MORGANTOWN – The 2026 Mon County Mohigan Baseball Classic produced some instant classics on Friday, with the nightcap between two of the top teams in Class AAAA ending the day with a one-run thriller.
Morgantown High saw its unscathed record take its first tally in the loss column on Friday night as George Washington downed the Mohigans 4-3 at Kendrick Family Ballpark.
The Patriots (11-2) earned the winning run on a two-out double to center field by Joel Nelson in the top of the seventh inning.
He was one of two batters for GW to earn multiple hits, as senior Eli Smith was also 2 for 4 at the plate with a pair of RBI in the third inning of a scoreless contest.
Trailing 3-0, junior Kane Williams sent a pitch over the right field fence to break the ice for the Mohigans (10-1), and the game was eventually drawn even in the bottom of the sixth with a pair of two-out runs.
MHS starter Maddox Boggs earned the first two outs of the seventh inning in five pitches, but sent the next two GW batters to base for free after two hit-by-pitches.
That brought Nelson (the leadoff hitter for the Patriots) to bat with a runner on first and second.
Boggs earned two strikes via foul balls, but Nelson won the at-bat (and the game), with a solid hit back up the middle that allowed junior Conor Tiano to score the go-ahead run, giving GW a massive victory.
Both teams will return to action on Saturday, on the final day of the 2026 Mon County Mohigan Baseball Classic.
The Mohigans will return to Kendrick Family Ballpark to battle Urbana (Md.), while the Patriots will head to Dale Miller Field at Mylan Park to battle University High. Both games are scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
MHS will then conclude its weekend with a contest against Ripley at The Dale at 5:30 p.m.
BOX SCORE
George Washington 4, Morgantown 3
GW 003 000 1 – 461
MHS 000 102 0 – 340
George Washington (11-2) – Nelson 4121 Fala 2100 Smith 4022 Gordon 2001 Kelley 3000 Anderson 3000 Barnett 3000 Tiano 2110 Hayes 2110 TOTALS 25 4 6 4
2B: Nelson
Morgantown (10-1) – Gorby 2111 Silvers 0000 Bowers 2000 Nipper 3010 Joseph 3000 Thornton 4010 Williams 4111 Mezzanotte 4100 Bredeson 3000 Henkins 1000 TOTALS 26 3 4 2
2B: Gorby, Thornton
HR: Williams
WP: Anderson 3.0ip 3h 2r (0 er) 1bb 6k
LP: Boggs 7.0ip 6h 4h 2bb 4k
UNIVERSITY 3, RIPLEY 2
UHS got back in the win column in dramatic fashion against Ripley on Friday afternoon after dropping its last eight contests.
Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs, Nate Templeton tied the game for the Hawks with a single that scored Logan Waldo.
UHS then won the game in walk-off fashion as senior Max Cash singled to left field to drive in the game-winning run and end the game.
Cash also earned the win on the mound for UHS (4-8) with two hits allowed in five innings and four strikeouts.
