Grayson Booher went 3 2/3 innings in the game, allowing two runs on two hits. Striking out eight and walking three. Kohen Mann pitched 2 1/3 hitless innings, striking out three to wrap up the win for Greencastle.
Greencastle used a 12-hit attack, all singles, scoring at least one run in their final four at-bats. Greer Barkdoll, Kohen Mann, and Kyler Myers collected two hits each to pace Greencastle.
After a 1-2-3 first inning, Greencastle got the bats going in the bottom of the second inning, as Kohen Mann and Brody Sprague each produced a run-scoring single to stake Greencastle to a 2-0 lead.
Greencastle made it 3-0 in the bottom of the third on a single by Greer Barkdoll, and extended the lead to 5-0 on a two-run single from Ethan Allen.
Pen Mar cut the gap to 5-2 in the top of the fourth on an RBI single from Zachery Surace and then added another run on a wild pitch.
Greencastle made it 6-2 in the bottom of the fourth on a run-producing single from Grayson Booher.
Greencastle put the game away with a four-run fifth inning. Back-to-back bases loaded walks to Brinx Bonillas and Austin Luckenbach made 8-2, Brady Swain followed with an RBI single, and Greencastle added a run on a fielders choice to go up 10-2.
Greencastle is now 4-1 in the postseason and has scored 54 runs through five games while allowing 16. Pen Mar was eliminated with the loss.
NOTES: Greencastle Junior All-Stars fell to East Side 12-1 in the best-of-three Section 7 tournament opening game at Greencastle. The two teams will meet again on Wednesday night, with Greencastle needing a victory to stay alive. The game will be played at Horst Field at 7:00 p.m. A Greencastle win would force a deciding game on Thursday night…. Greencastle will host the Section 7 Little League Tournament July 12-15 at Clary Field. Dillsburg, Glenmore, and Warwick have already qualified for the four-team double elimination tournament, with the remaining spot to be determined on Thursday when Greencastle will play Newville or South Middleton.