Check out the recaps for SOL baseball teams in action Monday. Pennsbury/CR North photos courtesy of John Gleeson. NP/CB East photos courtesy of Tracy Valko. Check back for galleries of both games: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f12122253 (PW/Wissahickon photos courtesy of Cindy Manero/NP baseball)
SOL Liberty Division
Plymouth Whitemarsh 3, Wissahickon 2
The Colonials fell behind 2-0 in the top of the first but hung around and eventually took the lead in the bottom of the fifth, and from there, starter Dylan Robinson shut the door, blanking the visiting Trojans after the first with a dominant performance on the mound.
“What we lacked in run scoring, Dylan Robinson more than made up for on the mound,” said PW coach Chris Manero. “He just continues to stay ahead of hitters, work all the parts of the strike zone and keeps us in every game that he pitches. We had a few uncharacteristic plays defensively behind him, but he just kept working.”
Robinson threw just 86 pitches over seven innings, allowing two unearned runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out four.
Josh Palutis led off the game with a single for Wissahickon, but two errors led to two runs crossing for the Trojans in the first.
Lincoln Sharpe doubled to lead off the PW second and he later scored with two outs on a passed ball to make it 2-1.
In the fifth, after Gavin Rocks was hit by a pitch with one out, Sharpe did it again for the Colonials, with a two-run home run to left to put his team in front 3-2.
“We left a lot of guys on base today,” Manero said. “It was a little frustrating because in our last few practices, we have placed a major emphasis on many of the exact situations that we found ourselves in today. And yet, we still couldn’t seem to drive in runs the way we should.
“Lincoln Sharpe was completely locked in at the plate and his difference-making home run that cut right through the wind was impressive. When he connects, his at-bats are really a lot of fun to watch.”
Luke Gartland also had two hits for PW.
Palutis was 3-for-4 for Wissahickon.
PW (5-2, 4-1 SOL) hosts Cheltenham on Wednesday.
Wissahickon (5-3, 3-3 SOL) plays at William Tennent on Wednesday.
Wissahickon 200 000 0 – 2 5 0
PW 010 020 x – 3 7 3
Upper Dublin 4, Hatboro-Horsham 2
The Flying Cardinals maintained their spot atop the SOL Liberty Division standings with a key road win at Hatboro-Horsham.
The game came down to pitching, namely reliever Austin Dahl, and timely offense for Upper Dublin, which broke a 2-2 tie with two in the top of the fourth and never surrendered the lead the rest of the way.
“Anytime we can get a road win, especially a win at Hatboro, it’s huge,” said UD coach Ed Wall.
Aidan McCarthy went the first three innings for UD, allowing three hits and two walks, and a pair of unearned runs. Dahl was lights out over four shutout innings of relief. He allowed just two hits and one walk, while striking out four.
“Aidan and Austin did a great job managing (H-H hitters Trey) Porter and (Noah) Schlosser and company for H-H,” Wall said. “Aidan worked himself out of a tough jam with a strikeout. Austin, besides his strikeouts, he benefited from some well-played catches by (Eric) Berman in the outfield.”
The Cardinals broke a scoreless tie in the third, with an RBI single by Jared Levis, who ended up stealing home for the second run of the inning.
H-H came right back with two in the bottom half of the inning, as Bumpus had a RBI sac fly and Eckley singled home a run.
The critical fourth inning saw McCarthy lead off with a double and later score on a wild pitch. An RBI single by Paul Stoffel, who went 2-for-2 out of the No. 9 spot for UD, made it 4-2.
“(Number) seven, eight, nine of the order got the job done for us today offensively, collecting four of our six hits,” Wall said. “Leadoff Jared Levis stays hot and drove in our only RBI, and Eric Berman keeps grinding at-bats. He saw 32 pitches himself and found a way to reach three times today without a hit.”
UD (5-3, 5-1 SOL) continues its three-road game week Wednesday at Springfield.
H-H (5-3, 2-3 SOL) hosts New Hope on Wednesday.
Upper Dublin 002 200 0 – 4 6 2
Hatboro-Horsham 002 000 0 – 2 5 2
Abington 6, Quakertown 4
A fast start gave the visiting Galloping Ghosts the lead early, and they held onto that advantage all the way on the way to a 6-4 win at Quakertown.
Alex Dardaris led the way, going 2-for-4 with a double, one run scored and two RBIs.
Logan Moss and Michael Judge had two hits each as well.
Abington also did it on the defense.
“The defense looked great and held down a good lineup,” said Ghosts coach Trey Guaglionona.
Matt Worek led off the game with a triple and he scored on a one-out single to left field by Dadaris. Jake Kaplan made it 2-0 with a two-out RBI single.
The second saw LJ Wolf and Brian Murtha start it with back-to-back doubles. Judge then singled and it was a 4-0 game.
Quakertown started chipping away in the third with a run on a bases loaded walk, and then got as close as 4-3 with two in the single, with an RBI single by Cooper Natsin.
Abington answered with two key insurance runs as Dadaris had an RBI double and Moss singled a run home to make it 6-3.
Moss worked around a run in the seventh to close the game out. Cole Reich singled home a run for the Panthers in the inning.
On the mound, LJ Wolf started and allowed one run over 3 1/3 innings, getting relief help from Nate Harley, Jack Hoetzel, Chase Wolf and Moss.
“LJ Wolf started (and) looked dominant in four innings, only giving up one run,” Guaglionona said. “Logan Moss came in to close and shut the door.”
Quakertown was led by Nate Sheetz, who went 3-for-4 with a double, while Dan Qualiteria and Reich had two hits each.
Abington (4-5, 2-3 SOL) has a home crossover game against Upper Moreland on Wednesday.
Quakertown (1-7, 0-5 SOL) plays at Lower Moreland in a crossover on Wednesday.
Abington 220 000 2 – 6 12 0
Quakertown 001 002 1 – 4 12 0
SOL Freedom Division
William Tennent 8, Lower Moreland 6 (10 innings)
In a game that saw the two teams combine for 14 runs on 30 hits over 10 innings, it was fitting that it ended in walk-off style.
With two out in the bottom of the 10th, Tennent junior Julio Ybarra blasted a two-run home run to center field to give his team the 8-6 win in what was a wild one from start to finish.
“I’m proud of the resiliency we demonstrated all game,” said Panthers coach Lucas Denzi. “(Lower) Moreland tested our toughness by taking the lead in the eighth, but the guys kept working hard and never doubted one another.”
Tennent finished with 20 hits. Leadoff hitter Jordani Tiburcio, who went 3-for-4 with two walks and two runs scored. His one-out single in the 10th was the precursor to Ybarra’s game-winning homer.
“In the end, we were able to get the heart of our lineup to the plate in the 10th and (Ybarra) delivered the big hit,” Denzi said.
Ybarra went 4-for-6 with the home run, a double, one run scored and five RBIs.
Brian Bloom was 3-for-5 with an RBI, Tim Lawson was 2-for-5 with three RBIs, while Luke Torok and Jackson Archibald had two hits each.
Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth, Archibald’s two-out double tied the game and ended up forcing extra innings.
Donato Incollingo hit a two-run home run to put Lower Moreland back in front 6-4 in the top of the eighth, only to see Tennent rally in the bottom half of the inning. Ybarra’s two-out single scored one, and one batter later, Lawson scored on a wild pitch to tie it up again at 6.
For Lower Moreland, Incollingo finished 2-for-4 with the home run, one run scored and two RBIs. Matthew Stolarski was 2-for-5 with two RBIs, while Matt Dymowski was 2-for-6.
On the mound, Lucas Kimbrough went the first five for Tennent, followed by two scoreless for Nate Scolese and three by Mike Woehr to pick up the victory.
Tennent (3-4, 2-3 SOL) is back in action Wednesday at home against Wissahickon.
Lower Moreland (3-3, 2-3 SOL) hosts Quakertown Wednesday.
Lower Moreland 020 020 020 0 – 6 10 2
Tennent 201 001 020 2 – 8 20 3
Upper Moreland 8, New Hope-Solebury 3
Pitcher Jimmy Torpey continued his huge senior season with another stellar game on the mound, while contributing with three hits at the plate, as Upper Moreland led this one from start to finish, eventually blowing open a close game with a five-run sixth.
“What more is there to say about Jimmy Torpey,” said Golden Bears coach Jim Fasano. “(He had) 15 strikeouts, not a single walk, and of the 95 pitches he threw, 72 were strikes. And he had two hits today.
“The kid is not only a great teammate and person, but a heck of a baseball player. PSU Abington is getting an immediate impact arm in Jimmy. I don’t take these performances from Jimmy for granted, even though he makes them look routine.”
Torpey only allowed two hits and all three of New Hope’s runs were unearned.
Offensively, the Bears started early with one in the first on an error, and two in the third, the big hit an RBI single by freshman Jimmy Murray.
Leading 3-1, UM took advantage of three walks, and Pat Kilgus, Jackson Townsend and Torpey had RBI singles as part of the five-run sixth inning.
Meyers and Kilgus had two hits for UM, which had 11 hits for the game.
“Today was a total team effort,” Fasano said. “Seven starters recorded a hit and all nine reached base safely. New Hope beat us twice last year and has another solid team. I’m proud of our guys, but know we have a lot of hard work left to get where we want to be.
“We competed today and there’s nobody I’m happier for than Jimmy Murray. Being a freshman on varsity is hard. There are bound to be growing pains, but to see him come up with a huge hit is why I do this.”
UM (6-3, 5-2 SOL) starts crossover play Wednesday at Abington.
New Hope (3-4, 2-3 SOL) plays at Hatboro-Horsham Wednesday.
New Hope 000 100 2 – 3 2 2
Upper Moreland 102 005 0 – 8 11 2
Springfield Twp 11, Cheltenham 1
Good pitching and plenty of run support was the winning formula for Springfield on Monday, as the Spartans remained atop the SOL Freedom Division standings with a big win at Cheltenham.
Brett Smith pitched five shutout innings, allowing just one hit and scattering four walks, with seven strikeouts to pick up the win for Springfield.
“He has been struggling, and I wanted to get him some work,” said coach Dennis Primavera. “If he threw strikes and had his control and understood what he had to do, this was the game he had to do it. Once again, our offense is still clicking, so that helped him.
“Then I had a freshman (Mike Capoferri) come in and pitch two innings. Cheltenham is still struggling, but they’re getting better. We have to beat the teams we have to beat. Our kids hit the ball, and good things happen.
“We’re actually playing good defense. We don’t have a bunch of errors in any of our games so far. I should start knocking on wood.”
Offensively, the Spartans scored 11 runs on 13 hits. Sophomore Matthew Caruso was 3-or-4 with an RBI.
“He’s been playing very good defense at shortstop,” Primavera said. “I sort of expected, but it’s a surprise when it actually happens.”
Jim Halligan and Jack Hartman had two hits and two RBIs each. Will Hastings was 2-for-3 with an RBIs.
Springfield (4-1, 4-1 SOL) has a tough crossover game Wednesday at home against Upper Dublin.
Cheltenham (2-4, 1-4 SOL) plays at Plymouth Whitemarsh on Wednesday.
Springfield 202 200 5 – 11 13 0
Cheltenham 000 001 0 – 1 2 3
SOL Patriot Division
Pennsbury 15, Council Rock North 0 (4 innings)
The Falcons are getting used to this no-hitter thing.
After Kayden Faulcon and Connor McCloskey blanked Bensalem over seven innings on Tuesday, Pennsbury had six days off to get ready for CR North, and once again, McCloskey was called on to pitch. And the junior delivered with four no-hit innings, as the big bats did the rest and the Falcons finished off the Indians with the 15-run mercy rule after four innings.
“That’s 10 straight no-hit innings and McCloskey threw in both games,” said coach Joe Pesci. “We weren’t sure who we were going to start, with three games this week, but we shuffled some things around a little bit, and it worked out today.”
McCloskey worked around two walks and also struck out two.
“We were just hitting, and we were taking advantage of mistakes,” Pesci said. “Part of this chess game is saving pitches. We’re trying to save pitches. We put McCloskey out there and he threw 43 pitches in four innings, which is amazing. That helped us in this game and clearly helps us in the other games. We can bring pretty much our whole staff back for games Wednesday and Friday.”
Offensively, Pennsbury scored three in the top of the first and then completely blew the game wide open with a seven-spot in the second.
Shortstop Ryan Zuckerman went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs scored and three RBIs.
James Schaffer was 2-for-2 with a double, three runs scored and two RBIs. Jordan Czerniak was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs, while Sam Labrecque went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Overall, the Falcons had 15 runs on 11 hits, while taking advantage of six walks, two hit batters and three CR North errors.
“We just hit,” Pesci said. “They also made three errors and we were able to take advantage of that. We walked six times. We kind of did it all, but they hit the ball well today and had clutch hits.”
Now all alone atop the Patriot Division standings, Pennsbury (7-1, 4-1 SOL) opens crossover play at North Penn on Wednesday.
CR North (3-4, 2-3 SOL) hosts CB West Wednesday.
Pennsbury 373 2 – 15 11 0
CR North 000 0 – 0 0 3
Harry S Truman 11, Council Rock South 2
The pitching, with Andrew Armstrong on the mound, was strong throughout. It just took the while for Harry S. Truman’s offense to get going, but once it did, things took off from there.
The Tigers scored 11 runs over the final four innings, including a four-run fifth inning that gave them the lead and propelled them to the win over host CR South.
“We had some opportunities early,” said Truman coach Brian Sinkiewicz. “We had the bases loaded in the first, second and third. (CR South’s Trey) Sajeski was throwing well, but our guys were having some really good at bats. We just kept tell him to be patient, get team at-bats, fight in the batters’ box and it will work out.”
Armstrong did damage on the mound and at the plate for the Tigers.
After a big double by Chase Ennis and a two-run single by Tyler Harper in the Golden Hawks’ first, Armstrong took over from there. He allowed just five hits and three walks, while striking out eight in the complete-game, 100-pitch outing.
At the plate, Armstrong went 3-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and two RBIs.
“He was absolutely dominant on the mound,” Sinkiewicz said. “He gave up two runs on one pitch, the change up was down, and the kid crushed it to center field. Other than that little blemish, Andrew absolutely was perfect out there. He hit his spots and he’s a gamer. He was right on the bubble. He wants the ball every single inning and he was awesome today.”
After scoring one on a Wyatt Spinks RBI double in the fourth, the Truman offense came to life in the fifth. Armstrong led off the inning with a walk, Gabe Marrero doubled and then Armstrong scored on a dropped third strike to tie the game at 2.
A groundout by Caleb Wright plated another run to give Truman the lead, followed by a Luke Olivero RBI double and a two-out RBI single by Aqual Chapman.
Ryan Cavanaugh, Marrero, Olivero and Chapman finished with two hits each for the game, as part of a 15-hit effort for the Tigers.
Truman (3-3, 2-3 SOL) next plays at Pennridge on Wednesday.
CR South (4-3, 3-2 SOL) looks to bounce back at home against CB East on Wednesday.
Harry S. Truman 000 142 4 – 11 15 1
CR South 200 000 0 – 2 5 3
Bensalem 3, Neshaminy 1
After a slow start to the season, Bensalem is off and running, picking up its third straight win and second in the division by edging Neshaminy Monday.
“It was another nice team win,” said Owls coach Kurt Sowa. “The kids competed all game long and showed a lot of grit.
“Trevor Morris pitched great, getting us into the sixth. He had to come out because of the pitch count, but he worked out of a few tough jams.
“Dan McShane came in relief and closed it out for us.”
Morris scattered eight runs and four walks over 5 2/3 innings, allowing just one earned run and striking out five.
At the plate, Bensalem scored a run in the third on a Nate Rubin RBI single and that lead held until the sixth.
Neshaminy tied it on an RBI sac fly by Morrow in the sixth, but McShane was able to get out of the jam without further damage.
And in the top of the seventh, the Owls added two more runs on a two-run double by Rubin, scoring Kyle Rubin and Preston Stracci with the decisive two runs.
“Preston also had a good game at the plate, getting on base three times, scoring twice, helping to set the tone at the top of the lineup,” Sowa said. “
McShane worked around a leadoff walk in the bottom of the seventh with three straight outs to finish the game off and pick up the win.
Bensalem (3-5, 2-4 SOL) starts crossover play Wednesday at home against Souderton.
Neshaminy (5-3, 3-3 SOL) plays at CB South Wednesday.
Bensalem 001 000 2 – 3 6 0
Neshaminy 000 001 0 – 1 8 1
SOL Colonial Division
North Penn 13, Central Bucks East 3 (5 innings)
A close game through four innings, a huge fifth sparked North Penn, which blew past CB East for an important road win that kept the Knights in a share of first place in the Colonial Division.
“We kind of knew, even if we were down by a couple early, chances are that’s not going to be the way it ended,” said North Penn coach Kevin Manero. “Yeah, (CB East was) up 2-0 early, then we went up 3-2, they tied it at three and we broke it open with the big inning.
“It’s a big turnaround for us from last year when we lost a lot of low-scoring, close games. A week ago, we put up six runs in the first inning and were close to doing more than that. Today, we were consistent. I think our approach at the plate is good and we’re getting more comfortable.
“We’re going to be facing a lot of good pitching, but we’re confident and we played well today.”
Senior third baseman Justin Egner did the damage from the leadoff spot, going 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs.
Ryan Zosulis singled home a run and Thomas Cano-Piszel had an RBI double to put CB East up 2-0 in the first.
North Penn went up 3-2 in the second, however, scoring one on a bases-loaded walk and two on a double by Egner.
East tied in the fourth, but North Penn regained the lead and then some in a huge, 10-run fifth. After Chase Jones had an RBI double, Ben Farley drove one in with a
sac fly, James Mangine had an RBI single and Egner later had a three-run homer to right to blow the game completely wide open.
“Two years ago as a sophomore, he came off the bench for us and was thrust into the starting lineup,” Manero said. “And he had a really big sophomore year for us in 2021. Last year, he probably didn’t have as good a year as he would’ve liked, but this year, he’s started out strong and really been a spark for us at the top of the lineup. He took his bat to the next level today.”
Jones finished 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, while Mangine also was 2-for-4. The Knights finished with six extra base hits as a team.
On the mound, Joe Picozzi threw the first 4 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs, striking out six. Nick Palovich recorded the final two outs, as the game was called via the 10-run mercy rule after the fifth.
For the Patriots, Nolan Behm (2-for-3, RBI, 1R) and Zosulis (2-for-3, RBI) led the way.
North Penn (6-1, 4-1 SOL) hosts Pennsbury on Wednesday.
CB East (2-6, 2-3 SOL) plays at Council Rock South on Wednesday.
North Penn 030 0 (10) – 13 12 1
CB East 200 10 – 3 8 1
Central Bucks South 9, Pennridge 1
After three straight division losses, two of which were by one run, CB South needed a win on Monday to kick off an important three-game week. The Titans started quickly with six runs in the top of the first and cruised to the big win at Pennridge.
“Getting out of the gate early was important,” said Titans coach Kevin Bray. “Scoring six runs in the first obviously helps and any win in Suburban One action is a good win. We’ve had some tough outcomes over the last quarter of the season, so today was a good win for our guys.”
Logan Hinds led off the game with a single, and the next batter, sophomore Jake Yang belted a two-run home run to center field.
The next three runners reached to load the bases, Jack Carver doubled to scored two more to make it 5-0 before the Titans made its first out. A two-out single by Connor Wojciechowski wrapped up the scoring for the inning.
The lead stayed at 6-0 into the sixth, where Hunter Petrich had an RBI single, Owen Wheeler scored one on a groundout and then Braden Black hit a solo home run to left field.
In all, the Titans scored nine runs on nine hits, with two each by Carver and Wojciechowski.
On the mound, Wheeler held the host Rams in check with five shutout innings, allowing just one hit and three walks, striking out eight. Eric Hofmeister threw the final two innings to finish the game off.
“Pitching wise, Owen had a great night,” Bray said. “He was around the plate, getting strike one early and often. He had eight strikeouts, and Eric Hofmeiser did a great job the last two innings. We were happy with his contribution on the back end as well.”
CB South (3-4, 2-3 SOL) hosts Neshaminy on Wednesday.
Pennridge (0-9, 0-5 SOL) hosts Harry S. Truman Wednesday.
CB South 600 003 0 – 9 9 1
Pennridge 000 001 0 – 1 3 2
Central Bucks West 8, Souderton 2
In a battle between two teams sharing part of the SOL Colonial Division lead to start the week, CB West set the tone with three runs in the top of the first and eight through the first three innings, on the way to an impressive 8-2 road win over Souderton.
“Even after we scored in the first, we kept saying to our guys, ‘Play all seven innings,’” said Bucks coach Brian Weaver. “We know what Souderton is capable of. They’re an incredibly resilient bunch. So, the fact that our guys found a way to string good ABs together and added a few more crooked numbers off (Souderton starter Austin) Kreyenhagen, who is a very good pitcher, was critical.”
Quinn Illig’s two-out double in the first drove in two runs and set the Bucks on their way. Pitcher Julio Ermigiotti helped himself with an RBI single to make it 3-0.
The first six batters reached for West in the second on the way to three more runs and then it added two in the third.
For the game, the Bucks, were led by catcher Max McGlone, who went 2-for-5 with two RBIs, while right fielder Will Hogenauer was 2-for-3 with a double.
“Up and down the lineup, we had contributors,” Weaver said. “Seven of our starters had hits, and Kevin Bukowski, Max McGlone, Will Hogenauer and Julio Ermigiotti each reached base three times.
“After that, (pitcher) Julio Ermigiotti had a ton of room to breathe and didn’t let up on the mound. He worked out of a few tough innings and pitched another great game for us, and Cayden Wertz continued to be effective on the back end.”
Ermigiotti struck out 13 over six innings, scattering four hits and three walks and one unearned runs.
CB West (6-1, 4-1 SOL) is back in action Wednesday at CR North.
Souderton (4-3, 3-2 SOL) looks to bounce back Wednesday at Bensalem.
CB West 332 000 0 – 8 9 2
Souderton 000 020 0 – 2 4 1
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