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BECKLEY, W.Va. - Despite a five-run bottom of the seventh inning by Bridgeport Post 68, Parkersburg Post 15 managed to stave off elimination at the American Legion State Tournament on Friday morning.
Behind a three-hit performance from Eli Davis and six innings of work from starting pitcher Cam Cumpston, Post 15 defeated Post 68, 9-7. Post 15's road through the loser's bracket continues Saturday at 4 p.m.against the loser of Beckley and Wheeling.
Parkersburg trailed Bridgeport 2-1 through four innings. Bridgeport scored its first run in the second inning on a steal of home.
Wyatt Boice's RBI single in the top of the fourth inning tied the game at 1. In the home half of the fourth inning Post 68 took its last lead of the game on a sacrifice fly from Guy Avolia, who allowed three runs on five hits in 4 ⅔ innings of work as Bridgeport's starting pitcher.
Post 15 moved in front to stay in the fifth inning on Easton Miller's two-run double. Parkersburg extended the gap to 7-2 by scoring three runs in both the sixth and seventh inning.
RBI doubles from Mason Bowen and Dom Fazalare ignited a Bridgeport rally in the bottom of the seventh inning before Parkersburg reliever Cooper Cancade closed the door for the save, allowing just one run in his one-inning stint.
Offensively, Cancade went 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored. Boice added a pair of singles and two RBIs. As a team, Post 15 stole five bases.
American Legion State Tournament
At Beckley, W.Va.
Parkersburg 9, Bridgeport 7
P 000 123 3 - 9 12 2
B 010 100 5 - 7 7 4
WP: Cumpston 6.0IP 6H 6R 6ER 3BB 2SO
Save: Cancade 1.0IP 2H 1R 1ER 0BB 2SO
LP: Avolio 4.2IP 5H 3R 1ER 1BB 4SO
Conley 0.2IP 3H 3R 2ER 1BB 0SO
Edwards 0.2IP 4H 3R 3ER 1BB 0SO
Bowen 1.0IP 0H 0R 0ER 0BB 1SO
Parkersburg Post 15 hitting: McCartney 1-5, 2B; Miller 1-4, 2B, 2 RBIs; Cumpston 1-5, 2 runs; Cancade 2-4, 2 runs; Davis 3-4, 2 run, RBI; W.Boice 2-3, run, 2 RBIs; West 1-4, run, RBIs; Anderson 1-2, RBI; Menarchek run
Bridgeport Post 68 hitting: Rohrig 1-4, run, RBI; Edwards 1-3, run, RBI; Avolio 1-1, RBI; Bowen 1-1,2B, 2 runs, RBI; Fazalare 1-4, 2B, RBI; Kinsey 1-4; Greene 1-2, run; Conley run; Root run
Next game: Parkersburg Post 15 vs. Beckley-Wheeling loser, 4 p.m. Saturday