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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Norristown 4, Upper Dublin 2
Norristown ace J.T. Vaughan returned from a five-week layoff due to a sprained elbow and was nearly unhittable in leading the Eagles to their first win of what had been a long season.
“We got our first, broke off the schneid,” said Norristown coach Rich Campbell. “It had been frustrating – up until now. It hasn’t been the losses, but the types of losses. We have been in games, and then hit that one bad inning.”
The Eagles took a 4-0 lead in the first, with the key blow being a two-run double by Reggie Collins.
Vinnie Catagus broke out of his slump, going 2-for-4 with a RBI, while Chris Curll (2-for-3) also drove in a run.
For Upper Dublin, the only hitter able to solve Vaughn was Dane Nealis, who was 2-for-3 with two RBI.
“He’s a heckuva hitter,” said Campbell of Nealis. “Hat’s off to him.”
In going the distance, Vaughan allowed just the two hits to Nealis and only one earned run. He walked four, fanned 10 and retired 12 consecutive batters at one point.
“We were able to get up early and J.T. just shut them down the whole day,” said Campbell. “It was an outstanding pitching performance. He just has a good idea of what he is doing out there on the mound.”
The Eagles are 1-7 in league play (1-9 overall) while the Flying Cardinals are 5-4 in the league (7-5 overall).
Norristown 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4
Upper Dublin 100 010 0 – 2
Cheltenham 3, Plymouth Whitemarsh 2
The Panthers (12-3, 9-0) broke a 1-1 deadlock in the top of the seventh inning on a Kevin Graham RBI-double that was followed by a Max Perilstein triple that proved to be the winning hit after the Colonials came back with a run in the bottom of the seventh.
“I’m proud of the effort,” said Cheltenham coach Frank Decembrino, who had nothing but ongoing praise for winning pitcher Calvin Salazar, who allowed five hits and struck out seven en route to the complete-game victory.
Salazar is now 6-0 in league games and his earned-run average remains under 1.00.
“He was just great,” said Decembrino. “He weathered the storm. He just makes it tough on teams because they have to hit to beat him.”
Zach Metz had two hits for the Colonials (9-3, 6-3) while Dutch Reardon drove in a run. Ben Raeder started and went five innings, fanning six, before giving way to eventual losing pitcher, Connor Kissane.
Cheltenham 000 100 2 – 3
Plymouth Whitemarsh 000 001 1 – 2
Upper Moreland 13, Upper Merion 4
Kyle Irwin used his glove and bat to led the Golden Bears (7-5, 6-3) to victory Monday.
While making some clutch defensive plays in the infield, Irwin went 4-for-4 with a double and a home run. He scored four runs and drove in three.
Meanwhile, winning pitcher Charlie Hooker (2-2) helped his own cause with two doubles and four runs scored. Eddie Decker added two RBI.
For Upper Merion, Andrew Del Guidice had an RBI-double. Adam Bradway was the losing pitcher.
The Vikings are 2-6 in league play (4-7 overall).
Upper Moreland 300 405 1 – 13
Upper Merion 001 030 0 – 4
Wissahickon 1, Springfield 0
Winning pitcher Jason Segal threw a complete-game shutout, allowing six hits while fanning six, and was rewarded in the top of the seventh inning when Juliam Osterneck’s third hit scored the winning run.
Segal out-dueled Julian Salzer, who went six frames and fanned three before giving away to eventual losing pitcher Jeff Hammons.
Chris Binet had a three-hit game for the Spartans (2-8, 1-8 SOL). The Trojans are 5-4 in league play (5-6 overall).
Wissahickon 000 000 1 – 1
Springfield 000 000 0 - 0
CONTINENTAL CONFERENCE
Hatboro-Horsham 2, Souderton 1
In a 10-inning thriller on Monday, the Hatters’ streak of solid pitching and defense in league games continued against the Indians at Clifford C. Hendrickson Memorial Field.
The thriller ended on a base hit by Joe Simmons against a stacked infield.
The Hatters (10-4 Overall, 7-2 league) remain in sole possession of first place. They are one game up on North Penn (6-3) and two games up on Souderton (5-4), CB East (5-4), CB West (5-4) and Pennridge (5-4).
The Hatters will host surging Pennridge on Wednesday, weather-permitting.
Senior Dave Brown gave the Hatters seven solid innings, allowing one run on five hits and two walks, while striking out six. Junior Eric Lane earned the win in relief, pitching three shutout innings, retiring all nine batters that he faced, including two by strikeout.
Souderton pitching went pitch-for-pitch with the Hatters for nine innings. Starter, Brendan Giampa, went five innings and only allowed one hit and three walks while striking out four. Luke Caviston followed with a scoreless inning-plus. The biggest moment of the game for the Indians pitching came in the bottom of the seventh inning when the Hatters loaded the bases with no outs and Souderton brought in Nate Luscombe, who shut the door.
Both teams exchanged zeroes in the 8th and 9th innings, and Lane retired the Indians in order in the top of the 9th inning.
Chris Crookham led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a walk. Eric Lane then hit a hard single to center field that bounced off of the centerfielder, allowing Crookham to advance to third and Lane to move up to second. Kevin Barron was intentionally walked to bring up junior first baseman Joe Simmons. Simmons hit a hard groundball down the third baseline past a five-man Souderton infield to score Crookham and give the Hatters their third extra inning win in league play this year.
Souderton 000 010 000 0 – 1
Hatboro-Horsham 000 100 000 1 – 2
Pennridge 10, Quakertown 3
The Rams (7-4) moved above .500 in league play (5-4) after breaking open a tight game with three runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh.
The offense was paced by Tyler Shoultes, who was 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles. He also scored a run and drove in four. Going 2-for-4 in the win were Brad Misialek (2 runs, one RBI) and Dan Shane (double, 2 runs, 2 RBI).
Eric Weslowski picked the win in relief, raising his record to 3-2. Vinny LaCava, who threw 5.2 innings, took the loss.
Jake Reed had a pair of hits and two stolen bases for Quakertown while Aaron Besch and Torin Martutartus each drove in runs. Travis Woolfenden was 1-for-2 with a walk and stolen base.
The Rams are 5-4 in league play (7-4 overall) while the Panthers are 0-9 in the league (3-9 overall).
Pennridge 200 023 3 – 10
Quakertown 110 010 0 – 3
Central Bucks West 3, Central Bucks East 0
When Matt Peralta and Brennan Snyder teamed up for back-to-back doubles to get a run on the board in the first inning for the host Bucks, it was all the run support that winning pitcher John Fitz would need.
Fitz went the distance, allowing just two hits. Of his 95 pitches, 65 went for strikes.
Meanwhile, in the second Inning, Mike Marinelli led off with a booming triple to left field and was plated when Jason Peralta (2-for-3, two RBI) hit another triple down the right field line to score the run. The Bucks led the bases loaded in the frame.
In the sixth Inning, Steven Gebre reached on an error, moved to third on a single by Jason Peralta. He then then scored on a fielder’s choice by Robert Philips.
C.B. East’s made a nice play by David Yanni at shortstop to end the threat without further scoring.
Brennan Snyder went 2-for-3 with one RBI for the Bucks (6-4, 5-4 SOL).
Brandon Birkhead, who threw 4.2 innings, absorbed the loss for the Patriots (6-5, 5-4).
CB East 000 000 0 – 0
CB West 110 001 X – 3
North Penn 6, Central Bucks South 2
Colin Healey was literally in control on the mound, walking none while striking out six in Monday’s win that saw the defending state champions improve to 7-5 overall and 6-3 in the league.
The Titans took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third, but the Knights answered with a pair in the bottom of the inning. A four-run fourth all but sealed the Titans’ fate.
The red-hit Jared Melone (home run) and Matt Stella were each 3-for-4. Adding two hits to the winning cause were Brandon Heggan and Alex Peterson.
Losing pitcher Matt Radwanski had one of six hits off of Healey, a double, while Mike Anastasia had two.
CB South 001 000 1 – 2
The Knights are 6-3 in league play (7-5 overall) while the Titans are 3-6 in the league (4-8 overall).
North Penn 002 400 X - 6
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Pennsbury 5, Tennent 4
It was the classic scenario. Game tied. Bottom of the last inning. The runner representing the winning run on second base. A full count. Two outs.
Pennsbury’s D.J. Endler responded with a single up the middle to plate Justin Jacko, who had doubled and stole third base, with the winning run to top surging William Tennent.
“They were one of the hotter teams coming in,” said Pennsbury coach Joe Pesci. “We had to start picking some of these (close) games up. We were down, 3-0, but we turned it on.”
The Falcons (6-6, 6-3) were aided in the see-saw battle by a two-out single in the fifth inning from Jake Goldberg, who had 11 strikeouts before giving way to eventual winning pitcher Connor Ward. They added a run on the sixth to knot the score 4-4 on a bases-loaded double play off the bat off Matt Kaiser.
Jacko had two hits and two steals. Also filling up the scorecard were Ryan Sheafer (3-for-3, run scored) and Brendan Campbell (2-for-4, 2 runs, steal).
The Falcons are 6-3 in league play (6-6 overall) while the Panthers are 4-5 in the league (4-8 overall).
Tennent 012 001 0 – 4
Pennsbury 002 011 1 - 5
Council Rock North 15, Abington 0
Council Rock North coach Matt Schram had no answers after his squad not only avenged a loss to Abington, but by virtue of the 15-run mercy rule in four inning.
In the process, Brandon McIlwain (three innings, four strikeouts) and Noah Hartwell (one inning) combined for a no-hitter.
“It shows how crazy this season, and this league, is anymore,” he said. “You can’t make this stuff up.
“Abington has been playing well. They beat us last time. I would have never predicted this.”
The Golden Hawks received big days at the plate from Cole Hofmann (3-for-3 with a triple, 3 runs, 3 RBI) and Tyler Callendar (2-for-4 with a triple, RBI). Max Leuz added a two-run double while Matt Hand also doubled.
“It was just one of those days, which we haven’t had yet,” said Schram, whose team improved to 7-4 overall and 5-4 in the league. “Everything just fell into to place.”
Abington is 4-5 in the league (4-8 overall).
Abington 000 0 – 0
CR North 428 1 - 15
Council Rock South 10, Truman 0
Greg Paprocki’s arm and bat allowed the Golden Hawks to tame the Tigers Monday, in a game shortened to six innings.
Paprocki went the distance, allowing four hits and striking out nine. At the plate, he had two hits and two RBI.
Other offensive contributors included Connor Macauley (2 hits, 3 RBI) and Dean Obrowski (2 RBI).
The Golden Hawks are alone at the top of the conference standings with a 6-2 record (7-2 overall) while the Tigers fell to 2-7 in the league (3-11 overall).
Truman 000 000 – 0
CR South 020 004 4 – 10
Neshaminy 11, Bensalem 1
Bill Ritchey (two RBI) and Kyle Skeels had three hits each while Cole Creighton cruised on the mound as the Redskins rolled to a home win against their crosstown rival.
Creighton went five innings, allowing four hits and striking out six. Jake Frazen had two hits while Sean Udris and Ryan Sheplock (two hits) each drove in two runs. RJ Boop also had a pair of hit on a day that saw the ‘Skins pound out 14 hits.
The Redskins are 5-4 in league play (6-6 overall) while the Owls fell to 3-5 in the league (6-6 overall).
Bensalem 000 001 – 1
Neshaminy 300 503 - 11
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