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MILROY -- It's way too early for a big game in the Mifflin County Babe Ruth League, but -- Strodes Mills ran its record to 2-0 on Monday night as it beat Milroy, 16-5, in five innings as the game was stopped by the 10-run rule.
On Wednesday, Strodes Mills will visit Reedsville at 6 p.m. Reedsville is the only other undefeated team in the league, also with a 2-0 mark.
For the second straight game. Milroy gave one of the top teams a scare. Milroy was a head of Reedsville, 3-0, after three innings on Friday before losing13-3.
On Monday it led Strodes Mills 4-0 with one out in the top of the fourth inning before the wall caved in again.
Strodes Mills batted 18 batters in the fourth and scored 14 times.
The winners finished with nine hits in the big inning and 14 for the game. Five Strodes Mills players had multiple hits for the led by Grady Hoppel, who had three.
Evan Strohecker, Aidan Arnold, Braydon Hunter and Cody Ort each had two. Joel Beamer and Bryson Hughes had doubles along with Hoppel and Arnold.
Hughes picked up the win in relief. He allowed no hits, one run, walked two and struck out six. Michael McNitt pitched the first three innings and had eight strikeouts.
Milroy got a two-run single from Brayden Stitt in the second inning. Thad Gerwick had Milroy's only other hit a single in the third.
Belltown 13, Burnham 2
BURNHAM -- Belltown pounded out 21 hits as it won its first game of the year, downing Burnham, 13-2.
Max Weader went the distance for Belltown as he gave up five hits, walked one and struck out four.
Logan Ruth led the Belltown hitters with a perfect 4-for-4 night. Two of his hits went for two bases.
But, Ruth was not the only Belltown hitter on fire. Reese Christine had three hits with one going for a double and the other went for a home run. The long bomb was a solo shot in the seventh.
Aidan Attivo and Easton Lepley also had three-hit nights. Lepley, a rookie, smashed a double and a triple.
Tristin Pent, Kyle Shirk and Weader each had two hits for Belltown.
Burnham had two batters with multiple hits, Preston Ettinger and Jayden Smith, each with two.