Check out the results for SOL baseball teams in action Tuesday.
SOL CONTINENTAL
North Penn 6, Central Bucks South 2
After opening their season on Monday with a 6-2 win over Wissahickon, the Knights were right back at it the next afternoon, and they picked up their second win in as many days, this time defeating the Titans in their SOL opener.
“Don’t look now but it could be back-to back-to back,” said Knights head coach Kevin Manero as the team will also play on Wednesday against Strath Haven. “No one is 100 percent crisp.”
The Knights got a solid outing from James Witner as he went four strong innings, allowing one earned run while striking out four.
“In our first two games, we got good pitching, we put together good at bats and we made the routine plays defensively,” said Manero. “If we do all that we will be in good position to win a lot of games.”
Jared Melone and Zach Zeigler led the offense with three hits each. Ziegler added three RBIs and Melone knocked in two runs. Mason Nadeau went 2-for-4 at the plate.
The Knights got off to a quick start, scoring four runs in the first thanks to a three run homer off the bat of Zeigler.
“It was good to see Zach have a nice day,” Manero said. “He drove the ball in his first at bat.
“We came out swinging well and aggressively. I was real happy with our approach.”
The Knights (2-0, 1-0 SOL) led 5-0 after two innings and never looked back.
The Titans (0-1 SOL) were led by Steve Trachtenberg, who had two of his team’s five hits. He also knocked in both runs.
Danny Klepchick took the loss, allowing five earned runs on seven hits in three innings of work.
CB South 001 001 0 – 2 5 0
North Penn 410 100 X – 6 10 2
Pennridge 9, Central Bucks East 0
Three pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout, striking out 13 while walking three batters (one intentional) to lead the Rams to the convincing win. The Rams have given up just three runs in their first two contests while pounding out 22 hits and 22 runs themselves.
While pitchers Joe Molettiere, Dan Long and Dave Tatoian were keeping the Patriot batters off the base, the Rams’ offense was clicking from the get go as they scored four runs in the second after scoring a lone run in the first.
Joe Unangst led the 13-hit attack going 3-for-5 with three singles. Dave Tatoian was 2-for-4 with a double, and Caleb Hand was 2-for-3 with a double.
Molettiere started on the mound and threw three innings, fanning eight and allowing just one hit while facing 13 batters. Tatoian, who earned the win, threw one inning and struck out one while allowing two hits. Long worked the final three, facing just nine batters and fanning four.
For the Patriots, Sam Andris took the loss, allowing seven hits and six runs in 2 2/3 innings while walking two and striking out two.Michael Broderick put together a nice outing out of the bulllpen. Pennridge managed just one hit off of Broderick, who did not allow a run, walked none and struck out three during his two innings of work to close out the game.
CB East returns to action on Thursday at Neshaminy The Rams will look to continue their winning ways on Wednesday in a non-league contest against Southern Lehigh.
Pennridge 141 300 0 – 9 13 0
Central Bucks East 000 000 0 – 0 3 1
Souderton 5, Hatboro-Horsham 1
Souderton scored two runs in the first and that would be all the Indians would need as Nate Luscombe and Aaron Gulibon held the Hatters bats in check, allowing just the one run on four hits.
In the bottom of the first, Blake Gular put the Indians on the board with a sacrifice fly, and Luscombe helped his own cause with an RBI double to make it a 2-0 game.
Mathe and Luscombe led the offense with two hits each. Gular was 1-for-1 with three RBIs.
The Hatters, according to coach Pete Moore, had several opportunities, but came up short. In the top of the first, they had the bases loaded with one out, but Luscombe escaped unscathed. In the fourth inning, the Hatters had runners on first and second with nobody out, and Souderton picked off the runner on second and got the runner from first out in a rundown on the same play. In the sixth inning, the Hatters scored a run on a single by Ryan Murphy and trailed 3-1 with the bases loaded and two outs when Alec Blyler grounded out on a hard hit ball to second base.
Luscombe went six strong innings to earn the win, allowing four hits and one run (unearned) while fanning seven. Gulibon came in and struck out the side in the seventh on 14 pitches.
While the Indians (1-0 SOL) will host Emmaus on Wednesday at 3:45 p.m., the Hatters (1-2 Overall, 0-1 SOL) will play their fourth game in four days on Wednesdaywhen they host the Pennsbury Falcons at 3:45 pm.
Hatboro-Horsham 000 001 0 – 1 4 0
Souderton 201 002 X – 5 8 3
SOL American Conference
Cheltenham 8, Upper Merion 5
The Panthers made the most of their eight hits in a come-from-behind win in Tuesday’s league opener.
Upper Merion took a 3-0 lead in the first, sparked by a two-run single from Alex Del Guidice and a sacrifice fly by Jarrett Quinn. The Panthers responded by scoring twice in the bottom half of the inning and tacked on three more in the second to put the game away. A two-run triple by Gilbert Owens highlighted the three-run second that put the Panthers on top 5-3.
Owenshad two RBIs on two hits for the Panthers. He also scored a pair of runs out of the leadoff spot. Gabe Hofferman had a pair of hits and scored two runs. Josh Ryan and Hugh Sharkey both had doubles for the winners.
Joel White picked up the win on the mound, allowing five runs over six innings. White struck out six, walked none and gave up nine hits.
Andrew Del Guidice led the Vikings offense with three hits, two RBIs and a run scored. Ray Shier and Alex Del Guidice each had two hits. Upper Merion outhit Cheltenham 9-8, but stranded six runners on base.
Jarrett Quinn took the loss, allowing six earned runs on seven hits.
Cheltenham will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Thursday for a non-league contest.
Upper Merion 300 101 0 – 5 9 2
Cheltenham 231 200 X – 8 8 3
Upper Dublin 13, Norristown 5
The Flying Cardinals improved to 2-1 on the young season, thanks in part to Connor McFadden’s hot bat.
McFadden had five hits – including a homerun and two doubles – and added seven RBIs in the big win over the Eagles. He doubled in a three-run first and also had a two-base hit in a third inning that saw the Cards tack on a single run to go on top 4-0. McFadden belted a three-run homer in a four-run fourth that also included an RBI double by Thomas Juelke.
The Eagles answered with three runs in their half of the fourth to make it an 8-3 game, but the Cards came right back with three runs in their half of the fifth. In the inning, Cole Swiger contributed an RBI double, and McFadden had an RBI single.
Also for the Cardinals, Justin Horn added three hits – which included a pair of doubles – and two RBIs while Huckfeldt, John Lee and Swiger each had two hits for the victors. Both of Swiger’s hits were doubles on a day that saw the Cards pound out seven doubles and eight extra base hits. They collected 16 hits off a trio of Norristown hurlers.
Christian Huckfeldt was a workhorse on the mound for the Flying Cardinals. Huckfeldt allowed one earned run, three hits and one walk while striking out eight over seven innings of work.
The Eagles were led by Grello, who scored twice and had an RBI.
Upper Dublin will host Abington in a non-league contest on Wednesday.
Upper Dublin 301 430 2 – 13 16 7
Norristown 000 302 0 – 5 3 1
SOL National Conference
Council Rock North 3, William Tennent 2
The Indians opened up the league portion of their schedule in dramatic fashion with a walk-off victory on Tuesday afternoon.
With the game tied at two, The Indians were able to push a run across the plate in the bottom half of the seventh. Noah Hartwell scored the game winner when Matt Margolis laid down a sacrifice bunt and the throw to first sailed over the first baseman. Hartwell reached base when he crushed a ball that caromed off the right fielder’s glove for a double.
“In reality, we’ve played more than most,” said Indians head coach Matt Schram after his team had played its fourth game of the year. “We haven’t practiced on our field yet. Today was the first time our field was available.”
The Indians were outhit 5-3 in the win
“Offensively we are struggling,” Schram said. “We are not in the swing of things.”
Offensively, Matt Hand led the way with one of the team’s three hits. Brandon McIlwain was officially 0-for-0 with an RBI and three stolen bases.
McIlwain also picked up the win on the mound in relief, going two strong innings.
The first three games of the season for the Indians were on the road against some pretty good competition as they downed North Hunterdon and lost to Spring-Ford and Holy Ghost Prep.
“North Hunterdon is the top team in Jersey while Holy Ghost is like two or three in SE Pa. and Spring-ford is number one,” Schram said.Paul McElroy and Tim Brodhag led the offense for the Panthers. McElroy went 1-for-4 with a triple and run scored and Brodhag had two hits and a run scored.
Nick Cataldi pitched well for the Panthers, allowing two runs over six innings and striking out four.
William Tennent 010 001 0 – 2 5 1
CR North 000 110 1 – 3 3 0
Harry S Truman 8, Council Rock South 3
The Tigers led from wire to wire in their win over the defending SOL National Champions Golden Hawks.
The Tigers put two runs oon the scoreboard in the second, benefitting from a pair of walks, a single from Romeo Sturkey, a passed ball and a costly error. They broke the game open with a six-run fourth.
Matt Walczak collected a leadoff single, and Sturkey followed with a single. One out later, Collin Pool, Chris Mangold and Matt Helbling collected consecutive RBI singles. A two-run double by Matt Olsen was followed by an RBI double from Matt Shea, and the Tigers were on top 8-0.
Three runs in the top of the fifth helped Golden Hawks close its deficit to 8-3. Highlights of the inning included RBI singles by Cody Kutler and Connor Macaulay. The Golden Hawks also benefitted from a Tiger miscue and a pair of walks.
Olsen, Mangold and Sturkey led Truman’s 10-hit attack with two hits each. Olsen also had a run scored and two RBIs.
Aaron Wolf picked up the win, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out five in six strong innings. Walczak pitched a perfect seventh, striking out the side.
Macaulay had three hits and an RBI for the Golden Hawks. Nick Fabino added two hits in the loss.
Council Rock South 000 030 0 – 3 6 2
Harry S Truman 020 600 X – 8 10 2
Pennsbury 9, Abington 4
The Falcons evened their league record at 1-1 with the win on Tuesday.
The Falcons scored three runs in the first, and after allowing four to their visitors in the fifth, the home team matched it with a four spot of their own in the bottom of the inning to go on top 7-4 and all but put the game away.
Andrew Gilbert picked up his first varsity win in relief of starter Zach Conley. Gilbert went 2.2 innings, allowing one hit, no runs and striking out five. Conley went 4.1 and allowed two earned runs on four hits while striking out six.
The offense was paced by Pat Lawrence, who had three hits and scored three times. Zach Szumigala had two hits including a double. He also scored twice and had an RBI.
Jackson Hurlbert and Tyrone Hodges each had a hit and two RBIs.
The Ghosts were led offensively by Brendan Gallagher and Nick Bein, who had a hit apiece.
Abington 000 040 0 – 4 5 1
Pennsbury 300 042 X – 9 10 1
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