POTTSVILLE — Cullen Reese’s bases-clearing double highlighted a six-run fifth inning that sent Milton to a 10-3 victory over Blue Ridge in the opening round of the Section 3 9-11-Year-Old Division baseball tournament Monday.
Milton trailed 2-1 in the middle of the second inning, but scored three times in the home half for a lead and then broke open the game in the fifth. The District 13 champions advanced to face Blue Mountain in the winners’ bracket today at 7 p.m. Blue Mountain scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to stun Williamsport, 5-4, in the tournament’s other first-round game.
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