Font ResizeThe Cardinals took a 3-1 lead with that run and held off Enola 3-2 in the first game of their best-of-five West Shore Twilight Baseball League semifinal playoff series on Thursday. The teams play at Mechanicsburg tonight at 5:45.
Casey Cooper belted a triple off Nick Pisani to lead off the seventh for the Cardinals (26-12) and scored one out later on a base hit by Teed Wertz.
In the bottom of the inning, Kenny Glass singled and went to second on an overthrow, then scored on a double by Tom Semanek. But Mechanicsburg pitcher Eric Weltmer bore down and got the last three outs on a grounder, strikeout and fly ball.
Ryan Murray was 3-for-4 for the Cardinals and Wertz was 2-for-4.
Mechanicsburg 3, Enola 2
Mechanicsburg 002 000 1 -- 3-9-2
Enola 000 001 1 -- 2-6-3
Mechanicsburg Pitching
ip h r er bb so
Eric Weltmer (W,4-5) 7 6 2 2 0 6
Enola Pitching
Nick Pisani (L,6-3) 7 9 3 1 0 6
2B--(E) Tom Semanek. 3B--(M) Casey Cooper.
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SEMIFINAL PLAYOFFS
Thursday's Games
Shippensburg 15, Chambersburg 0
Mechanicsburg 3, Enola 2
Friday's Games
Game 2, Shippensburg (27-9-1) at Chambersburg (25-14), 5:45
Game 2, Enola (28-11) at Mechanicsburg (26-12), 5:45
Saturday's Games
Game 3, Chambersburg at Shippensburg, 1
Game 3, Mechanicsburg at Enola, 1
