Early Inning Deficit Leads To Berlin Loss

July 20, 2017 Posted by Matt Pencek Baseball/Softball, Featured Sports

Fruitland – Berlin could not overcome the three spot they allowed to Thurmont in the first inning. With the 11-5 loss, the season ends for Berlin as Thurmont wins the Maryland Little League Championship.

Back-to-to back hits by Logan Simanski and D.J. Shipton opened the first for Thurmont. Josh Skowronski followed with a walk, loading the bases with nobody out. Two sacrifice flies and an EJ Lowry RBI single produced the three runs in the inning.

Only two days ago, the same two teams produced a gem of a playoff game highlighted by several stellar defensive plays. Thurmont won 3-2 putting Berlin in the position of having to win three in a row to win the title.

On Wednesday, Berlin earned the first of the three with a 9-2 win over Conococheague. The Thursday loss to Thurmont ended a Berlin drive for their first state title in four years.

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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.