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SOL Patriot Division
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 4, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 3
It wasn’t your typical ending, but Rock North was more than happy to take it, earning the walk-off win at Trenton Thunder Ballpark when – with the bases loaded – Peyton Shaw was hit by a pitch, forcing home the game-winner.
Rock North actually trailed 3-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh after the Golden Hawks scored a run in the top of the inning.
A key stretch of the game came in the fifth inning, In the top of the inning, the Golden Hawks – who led 2-0 -loaded the
bases with none out, thanks to back-to-back walks and a single by Reed Curtier. Will Seiler came up with a huge strikeout, and the Indians escaped unscathed by turning a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.
Rock North rallied to knot the score in the bottom of the inning, benefitting from a pair of hit batters, a walk, a single by Seiler and a Rock South miscue.
“The key play on defense was a bases loaded 6-4-3 double play that turned the momentum into our dugout,” Rock North Matt Schram said.
Seiler – who had a key single in the seventh – earned the win, allowing four hits and one run in 3 1/3 innings of relief. Shaw started the game on the mound and threw 3 2/3 innings, allowing one hit and two runs.
The win evened the three-game series between the two teams at one game apiece.
By the numbers: Council Rock North: Kyle Book (2-for-2, 2RBI).
Peyton Shaw (3.2 IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 3K), Will Seiler (W) (3.1 IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 3K)
Key innings: Top of seventh: With the score knotted 2-2, Rock South’s Coooper Sherwood was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, and he advanced to second and then third on back-to-back groundouts. Sherwood scored the go-ahead run when Owen McLean grounded a two-out single to right field.
Bottom of seventh: Trailing by one, the Indians scored a pair. Will Cabo was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. He advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jude Hamilton and moved up to third on a single by Seiler. Book’s sacrifice fly plated Cabo with the tying run. Back-to-back walks to Preston Martin and Noah Furman loaded the bases for Shaw.
Council Rock North coach Matt Schram: “Game 2 of our 3-game series was played today at Trenton Thunder stadium. It’s already incredibly tough to win games in our league, but to play our home game at Trenton is a big sacrifice.
“The game was a unique pitchers’ duel. Both team’s starters were returning to the mound for the first time this year. Peyton Shaw took the ball for us and was Shaw-like. He was on a monitored pitch count and was taken out in the middle fourth for Will Seiler. Seiler finished the game and kept South at bay for the second half of the game.
“Peyton Shaw had the walk off hit-by-pitch RBI to win the game. It was a hard-fought victory.”
Up next: Council Rock North (10-6, 6-5 SOL) will be on the road at Bensalem for game one of a three-game series Monday, and Council Rock South (6-9, 4-7) will host Harry S Truman in game one of the series.
Council Rock South 001 100 1 3-5-2
Council Rock North 000 020 2 4-5-0
Non-league
SPRINGFIELD TWP 13, GERMANTOWN FRIENDS 2 (5-innings)
After winning two of three in their key series with Upper Moreland, the Spartans capped a successful week with a mercy rule non-league win over Germantown Friends.
Springfield scored three runs in the first and put the game out of reach with five more in the third. Highlights of the inning included a run-scoring triple by Robert Hartman, a double by Mike Capoferri as well as singles by Nolan Kidwell, Anderson Kerper (RBI) and Max May (RBI).
Kidwell, Kerper, Capoferri, May and Jon Matthews led the Spartans’ 14-hit attack with two hits each.
Grayson Quinn started and earned the win with two scoreless innings. Charlie Dyke followed with three scoreless frames.
By the numbers: Springfield Twp: Nolan Kidwell (2-or-3, 2R), Anderson Kerper (2-for-3, 3B, 3RBI), Mike Capoferri (2-for-3, 2B, 1R), Max May (2-for-4, 2RBI, 1R), Jon Matthews (2-for-4, 2RBI), Robert Hartman (1-for-3, 3B, 2RBI, 2R)
Grayson Quinn (W) (2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 3BB, 3K), Charlie Dyke (3.0, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K)
Key inning: Top of first: Chris Cahill singled to lead off the inning, and with one out, Kidwell singled. An error on Robert Hartman’s grounder to short allowed a run to score. A triple by Kerper scored a pair and gave the Spartans a lead they would not lose.
Up next: Springfield Twp (13-3, 11-1 SOL) will host William Tennent in game one of the three-game series on Monday.
Springfield Twp 305 005 13-14-3
Germantown Friends 000 002 2-2-1
Friday, May 2
CHELTENHAM 17, ABINGTON 8
The Panthers won Friday night’s marathon between the neighboring rivals, but things certainly didn’t look promising when the Ghosts scored six runs in the bottom of the first. The inning was highlighted by a two-run triple by Matt Hildebrandt.
The Panthers, however, had an immediate response, putting eight runs on the board in the top of the second. They added two more in the third, thanks to a two-run single by Finn Kopp, and they never looked back on their way to the win.
Kopp’s four-hit, five-RBI game led the Panthers’ 13-hit attack.
Kopp, who started and earned the win, threw four shutout innings after the Ghosts’ six-run first that benefitted from two Panther miscues. Nate Leary closed it out with two shutout innings.
By the numbers: Cheltenham: Finn Kopp (4-for-5, 3B. 5RBI, 1R), Emile Chanoine (2-for-6, 1RBI, 2R), Jack Haugen (2-for-4, 3B, 4RBI, 3R), Billy Fishman (1-for-2, 2RBI, 2R).
Finn Kopp (5.0 IP, 6H, 8R, 6ER, 5BB, 5K), Nate Leary (2.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 1K)
Abington: Matt Hildebrandt (1-for-3, 3B, 2RBI, 1R), Colin Nash (1-for-2, 1RBI), Joe Loughney (2B)
Key inning: Top of second: The Ghosts answered Abington’s six-run first inning with eight runs in the second. With one out, Joel Martin lined a single and Fishman drew a walk. Martin scored on a single by Tim Dugen, and Emile Chanoine followed with an RBI single. Xavi Chanoine walked to load the bases, and Haugen emptied the bases with a triple to right field. Haugen scored on a balk, and Finn was hit by a pitch. An error on Eamon Ivory’s grounder to short allowed Kopp to score. A walk and hit batter loaded the bases, setting the stage for a sac fly by Fishman that gave the Panthers an 8-6 lead.
Cheltenham coach Lukas Nakkula: “It was just a really wild game that went back and forth with both teams hitting the ball really well. I am really proud of our guys for fighting back after being down 6-0 early, and our whole lineup was able to contribute to the win which was great to see. It was a fun game to be a part of and I am happy we got the win. It always feels great to get the Abington rivalry win.”
Up next: Cheltenham (7-8, 5-7 SOL) will host Lower Moreland in game one of its three-game series Monday, and Abington (3-10, 3-9) will host Hatboro-Horsham Monday in the first game of its three-game series.
Cheltenham 082 001 6 17-13-5
Abington 610 100 0 8-8-5
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