Tournament Results:
Opening Round (Sunday, July 28):
Franklin 4, Railway Park 2
Winner's Bracket Semifinals (Sunday, July 28 and Monday, July 29):
Hazle Township 12, Somerset 3
Franklin 7, Upper Darby 5
Elimination Bracket Quarterfinal (five teams remain) (Monday, July 29):
Railway Park 3, Somerset 1 (elim.)
Elimination Bracket Semifinal (four teams remain) (Tuesday, July 30):
Upper Darby 5, Railway Park 1 (elim.)
Winner's Bracket Final (Tuesday, July 30):
Hazle Township 10, Franklin 5
Elimination Bracket Final (three teams remain) (Wednesday, July 31):
Franklin 11, Upper Darby 0 (elim.)
Championship Game (Friday, August 2 and Saturday, August 3):
Franklin 4, Hazle Township 1
Franklin 11, Hazle Township 0 (TITLE)
Summary:
A 10-5 loss to Hazle Township Little League served as a wake-up call for Franklin Little League, which proceeded to allow only one run over its next three games to claim its third consecutive Pennsylvania state championship.
Franklin struggled early in its first two tournament games. The defending champs needed Adam Frederick's tie-breaking two-run homer in the fourth to edge Pottsville's Railway Park Little League in their opener, and Adam Huan rescued Franklin the next day with a two-out grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning that erased a 5-3 Upper Darby Little League lead.
Hazle Township then used three homers to open up a 10-1 lead in its victory over Franklin. Following the loss, Franklin pitchers Haun and Travis McGuire combined to allow only one run and six hits over the next three games as Franklin eliminated Upper Darby (a combined no-hitter) and swept Hazle Township (Haun's four-hitter and McGuire's title-clinching two-hit shutout). Haun, who hit .428 with five home runs in the state tournament, broke the title game open with a second-inning grand slam, while Frederick (.571 with five doubles and two homers in the tourney) was 3-for-3. Chris Sandieson added a home run. Franklin became the first Pennsylvania league since Connellsville in 1976-78 to win three consecutive state titles.
At the Eastern Region tournament in Bristol, Connecticut, Franklin dropped its opener to Southington Northern Little League (Connecticut), then proceeded to win seven consecutive games to force a winner-take-all showdown with eventual U.S. champion Cranston Western Little League (Rhode Island). After a dramatic diving catch by Cranston's reserve left fielder prevented Franklin from winning the game in the bottom of the sixth inning, Franklin surrendered a three-run homer in the seventh inning that gave Cranston a 4-1 extra inning win.
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Linescores:
| Opening Round |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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R |
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| Franklin |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
6 |
0 |
| Railway Park |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
6 |
2 |
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| Winner's Bracket Semifinal |
| Somerset Area |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
5 |
- |
| Hazle Township |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
x |
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10 |
10 |
- |
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| Winner's Bracket Semifinal |
| Franklin |
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7 |
- |
- |
| Upper Darby |
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5 |
- |
- |
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| Elimination Bracket Quarterfinal |
| Somerset Area |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
3 |
1 |
| Railway Park |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
x |
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3 |
6 |
1 |
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| Elimination Bracket Semifinal |
| Upper Darby |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
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5 |
10 |
1 |
| Railway Park |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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1 |
4 |
3 |
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| Winner's Bracket Final |
| Franklin |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
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5 |
3 |
1 |
| Hazle Township |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
x |
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10 |
8 |
1 |
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| Elimination Bracket Final |
| Franklin |
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11 |
- |
- |
| Upper Darby |
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0 |
- |
- |
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| Championship Series Game 1 |
| Franklin |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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4 |
7 |
1 |
| Hazle Township |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
3 |
2 |
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| Championship Series Game 2 |
| Hazle Township |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
2 |
2 |
| Franklin |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
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11 |
10 |
0 |
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1996 Pennsylvania District Champions and Sectional Tournament Results
District Champions
in Section 1 |
District Champions
in Section 2 |
D4 - Moon Township
D5 - Big Valley (Siglersville)
D9 - Connellsville
D11 - Somerset Area
D26 - Latrobe
Section 1 Tournament
Championship Game Host - Somerset Area (District 11)
Tournament Results:
1 - Moon Township 6, Connellsville 3
2 - Somerset Area 13, Big Valley 7
3 - Moon Township 8, Latrobe 0
4 - Big Valley 10, Connellsville 4 (elim.)
5 - Big Valley 11, Latrobe 4 (elim.)
6 - Somerset Area 7, Moon Township 4
7 - Big Valley 6, Moon Township 5 (elim.)
8 - Big Valley 9, Somerset Area 8
9 - Somerset Area 12, Big Valley 9 (TITLE)
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D1 - Corry
D2 - Greenville
D7 - Indiana American
D10 - DuBois
D25 - Franklin
Section 2 Tournament
Host - Kittanning (District 7)
Tournament Results:
1 - Greenville 10, Corry 0
2 - Greenville 16, Indiana American 7
3 - Franklin 9, DuBois 7 (7 innings)
4 - Indiana American d. Corry (elim.)
5 - Indiana American 6, DuBois 1 (elim.)
6 - Franklin 5, Greenville 3
7 - Indiana American 7, Greenville 5 (elim.)
8 - Franklin 9, Indiana American 0 (TITLE)
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District Champions
in Section 3 |
District Champions
in Section 4 |
D12 - Montoursville
D13 - Danville Area
D14 - Camp Hill
D15 - Allegheny Mountain (Galeton)
D24 - Railway Park (Pottsville)
Section 3 Tournament
Championship Game Host - Railway Park (Pottsville) (District 24)
At Railway Park
Tournament Results:
1 - Montoursville 9, Camp Hill 2
2 - Railway Park 5, Danville Area 4
3 - Montoursville 4, Alleghany Mountain 2
4 - Camp Hill 5, Danville Area 4 (elim.)
5 - Alleghany Mountain 4, Camp Hill 2 (elim.)
6 - Railway Park 6, Montoursville 2
7 - Alleghany Mountain 3, Montoursville 2 (elim.)
8 - Railway Park 10, Alleghany Mountain 7 (TITLE)
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D16 - West Pittston
D17 - Abington National (Clarks Summit)
D18 - Hazle Township
D20 - Lehigh (Bethlehem)
D29 - East Stroudsburg South
Section 4 Tournament
Held at District Sites
Championship Game Host - Hazle Township (District 18)
Tournament Results:
1 - Lehigh 5, West Pittston 2
2 - Hazle Township 10, Abington National 0 (4 innings)
3 - Lehigh 16, East Stroudsburg South 0 (5 innings)
4 - West Pittston 6, Abington National 2 (elim.)
5 - East Stroudsburg South 2, West Pittston 0 (elim.)
6 - Lehigh 2, Hazle Township 1
7 - Hazle Township 12, East Stroudsburg South 0 (4 innings; elim.)
8 - Hazle Township 14, Lehigh 4 (4 innings)
9 - Hazle Township 13, Lehigh 2 (TITLE)
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District Champions
in Section 5 |
D19 - Upper Darby
D21 - Levittown Pacific
D22 - Warrington
D23 - Conestoga Valley
D27 - Berwyn-Paoli
D28 - East Side National (West Chester)
Section 5 Tournament
Host - Exeter Township (District 23)
At Exeter Little League Complex
Tournament Results:
1 - Levittown Pacific 6, East Side National 0
2 - Upper Darby 3, Berwyn-Paoli 1
3 - Warrington 2, Levittown Pacific 0
4 - Upper Darby 6, Conestoga Valley 3
5 - Levittown Pacific 13, Berwyn-Paoli 1 (5 innings; elim.)
6 - Conestoga Valley d. East Side National (elim.)
7 - Levittown Pacific 9, Conestoga Valley 7 (elim.)
8 - Upper Darby 3, Warrington 1
9 - Warrington 4, Levittown Pacific 3 (elim.)
10 - Upper Darby 3, Warrington 1 (TITLE)
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