Check out the results for SOL baseball teams in action on Monday.
American Conference
QUAKERTOWN 9, UPPER DUBLIN 1
So far this season, the Panthers are enjoying their role as the new kids on the block in the American Conference, adding two-time defending conference champion Upper Dublin to their list of early-season conquests.
Once again Matt Bukavich was in complete command on the mound, scattering six hits and taking a shutout into the seventh inning when the Cards plated a two-out run. He fanned nine and walked just two.
“He just went up there and continued rolling,” coach Jon Pallone said. “We had a lot of good things happen.
“We did a lot of small things correct, we put a lot of pressure on them and things went well for us. We had timely hitting.”
The Panthers took a 1-0 lead in the third inning and added three more runs in the fourth to go on top 4-0. That was more than enough for Bukavich, but for good measure, they added five runs in the sixth to seal the Cardinals’ fate.
With two outs in the seventh and the bases loaded, Justin Horn’s single plated the Cardinals only run. The final out of the game also was recorded on the play.
“The kid from second rounded third too far, and our cutoff guy threw behind him at third base and got him for the third out,” the Panthers’ coach said. “Bukavich would have had to come out because of the pitch rule.”
Jake Reed was 2-for-4 out of the leadoff spot with two RBIs and two runs scored. Bukavich was 2-for-4 with one RBI while Viktor Morelock was 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored. Dennis Pierce was 2-for-2 with two runs scored. Jack Wooden was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and Chris Manns was 1-for-1 with an RBI and run scored.
For the Cardinals, Horn was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Jack Jamison had a double for the game’s only extra base hit.
“Obviously, this is a quality win,” Pallone said.
Quakertown (5-1, 3-0 SOL) will be on the road at Cheltenham on Tuesday, and Upper Dublin (2-3, 1-2) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Tuesday.
Upper Dublin 000 000 1 1-6-1
Quakertown 001 305 x 9-9-0
Non-league
BENSALEM 7, NORRISTOWN 0
Keith Rooney and Justin Parker combined for a four-hit shutout in Monday’s non-league game at Norristown. Rooney earned the win, allowing just three hits in five innings while striking out two and walking three. Parker allowed just one hit in two scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.
The Owls seized control of the game in a four-run third inning, benefitting from RBI doubles by Nicholas Dean, Stephen Aldrich and Nick Bagnarelli as well as Keith Parrish’s RBI single.
Also contributing one RBI each were Nickolas Kiesling, Scott Rooney and Hunter Young. Greg Janowski had a double in one plate appearance.
Bensalem (4-3, 1-3 SOL) will travel to Harry S Truman on Tuesday.
Norristown 000 000 0 0-4-2
Bensalem 004 111 x 7-9-2
ARCHBISHOP WOOD 10, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 8
The Vikings scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, breaking a 4-4 tie and taking a lead they would not lose in Monday’s non-league game.
John Crane, who was 2-for-3, had a productive day at the plate for the Golden Hawks. His two-run double ignited a four-run third inning and was part of his four-RBI effort. Josh Kim also was 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs scored out of the leadoff spot. Bryan Rieser was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and Eric Jeronis was 1-for-3 with a double and run scored. Trey Obarowski and Evan Fisher had one RBI each.
Sean O’Brien was charged with the loss.
Council Rock South (4-2, 2-1 SOL) will travel to North Penn on Tuesday for a non-league contest.
Council Rock South 004 022 0 8-9-6
Archbishop Wood 400 411 x 10-10-2
SPRING-FORD 10, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 1
The Indians took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. It turned out to be their last hurrah in Monday night’s non-league game. The Rams scored three runs in the second and six more in the third on their way to the no-doubt-about it win.
The Indians managed just five hits while the Rams had seven, but the Rams capitalized on seven North errors to plate seven unearned runs.
Joe Preciado’s 2-for-3 effort at the plate led the Indians. He also scored North’s only run in the first when Kellen Peruch delivered an RBI single.
Six pitchers saw action for the Indians. Tyler Marlow, who threw the first two innings, absorbed the loss. Eric Hoefer and Nolan Hartwell combined to throw two scoreless innings to close out the game.
Council Rock North (4-3, 3-1 SOL) will be on the road at Abington Tuesday.
Council Rock North 100 000 0 1-5-7
Spring-Ford 036 100 0 10-7-1
PHOENIXVILLE 5, WISSAHICKON 1
The Trojans took a 1-0 lead into the seventh inning when the visiting Phantoms scored five runs. The Phantoms benefitted from a pair of bases-loaded walks to go on top 2-1 and then tacked on insurance runs, thanks to Trip Shoemaker’s RBI single and Luke LeBeau’s two-run double.
Both teams managed just three hits.
Wissahickon (3-3, 1-1 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday.
Phoenixville 000 000 5 5-3-3
Wissahickon 100 000 0 1-3-1
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