6-5 win over Bay County, MI. Hagerstown built 2-1 and 6-2 leads, then held off Bay County’s late rally, allowing two runs in the sixth and another in the seventh before stranding the tying run on base. Starter Jackson Coulter allowed just one earned run over 4.2 innings, striking out 11 batters to get the win. Rylan Swartz singled in Hagerstown’s first two run in the first, then pitched the final inning for the save. Four different players drove in runs for Bay County which stranded two in the sixth after pulling to within two. Starter Dawson Lavender took the loss. Hagerstown takes on Johnstown, PA Saturday at 6 pm. Bay County faces Guaynabo Sunday afternoon (2:30 pm) in the tournament’s first elimination game.
In the nightcap, New Taipei City won Taiwan’s 17th straight game at the World Series, downing Guaynabo, PR, 6-1. The Asia-Pacific champions plated single runs in the first four innings while holding Guaynabo to just two hits. The Caribbean champions stranded the bases loaded in the bottom of the fourth, then committed a pair of errors in the field, allowing Taiwan to push two more runs across. Guaynabo’s only run came after two out in the seventh, and that due to an error on a fly ball. New Taipei City’s second baseman Gao had two hits and drove in a pair of runs. Yang started for the winners, working three innings to pick up the win. He also had two hits, scored one run and drove in another. New Taipei City is off until Monday evening (5:30 pm) against the Hagerstown/Johnstown winner. Guaynabo faces an elimination game with Bay County Sunday.
The 70th PONY League World Series continues with three games Saturday, starting with San Jose, CA against Monterrey, MX at 1:00 pm. Washington County takes on London at 3:30 followed by the Johnstown/Hagerstown game at 6:00 pm. All the action of the DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World Series will be heard live on WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here.
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