Johnstown-1 Mainline Pharmacy defeated New Brunswick Matrix 5-1 Wednesday night in front of 2,179 fans at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point to claim the top seed in Pool D.
New Brunswick and Altoona-1 Cumming Motors each went 2-1 in Pool D, but the Matrix won the tiebreaker and advanced to elimination bracket play.
Johnstown starting pitcher Bryce Madden pitched six innings, striking out eight against no walks to earn the mound win. Mainline Pharmacy relievers Cole Sansom (two innings) and Hunter Brown (one) finished without allowing a run.
Second baseman Teague Hoover blasted a two-run triple in the bottom of the first inning and scored on a balk to give Johnstown an early 3-0 lead. Brody Roberts had three hits, including a double.
In the third inning, Matrix’s Matt Brunner singled, moved up on a wild pitch and scored on Jayden Alvarez’s double.
With three teams tied at 2-1, the pool play second tiebreaker, fewest runs allowed applied.
Johnstown gave up 13 total runs through three games. New Brunswick allowed 14 runs, and Altoona gave up 18.
Thursday’s quarterfinal action will include games at Sargent’s Stadium and Roxbury Park’s Dee Dee Osborne Field.
- New Orleans (A1) will face Butler (B2) at Roxbury Park at noon.
- Columbus (A2) will play Johnstown-2 Martella’s Pharmacy (B1) at Sargent’s Stadium at noon.
- Maryland State (C1) will play New Brunswick (D2), at Forest Hills High School at noon.
- Brooklyn (C2) will face (D1) at Johnstown Mainline Pharmacy at Sargent’s Stadium at 7 p.m.