June 20, 2006

MERCER BOWL 10, ITALIAN HOME 3

SHENANGO TOWNSHIP -- Mercer Bowl won its 25th straight home game Monday night, earning a 10-3 victory over Italian Home at COG. Jim Baretta led the victors with two doubles, a single and four runs batted in while Jim Kopan homered and singled.

Also for Mercer Bowl, Chad McCombs homered while Jon Murray and Harry Bowser each doubled. Kopan fired a complete-game 6-hitter to earn the victory.

Mike Cidila homered as part of a 3-for-3 night for Italian Home while Geno Rossi singled twice. Chuck Joseph took the pitching defeat for Italian Home.