Council Rock North defeated Bensalem in a key SOL National Conference game. Check out all of Friday’s results. To view photos of the North Penn/Souderton game, please visit the Photo Gallery.
By Scott Huff
Council Rock North (5-4, 4-2) knocked host Bensalem (7-1, 5-1) out of the unbeaten ranks as the Indians captured a key 5-4 Suburban One League National Conference victory over the Owls.
“Bensalem is a very good team, and (Bensalem head coach) Rick Lee has worked very hard to get them to the point where they are now,” said Council Rock North head coach Matt Schram. “People like to say that it is a (CR) South- (CR) North conference, but we have teams this year that can scare you – and Bensalem is one of those teams.”
Bensalem led 3-2 after the second inning, scoring three unearned runs off of Rock North senior ace Jake Drossner. Enter sophomore Matt Renck – aka – ‘Matty Ice.’
“Matt really lived up to that nickname,” said Schram as Renck threw five innings and was charged with just one run. “He may only be a sophomore, but he pitches like a senior.”
Chris Ender with two hits and a pair of RBI sparked the Indian offense. Max German had two hits and scored three runs, while Will Terry had two hits – both doubles.
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Bensalem Owls 210 000 1 - 4 4 1
The Rest of the Story in the SOL National Conference
Neshaminy (4-6, 4-2) has quietly remained in contention as the Redskins captured an 8-1 victory over visiting Truman (2-8, 1-5).
“The games we lost so far this season have come with the other teams scoring in big innings,” said Neshaminy head coach Chris Tenaglia. “We are beginning to play with a lot more confidence as we go into the second half of the season.”
Neshaminy had a strong six-inning outing from sophomore Evan Mulholland who was making his first varsity start. Justin Andrews and Brendan Smith each had two hits for the Skins, while #3 hitter Cole Creighton was 0-for-0 with four walks.
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Neshaminy Redskins 501 200 x - 8 10 1
Abington (3-7, 2-4) and William Tennent (2-9, 0-6) have not won many baseball games,but both the Ghosts and the Panthers played good baseball as Abington scored a pair of runs in the seventh inning to defeat Tennent – 7-6.
“Anyone who saw this game saw a well-played baseball game,” said Abington head coach Dave Torresani. “We were able to come from behind twice during the game. We needed this one.”
Sean Gannon – who played the game with a badly bruised ankle – drove home the game-tying run with a triple. The Ghosts would win the game later in the inning as the Panthers committed their only error of the game. Jesse Leary was the winning pitcher for Abington.
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Abington Ghosts 000 140 2 - 7 9 1
Conference leading Council Rock South (9-0, 6-0) and Pennsbury (3-8, 2-4) were idle.
Souderton Spoils Community Night for North Penn
Souderton (6-2, 4-2) scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning as the Indians knocked North Penn (8-2, 4-2) out of first place with a 6-5 Suburban One League Continental Conference victory.
“We attacked the ball in the seventh inning, and a lot of good things happened for us,” said Souderton head coach Michael Childs. “It was a great night, a great crowd, and a great win for us.”
“We had a lot of opportunities early in the game to score more runs,” said North Penn head coach Kevin Manero. “We have a lot of first year varsity starters, and sometimes you take two steps forward and one step back. In this conference, you are going to take your lumps – but you can’t sulk – and you have to come right back.”
Dan O’Hara stroked what proved to be the game-winning hit in the seventh with a two-run single. O’Hara also threw a scoreless seventh inning to earn the save.
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North Penn Knights 032 000 0 - 5
The Rest of the Story in the SOL Continental Conference
Central Bucks West (8-2, 5-1) took sole possession of first place in the conference standings as the Bucks gouged host Pennridge (6-5, 1-5) – 4-3 – in ten innings.
CB West scored what proved to be the game-winning run in the top of the tenth inning on an RBI single by Eugene Alpin. Ryan Snyder collected two hits for the Bucks that included a homerun. Jake Gordon had two hits for Pennridge.
Marty Martens was the winning pitcher for CB West and also collected a double.
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Pennridge Rams 201 000 000 0 - 3 8 2
Central Bucks East (5-4, 2-3) took advantage of 10 walks and three hit batsman as the Patriots marched to a 13-3 mercy-rule victory over visiting Quakertown (2-7, 1-5).
“We took advantage of what they gave us, but we also had some key hits by Tyler Zeleny (three RBI double), Vince Careghini (triple), and Ryan Chow (triple-RBI),” said Central Bucks East head coach Kyle Dennis. “We have two big games next week – plus we have to finish our suspended game on Wednesday with (CB) South – and those games are going to be very important to us.”
Junior Anthony Barrila (2-0 for the season) threw all five innings to earn the win for the Patriots.
Quakertown Panthers 020 10 - 3 5 2
Central Bucks East Patriots 310 54 - 13 6 1
On Thursday, Hatboro-Horsham (7-3, 4-2) held off host Central Bucks South (5-3, 2-3) as the Hatters topped the Titans – 6-4.
Tyler Zingle turned in a blue-chip performance as he blasted a homerun for HH and was the winning pitcher. Tyler Markovic came on in the seventh inning to earn the save for the winners.
The Hatters also had a triple by Connor Crookham and a pair of doubles by Chris Hens and Kyle Scannell.
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Central Bucks South Titans 100 000 3 - 4 7 0
Flying Cardinals Soar to Key SOL American Conference Victory
Upper Dublin (8-3, 7-3) dealt first place Upper Moreland (6-2) a key loss as the Flying Cardinals flew to a 9-7 conference win over the host Golden Bears.
“This was an enormous win for our baseball team,” said Upper Dublin head coach Ed Wall. “Upper Moreland has had great teams the last few years, and they have a great team again this year. Any time you can beat an Upper Moreland team, you have to feel real good about your day.
“In order for us to win, we had to be able to play good defense and come up with big hits,” added Wall as the Cardinals played errorless baseball and had eight hits. “And we were able to do both today.”
Upper Moreland scored four runs in the second inning, but Dan Jacobsen came on in relief and threw five effective innings to earn the win. Andrew Carber threw a 1-2-3 seventh inning to save the game for Upper Dublin.
Jesse Kohler had a huge day at the plate for the Cardinals with a bases-clearing, three-run double in the sixth inning and finished with four RBI. Leadoff hitter Jared Zarwin was a perfect 3-3 at the plate, while Luke Felix was 2-for-2 with a pair of runs scored.
Upper Dublin Flying Cardinals 102 033 0 - 9 8 0
Upper Moreland Golden Bears 040 012 0 - 7 9 5
The Rest of the Story in the SOL American Conference
Wissahickon (5-6, 5-4) jumped over Cheltenham (5-5, 4-4) in the SOL American Conference standings as the Trojans scored early and often in a 9-3 victory over the host Panthers.
Wissahickon had a complete game thrown by starter Billy MacFarland who fired seven innings and registered four strikeouts. MacFarland also doubled for the Trojans, while designated hitter Randy Frankenfield was 2-3 with two RBI and three runs scored.
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Cheltenham Panthers 000 003 0 - 3 4 3
Norristown (2-9, 2-8) won its huge rivalry game with visiting Upper Merion (2-8, 1-8) as the Eagles soared to a 5-3 victory over the Vikings.
Pat Campion delivered a huge blow for Norristown with a three-run homerun in the third inning. Roddy Vaughn picked up the victory for the Eagles.
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Norristown Eagles 013 010 x - 5 6 0
On Thursday, Upper Merion (2-8) won a non-conference game as the Vikings sailed by visiting Pottsgrove – 8-3.
Mike Greenwood fired a complete game for Upper Merion with four strikeouts. Mike Shannon (2-3 RBI), Tommy Drakeford (2-2 RBI), and Chris Loschiavo (2-4 run scored) fueled the Viking offense.
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Upper Merion Vikings 223 010 x - 8 8 3
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