Berwick rallies in 6th to top Pittston Area

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Angelers hit the water for start of trout season

SYRACUSE, N.Y. &#8211; Kyle Davies weaved together five strong innings and the offense backed up their right-hander with 12 hits as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders shut out the Syracuse Chiefs 6-0 on Saturday afternoon at NBT Bank Stadium.The RailRiders (4-6) took a 2-1 advantage in the four-game series with the win. The Chiefs dropped to 4-6.Davies (1-0) stymied the Chiefs, allowing just two hits and a walk in his SWB debut. He fanned six hitters. Former RailRiders hurler Bruce Billings (0-1) absorbed the loss in his first outing against his former team. The right-hander allowed three runs on five hits across five innings. He walked two and struck out a pair.Nick Noonan got the RailRiders on the board in the second inning. After Ben Gamel extended the frame with a single, Noonan drove a double to the right field corner and Gamel scored easily from first. Jonathan Galvez beat out a potential double play in the second to bring in Tyler Austin for a 2-0 advantage in the third.Ramon Flores clubbed his fourth home run of the year in the fifth inning. The solo shot put SWB up 3-0. Gamel added to the advantage in the sixth. Cole Figueroa doubled with one away and scored on Gamel&#8217;s second hit of the afternoon.Figueroa plated a run in the seventh on a two out single that scored Austin from third.Slade Heathcott drove in the final run in the ninth. Gamel and Noonan opened the frame with consecutive singles. Heathcott scored Gamel with a hard single to right.The Chiefs only advanced one base runner to third when Tony Gwynn Jr. hit a two-out triple in the seventh inning.The four-game series wraps up on Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. Right-hander Bryan Mitchell (0-1, 3.68) is scheduled to throw against RHP Taylor Jordan (1-0, 0.00). The team returns home on Monday to host the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.RailRiders 6, Syracuse 0RailRiders`AB`R`H`BIHeathcott dh`5`0`1`1Flores rf`4`1`1`1Austin lf`5`2`2`0Roller 1b`4`0`1`0Galvez 3b`4`0`0`1Figueroa ss`4`1`2`1Romine c`4`0`0`0Gamel cf`4`2`3`1Noonan 2b`4`0`2`1Totals`38`6`12`6Syracuse`AB`R`H`BIden Dekker rf`4`0`0`0Gwynn Jr. cf`4`0`1`0Stewart 3b`3`0`1`0Minicozzi 1b`4`0`0`0Ka&#8217;aihue dh`4`0`0`0Martinson ss`4`0`2`0Lerud c`3`0`1`0Dykstra 2b`2`0`0`0Robinson lf `3`0`0`0Totals`31`0`5`0RailRiders`011`011`011`&#8212;`6Syracuse`000`000`000`&#8212;`0DP: RailRiders 1. LOB: RailRiders 7, Syracuse 6. SB: Galvez (1). CS: Gamel (1). 2B: Austin (2), Noonan (2), Figueroa (1), Stewart (3), Martinson (2). 3B: Gwynn Jr. (1). HR: Flores (4).RailRiders`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SODavies (W, 1-0)`5.0 `2`0`0`1`6Burawa `2.1 `2`0`0`1`0Webb `1.2 `1`0`0`0`2Syracuse`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOBillings (L, 0-1)`5.0`5`3`3`2`2Runion `2.0`2`1`1`0`1Fornataro `1.0`2`1`1`0`1Hill `1.0`3`1`1`0`3WP: Billings, Hill.Umpires: HP: Joseph Born. 1B: Chad Whitson. 3B: Brian De Brauwere.T: 2:39. Att: 3,596.

Kyle Davies, RailRiders shut down Syracuse