By Scott Huff
[N-7] Truman had to wait 24 hours to play its PIAA District One Quad-A first round playoff game with visiting [S-10] Garnet Valley due to wet fields at Truman.
It was worth the wait.
The Tigers advanced to a second round game with host West Chester East with a 5-0 victory over the Jaguars.
“It was a great game – we did everything right today,” said Truman head coach Jeff Vitale. “We executed very well in everything we did – running the bases, fielding the baseball, and timely hitting. And Zach Phillipi threw a great game.”
Phillipi threw a complete game shutout for Truman and struck out three hitters.
The Tigers had RBI delivered by James Wallace, Ryan Hires, Kyle Tepper, and Shane Monahan.
“This was without question the best game that we have played all season,” said Vitale. “We did all the little things.”
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Truman Tigers 301 001 x - 5
PIAA District One Class AAA Playoffs
Upper Moreland edges Upper Merion – again
[No. 2] Upper Moreland will advance to the PIAA Class AAA semifinals as the Golden Bears defeated visiting [N-7] Upper Merion – 6-5.
It was the fourth time this season that Upper Moreland has beaten Upper Merion this season – all by a single run.
“I feel bad for Upper Merion, I thought that they really deserved a higher seed in the tournament,” said Upper Moreland head coach Ernie Rehr. “They deserved better.
“We won this game because of the things that we have done all season – hustle and manufacture runs,” added Rehr. “We do what we need to do to win games.”
The Golden Bears had fine efforts by senior Kyle Walder and sophomore Robert Knox to secure the win. Walder – who had a bases loaded double that cleared the bases – threw the first six-plus innings. Knox – who scored the game-winning run – was the winning pitcher.
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Upper Moreland Bears 005 000 1 - 6 8 1
District One Quad-A Playoff Preview
Wednesday – May 25, 2011
All games @ 4 pm
[S-8] West Chester Rustin Golden Knights @ [N-1] Council Rock North Indians
How They Got There –
West Chester Rustin was the fourth place finisher in the Ches-Mont League
Council Rock North was the Suburban One League National Conference champion
Who’s Hot?
West Chester Rustin hit a game-tying homerun in the seventh inning, and a game-winning homerun in the eighth inning to eliminate visiting [N-9] Central Bucks East – 2-1.
Council Rock North – which had a first round bye - has not lost a game since April 11, 2011 when the Indians lost their only game of the season to Truman – 9-7. That was 44 calendar days ago.
Name Game –
The key players for West Chester Rustin include Danny Myers, Nick Miller, Joe Palladino, Matt Gosik, Alec O’Dell, Kevin Jewitt, and Dylan Jenkins.
The key players for CRN include Darren Lauer, Pat O’Leary, Alex Sable, Jake Drossner, Dan Denton, Mike Tentilucci, and Ryan Hartley.
Council Rock North head coach Matt Schram says:
“This is where we wanted to be since the beginning of the season,” said Schram. “We have our goals, and we reached the first one by winning the conference championship. We still have other goals to reach.”
Winner Gets –
The winner of the West Chester Rustin versus Council Rock North game will get the winner of the [N-5] Owen J Roberts versus [S-4] West Chester Henderson game on Friday (5/27). The higher seed will host the game.
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[N-10] Methacton Warriors @ [N-2] Pennridge Rams
How They Got There -
Methacton finished the season in fourth place in the Pioneer Athletic Conference
Pennridge was the Suburban One League Continental Conference champion.
Who’s Hot?
Methacton – which entered the district playoffs on a four game losing streak – defeated [S-7] Strath Haven – 3-2. The game was stopped after six innings due to rain.
Pennridge enters the district playoffs having won nine of its last ten conference games.
Name Game –
The key players for Methacton include Joey Casselberry, Andrew Hart, Matt Ahlberg, Dave Toomey, Matt Dale, and Nick Strizziere.
The key players for Pennridge include Dylan Tice, Jared Schaffer, Kyle Peters, Oscar Mikols, Andrew Decew, Mike Kessler, Cody Zickler, and Mike Guldin.
Pennridge head coach Tom Nuneviller says:
“We have been able to do the things we have needed to do to win the close games,” said Nuneviller. “If we want to win games in districts we are going to have to continue playing like that.”
Winner gets –
The winner of the Methacton versus Pennridge game will get the winner of the [N-6] Boyertown versus [S-3] Conestoga game. The game will be played Friday (5/27) on the home field of the higher seed.
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[S-5] Downingtown East Cougars @ [N-3] Council Rock South Golden Hawks
How They Got There –
Downingtown East finished the season in third place in the Ches-Mont League.
Council Rock South was the second place team in the Suburban One League National Conference.
Who’s Hot?
Downingtown East won its first round game with a 5-4 district victory over [N-12] Central Bucks South. The game was decided in the eighth inning.
Council Rock South – which had a first round bye - finished the SOL National Conference schedule winning ten of its last 11 games.
Name Game –
The key players for Downingtown East include Troy Sarpen, Jon Weiser, Mike Listmeyer, Luke Alpa, Alec Kowalczyk, and Matt Ternowchek.
The key players for CR South include Billy Fleming, Bret DeStefano, Zach Fitzgerald, Justin Thomas, Jeff Miller, Matt Sweetser, Kyle Downs, Ryan Fleming, and Kane Price.
Council Rock South head coach Greg Young says:
“We have done a great job of not looking ahead of teams,” said Young. “We have been able to focus on the team we are playing, and we have been successful doing that.”
Winner gets –
The winner of the Downingtown East versus Council Rock South game will get the winner of the [N-8] North Penn versus [S-1] Marple Newtown game. The game will be played on Friday (5/27) on the home field of the higher seed.
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[N-11] Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials @ [N-3] Spring-Ford Rams
How They Got There –
Plymouth Whitemarsh was the second place team in the Suburban One League American Conference.
Spring-Ford was the Pioneer Athletic Conference champion.
Who’s Hot?
Plymouth Whitemarsh opened district play with a 4-3 victory over [S-6] Interboro. Steve Wallace excelled at both the plate and on the mound for the Colonials.
Spring-Ford – which had a first round bye - finished its season by winning 17 of its last 19 games. The only losses in that stretch came against conference opponents Methacton and Owen J Roberts.
Name Game –
The key players for PW include Bobby Slagle, Jake Mascio, Jason Cho, Matt Minetola, Steve Wallace, Austin DeBonaventure, and Jon Staats.
The key players for SF are Patrick Medley, Josh Mellon, Matt Oczypok, Sean Larkin, Ricky Gorell, James Hoff, and Ryan Conway.
Plymouth Whitemarsh head coach Robert Slagle says:
“We are anxious to keep our season going,” said Slagle. “We will be a major underdog, but the kids just have to remember to play hard and have fun.”
Winner gets -
The winner of the Plymouth Whitemarsh versus Spring-Ford game will get the winner of the [S-2] West Chester East versus [N-7] Truman game. The game will be played Friday (5/27) on the home field of the higher seed.
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[N-8] North Penn Knights @ [S-1] Marple Newtown Tigers
How They Got There –
North Penn was the second place team in the Suburban One League Continental Conference.
Marple Newtown was the Central League champion.
Who’s Hot?
North Penn won its opening round game of the district playoffs with a 6-0 win over [S-9] Kennett.
Marple Newtown – which had a first round bye – has won nine straight games going into the playoffs.
Name Game –
The key players for North Penn include Craig Lepre, Alec Lashkevic, Bobby Reddick, Austin Tarpey, Pete Edgar, Bryce Mengel, and Ed Posavec.
The key members for Marple Newtown include Rob Gore, Mario Dioguardi, John Brogan, Ryan Schollenberger, Garrett Wrambel, Dan Cahalare, and Brian Leon.
North Penn head coach Bob McCreary says:
“We have been playing our best baseball of the season,” said McCreary. “Every team you play in the districts is a good team, and that includes us.”
Winner gets –
The winner of the North Penn versus Marple Newtown game will get the winner of the [N-3] Council Rock South versus [S-5] Downingtown East game. The game will be played on Friday (5/27) on the home field of the higher seed.
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[N-7] Truman Tigers @ [S-2] West Chester East
How They Got There –
Truman finished the season as the third place team in the Suburban One League National Conference.
West Chester East was the Ches-Mont League champion.
Who’s Hot?
Truman won its first round game of the playoffs when the Tigers clawed by Garnet Valley – 5-0.
West Chester East – which had a first round bye – won its last seven games of the season.
Name Game –
The key players for Truman include Brian Beyer, Zach Phillipi, Ryan Field, Ryan Hires, Kyle Tepper, James Wallace, and Brandon Tepper.
The key players for WC East include Derek Prucnal, Greg Corialos, Luke Lawrence, Bob Atwell, Ryan McCalin, and Bill Krebs.
Truman head coach Jeff Vitale says:
“West Chester East is going to be a tough game – you aren’t a No. 2 seed for nothing,” said Vitale. “The way we played against Garnet Valley, we want to go right out and play again. We have no pressure on us to win this game.”
Winner gets –
The winner of the Truman versus West Chester East game will get the winner of the [N-10] Plymouth Whitemarsh versus [N-3] Spring-Ford game. The game will be played on Friday (5/27) on the home field of the higher seed.
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