Check out the results for SOL baseball teams in action Monday.
By Scott Huff
Suburban One League Continental Conference
Hatboro-Horsham Hatters 7 – North Penn Knights 1
Hatboro-Horsham won its third straight conference game with a convincing win over the defending PIAA Quad-A state champion Knights.
“I think we learned a lesson in the game we lost to Souderton,” said Hatboro-Horsham head coach Pete Moore. “We got up on them 3-0, but we didn’t add on and they were able to come back and beat us late in the game.
“Today we were able to score those add-on runs, and that can demoralize the other team,” added Moore. “North Penn has a strong program, and for us to be able to score in four of six innings is huge for us.”
The Hatboro-Horsham offense was fueled by Eric Thomas and Alex Kleidon who each drove home a pair of runs, while Brad Humski and Joe Simmons had solo RBI for the winners. Kelidon was 2-for-3 while Simmons was 2-for-4 and scored two runs.
Hatter senior David Brown was the winning pitcher throwing the first five innings and allowing just three hits. Erik Kleidon pitched a scoreless sixth inning, and Eric Lane allowed just an unearned run in the seventh to seal the win.
“David was awesome today,” said Moore. “He pounded the strike zone the entire game and made them put the ball in play. And we played well defensively behind him.”
North Penn was led offensively by Jared Melone’s two-hit effort. Mason Nadeau added a double. The Knights had a rough day in the field with 7 errors.
Hatboro-Horsham improved to 3-2 in the conference while North Penn dropped to a 3-2 conference mark.
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Central Bucks East Patriots 11 – Quakertown Panthers 0
Central Bucks East moved into sole possession of first place in the conference with an 11-0 rout over Quakertown under the lights at Memorial Park in a 5-inning mercy-rule contest.
“The players were really excited about playing the game under the lights – it is a special thing that doesn’t happen all that often in high school,” said Central Bucks East head coach Kyle Dennis. “And now we’re back in first place – and that is a nice place to be.”
The Patriots received a complete game effort from Dan Morrin to capture the win. Morrin allowed just one hit in the contest – a single with two outs in the fifth inning. He fanned seven and did not walk a batter.
“Dan threw a great ballgame on short rest – he threw four innings of Friday,” said Dennis. “Brandon Birkhead was scheduled the pitch but was sick, and Dan asked me for the ball and I have it to him.”
CB East pounded out 11 hits to produce the 11 runs. David Yanni was a perfect 3-3 with 2 RBI; Carter Usowski collected 2 hits and 3 RBI; Pat Reilly had 2 hits and an RBI; and Eric Chase had 2 RBI.
The Patriots improved to 4-1 in the conference while Quakertown remains in search of its first conference win and is 0-4.
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Central Bucks West Bucks 10 – Central Bucks South Titans 8
Central Bucks West took a 10-8 lead in the fifth inning and made that lead stand up over the final three innings to win its second straight conference game.
“This is what our coaching staff called a character win,” said Central Bucks West head coach Jim Ertel. “We were down 8-3, but we refused to give up. To be able to come back and win a conference game like that is great for us.”
Matt Peralta drove home what proved to be the game winning RBI in the fifth inning with a single and also made three “phenomenal” catches in centerfield to preserve the lead. Rob Phillips hit a solo homerun for the Bucks.
Brennan Snyder threw 2 and 2/3 innings to earn the win, while Pat Kelley came on to record the final out to get the save.
“This league is so competitive that a team could win this with four or five conference losses,” said Ertel. “It is going to be a battle every game.”
Philips finished the day 2-for-3 with a triple and home run. Peralta was 3-for-4 with a double and triple. Sean Loughery was 2-for-4, and Mike Marinell was 2-for-3 with a double. Snyder also contributed a double on a day that saw the Bucks pound out 11 hits – six for extra bases.
For the Titans, Alex Spector (2-for-2, double), Tanner Pfendner (2-for-3, double, triple) and Mike Kuypers (3-for-5) led the way.
The Bucks improved to 2-2 in the conference while Central Bucks South fell to 1-2.
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Pennridge Rams (1-3) @ Souderton Indians (3-1) postponed
Suburban One League American Conference
Cheltenham Panthers 3 – Upper Moreland Golden Bears 0
Cheltenham remained unbeaten and in first place in the conference with a huge win over the defending SOL American Conference champion Bears.
“You still have to consider Upper Moreland as the cream of the crop in this league,” said Cheltenham head coach Frank Decembrino. “You don’t beat them unless you are playing sharp – they won’t beat themselves.
“We got some great pitching – and we did a great of executing both defensively and with timely hitting,” added Decembrino. “It was a great win.”
Cheltenham had a terrific game thrown by Mark Heimann. Heimann threw a complete game shutout allowing just 2 hits with 7 strikeouts.
“Mark has good velocity and throws three pitches for strikes,” said Decembrino. “He throws a decent fast ball – a nice curve ball – and has developed a split change.”
The Panther offense featured key hits by Max Perilstein with 2 hits and an RBI and Kevin Graham with 2 hits and an RBI.
“So far this team has played very well together,” said Decembrino. “We still have a long way to go.”
The Panthers improved to 4-0 in the conference while Upper Moreland fell to 2-3.
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Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials 12 – Norristown Eagles 2
Plymouth Whitemarsh remained unbeaten and in first place in the conference with a huge victory over winless Norristown.
“The score of this game was very deceiving – it was a close game,” said Plymouth Whitemarsh head coach Chris Manero. “It was 4-2 going into the last inning and we were able to break it open with an eight-run inning.
“When the game was close, we made some very good defensive plays to stay in the lead,” added Manero. “Will Kane made a strong play in the outfield to start a double play, and (catcher) Brett Highland made a strong throw to throw out a runner at third.”
Zach Metz earned the win for the Colonials while Connor Kissane threw the final 3-plus innings for the save.
The first three hitters in the PW lineup all collected three hits. That trio included Connor Purdy, Matt Cooper, and Matt Nardo.
“Last year we won five games all year, and right now, we are 6-0 overall,” said Manero. “We’re happy where we are – but we have a lot of baseball ahead of us.”
The Colonials improved to 4-0 in the conference while Norristown fell to 0-4.
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Wissahickon Trojans 5 – Upper Merion Vikings 4 (10 innings)
Wissahickon received a game-winning walk-off single by Matt Oruch in the 10th inning to defeat the visiting Vikings.
“This was a very good win for this team,” said Wissahickon head coach Shannon Gunby. “We have played hard all year – and this is just a great group of kids to coach.
“We really had a great game thrown by our three pitchers today,” added Gunby. “We didn’t do too much to help them defensively, and we left far too many scoring opportunities get away from us.”
Junior Jake Seagal threw seven strong innings as the starter – senior Brett Downey threw two shutout innings – and freshman Alexander Tappen earned the win with a shutdown inning in the 10th inning.
Nick Falso led the Trojans’ 12-hit attack with four hits while Oruch had three.
The Trojans improved to 2-3 in the conference while Upper Merion fell to 0-3.
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Upper Dublin Cardinals 12 – Springfield Spartans 9
Upper Dublin kept pace with the conference leaders with an 18-hit explosion against host Springfield.
Christian Huckfeldt had a superlative game for the Cardinals both at the plate and on the mound. Huckfeldt fueled the offense with a 4-hit, 3-RBI outing at the dish and was the winning pitcher, throwing the first five innings for Upper Dublin.
Cole Swiger and Mark Thompson also had fine games for the winners with three hits each.
Martin Pauwels was the offensive leader for the Spartans with a 4-RBI afternoon.
The Flying Cardinals improved to 4-1 with the victory while Springfield fell to 1-3.
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Suburban One League National Conference
Council Rock South Golden Hawks 4 – Neshaminy Redskins 2
Council Rock South put itself in the thick of the conference standings with an enormous win over previously unbeaten Neshaminy.
The Golden Hawks had a golden performance turned in by Greg Paprocki, who threw a complete game and had eight strikeouts against the defending conference champion Redskins. Paprocki outdueled Neshaminy flamethrower Cole Creighton who was also effective, allowing just two hits and recording five strikeouts.
Jake Nevin had the only two hits of the game for CR South – both doubles. Nevin delivered the key blow of the contest with a two-run double in the third inning.
Council Rock South – which has a suspended game to be completed against Pennsbury – improved to 2-1 with the victory while Neshaminy fell to 4-1.
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Abington Ghosts 10 – William Tennent Panthers 4
Abington remains in contention for the conference lead with an impressive win over William Tennent.
“Matt McDonough had a big day pitching and hitting,” said Abington head coach Dave Torresani. “He had three hits and four RBI including a big triple – and he threw 4 good innings to get the win.
“I have all kinds of clichés I can use, but we are just playing one game at a time,” added Torresani. “We have been scoring runs in bunches – we had five runs in the second inning today. Big innings always help.”
In addition to McDonough, the Ghosts had a good offensive outing turned in by Brendan Gallagher and Jack Larini. Both Gallagher and Larini each had a pair of hits and 2 RBI for Abington.
Vinnie Case blasted a triple and a homerun to highlight the Panther offense.
Abington improved to 3-2 in the conference while William Tennent fell to 1-4.
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Council Rock North Indians 15 – Bensalem Owls 4
Council Rock North pounded out 13 hits to capture a key conference victory over Bensalem.
“It was a good day to have a good day,” said Council Rock North head coach Matt Schram. “We hit the ball well – got some solid pitching – and made most of the plays behind our pitchers.”
Noah Hartwell earned the victory for the Indians allowing just two earned runs over four innings with five strikeouts.
The Indian offense was highlighted by Brandon McIlwain who was a perfect 3-3 with 3 runs scored and 4 RBI. McIlwain broke open the game with a bases-loaded double that scored three runs. JR Hicks collected 2 hits and had 3 RBI for Rock North.
Council Rock North improved to 2-2 in the conference while Bensalem fell to 1-3.
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Pennsbury Falcons 9 – Truman Tigers 2 (Friday)
Pennsbury remained in contention for a conference championship as the Falcons soared to a win on Friday over Truman.
“We were super intense in this game – and that is a good thing,” said Pennsbury head coach Joe Pesci. “We hit the ball hard – we had 7 doubles – and Brody threw a nice game.”
Brody McFadden was the winning hurler for the Falcons throwing a complete game 4 hitter. McFadden allowed just a single earned run and had 8 strikeouts.
The Pennsbury offense was fueled by Ethan McKensie (3 hits), Jacob Goldberg (2 hits – 2 RBI), and Zach Szumigala (2 hits – RBI).
“We kept after them the entire game,” said Pesci. “It was an important win for us.”
Pennsbury improved to 3-1 in the conference while Truman fell to 1-4.
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