Area Roundup -- Cromer throws no-hitter for Hawks in Florida

March 11, 2009

COLLEGE BASEBALL

COCOA, Fla. --Â Spencer Cromer pitched a no-hit shutout with nine strikeouts as Hagerstown Community College beat UConn Avery Point 3-0 at the Cocoa Expo on Wednesday.

Charles Johnson drove in all the runs for the Hawks (8-4), hitting a three-run triple with two outs in the top of the sixth inning.

Earlier in the day, HCC fell 9-3 to Nassau. Hawks relievers Craig Haupt and John Byram combined for eight strikeouts over the final 5 2/3 innings, while allowing only one earned run.

Nassau 9, HCC 3
Nassau 260 010 0 -- 9 7 2
Hagerstown 011 010 0 -- 3 5 4
Grassiano, Speranza (5), Condos (6) and Heinsman. Bertschinger, Haupt (2), Byram (6) and Everhart, Marcucci (6). WP -- Grassiano. LP --Â Bertschinger (2-1). HR --Â Nassau: Pernice (5th, none on).
HCC 3, UConn Avery Point 0
Hagerstown 000 003 0 -- 3 3 3
UConn A.P. 000 000 0 -- 0 0 1
Cromer and Cook. Howard, Fuller (6) and Kapfor. WP --Â Cromer (2-1). LP --Â Howard.

Shepherd 5-5, W.Va. Wesleyan 4-4

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Drew McCormick belted a walk-off two-run home run in the seventh inning of the nightcap to help Shepherd University sweep West Virginia Wesleyan at Fairfax Field.

In the opener, Tyler Beard, a Williamsport graduate, led off the seventh with a double and scored on an error to give the Rams (8-6) a victory. Jefferson graduate Brian Collins doubled, homered and drove in two.

In the nightcap, Waynesboro graduate Nathan Minnick went 3-for-4 with a solo homer for the Rams. Musselman graduate Mark Darlington hit a three-run homer for Wesleyan (5-9).

Kenny Reisinger pitched two hitless seventh innings to earn the win in both games for Shepherd.

YOUTH BASKETBALL

Boonsboro Boys League

Grades 5-6

AAMCO 27, KPMG 25

AAMCO: Garey 5, Thibault 11, Johnson 4, Wilson 7.

KPMG: Ebersole 4, Doyle 3, Bodenheimer 7, Itnyre 8, Hubbard 3.

MCEA Chapter 67 35, Mr. D's 15

MCEA: C. Zinaich 5, R. Zinaich 5, Carlo 4, Thaggard 4, Jenkins 7, Nittinger 10.

Mr. D's: Froehlich 2, Saunders 10, Brabson 3.

BRIEFS

West End LL tryouts

Registration and tryouts for West End Little League will be held Saturday at Hellane Park in Hagerstown. Tryouts for 9-year-olds will begin at noon, followed by 10-year-olds at 1 p.m. and 11- and 12-year-olds at 2. Second tryouts for 9-year-olds are Monday at 5 p.m., 10-year-olds are Tuesday at 5 and 11- and 12-year-olds are Wednesday at 5.

Football tryouts

Open tryouts for the Chambersburg Cardinals adult football team will be held Saturday at noon at Chambersburg Middle School. Cost is $25 for all new players. No football equipment is needed, but prospective players should bring running shoes and cleats. For information, contact Russell Ruckman at 301-988-9889.

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