Evan Mizenko

Dunmore Baseball Standout Evan Mizenko, who has played a pivotal role in helping the Bucks win Back-to-Back District 2 ⚾️ Championships in 2025 and 2026 behind the plate and on the mound, announced via Instagram Saturday afternoon that he will be continuing his Academic and Athletic Careers at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania, for the next four years following Graduation from Dunmore High School in June of 2027. Congratulations Evan!!! ❤️💙🦌⚾️ #LetsGoBucks #AllInForSC3 #BeGreatForSonny #BuckPride #PrayersForReagan 💛💛💛

FINAL SCORE — THE 2026 PIAA DISTRICT 2 CLASS AAA ⚾️ CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Dunmore 4, Riverside 2. Dunmore wins back-to-back District 2 ⚾️ Championships for the first time in school history after holding off the Riverside Vikings by the final score in an intense battle Tuesday afternoon at Marywood University and fourth overall in school history (1990, 1996, 2025 and now 2026). We could not have asked for much more from what we got from the pitching trio of Jamie McMynne, Jackson Cady and Mason Stets. Mason Stets led off the game with a deep double to right center field and came home on a RBI single by Jamie McMynne who hit a hard ground ball between the shortstop and third base hole to give the Bucks an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Jamie McMynne would work in and out of trouble in the bottom of the second, third and fourth innings to keep the one-run lead intact for the Bucks until the Bucks’ bats came alive in the top of the fifth inning thanks to an one-out rally starting with back-to-back singles by Jaedyn Kura and Nate Grochowski who laid down the most beautiful bunt single you will ever see this season down the third base line. Mason Stets would reach first base on an error by the Vikings second baseman Jason Posluszny to load the bases for Evan Mizenko, who would make them pay once again with a sharp line drive to left field to score Jaedyn Kura from third base and Nate Grochowski from second base to give the Bucks some breathing room and a 3-0 lead. Jamie McMynne would end the afternoon with a big-time shutout of Riverside’s best hitter Chris Graff to complete five shutout innings in what has to be considered one of the best if not the best, pitching performances in his high school career because of what was at stake this afternoon. The Bucks would add an extra insurance run in the top of the sixth inning after an Anthony Yerka leadoff walk, a Jimmy Clark hard ground ball to the first base hole and would send Mr. Yerka to third base on the play. Nate Grochowski would reach on another error by the Vikings defense and that would lead to a Mason Stets RBI single right up the diamond to extend the Bucks’ lead to 4-0. Riverside would add their only two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut Dunmore’s lead down to 2, 4-2, but that is all they would get as Mason Stets closed down the door and the season on the Vikings with a solid seventh inning despite a Chris Graff HBP. Jimmy Clark would handle the last out at first base to clinch an unprecedented second consecutive PIAA District 2 Championship. Here are the FINAL OFFENSIVE STATISTICS for the 2026 PIAA District 2 Class AAA ⚾️ Champion Dunmore Bucks: • MASON STETS: 2 for 3 with 1 RBI, one run scored and a walk. • EVAN MIZENKO: 1 for 4 with two RBIs. • JAMIE MCMYNNE: 1 for 3 with 1 RBI and one walk. • LUIS ARIAS: 0 for 4. . • JACKSON CADY: 1 for 4. • ANTHONY YERKA: 1 for 3 with one run scored and a walk. • JIMMY CLARK: 1 for 4. • JAEDYN KURA: 1 for 3 with one run scored. • NATE GROCHOWSKi: 1 for 3 with 1 run scored. Here are the TOTAL PITCHING NUMBERS (UNOFFICIALLY) for Dunmore: • JAMIE MCMYNNE: 5.0 Innings Pitched, 0 Runs Allowed (None Earned), 3 Hits With Four Walks and 7 Strikeouts; 83 Total Pitches — 53 Strikes and 40 Balls. • JACKSON CADY: 1.0 Innings Pitched, 2 Runs Allowed (One Earned), 3 Hits Given Up With 0 Walks and One Strikeout; 28 Total Pitches — 17 Strikes and 11 Balls. • MASON STETS: 1.0 Innings Pitched, 0 Runs Allowed (None Earned), 0 Hits Givens Up With No Walks and 1 Strikeouts to pick up the district championship clinching save for the Bucks; 23 Total Pitches — 14 Strikes and 9 Balls. —- LET’S GO BUCKS!!! ❤️💙🦌⚾️🥇🥇 #AllInForSC3 #Back2Back #BeGreatForSonny #BuckPride

We would like to take this time on congratulating Mr. Evan Mizenko on being the Scranton Times Athlete of the Week for his heroics in the 19-inning instant classic this past Thursday against Lake-Lehman. ❤️💙🦌⚾️ #AllInForSC3 #BeGreatForSonny #BuckPride #LetsGoBucks

FINAL SCORE (SEMIFINAL ROUND OF THE 2026 PIAA DISTRICT 2 CLASS AAA ⚾️ CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT): Dunmore 6, Lake-Lehman 5 (19 Innings). Yes ladies and gentlemen, you read that correctly. The Dunmore Bucks outlasted the Black Knights of Lake-Lehman High School in what is being reported as the longest game in PIAA ⚾️ Playoff History that had its so many turns and twists like you would never believe in real life like you do while you are watching a ⚾️ game in the comforts of your own home . Evan Mizenko hit a two-run home run to deep right center field in the top of the fifth inning and the Bucks rallied from a 2-run deficit in their last at-bat in the seventh inning thanks to back-to-back singles by Nate Grochowski and Mason Stets followed by a sacrifice fly from Mr. Mizenko to center field to cut the deficit down to one, 5-4. And Jackson Cady hit a RBI groundout to second base to tie the game up at five runs apiece as Mason Stets came across home plate. Both Dunmore and Lake-Lehman had excellent offensive opportunities but could not come through until the top of the 19th inning when Nate Grochowski came through with the eventual game-winning infield single to Lake Lehman’s Scott Egbert with two outs and give Dunmore its first lead of the contest and a lead they would not relinquish until the final out of the game was recorded on a groundout by Jake Evans to Jimmy Clark at first base. The time of the game was 4 hours and 28 minutes as it started at 1:30 PM EDT and ended at 5:58 PM EDT at Lake-Lehman High School. Our pitching trio of Jamie McMynne, Jackson Cady and Evan Mizenko were spectacular on the mound as they bended but did not break when the outcome of the game was at hand. You guys deserve a round of applause for your dedication and effort to keep the season alive for another day. The play of the day honor has to go to Jaedyn Kura who threw a bullet strike to Evan Mizenko at home plate in the bottom of the 11th inning to tag Scott Egbert (even though it was only the second out of the inning but it was humongous since Lake-Lehman was threatening with runners on first and second base at the time), this play kept the season alive for at least another frame, never mind eight more. With today’s win, it now sets up Round 3 between the Dunmore Bucks and the Riverside Vikings for the second consecutive season as they will face off against each other in the 2026 PIAA District 2 Class AAA ⚾️ Championship Game next Tuesday (Tuesday, May 26, 2026) with a site snd time to be announced soon. Here are the final offensive statistics for our Bucks: • MASON STETS: 4 for 9 with 2 runs scored. • EVAN MIZENKO: 4 for 6 with 3 RBIs (a huge 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to help the Bucks climb back into this game), 2 runs scored and 1 walk. • JAMIE MCMYNNE: 0 for 6 with 3 walks. • LUIS ARIAS: 1 for 8 with 1 run scored; Hit a triple to deep right center field in the top of the fourth inning and would score the Bucks’ first run of the game on a RBI infield single by Jackson Cady. • JACKSON CADY: 2 for 9 with 2 RBIs. • ANTHONY YERKA: 2 for 8 with 1 run scored. • JIMMY CLARK: 1 for 7 with 1 walk. • JAEDYN KURA: 0 for 6. —- COLJN SCIARTILLI. 0 for 3. • NATE GROCHOWSKI: 2 for 7 with 2 walks, 1 RBI and 1 run scored; Hit the game-winning RBI infield single with two outs in the top of the 19th inning. Here are the final pitching statistics for Dunmore: • JAMIE MCMYNNE: 4.1 Innings Pitched, 5 Runs Allowed (3 Runs Earned); 2 Hits Given Up With 5 Walks and 3 Strikeouts; 91 Total Pitches • JACKSON CADY: 7.2 Innings Pitched, 0 Runs Allowed (None Earned), 7 Hits Given Up With 3 Walks and 8 Strikeouts; 105 Total Pitches • EVAN MIZENKO: 7.0 Innings Pitched, 0 Runs Allowed (None Earned), 2 Hits Given Up With 0 Walks and 3 Strikeouts; 65 Total Pitches —- LET’S GO BUCKS!!! ❤️💙🦌⚾️ #AllInForSC3 #BeGreatForSonny #BuckPride

FINAL SCORE — BOYS VARSITY ⚾️ (OPENING ROUND OF THE 2026 PIAA DISTRICT 2 CLASS AAA ⚾️ CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT): Dunmore 5, Western Wayne 1. The Bucks conclude their home season with an overall record of 10 wins and 3 losses which is good for a winning percentage of .769 thanks to Mason Stets lighting it up on the mound one more time in front of the home fans at Schautz Stadium as he fell one out short of pitching a complete game Tuesday afternoon. Jackson Cady would get the final out to help send the Bucks to the district semifinal round for the third consecutive season. Luis Arias hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning and Evan Mizenko added one of his own via the solo variety in the bottom of the fifth inning to give Mason and the Bucks some breathing room on this hot and humid afternoon. Here are the total offensive statistics for Dunmore: • MASON STETS: 1 for 4 with one run scored. • EVAN MIZENKO: 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs and one run scored, which came on a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning. You can see his home run video down below. • JAMIE MCMYNNE: 1 for 3 with 1 run scored. • LUIS ARIAS: 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs and one run scored; which came on a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning. •JACKSON CADY: 0 for 2 with one walk. • JIMMY CLARK: 0 for 3. • ANTHONY YERKA: 1 for 3 with one run scored. • JAEDYN KURA: 1 for 2 with 1 walk. • NATE GROCHOWSKI: 2 for 3 with 2 singles. Here is the final pitching line for our Bucks in the final home game of the 2026 season: • MASON STETS: 6.2 Innings Pitched, 1 Run Allowed (None Earned), 5 Hits Allowed with 2 Walks and 6 Strikeouts; 104 Total Pitches — 68 Strikes and 36 Balls. • JACKSON CADY: 0.1 Inning Pitched, 0 Runs Allowed (None Earned), 0 Hits Allowed with 0 Walks and 0 Strikeouts; 4 Total Pitches — 4 Strikes and 0 Balls. With today’s win, the Bucks will take on the second-seeded Lake-Lehman Black Knights this Thursday (Thursday, May 21, 2026) in the semifinal round of the 2026 PIAA District 2 Class AAA ⚾️ Championship Tournament at Lake-Lehman High School in Lehman, Pennsylvania. ❤️💙🦌⚾️ #AllInForSC3 #BeGreatForSonny #BuckPride #LetsGoBucks