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National Conference
Bensalem 2, Abington 1
Despite getting outhit 6-3, the Owls made the most of its three hits in picking up the win on Monday, evening out their league record at 2-2.
The Owls found themselves down 1-0 after five innings but were able to fight back and score twice in the home half of the fifth and hold off a solid Abington team.
“It was a great game,” said Bensalem coach Harry Daut. “Abington is a good team. We are right there.”
The Owls got singles off the bat of Brandon Wermuth, Bill Kohler and Trevor McGee. Two of them came in the pivotal sixth. Chuck Vile drew a walk to open the sixth, and one out later Brandon Wermuth singled. Vile raced home with the typing run on Kohler’s single, and the game winner came home on Nick Mulvey’s sacrifice fly to center field.
The fourth inning saw Abington score its only run of the day on an RBI single by Jack Larini.
“We got a couple of hits in that one inning,” said Daut. “It feels good. I am happy to be 2-2. This league is really tough.”
While the Owls offense was held in check most of the night, Joey Benedetti was solid on the hill for Bensalem. Benedetti pitched 5 1/3 strong innings. He allowed just one run on five hits while striking out two.
“This is the second time in a row he has been really good,” Daut said. “He did a great job.”
Colin Taylorgot the win in relief for Bensalem. Taylor pitched 1 2/3 innings and allowed one hit and no runs while fanning three.
For Abington, Greg Troyer, who pitched well enough to win on most days, tookthe loss. He went six innings, walked none, struck out three, and allowed two runs on three hits.
Aiden Coyle had two hits for the Galloping Ghosts while Jack Larini, Brendan Gallagher, Matt Close and Nick Torba had a hit each. Larini scored the lone run while Brett Guaglionona had the only RBI for Abington.
Bensalem will travel to Harry S Truman on Wednesday while Abington (4-3, 2-2) will travel to William Tennent.
Abington 000 100 0 – 1 6 3
Bensalem 000 002 X – 2 3 0
Council Rock North 6, Neshaminy 4
The Redskins erased a two-run deficit with two runs in the fifth, the Indians – who were coming off a disappointing loss to archrival CR South – didn’t let it deter them as they scored twice in the home half of the inning to win the key league contest.
A sacrifice fly by Noah Hartwell scored J.R. Hicks and gave CR North the lead for good. The fifth opened with Hicks reaching base on an error. Cole German followed with a single, and both runners move up on a sacrfice bunt, setting the stage for Hartwell’s sacrifice fly. A booming triple by Brandon McIlwain brought home and insurance run, giving the Indians a 6-4 lead.
Mcilwain had a solid day both on the mound and at the plate. Mcilwain went 3-for-4 with a double and triple and added three RBIs and a run scored. On the mound, he got the start and -after allowing two first inning runs – settled down, allowing six hits while striking out six.
Juliano Kovalcik picked up the win in relief, allowing two runs on three hits.
Matt Hand contributed at the plate with two hits and a run scored while Seth Luez was 2-for-3 with an RBI. J.R. Hicks scored twice for the victors.
Matt Smith led the Redskins with two hits while Matt Grudza and Bill Ritchey each had a hit including a double.
TJ Arnao took the loss on the mound going six strong while allowing nine hits and four earned runs.
Council Rock North (3-4, 3-2) is off the remainder week while the Redskins (3-4, 2-2) will travel to Pennsbury on Wednesday.
Neshaminy 200 020 0 – 4 9 3
Council Rock North 040 020 X – 6 9 1
Council Rock South 8, William Tennent 2
The Golden Hawks found themselves down 2-0 after four innings, put they put the game away for good in the home fifth, scoring eight runs. The Hawks benefitted from four walks, a pair of hits batters as well as a costly error in the uprising. They also collected five of their eight hits in the inning.
Sean Lowney and Evan Fisher each collected two hits while Dean Obarowski had one hit, two runs scored and two RBIs. Josh Kim and Kyle Lamon added an RBI and a run scored while Shaun Stackhouse scored a run.
Jack Murray picked up the win in relief, going three strong, while allowing two hits and striking out three.
Tennent was led by Bobby Day, AJ Shapiro, Paul McElroy, Tim Broadhag, Nick Cataldi and Chris Silwka with one hit each. McElroy and Broadhag scored the two runs and Cataldi had the lone RBI.
Cataldi took the loss allowing eight runs, only one earned while striking out three.
Matt Johnson and Ryan Lucas pitched well in relief holding CR South to one hit and zero runs in one plus inning of work.
The Golden Hawks (3-4, 3-3 SOL) are off until next Monday when they will host Central Bucks West in a non-league contest. William Tennent (0-4, 0-3) will host Abington on Wednesday.
William Tennent 000 200 0 – 2 6 5
Council Rock South 000 080 x – 8 8 1
Pennsbury 5, Harry S Truman 2
Zach Conley was near perfect on the mound for the Falcons as he pitched five innings and allowed one run on four hits while striking out eight.
Andrew Gilbert and Logan Buell pitched the final two innings for the victorious Falcons. Buell struck out two batters while Gilbert allowed one run and struck out one.
The Falcons put together solid innings early and in the middle innings as they scored single runs in the second, third and fourth and put the game away with two runs in the fifth.
Zach Szumigala and D.J. Endler led the offense with two hits each. They both also contributed an RBI and scored a run.Pat Lawrence, Billy Bethel and Brody McFadden each scored a run. Bryen Kimbrough had a double and RBI on the day.
The Tigers were led offensively by Evan Miller who was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Trystin Hunt and Matt Walczak each scored a run and Matt Helbling, Aaron Wolf and Walczak (double) each had a hit.
Pennsbury 011 120 0 – 5 10 3
Harry S Truman 000 101 0 – 2 5 2
American Conference
Upper Moreland 4, Springfield 2
For those that are patient, good things will normally happen.
That is exactly what happened for Upper Moreland. The Golden Bears came into Monday’s action with just one win, and they were winless in the league. But to their credit, they never gave up and never got down on themselves, and they were rewarded for their hard work, picking up their first league victory.
“We gave away two wins to Upper Dublin and Wissahickon,” said Bears head coach Ken Irwin. “We have a good core group. We were waiting for this to happen.”
The Bears got off to the quick start, scoring twice in the first and third while holding the Spartans to single runs in the third and sixth.
The game against Springfield came at a perfect time for Upper Moreland.
“This is a team that we normally beat,” said Irwin. “No disrespect to Springfield, they are a good team. This is a huge load off our backs.”
The Bears basically have a brand new team on the field this season. They graduated 14 seniors from last year’s squad and feature eight new field players. The lone returning player is their DH.
“The group last year played all year long,” said Irwin.
While their offense has struggled at times this year, the Bears got a solid day at the plate from Christian Leighton, who had two of the team’s five hits and had three RBIs despite going through some difficult times off the diamond.
Leighton recently had missed some time at practice while his family put his grandmother into hospice care, but his grandfather and other family members were in attendance on Monday to help cheer him on.
Cory Cattone led the Spartans (1-4 SOL) with two hits while Deandre Johnson and Chris Binet had an RBI each.
Jaryd Goldstein picked up the win for the Golden Bears, going four strong innings and allowing three hits and zero earned runs while fanning two.
Nick Pave took the loss. He allowed three earned runs on four hits and struck out four in three innings of work.
“Pitching will keep us in games,” said Irwin.
Upper Moreland (2-3, 1-2) will host William Tennent in a non-league contest Tuesday while Springfield (1-4, 1-4) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Tuesday.
Upper Moreland 202 000 0 – 4 5 2
Springfield 001 001 0 – 2 6 2
Wissahickon 10, Upper Merion 0
The Trojans scored seven times in the fifth inning to break open a close game, bringing an early end to the game.
Blake Rapoport, Ryan Becker, Alexander Tappen and Logan Willians led the 12-hit attack with two hits each. Rapoport had a double, triple and added a run scored. Becker had a double and added a run scored while William Bronlowe had a double and two RBIs. Tappen had a triple and three RBIs and a run scored.
Logan Williams went the distance for the victors striking out seven and allowed just one hit.
John Peregrim picked up the lone hit for Upper Merion. Andrew Del Giudice took the loss.
Wissahickon (5-1, 4-0 SOL) will host Norristown on Wednesday while Upper Merion (0-6, 0-4) will host Norristown.
Upper Merion 000 00 – 0 1 0
Wissahickon 011 17 – 10 12 0
Norristown 6, Cheltenham 5
In the back-and-forth contest, Norristown saw a three-run lead disappear in the top of the seventh but came back to win it in the bottom of seventh, evening out their league record at 2-2.
Terrell Dale did it all for the Eagles, picking up the win in relief. He faced four batters in one strong inning of work while striking out one.
He also had a solid day at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a two run homer in the fifth. In addition to his two RBIs, he scored twice and stole a base. Anthony Wayne went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base, and Tom Picari was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, one RBI and one run scored.
For the Panthers, Amari Cathay was 1-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI. Gilbert Owens had a double and scored a run.
Norristown (2-3, 2-2 SOL) will travel to Wissahickon on Wednesday while Cheltenham (3-3, 2-2) will travel to Central Bucks West on Tuesday.
Cheltenham 200 000 3 – 5 7 1
Norristown 101 120 1 – 6 12 2
Upper Dublin 10, Plymouth Whitemarsh 2
The Flying Cardinals broke open a tie game by scoring three runs in the sixth and adding five more in the seventh.
Christian Huckfeldt and Cole Swinger each had two hits, including a double, while Justin Horn went 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored and an RBI. John Lee went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs.
Huckfeldt added two RBIs and scored twice. Cole McFadden went 1-for-3 with two runs scored.
For the Colonials, Evan Bischoff (double) and Brett Highland had two hits each while Gavin Brody and Noah Goldstein each went 1-for-3 with a double and and RBI.
Huckfeldt not only did it at the plate but he also went the distance on the mound, striking out six.
Gavin Brody took the loss for the Panthers.
Upper Dublin (5-2, 5-0 SOL) will travel to Upper Merion on Wednesday while Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-3, 2-2) will travel to Springfield on Tuesday.
Upper Dublin 010 013 5 – 10 12 0
Plymouth Whitemarsh 020 000 0 – 2 11 4
Continental Conference.
Central Bucks East 6, Central Bucks South 4
The Patriots found a way to put it all together in picking up their first league win of the season, holding off a determined CB South squad.
The Patriots scored five times in the fifth to take the lead for good on Monday afternoon. The win evened the Patriots overall record at 2-2 and put them at 1-2 in the competitive Continental Conference.
“Any win is a good win,” said East head coach Kyle Dennis. “You cannot take off any games in our conference. There are some tough games.”
The Patriots opened the league schedule with tough losses to Pennridge and North Penn, two teams atop the standings, but according to their coach, the players never got down on themselves and approached each game as if it were their first.
“All of my teams battle,” said Dennis. “This is a tough conference. Anybody can beat anyone on any given day. We are getting a little bit better every game.”
Despite the offensive outburst of six runs, the name of the game on Monday was East’s pitching.
Michael Broderick was fantastic on the mound, going five-plus innings and allowing just two earned runs while striking out five in his first start of the year.
“He got the start today after pitching in a relief a couple of times,” said Dennis. “We have no power pitchers. No number one. We roll out six guys. He was ahead of the hitters today.”
At the plate, the big hit came off the bat of Collin Sheehan, who was 2-for-3 with three RBIs.
“He drove a double into the gap,” Dennis said of Sheehan’s two-base hit that drove in a pair of runs to cap the five-run fifth. “That was the big hit of the night.”
For the Titans, Alex Happ, Steve Trachtenberg (triple) and Mike Kuypers (two doubles) each had two hits.
Mike Anastasia and Eric Gross each had a hit including a double. Happ also added two RBIs.
David Drea took the loss pitching two-thirds of an inning, allowing five runs but only one earned.
“That was the inning where capitalized on their mistakes,” said Dennis of the fifth inning.
Central Bucks East (2-3, 1-2 SOL) will travel to Quakertown on Wednesday while Central Bucks South (3-3, 0-3) will host Pennridge on Tuesday.
Central Bucks East 000 150 0 – 6 5 4
Central Bucks South 002 101 0 – 4 8 6
Hatboro-Horsham 6, Quakertown 5
The Hatters scored three times in the home half of the sixth after Quakertown had taken a 5-3 lead in the top of the sixth.
The back-and-forth affair featured six lead changes.
Chris Crookham’s two-run double in the sixth helped propel the Hatters to the league win. Crookham added two RBIs and a run scored. Kevin Barron and Alex Kleidon each had a double. Barron also contributed two runs scored. Joe Simmons, Ryan Murphy and Justin Gregorio each had an RBI.
Eric Lane, who reached base three times after being hit by pitches, was the starter for the Hatters. He allowed five runs (zero earned) and three hits while striking out five. The Panthers took advantage of three Hatter errors to score their five unearned runs. Murphy picked up his second save of the season with perfect seventh that included a strikeout.
The Panthers were led by Jake Reed who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Jake Perrine picked up the other RBI.
Zack Metz was the hard luck loser allowing six runs (two earned) and six hits while striking out two.
Hatboro-Horsham (4-3, 2-1 SOL) will host Central Bucks West on Wednesday while Quakertown (2-3, 1-2) will host Central Bucks East.
Quakertown 003 002 0 – 5 3 5
Hatboro-Horsham 011 103 X – 6 6 3
Pennridge 4, Souderton 0
Joe Molettiere and Dave Tatoian combined on a four-hit shutout in the Rams league win.
Molettiere picked up the win, allowing four hits in five strong while fanning seven. Tatoian came on to pitch two scoreless and hitless frames while striking out four.
The Rams managed just four hits Joe Unangst had a double while Tom Nuneviller was 2-for-4 with an RBI a run scored while Caleb Hand also had an RBI.
The Rams scored single runs in the fifth and sixth and added two more in the seventh. Tyler Freed raced home with a run that turned out to be the game winner in the fifth on an errant pickoff attempt at second base.
The Indians were led at the plate by Dylan Morissette (double), Aaron Gulibon, Blake Gular and Connor Lennon each had one hit.
Nate Luscombe got the starting nod and threw three scoreless innings. Gulibon, who absorbed the loss, allowed a pair of runs – one earned – on two hits while fanning five in three innings. In all, four Souderton pitchers combined to strike out 12 Pennridge batters.
Pennridge (5-0, 2-0 SOL) will host North Penn in a key Continental Conference showdown on Wednesday. Souderton (4-4, 2-2) will host Central Bucks South.
Pennridge 000 011 2 – 4 8 0
Souderton 000 000 0 – 0 4 1
North Penn 7, Central Bucks West 2
North Penn scored twice in the first, fourth and fifth and added a single run in its win over West.
Kellen Williamson was solid on the mound, pitching five strong and allowing just two runs on five hits while striking out three.
Thomas Phillips took the loss, allowing four runs (one earned) in three innings on four hits while fanning five.
Jared Melone led the way offensively for the victors with two hits – including a homer. He also had three RBIs and scored once. Mason Nadeau added two hits, and Alex Peterson, Zach Zeigler and Kadar Namey (double) each had a hit.
Robert Phillips led the way at the plate for the Bucks with two hits and a run scored. Thomas Spratt, Eddie Shields and Steven Gebre each had a hit.
North Penn (5-0, 3-0 SOL) will travel to Pennridge on Wednesday while Central Bucks West (2-2, 1-2) will host Cheltenham.
North Penn 200 221 0 – 7 7 1
Central Bucks West 000 200 0 – 2 5 5
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