The Johnstown Mainline Pharmacy franchise secured its third consecutive trip to the semifinal round with a sound 11-2 victory over the Brooklyn Bonnie Rams Thursday night in front of 1,657 fans at Sargent’s Stadium at the Point.
Two young pitchers who just graduated from their respective high schools two months ago combined to keep the Bonnie Rams bats in check. Starter Jacob McCoy pitched seven innings, allowing seven hits and no earned runs while striking out three and walking one. Reliever Bradyn Jarvis pitched two scoreless frames with one strikeout and one walk.
Johnstown’s Brody Roberts had three hits, three runs and one RBI batting in the leadoff spot. Mainline’s David Kessler had two hits, including a triple and two RBIs. Teague Hoover drove in a pair of runs via two sacrifice fly outs. Calvin Iseminger drove in two runs.
Brooklyn Bonnie Rams Harry Wilton had two hits and drove in a run.
Johnstown-1 Mainline Pharmacy (3-1), which won the 2023 AAABA Tournament, will face New Brunswick Matrix (3-1), the 2012 tourney champion, at 7 p.m. Friday at Sargent’s Stadium. The game is a rematch of Johnstown’s 5-2 win over New Brunswick on Wednesday in Pool D play.
The other semifinal will pair two 4-0 teams, as 18-time tournament champion New Orleans Boosters will face Johnstown-2 Martella’s Pharmacy, the 2018 AAABA champion, at noon at the Point.