The 2013 Fall Ball season came to a close on October 19th when the “(Hill) Billies” defeated the “Birdlegs,” 14-10 and 9-2, winning the five game series three games to one. Captains for the “Billies” were Devin Jones and Kaleb Taylor. Birdlegs captains were Curtis Collins and Zach Timchak.
Twenty players competed on the Fall Ball Junior Team this year. Intended for those aged 15 and under, the team practiced on Mondays and Wednesdays with most of the games played on the weekends. The team record was 5-11, but several of the games were decided by one or two runs. Attendance at practices and…
53 Bison Baseball alumni converged at the Lawrence Twp Rec Park to participate in the ninth annual Bison Baseball reunion. The weekend began on Friday evening with a batting practice session and a social hour where old team mates had the opportunity to get together and share memories and stories. (a few of which were…
Down 2-0 and locked in a tight pitcher’s duel, the Bisons exploded for 9 runs in the bottom of the sixth to stun the Punxsutawney Chucks this afternoon at the Bison Sports Complex.
Trailing 6-2 going into the fourth inning, the Bisons were able to come up with 9 runs in their half of the fifth to build a commanding lead over the P-O Mountaineers. The Mounties didn’t quit, however, scoring 3 runs in the sixth. With the score at 12-10, the Bisons came up with two big…
The Bisons fell victim to a late inning Rams rally as they lost 8-4 at the Bison Sports Complex this afternoon. Righty Wyatt Westen took the loss in relief of starter Devin Jones. Thomas Summers and Josh Sorbera led the offense with two hits each. The Bisons loaded the bases with no outs in the…
For the third night in a row the Bisons were involved in a tight ballgame, falling 4-3 to the visiting Scarlet Dragons of Central-Martinsburg. Bison starter Devin Jones pitched a solid game, going 7 innings and surrendering only 2 earned runs. The Bison offense was led by Spencer Herrington who singled and tripled. Cole Kephart…
For the second night in a row, the Bisons built an early lead only to see it slip away in the later innings. Trailing 4-1 into the bottom of the seventh, the Penns Valley Rams fought back to tie the score. A two out single by Rams DH Kevin Butts appeared to win the game,…
The Bisons build an early 6-0 lead over the visiting Brookville Raiders only to see it slip away in the later innings. Trailing 8-6 going into the bottom of the seventh, the home team launched a furious one out rally, culminating in Thomas Summers singling home Spencer Herrington with the winning run. The comeback started…