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Pittston Area strong in D2-3A baseball win over Lehman

For the second straight year, Nanticoke turned in its best performance of the season against Lakeland in the playoffs.The Trojans ended the Chiefs&#8217; championship reign last May in the quarterfinals. This time around, they blew them away in the first round of the District 2 Class 2A tournament as the No. 13 seed, earning an 11-1 win on Friday.Kyle Pokrinchak went the distance for the win, scattering four singles and striking out four while going 2 for 3 with a double and two RBI at the plate. Matt Labenski was 3 for 4 with three RBI and Alec Norton got things going with a solo home run against the fourth-seeded Chiefs.Nanticoke will play the winner of Saturday&#8217;s Riverside at Meyers game on the road in Tuesday&#8217;s quarterfinals.Northwest 13,Mountain View 0The No. 7 Rangers pounded out 13 runs on 13 hits in just four innings of work at the plate, dusting off the 10th-seeded Eagles in five innings in a Class 2A opener.Doug Campbell finished 3 for 3 with two doubles and four RBI. Eric Evans also went 3 for 3. Brian Hardiman pitched a three-hit shutout.Northwest advances to take on defending district champion Montrose in Tuesday&#8217;s quarterfinals. The Meteors hammered Carbondale 15-0 in their opener.Holy Cross 8,Wyoming Seminary 5A day after beating Lakeland for the Lackawanna Division 3 title, the No. 3 Crusaders eliminated the No. 14 Blue Knights.Holy Cross will host the winner of Saturday&#8217;s Dunmore at Mid Valley game on Tuesday.CLASS 3ABerwick 1,Tunkhannock 0Austin Horsefield drove in the game&#8217;s only run in the bottom of the eighth to give the fourth-seeded Bulldogs a walk-off win in extra innings of their Class 3A opener.Senior ace Jordan DiValerio went the distance, pitching a five-hit shutout, striking out seven without allowing a walk. Max Melito had two hits for Berwick, which will host Crestwood in Tuesday&#8217;s quarterfinals.Cody Brown struck out seven in 7.1 innings for the No. 13 Tigers. Lane Ceccarelli had two hits.Scranton Prep 7,Dallas 4The No. 11 Cavaliers broke a 4-4 tie with three runs in the sixth to oust No. 6 Dallas. Kyler McAllister hit a two-run homer for Prep, which takes on North Pocono next.J.D. Barrett went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBI for the Mountaineers. Drew Patton was 3 for 3.District 2 Class 2A first roundNanticoke 11, Lakeland 1Nanticoke`AB`R`H`BIAKreitzer lf`4`1`0`0TPokrinchak ph`1`0`0`0SKreitzer cf`4`1`0`1AlNorton 3b`2`3`1`1Rynkiewicz c`2`0`1`0KPokrinchak p`3`2`2`2Labenski rf`4`1`3`3Shatley 1b`2`1`0`0AuNorton pr`0`1`0`0Piestrak ss`2`1`1`2Piontkowski ph`1`0`0`0Bukofski 2b`3`0`1`1Montgomery ph`0`0`0`1Totals`27`11`9`11Lakeland`AB`R`H`BIRetzbach c`4`0`0`0Verrastro ss`3`0`2`0Art p`3`0`1`1Vaverchak p`0`0`0`0Polito p`0`0`0`0Hayes 1b`3`0`0`0Lavelle 3b`0`0`0`0Pittack dh`3`0`0`0Piraino 2b`2`1`0`0Harding lf`2`0`0`0Cicio rf`2`0`1`0Novitzky ph`1`0`0`0Romano cf`3`0`0`1Totals`26`1`4`1Nanticoke`110`030`6`&#8212;`11Lakeland`000`000`1`&#8212;`12B &#8212; KPokrinchak; HR &#8212; AlNortonNanticoke`IP`H`R`ER`BB`KKPknchk (W)`7.0`4`1`1`2`4Lakeland`IP`H`R`ER`BB`KArt (L)`6.0`6`5`4`4`6Vaverchak`0.1`3`6`6`3`0Polito`0.2`0`0`0`0`1`0District 2 Class 2A first roundNorthwest 13, Mountain View 0Mt. 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Nanticoke stuns Lakeland in 2A baseball opener