Battery Creek split a high school baseball doubleheader with Tamaqua, a team from Pennsylvania, last Saturday.

In the first game, visiting Tamaqua pulled away to best Battery Creek 12-1. The Dolphins, however, battled back to win the nightcap, edging Tamaqua 5-4 in the final game of the twinbill. With the win in the second game, Battery Creek improved to 2-4.

More on each game follows.

<b>Tamaqua 12, Battery Creek 1: </b>Battery Creek struggled offensively throughout the opening game of the doubleheader versus Tamaqua as the visiting team from Pennsylvania pulled away to 12-1.

Clyde Parker and Craig Capano each had one hit for Battery Creek in the loss. Parker scored Battery Creek’s lone run and Capano delivered the Dolphins’ only RBI.

<b>Battery Creek 5, Tamaqua 4:</b> Battery Creek starting pitcher Zach Mahan tossed a complete game and earned the win in the second game. The productive Mahan allowed only two earned runs on seven hits.

Reliable Beaufort batter Clyde Parker accounted for the game-winning hit. Helping his cause at the plate, Mahan went 2-for-3 with two doubles. Mahan was one of three Battery Creek batters to turn in multi-hit games. The second game’s most consistent hitter, Henry Schubert was 3-for-4 for the Dolphins. Craig Capano finished 2-for-3 with a double in Battery Creek’s hard-fought win.