Mainline Pharmacy’s Josh Ulery went 4-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and one run batted as the Johnstown-2 Mainline Pharmacy defeated New Orleans Boosters 7-4 in the afternoon game at Sargent’s Stadium.
Mainline, which won the 2023 AAABA Tournament as the Johnstown-1 representative, moved into the semifinal round against the Columbus TNT Knights on Friday at the time to be determined by Thursday’s night contest at the Point.
Johnstown-2’s Connor McTighe had a double and two RBIs.
Garrett Starr pitched six innings, allowing two runs, and J Bryson, Mainline’s fourth pitcher of the day, saved the contest with 1.2 clean innings. New Orleans’ Rhett Centanni went 2-for-3 with a double and one run scored. Taylor Walters drove in two runs.
In Thursday’s two other early single-elimination bracket games:
* Altoona sent 10 batters to the plate and scored five runs in the fifth to take control in an 11-4 win over Zanesville at Roxbury Park. Tyreke Green had three hits for Altoona. Cam Donaldson, Nate Helms, Ethan Schimony and Green each had two RBIs. Caleb Bond drove in two runs for Zanesville, which finished 3-1.
* Braden Reed had three hits, including a double and three RBIs in Columbus TNT Knights’ 6-2 win over Butler Blue Sox in the morning game at Sargent’s Stadium. Colton Moone, Drew Snipes and Gage Weaver each had two hits, with Moone and Snipes each collecting a double. Butler’s Zach Johnston had two hits, with a double.