Tournament Results:
Semifinal Round (Thursday, August 11):
Connellsville 9, Greater Mount Union 0
Berwick Area 5, Plymouth Township 1
Consolation Game (Friday, August 12):
Plymouth Township 5, Greater Mount Union 2
Championship Game (Saturday, August 13):
Connellsville 6, Berwick Area 1 (TITLE)
Summary:
Connellsville Little League and Berwick Area Little League met in a rematch of the 1972 state championship game, and Connellsville avenged a loss in the earlier meeting by defeating Berwick Area, 6-1, to win its second consecutive state title. Connellsville jumped to an early 2-0 lead against Berwick, then methodically extended the advantage while riding the four hit pitching of Terry Newell.
Connellsville scored twice in the first inning. Greg Lonigro and Joe Bailey singled, and Lonigro scored on a fielder's choice. Tim Bishop's bloop single to right then scored Baily. Connellsville escaped jams in the second (a double play) and third (stranding runners at second and third) innings before later extending the lead. Lonigro and Bailey had RBI singles in the fourth, Newell doubled home a run in the fifth, and catcher Randy Sova launched a solo home run in the sixth.
In the semifinals, Connellsville and Berwick both used big second inning rallies to eliminate their opponents. Connellsville struck for five second inning runs in ousting Greater Mount Union Little League 9-0. 6'1" pitcher West Turner (he threw a two-hitter) opened the inning with a homer, and Bailey capped it with a two run double to right field. Tim Bishop later added a homer for Connellsville.
Berwick right fielder Ron Pruitt celebrated his 12th birthday by homering and driving in three runs in his team's 5-1 win over Plymouth Township Little League. Pruitt's two run homer in the second opened the scoring, and was followed by a bases-loaded single by Anthony Cicini. Winning pitcher Keith Seely struck out three and was backed by an error-free defense.
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Linescores:
| Semifinal Round |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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R |
H |
E |
| Connellsville |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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9 |
9 |
1 |
| Greater Mount Union |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
2 |
1 |
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| Semifinal Round |
| Berwick Area |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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5 |
6 |
- |
| Plymouth Township |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
5 |
- |
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| Consolation Game |
| Greater Mount Union |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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2 |
3 |
1 |
| Plymouth Township |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
x |
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5 |
3 |
0 |
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| Championship Game |
| Connellsville |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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6 |
12 |
- |
| Berwick Area |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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1 |
4 |
- |
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1977 Pennsylvania District Champions and Sectional Tournament Results
District Champions
in Section 1 |
District Champions
in Section 2 |
D1 - Albion-Springfield
D2 - West Middlesex
D3 - Corry
D4 - Brookline (Pittsburgh)
D6 - Masontown
D9 - Connellsville
D25 - Oil City
Section 1 Tournament
Championship Game Host - West Middlesex (District 2)
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Connellsville 11, Masontown 0
2 - Albion-Springfield 9, Corry 0
3 - Oil City 4, West Middlesex 0
4 - Connellsville 7, Brookline 3 (7 innings)
5 - Oil City 2, Albion-Springfield 0
6 - Connellsville 3, Oil City 0 (TITLE)
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D5 - Four Leaf Clover (Morrisdale)
D7 - Kittanning
D10 - Ridgway
D11 - Greater Mount Union
D12 - Hepburn-Lycoming (Cogan Station)
D26 - Derry Township
Section 2 Tournament
Championship Game Host - Kittanning (District 7)
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Hepburn-Lycoming 2, Four Leaf Clover 0
2 - Greater Mount Union 6, Ridgway 3
3 - Greater Mount Union 10, Hepburn-Lycoming 9
4 - Derry Township 9, Kittanning 1
5 - Greater Mount Union 5, Derry Township 1 (TITLE)
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District Champions
in Section 3 |
District Champions
in Section 4 |
D13 - Berwick Area
D14 - Camp Hill
D15 - Sayre
D16 - Mountain Top Area (Wright Township)
D17 - Connell Park (Scranton)
D18 - Hazleton American
Section 3 Tournament
Championship Game Host - Berwick Area (District 13)
At Ber-Vaughn Park
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Berwick Area 8, Hazleton American 1
2 - Mountain Top Area 10, Sayre 0
3 - Berwick Area 13, Camp Hill 7
4 - Connell Park 6, Mountain Top Area 0
5 - Berwick Area 6, Connell Park 2 (TITLE)
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D19 - Drexel Hill
D20 - City Line (Bethlehem)
D21 - Bensalem Ramblers
D22 - Plymouth Township
D23 - Chester West
D24 - Minersville
Section 4 Tournament
Championship Game Host - Slate Belt (Bangor) (District 20)
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Minersville 9, Drexel Hill 3
2 - Plymouth Township 6, Bensalem Ramblers 3
3 - City Line 10, Minersville 2
4 - Plymouth Township 6, Chester West 2
5 - Plymouth Township 10, City Line 5 (TITLE)
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