BASEBALL
Chambersburg 5, Cumberland Valley 1: Ryne Mills was the man for the Trojans on offense and defense Thursday night, contributing mightily to a Mid Penn Commonwealth victory over the Eagles on the road.

Ryne Mills

Mills (4-0) pitched a complete game, giving up 6 hits and 1 walk, while fanning 7 CV batters. At the plate, he had 3 hits in 4 at-bats, including a triple, scored twice and knocked in a run.

“He was very good on the mound and had a good day at the plate,” Chambersburg coach Scott Folmar said. “He battled them on the mound and did a really good job. In the sixth, he had a really good at-bat, getting 11 or 12 pitches before hitting a triple.”

Chambersburg (11-1, 6-1 MPC) posted 3 runs in the top of he first inning off CV starter Caden Johnson. Mills led off with a hit, Aaron Vasquez bunted for a hit and Brady Truett walked with one out to load the bases. After another out, Johnson lost his control, walking Devon Nalewak and Matt Murphy back-to-back to score 2 runs, and then hit Hayden Lyons with a pitch to make it 3-0.

Cumberland Valley (5-6, 3-5 MPC) scored its run in the fifth, but the Trojans came right back for some insurance in the sixth. Lyons led off with a single and Bryce Deneen sacrificed him to second. Mills clubbed his line-drive triple to center to score a run, and he came home on a sacrifice fly by Vasquez.

Folmar said, “We did some little things right tonight — we had two sacrifice bunts and one sac fly, and we had another sac fly called out (for leaving the base too quickly). Overall, it was a good game. We played clean on defense again.”

The Trojans hold a two-game lead in the Commonwealth standings.

GIRLS LACROSSE
Chambersburg 20, Central Dauphin 10: The Trojans beat the Rams for the first time in program history on Thursday evening at Trojan Stadium in a Mid Penn Commonwealth contest; turning around a 16-11 loss to CD to open the season.

Kaitlyn Brady

“We started out a little unsure and tight in the first quarter (4-4), but once we settled in you could almost feel it, and they just starting rolling. The girls really wanted this win tonight. We played really solid and we had six girls score a goal.”

Reagan Barrett fired in 7 goals for the Trojans (6-4, 6-4 MPC) and added 2 assists, 3 groundballs and 2 draw controls. Adele Henry had 4 goals, 2 assists and 6 groundballs, while Brynn Sekel added 3 goals, 2 assists, 2 caused turnovers, 2 groundballs and 6 draws.

Also, Jordyn Sprankle had 3 goals and 2 caused TOs, Kaitlyn Brady had a goal, an assist, 2 groundballs and 6 draws, Callie Yardley-Gontz scored 2 goals and Reese Heverley made 3 saves in goal.

Coach Henry said, “Our defense really stepped up and stuck to our plan. It was an electric crowd in the stadium tonight and the girls really fed off of it.

“Savannah (White) and Kaitlyn are so important to our offense. They aren’t the flashiest of players, but are so trusted by our team. They both really played well tonight all around, and especially in the circle.”