The District 5 Little League Major (12u) Baseball Tournament got underway with two play-in games on Friday, June 24.
In those games, Philipsburg-Osceola defeated Four Leaf, 4-2, and BEA got past Curwensville 5-4 in Wingate.
The two winners advanced to the first round, while Four Leaf and Curwensville fell into the lower bracket of the double-elimination tournament.
In the first round on Sunday, June 26, P-O could not build on its victory and lost to Moshannon Valley, 5-2, in Houtzdale. Mo Valley shortstop Brady Mihalko began a three-run inning when he smashed a two-run double in the bottom of the second, and then Mo Valley scored single runs in the third and fourth innings to take a 5-2 lead.
Bo Washell, in relief of starter Harrison Snyder, came in and threw shutout ball, securing the win for MV.
In other first round games, Bellefonte shut out Penns Valley, 7-0; State College got past Nittany Valley, 12-3; and BEA won its second game in a row with a 19-0 win over Clearfield.
Tonight, Bellefonte will visit State College in the upper bracket semi final, and Moshannon Valley will host BEA.
In the lower bracket, Penns Valley will take on Nittany Valley at home, and the winner of the Four Leaf-Clearfield game will take on the winner of the Curwensville-P-O game.
The upper bracket semi finals will be held on Tuesday, July 5, and the finals will be on Saturday, July 9, and Monday, July 11, (if needed).
