by DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World Series
Game 4–Vienna Downs Host Washington
Vienna, Austria sent 10 men to the plate in the second inning, scoring six times, on the way to a 12-9 opening-round win over Washington, PA, the host squad. The European champions scored twice in the first frame, thanks to a Henry Fisher RBI single and a couple wild pitches by starter and loser A.D. Nelson. Then, after one out in the second, the Austrians put together three straight singles. One out later, back-to-back walks and a throwing error made it 7-0. Jonathan Fleishmann’s base hit drove in another run, chasing Nelson. Washington batted around in the top of the third and scored five runs, two on a double by Colten Fonner, pulling Washington to within 8-5. The teams traded runs the rest of the way. Vienna moves to Sunday’s second round game vs. San Bernardino, CA (12:00 noon). Washington will face Mazatlan, MX in a Sunday elimination game (5:00 pm). Fisher had three hits in the game, including an RBI double in the third. Jakob Kainz added two hits. Tyler Pfortner got the win, working the final 4.1 innings in relief. Dan Boardley had three hits for Washington, all singles. Fonner added a single to his two-run double.
Vienna, Austria sent 10 men to the plate in the second inning, scoring six times, on the way to a 12-9 opening-round win over Washington, PA, the host squad. The European champions scored twice in the first frame, thanks to a Henry Fisher RBI single and a couple wild pitches by starter and loser A.D. Nelson. Then, after one out in the second, the Austrians put together three straight singles. One out later, back-to-back walks and a throwing error made it 7-0. Jonathan Fleishmann’s base hit drove in another run, chasing Nelson. Washington batted around in the top of the third and scored five runs, two on a double by Colten Fonner, pulling Washington to within 8-5. The teams traded runs the rest of the way. Vienna moves to Sunday’s second round game vs. San Bernardino, CA (12:00 noon). Washington will face Mazatlan, MX in a Sunday elimination game (5:00 pm). Fisher had three hits in the game, including an RBI double in the third. Jakob Kainz added two hits. Tyler Pfortner got the win, working the final 4.1 innings in relief. Dan Boardley had three hits for Washington, all singles. Fonner added a single to his two-run double.
Box Score
WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA (9) AT VIENNA, AUSTRIA (12) WASHINGTON, PENNSYLV AB R H BI VIENNA, AUSTRIA AB R H BI Carson Nutter 4 2 0 0 Jakob Kainz 3 3 2 1 AD Nelson 4 2 1 0 Nicholas Schadler 3 1 1 2 Clarence Pomykala 4 2 2 2 Christoph Hoscher 4 2 1 1 Zemar Loper 4 1 0 1 Henry Fisher 3 1 3 2 Logan Hummell 4 0 1 1 Christoph Vanas 2 1 0 0 Maks Gonzalez 2 1 0 1 Georg Stemmer 4 1 0 0 Chet Locy 2 0 0 0 Jonathan Fleischmann 3 1 1 1 Danny Boardley 3 0 3 1 Moritz Kiefer 2 0 0 0 Colten Fonner 4 0 2 2 Tyler Pförtner 2 1 1 0 Jordan Palfreyman 3 1 1 0 Angelo Thau 2 1 1 0 TOTALS 34 9 10 8 TOTALS 28 12 10 7 WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA 005 210 1 -- 9 VIENNA, AUSTRIA 262 200 x -- 12 LOB--WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA 12, VIENNA, AUSTRIA 7. ERR--AD Nelson, Clarence Pomykala, Nicholas Schadler, Angelo Thau (2). 2B--Colten Fonner, Henry Fisher. HBP--Danny Boardley, Logan Hummell, Nicholas Schadler, Jakob Kainz. SB--Nicholas Schadler, Jakob Kainz, Christoph Vanas. WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA IP H R ER BB SO HR AD Nelson (L) 1.67 6 8 5 3 2 0 Zemar Loper 2.33 3 4 4 4 4 0 Clarence Pomykala 2.00 1 0 0 0 3 0 VIENNA, AUSTRIA Christoph Vanas 2.67 3 5 5 4 0 0 Tyler Pförtner (W) 4.33 7 4 3 2 1 0 WP--Zemar Loper, AD Nelson (5), Clarence Pomykala, Christoph Vanas. SO--AD Nelson, Jonathan Fleischmann, Nicholas Schadler, Moritz Kiefer (2), Christoph Hoscher, Jakob Kainz, Christoph Vanas, Georg Stemmer (2). BB--Zemar Loper, AD Nelson, Maks Gonzalez, Clarence Pomykala, Carson Nutter, Jordan Palfreyman, Jonathan Fleischmann, Henry Fisher, Angelo Thau (2), Jakob Kainz, Christoph Vanas (2).
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, Pennsylvania | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Vienna, Austria | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
WP: Tyler Pförtner, LP: AD Nelson, SP: –