| SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013 Toe DALLAS POST PAGE 9 SPOrts Brian Stepniak, of Dallas, watches the Field of Dreams Game from the dugout. DREAM GAME By TOM ROBINSON For The Dallas Post he Wyoming Valley Confer- ence spent 3 1/3 innings June 2 searching for its first hit and first run in the inaugural Field of Dreams baseball game at PNC Field. Greg Petorak of Dallas provided both, starting a comeback that allowed the WVC to force an extra inning before losing to the Lackawanna League, 8-6, in eight innings in the all-star game for high school seniors. Petorak started at second base and bat- ted fifth in the game. He walked in his first at-bat. When Petorak came to the plate in the bottom of the fourth, the WVC was facing a 5-0 deficit and in danger of getting blown out of the game. Petorak singled to center field, took second on a wild pitch, went to third on a groundout and scored on an error. The WVC eventually used a five-run sixth inning, which included a hit and run by Tunkhannock’s Ty Weiss, to force a 6-6 tie. “We had a high-energy dugout,” Petorak said. “The guys were into it. “Everyone on this team is capable of contributing. We just all grinded it out. We scored a few runs and got back into the Greg Petorak, of Dallas, hits a single to center field in the fourth inning of the Field of Dreams Game. game.” Petorak enjoyed the experience of play- ing at the home of the Scranton/Wilkes- Barre RailRiders in a Sunday afternoon game that drew a paid crowd of approxi- mately 500. He said the setting and crowd “is something I've never experienced be- fore, so it was nice.” The all-star game appearance was a re- FRED ADAMS PHOTOS/FOR THE DALLAS POST ward for a season in which Petorak batted .357 while scoring 19 runs and driving in 14 to help Dallas to within a game of first place in Division 2 of the Wyoming Valley Conference. “I'm proud of my high school career and looking forward to the next level,” said Petorak, a Back Mountain American Le- gion player who plans to play at Ursinus College next season. Brian Stepniak, who is set to play at Di- vision I Hartford College, also represented Dallas in the game. Stepniak started at first base, but did not bat or pitch in the game because he was slowed by a minor injury. During the season, Stepniak batted .340 with 19 RBI and was 6-2 with 58 strikeouts and a 2.52 earned run average as a pitcher. Three players from Tunkhannock’s WVC Division 2 championship team were also part of the WVC roster. In addition to Weiss, who pitched a hit- less inning with one strikeout and was was 1-for-1 with a walk and a run scored, Jeremy Lee started in right field and was O-for-2 at the plate while Josh McClain went O-for-1. Scranton Prep’s Chris Gaetano was 2-for- 3 with a triple, a stolen base and four runs scored to lead the Lackawanna League to its victory. He tripled and scored the win- ning run in the top of the eighth inning. SPORTS BRIEFS AMORY ACES SHOT Jay Amory, of Dallas, recorded his first hole-in-one on Sunday, May 19 while playing golf at Huntsville Golf Club in Lehman Amory aced the 17th hole. Hls shot was witnessed by Greg Douds, Bill Krywicki and Joe Reed. KILLEEN SHOOTS HOLE IN ONE Gail Killeen, of Dallas, recorded a hole-in-one on Thursday, May 23 while playing golf at Huntsville Golf club in Lehman. Killeen aced Hole No. 3 using a 7 wood from 113 yards. Her shot was witnessed by her husband, Joe. CAMP REGISTRATION The Rock Rec Center is accepting applications for its summer basketball camp. Camps are open to boys and girls pre-K through sixth grade. Camp dates are pre-K through first grade, June 10-14 and July 15-19, 9 a.m. to noon; second and third grades, June 24-28 and July 22-26, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; fourth through sixth grades, July 8-12 and July 29 to Aug. 2, 9 a.m. to . NNOOI. There is a $10 early registration discount for those who register prior to June 1. For more information, call 696-2769 or visit www.rockrec.org. John Kashatus, assistant coach. Stepniak will play at Hartford Brian Stepniak, a senior at Dallas High School, has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career to play Division 1 baseball at the University of Hartford. Stepniak has been a four-year starter as a pitcher for Dallas. He will major in Mechanical Engineering. From left, seated, are Sheri Stepniak, mother; Brian Stepniak, Ben Stepniak, father. Second row, Ken Kasha- tus, head coach; Jeffrey Shaffer, principal; Nancy Roberts, athletic director; and HARTFORD BASEBALL Kapral blasts grand slam to lead Dodgers to victory Dodgers 21 Phillies 3 Alex Kapral’s grand slam led the Dodgers to a 21-3 win over the Phillies. The Dodgers banged out 16 hits in the win with Kapral’s three and eight RBI. Connor Morgan got the win and struck out six. Liam O’Brien had three hits while Matt Dolan, Max Paczewski, Mike Ropietski and Andrew Battin all had two hits. Freddie Lombardo and Kris Smiga also chipped in with hits in the win. The Phillies were led by Mark Shultz with two hits. Zach McEntee, Zander Shaner and Aiden Conrad also had hits for the Phillies. RedSox 12 Phillies 7 John Betzko banged a two run homer as the Red Sox downed the Phils, 12-7. Mike Anderson and Vince Maria all combined for big hits to take the Sox to victory. On the mound for the Phillies was Alex Magdalinski, who also had three hits in the loss. Mark Shultz, Gary Conrad and Jacob Stokes also had hits for the Phils. Red Sox 9 A’s1 Justin Finarelli picked up the win and struck out eight as the Red Sox shut down the A's, 9-1. Will McCrum came in to close. The Sox batting attack was led by Mike Anderson with a two-run homer. Other hitters for the Sox included Connor Maloney, John Betzko, Will McCrum, Matt Roberts and Nathan Ostroski. On the mound for the A’s was Mike Collins who also added two hits in the loss. Red Sox 6 Rangers 3 Mike Anderson gave up only two hits through five innings as the RSOX doubled up the Rangers, 6-3. Will McCrum came in to close, sealing the victory. Mike An- derson and Connor Maloney led the attack, each with two hits. Also adding hits for the Sox were John Betzko, Justin Finarelli, Lucas McGeehan and Ryan Maloney. The Rangers were led by Mike Luksic at the mound, who also added a single and home run. Adding hits for the Rangers were Ethan Zawatski, Patrick Zarola, Zack Luksic and Dean Shaver. Pirates 4 Giants 2 Justin James and Zach Bloom pitched the Pirates past the Giants, 4-2. The Pirate offense was led by Bloom who reached base three times, scoring two runs. Nathan Salus contributed with a double while Zach Palfey, Justin James, Tyler Osipower, Chris Banas and Sam Zondlo all had singles in the victory. For the Giants, Bobby Lugiano had two singles and drove in both Giant runs. E.J. Williams and Jack Farrell combined to hold the Pirates to four runs while combining to strike out six Pirates. Pirates 9 Dodgers 8 The Pirates outlasted the Dodgers, 9-8, in seven innings, scor- ing two runs in the bottom of the seventh on a walk-off double by Zach Bloom. Bloom was the starting pitcher for the Pirates and had four hits, including two doubles a triple. Dylan Wesley contributed three hits in the victory and gave up two runs in four innings to gain the win. Tyler Osipower and Chris Banas both had two hits for the Pirates and Justin James chipped in with his first home run of the season. For the Dodgers, Conner Morgan pitched wonderfully for three innings and Kris Smiga finished up. The Dodger offense was led by Alex Kapral’s three run homer. Max Paczewski’s and Morgan added two hits on the night. Astros 6 Phillies 4 Nic Bufalino got the win, striking out six, as the Astros nipped the Phils, 64. Bufalino and Nick Kachur led the way for the Astros at the plate each with two hits and two RBI. Dakota Banks and Matt Whitesell added singles in the win. The Phillies were led by Alex Magdalinski’s two hits and two RBI as well as Jacob Stokes with two hits. Kyle Hromisin, Mark Shultz and Donnie Thompson each had hits for the Phillies. Yankees 8 Dodgers 6 Michael Doggett combined with Darren Kerdesky to strike out nine as the Yankees clipped the Dodgers, 8-6. Doggett led the Yankees eight-hit attack with two hits, includ- ing a home run and three RBI, while Mark Roginski added three RBI and two hits in the win. Derek Answini’s two hits and Dar- ren Kerdesky and Dylan Schuster hits completed the Yankee attack. Joseph Fioti led the Yankee defense with four terrific outfield put outs. Fred Lombardo and Connor Morgan had two hits each for the Dodgers while Alex Kapral tripled. Yankees 8 Red Sox 7 Mark Roginski allowed only three hits in relief to lead the Yankees past the Red Sox in eight innings, 8-7. Roginski also led the Yankee offense with two hits and two RBI while Derek Answini and Michael Doggett added two hits each. Joseph Brennan drove in the two runs to tie the game in regulation and Nick Gashi stole home in the eighth to provide the winning margin for the Yankees. 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