Non-league
BENSALEM 18, NORRISTOWN 6
The Owls battled Norristown to a 6-6 tie after four innings and then all but put the game away with an eight-run fifth.
Peter Pasquarella’s three-hit game led the Owls’ at the plate, and he also thew two scoreless innings in relief to earn the win.
By the numbers: Peter Pasquarella (3-for-4, 4RBI, 1R) Tommy Jackson (2-for-4, 1R), Mikey Kramer (2-for-3, 2B, 2RBI, 2R), Ryan Strazz (2-for-3, 2B, 2RBI, 3 R), Joey Doc (2-for 3, 3B, 2RBI, 3R)
Peter Pasquarella (W) (2.0 IP, 1H 0R, 1BB, 5K)
Key innings: Bottom of first: Trailing 2-0, the Owls answered with two runs of their own. Lukas Wilson drew a leadoff walk, Tommy Jackson singled, and the bases were loaded when Mike Kramer drew a walk. A run scored when the Eagles turned a double play. Logan Savage followed with a double that pushed a run across to even the score. (2-2)
Bottom of second: Doc led off the inning with a triple. (3-2) and scored when Pasquarella hit into a fielder’s choice. (3-2)
Bottom of third: Strazz led off the inning with a walk and stole second. Two outs later, Doc walked, and Pasquarella singled home a run. (4-2)
Bottom of fifth: With the score deadlocked 6-6, Tyler Anderson led off the inning with a single, Doc was safe on an error and a single by Pasquarella loaded the bases. Jimmy Ridge walked to push a run home. Lukas Wilson followed and singled home two runs, and Jackson drove home a run with a sacrifice fly. Wlson scored on a Mikey Kramer double, and Starzz was hit by a pitch. With two outs, Anderson was hit by a pitch, and Doc drew a bases-loaded walk (RBI). Pasquarella singled home a run. (14-6).
Up next: Bensalem (3-1, 1-1 SOL) will host Council Rock South in game one of its three-game series on Monday.
Norristown 200 400 6-8-2
Bensalem 211 284 18-14-0
HOLY GHOST PREP 4, NESHAMINY 2
Fifteen Neshaminy players had at-bats, and five saw action on the mound in Saturday’s non-league contest. The Redskins never found any offensive rhythm, managing just four hits and two runs – only one earned, and they came out on the short end of a 4-2 score when it was over.
Neshaminy got on the scoreboard with a run in the bottom of the first. Jake Plebani led off with a single and was replaced by courtesy runner Bobby Lagler. With one out, Lagler stole second and then scored on a Chase Bonner single to left field.
Holy Ghost scored a pair of runs in the top of the fifth and another run in the sixth to go on top 4-1.
In the bottom of the seventh, Dylan Hollenbach hit a leadoff single, stole second and one-out later scored when Anthony Kurley singled. That’s where the comeback rally ended.
Jared Kligerman started and allowed one hit in two scoreless innings. Michael Chichilitti and Noah Wallace each also threw a scoreless inning.
Up next: Neshaminy (1-3, 1-1 SOL) till travel to Harry S Truman for the first game of its three-game series on Monday.
Holy Ghost Prep 000 112 0 4-5-3
Neshamiiny. 100 000 1 2-4-1
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