Shenandoah Valley's first-year coach Frank McCole at Schuylkill League Baseball and Softball Media Day (Staff Photo).

SHENANDOAH — Brayden Lutz collected three RBIs as Shenandoah Valley edged MMI Prep 6-5 in a non-league baseball game Friday at Babe Conroy Field.

Brayden Maksimik and Chase McCole each pitched three innings and combined to tally 11 strikeouts for the Blue Devils, who scored two runs in the bottom of seventh to grab the win.

Jeremy Thomas scored three runs and Johnny Burke added two for Shenandoah Valley, who rallied to earn first-year skipper Frank McCole’s first career win.

MMI (0-1)   — 000   220   1 — 5    5    1        

SV (1-0)       — 020   110   2 — 6    10  3

Witner, Frask (4) and Radzwich; Maksimik, McCole (4), Bench (7) and Kechula. W — Bench (1-0). L — Frask (0-1).

HITS: MMI Prep — Kranyak, Skuba 2, Witner, Gombeda. Shenandoah Valley — Maksimik, Karosas, Burke, Thomas 2, Monaghan, Kechula 2, Lutz, Boris

2B — Skuba 2, Thomas.

Tri-Valley 2, Southern Columbia 2 (continuation)

HEGINS — Tri-Valley and Southern Columbia were tied 2-2 after 11 innings of play to open the season Friday. The game had to be stopped due to darkness.

The game is set to continue at a time and date to be announced.

Saturday’s games

Pottsville 6, Daniel Boone 5

POTTSVILLE — Dominic Rynard collected two RBIs and picked up the win on the hill as Pottsville walked it off against Daniel Boone in a non-league game.

The Crimson Tide sprayed six hits and totaled nine stolen bags as a team to pick up the opening day victory.

DB (0-1)           — 100   210   1 — 5    7    2   

Potts (1-0)       — 120   200   1 — 6    6    2

Jacob, Howell (4), Pence (7) and Herzog; Schane, Rynard (4) and Kushwarra. W — Rynard (1-0). L — Pence (0-1).

HITS: Daniel Boone — Bell, Yenser, Kriebel, Jacob, Lee, Herzog, Mnaogue. Pottsville — Bierman, Rynard, Clews, Hess, Ciavarella, Eroh

2B — Jacob.

Emmaus 6, Blue Mountain 3

EMMAUS — Aidan Grace, Dean Faust and Riley Sebastian each tallied an RBI as Blue Mountain fell to Emmaus in a non-league game.

The Eagles collected 11 hits as a unit but stranded 12 men on base throughout the contest.

BM (0-1)          — 011   010   0 — 3    11  0   

EMM (1-0)       — 400   200   x — 6    8    0

Grace, Finn (2), Clemas (5) and Sebastian; Moreau, Hummell (4), George (6), Barnes (7) and Kain. W — Moreau (1-0). L — Grace (0-1).

HITS: Blue Mountain — Finn, Grace, Faust 3, Sebastian, Setlock 2, Russo, Strause. Emmaus — Schmidt 2, Barnes, George, Moreau, Fleetwood 2, Diaz

2B — Schmidt.

Northwest Area 5, Mahanoy Area 2

SHICKSHINNY — Donovan Herman went 2-for-2, doubled and scored a run as Mahanoy Area fell to Northwest Area.

Levi Terry pitched five innings and struck out five, and added an RBI at the plate for the Golden Bears.

Mah (0-1)        — 000   020   0 — 2    3    4   

NW (1-0)         — 010   130   x — 5    5    1

Terry, Noraka (5) and Rick; Wilson, Dietz (5) and Fox. W — Wilson (1-0). L — Terry (0-1).

HITS: Mahanoy Area — Herman 2, Ogrodnick. Northwest — Voyton, Dietz, Fox, Parnell, Bednarek

2B — Herman, Voyton, Dietz, Parnell.

Executive Education 6, Marian 0

HOMETOWN — Chase Grier and Jacob Berlanda each pitched three innings as Marian was shut out by Executive Education.

Noah Bauder and Grier each had a hit for the Colts.

EE (1-0)            — 022   200   0 — 6    6    0   

Mar (0-1)         — 000   000   x — 0    2    4

Rodriguez and Cartagena; Grier, Berlanda (4), Jordan (7) and Labenburg and Diaz. W — J. Rodriguez (1-0). L — Grier (0-1).

HITS: Executive Education — J. Rodriguez, Araujo 2, J. Rodriguez, Hernandez, Roa. Marian — Grier, Bauder

2B — J. Rodriguez, Araujo.