Check out the recaps for SOL baseball teams in action Friday.
Non-league
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 5, WILLIAM PENN CHARTER 2
A trio of pitchers combined to allow just three hits on the mound, leading the Patriots to the win in Friday’s non-league opener.
Damian Frayne notched the win, allowing three hits and one run (unearned) while striking out three and walking one. Jason Abert did not allow a hit but gave up one run in 1.2 innings, walking four and striking out one. Tim Mahony notched the save with 1.1 scoreless innings of relief. He did not allow a hit, striking out two and walking none.
The Patriots broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in a fifth inning that was highlighted by the two-out, two-run single by Nolan Behm. Penn Charter got one of those runs back in the bottom of the inning, but the Patriots tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the top of the seventh when Anthony Niro delivered a two-run single with two outs.
Niro’s 3-for-4 day at the plate led the Patriots and included a double and two RBIs. Chase Harland doubled and scored a run.
Central Bucks East (1-0) returns to action on Saturday with a non-league game at the Haverford School at 11 a.m.
Central Bucks East 010 020 2 5-7-1
William Penn Charter 010 010 0 2-3-2
LOWER MORELAND 4, LANSDALE CATHOLIC 1
Sparked by the 3-hit efforts of Kevin Cronin and Xavier Gonzales, the Lions pounded out 11 hits while Mason Tammaro and Ethan Jarosiewicz combined for the win on the mound in Friday’s non-league opener.
The Lions put a run on the board in the first when Cronin, who singled to lead off the frame, scored on a single by Gonzales. In the third inning, they upped that lead to 2-0 when Cronin singled and scored on a single by Drew Dorval.
LC cut that lead in half with a run in the fourth, but the Lions answered with two in the bottom of the inning. Jarosiewicz doubled to center to lead off the inning, and he scored with Gavin Blumhardt delivered a one-out single. Cronin’s two-out single plated Blumhardt, and the Lions led 4-1.
Jarosiewicz closed it out with three shutout innings in relief to notch the save. He allowed just one hit, struck out eight and walked three in a strong stint for the Lions. Tammaro started and scattered seven hits in four innings, allowing just one run while striking out two and walking one.
Cronin was 3-for-3 out of the leadoff spot with one RBI and two runs scored. Gonzeles was 3-for-4 with an RBI batting cleanup. Dorval was 2-for-4 with one RBI. Jarosiewicz had the Lions’ lone extra-base hit – a double.
Lower Moreland (1-0) will travel to Jenkintown for a non-league game Monday.
Lansdale Catholic 000 100 0 1-8-1
Lower Moreland 101 200 x 4-11-0
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 6, ARCHBISHOP RYAN 1
Chase Ennis was in midseason form on the mound. The Penn State commit threw four scoreless innings to earn the win, allowing just one hit while striking out eight and walking three.
After Ennis retired the side in order in the top of the first, the Hawks put a run on the board in the bottom of the inning. Johnny Mendola, who singled to left with two outs, advanced to third on a single by Ennis and scored on a balk.
In the bottom of the third, the Hawks added a pair. Joey Pirone drew a leadoff walk and stole second. He scored on a single to left by Tyler Harper. Harper stole second, advanced to third on a balk and then scored on a sacrifice by Billy O’Neill to put the Hawks on top 3-0.
In the fourth, Mason Curtier, who singled, scored on an error to make it a 4-0 game before Ryan broke up the Hawks’ shutout bid with a run in the top of the sixth.
The Hawks added a pair in the bottom of the inning. Mason Curtier was hit by a pitch to lead off the frame, Reed Curtier followed and drew a walk, and the bases were loaded when Sam Serpiello singled. Both runners scored on a single by Shane Myers.
Reed Curtier threw the final three innings for the Golden Hawks, scattering three hits and allowing one run while striking out four and walking none.
Council Rock South (1-0) will be on the road at Bensalem for Thursday’s SOL opener.
Archbishop Ryan 000 001 0 1-4-2
Council Rock South 102 102 x 6-7-1
HOLY GHOST PREP 9, BENSALEM 8
The Owls broke a 6-6 tie with a pair of runs in the top of the seventh only to watch the Firebirds answer with three in the bottom of the inning for the walk-off win in Friday’s non-league opener.
The Owls erupted for four runs in the top of the second to go on top 4-1. They loaded the bases with one out on three consecutive walks, setting the stage for Ed Colgan’s two-run double to center field. The third run scored on a groundout, and the fourth crossed the plate on a balk.
Holy Ghost evened the score with three runs in the bottom of the inning, but the Owls regained the lead with a run in the third. Again, the Firebirds knotted the score with a run in the bottom of the inning.
Colgan’s RBI single in the fifth put the Owls on top 6-5, but a run by Holy Ghost in the fifth made it a 6-6 game. The Owls scored a pair in the top of the seventh to go on top 8-6, thanks to a two-out, two-run double by Lucas Wilson. That lead evaporated in the bottom of the inning.
Wilson drove in three runs out of the leadoff spot. Mike Kramer was 2-for-4 with a double, Jake Wagner was 2-for-4 with a run scored, and Colgan was 2-for-2 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored.
Bensalem (0-1) will host Archbishop Ryan in a non-league game Tuesday.
Bensalem 041 010 2 8-9-4
Holy Ghost Prep 131 001 3 9-11-0
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