Carson Franc dominated on the mound, Mason Metz and Jack Dolan homered, and Avonworth Varsity Baseball captured the Section 2-3A regular season title with a 6-1 victory over South Park Wednesday at home.

Franc surrendered 2 hits in the top of the first inning, but left the runners stranded and proceeded to hold South Park hitless from the 2^ndto the 5^th inning, the only subsequent hit being a rocket up the middle that just missed his glove.  The Eagles eked out a run to take a 1-0 lead in the second, but they barely laid a glove on Franc the rest of the way, as the junior hurler mixed speeds and locations, going the distance and striking out 12 against only 1 walk.

At bat, Avonworth spread the wealth, scoring with small ball and big blasts behind several multi-hit performances.  The Lopes tied the game at 1 in their half of the 2^nd inning as Nick Blackson, running for Franc as a courtesy runner, stole second, advanced to third on Michael Libbon’s single, and scored on Patrick Bykwoski’s productive groundout to shortstop.  In the bottom of the 3rd, with Metz on after a single, Dolan sent a 3-1 pitch soaring into the blue and over the right field fence to put the Lopes up 3-1.  Avonworth increased the lead in the bottom of the 4^th when Franc scored on Declan Ehrin’s productive groundout to short.  In the top of the 5^th, Metz drilled his 9^th homer of the season, a solo shot to right that put the Lopes up 5-1.  Avonworth finished their scoring in the bottom of the 6^th when Bykowski ripped a line-drive double (his second of the game) down the right field line, scoring Libbon, who had singled and stolen.

The win leaves Avonworth with a 9-1 record in section play, their only setback coming against South Park Monday (the Eagles finish 8-2).  With their overall record 15-3, the Lopes close out the regular season Thursday in non-conference action at Mars, with the first pitch scheduled for 4 PM.