Check out the recaps for SOL baseball teams in action Tuesday.
SOL Freedom Division
New Hope-Solebury 18, Upper Moreland 8 (5 innings)
New Hope-Solebury sent 12 batters to the plate and scored 11 runs in the bottom of the fourth to blow open a close game on the way to the five-inning, mercy-rule shortened win in the SOL Freedom Division opener for both teams.
Josh Shiller, Saul Carmenini, John Whalen and Matt Jermyn all pitched for the Lions, while Carmenini picking up the win.
“For the brutal conditions, all four pitchers’ command was good, and our defense played a solid game, with only one error,” said NHS coach Tony Vlahovic.
An RBI single by Sean Dallahan opened the scoring for Upper Moreland in the top of the first, but New Hope countered with two runs, taking advantage of two walks and an error on a RBI flyout by Jermyn.
UM went back in front with two in the second on a two-run single by Patrick Kilgus.
In the bottom of the second, the Lions went up for good with three runs with a two-out rally. Kyle Campbell had an RBI single, and Josh Shiller followed with a two-run single to make it 5-3.
After the Bears cut it to 5-4 in the top of the third, New Hope blew it wide open in a fourth inning that saw five walks, three errors and a grand slam by Jermyn to center field.
Jermyn finished with five RBIs, while Shiller had three RBIs. Nate Wiseman was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs, and Kyle Campbell went 2-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.
UM finished with eight runs on eight hits but was plagued by 10 walks and seven defensive errors. Shawn Townsend went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Bo Meakim was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBIs.
Both teams are back in action on Friday. New Hope hosts Springfield, while Upper Moreland plays at Lower Moreland.
Upper Moreland 121 04 – 8 8 7
New Hope 230 (11)2 – 18 8 1
Non-league
Abington 12, Norristown 2 (5 innings)
The Galloping Ghosts scored four runs in the bottom of the third inning to erase an early deficit and then rolled past visiting Norristown in a five-inning mercy-rule shortened win in the nonleague opener for both squads.
Luke Sydlowski rebounded from a rough first inning and settled down to go four strong innings, allowing just two runs on two hits and two walks, while striking out five. LJ Wolff pitched a scoreless fifth inning.
Sydlowski played a big role with his bat too, leading off the third with a double. Alex Dadaris followed with a single to put runners on first and third with nobody out. Back-to-back-to-back errors plated the first three runs, as the Ghosts took the lead for good. Brian Murtha then made it 4-2 with a RBI single.
Dadaris added a RBI single in the fourth, and then Abington blew the game wide open with seven runs in the fifth.
Sydlowski, Dadaris and Murth led the offensive attack with two hits each, while Cody Frazier had two runs scored and two RBIs. Anthony Ehly had a triple.
“We started slow,” said Abington coach Bill Degan. “Norristown pitcher (Matthew) Leary kept us off balance. We scored three in the third and didn’t look back.”
Abington (1-0) opens up SOL Liberty Division play on Friday at Upper Dublin.
Norristown 200 00 – 2 2 6
Abington 004 17 – 12 11 0
Council Rock North 10, Upper Dublin 9
CR North rallied from a five-run deficit with three runs in the bottom of the sixth and two more in the seventh to walk off with the wild 10-9 win over visiting Upper Dublin in a nonleague game Tuesday.
Trailing 9-8 to start the bottom of the seventh, CR North’s Austin Stalker led off with a triple to right field. Three walks tied the game, as Shane Anhalt picked up the RBI with his base on balls with the bases loaded. Brian Curry then hit a ground ball to short, scoring Quinn Erlandsen from third to win the game in dramatic style.
Stalker finished the game 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs for the Indians, while Anhalt had three RBIs.
Jaden Tang pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, with three strikeouts to pick up the win on the mound.
Upper Dublin was led by Tristain Cairnes, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs scored and three RBIs. Jared Levis was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs. Nick Harley had a double and two RBIs.
CR North opens SOL Patriot play Friday at Harry S. Truman. Upper Dublin hosts Abington on Friday.
Upper Dublin 030 114 0 – 9 9 4
Council Rock North 220 003 2 – 10 5 2
Pennsbury 6, Hatboro-Horsham 4
Trailing 3-1, Pennsbury scored five times in the top of the seventh inning to edge host Hatboro-Horsham in a nonleague game on Tuesday.
“We’ve shown a flare for the dramatic in back-to-back games with come-from-behind victories,” Pennsbury coach Joe Pesci said. “We left guys on base all game, including the bases loaded with one out, first and second with no outs – we couldn’t push runs across.”
In the critical seventh, Charlie Evans reached first on an infield single, and one out later Ryan Zuckerman tied the game with a “monstrous” two-run home run with one out. Then, after Justin Mitrovich reached on a walk and James Schaffer was hit by a pitch, Jackson Freeman and Joe Tiroly hit back-to-back doubles to make it 6-3.
The Hatters threatened in the bottom of the seventh. Noah Schlosser led off with a walk, Greenberg singled and Trey Porter followed with an RBI double to cut the Falcons lead to 6-4, with runners on second and third and nobody out.
Pennsbury reliever Gavin Hawkes induced two popups to shortstop and another to center field to get out of the jam and secure the win for his squad.
Junior Kayden Faulcon went 4 1/3 innings and didn’t allow a hit or run, while striking out nine for the Falcons. Offensively, Zuckerman, Freeman, Tiroly and Brody Travagline had two hits each.
H-H had just four hits for the game, but three went for extra bases – doubles by Logan Fischer and Porter and a home run by Will Bruner in the fourth inning that gave the Hatters a 3-1 lead.
Porter pitched the first four innings for the Hatters, allowing just one run and scattering seven hits and three walks, while striking out six.
Pennsbury opens up SOL Patriot Division play at home against rival Bensalem on Friday. Hatboro-Horsham is also home against Wissahickon in its SOL Liberty opener.
Pennsbury 000 100 5 – 6 10 1
Hatboro-Horsham 000 003 1 – 4 4 3
Lower Moreland 16, Jenkintown 6 (5 innings)
Nine runs in the first two innings set the tone early for the Lions in this one, as they took out Jenkintown in a mercy-rule shortened five-inning game on Tuesday.
Lower Moreland had eight hits on the day and took advantage of 10 walks and three Jenkintown errors. Three straight walks started things in the top of the first, and LM’s Aidan Riccardi then drove in three runs with a booming triple. Riccardi later stole home to make it 4-0 before the Drakes even came to bat.
In the second, Aiden Stepansky scored one on an RBI single, Xavier Gonzales stole home to push it to 6-1, Mason Tammaro had a RBI single and two scored on bases-loaded walks.
For the game, Mike Pennisi finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI, while Riccardi had three RBIs and Andrew Dorval had two RBIs. Dorval, Riccardi and Donato Incollingo each had doubles.
“Aidan Riccardi stepped up in the first with the bases loaded and hit a bomb up on the hill in left for a stand-up triple,” said LM coach Mike Guido. “Senior captain Aidan Stepansky had four stolen bases.”
On the mound, Incollingo picked up the win with three 1-2-3 innings, while Ethan Jarosiewicz didn’t allow an earned run over three innings.
LM is back in action on Wednesday at home against Upper Dublin.
Lower Moreland 451 33 – 16 8 5
Jenkintown 011 04 – 6 2 3
Pennridge 8, Dock Mennonite 2
Matt Atchley went 5-for-5 with three doubles, two runs scored and three RBIs, as Pennridge opened its season with a 16-hit barrage in a big nonleague win at Dock Mennonite.
Atchley got the Rams started with a one-out double in the top of the first, and he came around to score on an error. In the second, another error made it 2-0, and then Atchley drove in Alex Fantaskey and Ryan DeHaven to up the lead to 4-0.
DeHaven led off the fourth with a double and scored one batter later on a RBI single by Atchley.
After Dock scored two runs in the sixth to cut the lead to 5-2, Pennridge countered with three in the seventh to put the game away, Fantaskey and Atchley had doubles, Joey Calabretti had a two-run single and Reese Wolfgang added an RBI single.
DeHaven, Calabretti and Jaden Morgan had two hits each for Pennridge.
The Rams used five different pitchers, including two scoreless innings for Morgan and three scoreless for Patrick Mill.
Pennridge plays at Central Bucks East on Friday.
Pennridge 130 100 3 – 8 16 1
Dock Mennonite 000 002 0 – 2 4 3
Owen J Roberts 11, Quakertown 6
Offense was on display in this nonleague game, as the teams combined for 17 runs on 27 hits. Owen J. Roberts jumped up with two runs in the top of the first and never trailed again.
Quakertown finished with six runs on 10 hits, including two each for Ty Everitt, Brayden Schuler and Peyton Kochel. Everett, Brandon Pierce, Kochel and Jake Dulis had doubles, while Danny Qualteria had two RBIs.
The Panthers are off until Tuesday when it opens SOL Liberty Division play at home against Upper Dublin.
Owen J. Roberts 203 132 0 – 11 17 3
Quakertown 100 010 4 – 6 10 0
Methacton 9, Wissahickon 4
After Wissahickon grabbed a 2-0 lead in the third, this one was all Methacton, as the host Warriors scored nine runs over the next three innings to pull away for the nonleague win.
Offensively, the Trojans were led by Ben Junker with two hits, a double and two runs scored, and Kasey Wiess with two hits, a double, two runs and two RBIs. Weiss hit an RBI double and then scored on a passed ball in Wissahickon’s two-run third.
Then, after Methacton’s nine-run rally, Wissahickon threatened and scored a pair in the top of the seventh. Junker had a double and scored on a Weiss single and Morgan Wilson drove in one with an RBI groundout, before Methacton was able to end the game with a strikeout.
Reed Bram allowed just one earned run and struck out four in 4 1/3 innings pitched.
Wissahickon plays at Hatboro-Horsham in its SOL Liberty opener on Friday.
Wissahickon 002 000 2 – 4 8 3
Methacton 000 144 x – 9 12 3
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