DEEP FREEZE: Clarion-Limestone Leaves DCC Out in the Cold With 10-0 Win

STRATTANVILLE, Pa. (EYT/D9) — The Clarion-Limestone baseball team pounded out 15 hits, five of which went for doubles, to help the Lions defeat DuBois Central Catholic 10-0 in six innings at a chilly C-L Sports Complex on Monday afternoon.

(Pictured above, Tommy Smith had one of five doubles for Clarion-Limestone on Monday/photo by Diane Lutz)

Logan Lutz tossed a two-hitter with two walks, one hit batter, and three strikeouts to pick up the mound win.

“Maybe we should ask for cold and snow more often,” said C-L head coach Bill Smith. “Our guys came out ready to play and we got some early runs, which kind of set the tone, and Logan did a very nice job of shutting down a very good DuBois Central team.”

Jake Smith went 3 for 3, including a bases-clearing double in the first inning, which helped stake the Lions to a 4-0 lead. Lutz, Tommy Smith, Nick Aaron, Kohen Kemmer, and Jack Craig each had two hits. Smith, Aaron, Kemmer, and Braden Murray each hit a double. Jordan Hesdon added a single.

“We’ve struggled early in games to get that big hit,” said Bill Smith. “That hit by Jake (Smith) in the first kind of set the tone and get the guys settled in. We played an all-around good game. Our defense played a solid game behind Logan today.”

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Aaron drove in the fourth run of the first inning with a single.

C-L (6-4) added a run in the second as Tommy Smith doubled and scored on an RBI single by Hesdon.

The Lions tacked on four runs in the fifth to take a 9-0 lead. Murray picked up an RBI double, while Craig hit an RBI single. Another run scored on a ground out by Lutz with the fourth run scoring on an error.

C-L then ended the game in the sixth as Aaron and Kemmer hit back-to-back doubles for the 10-0 victory.

Johnny Varischetti and Cartar Kosko each had a single for DCC.

“We had a tough loss to Cranberry last week,” said Bill Smith. “We rebounded with a big win over Karns City on the turf field in Butler, which was a big win for us, and I think that kind of carried over into today. Those were two big wins as we’re trying to build toward May and see where the rest of the season takes us.”

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