Check out the recaps for SOL baseball teams in action Wednesday. (Photo provided courtesy of Cindy Manero)
Harry S. Truman 8, Central Bucks East 2
Left fielder Andrew Armstrong went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, as Truman hit the ball and received solid pitching to defeat visiting CB East on Wednesday.
Truman scored two in the second and two more in the fourth to build the lead. After East came back with two of its own to make it a 4-2 game – RBIs by Joey Wilga and Tony Rossi – the Tigers responded with one in the fifth and three more in the sixth to put it away.
Catcher Mike Burns was 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI, while Ethan Hebling was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Joey Wright added a double.
On the mound, Logan Pizzullo picked up the win, going 4 1/3 innings, allowing just two runs on five hits, while striking out six. James Baker pitched the final 2 2/3 , striking out a pair and allowing just one base runner – a walk.
“We had another good offensive performance and Logan Pizzullo really stepped up,” said Truman coach Tim Monaghan. “He threw well and kept them off balance. He had six strikeouts and like 12 flyball outs.”
CB East was led by second baseman Quinn Moody, who went 2-for-4, while Nick Carter had a double.
With the win, Truman is now 4-8 (1-4 SOL). The Tigers play at CB West on Friday. CB East (8-3, 3-1) is back home against Pennsbury.
CB East 000 020 0 – 2 5 4
Harry S. Truman 020 213 x – 8 7 4
Neshaminy 10, Souderton 4
Chris James went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI, as Neshaminy won its seventh straight game on Wednesday.
Neshaminy jumped up 5-0 in this one, only to see Souderton rally with three in the fourth to close the gap, but coach Dan Toner’s squad countered with three in the bottom of the fourth and later put the game away with two in the bottom of the sixth.
Josh Martoccio was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs, while Zack Bowman was also 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
“We had a real good day on offense,” said Neshaminy coach Dan Toner. “It was good to see a couple guys come up with clutch RBI hits with two outs.”
Jake Kozlowski singled home a run to start the scoring in the second, and then James followed with an RBI double. In the third, back-to-back errors opened the door, followed by RBI singles by Jake Oberholtzer and Brendan Raven and just like that Neshaminy was up 5-0.
Jacob Horton hit a two-run home run in the top of the fourth for Souderton, and then Ryan Kagarise singled home a run to cut Neshaminy’s lead to 5-3.
In the bottom half of the inning, however, James led off with a double, Martoccio had a two-run single and another run scored on an error.
“It is encouraging knowing that we can answer right back in the next inning,” Toner said. “It definitely swings the momentum back in our favor. We have been doing that all year and did in every opportunity today. It is important to have those experiences during the season and those experiences have helped create a ‘never panic’ feel.”
Horton hit a second homer for Souderton in the sixth, but Neshaminy scored two in its half of the sixth on a sac fly by Mike Donato and an RBI single by Tyler Warr.
On the mound, Liam DelGuerico went five innings to pick up the win for Neshaminy, while Jake Schweiker and Matt Mays each threw an inning of relief.
For the Indians, Horton was 2-for-3 with two home runs, three RBIs and two runs scored. Dante Bruno was 2-for-3 with a double and one run.
Neshaminy (8-1, 3-1 SOL) is back in action Friday at CB South. Souderton (4-7, 2-3) plays at Council Rock South.
Souderton 000 301 0 – 4 7 3
Neshaminy 023 302 x – 10 10 1
Bensalem 9, North Penn 0
A quick start gave Bensalem three early runs and pitcher Matt McShane all the support he would need as the Owls remained unbeaten with an impressive shutout win over North Penn.
McShane, who pitched 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief to win Monday’s game against CB West, went the distance Wednesday, tossing a five-hitter without allowing a walk, while striking out seven. It was his third win in less than a calendar week, and he has not allowed an earned run in his last 20 1/3 innings pitched. Bensalem as a team has six shutouts in nine games this season.
“He’s really good,” Bensalem coach Harry Daut said about McShane. “His curveball is working, he’s throwing a lot of strikes. He really did a good job.
“Going up to North Penn and beating a good program like that at their place, it was probably our best game of the year.”
Offensively, the Owls had 10 hits on the day, all singles, including two each by Jalen Soberal, Nick Nush, Logan Young and Nate Rush. Tyler Fisher had three RBIs, and Sean Nelson drove in two runs.
In the top of the first, Bensalem took advantage of a two-out error to go up 1-0, and then added two more in the second on a sac fly by Nelson, with the third scoring on the throw.
That lead held until the seventh, when the Owls sent 10 to the plate, with five singles and two hit batters to blow the game wide open. Fisher drove in three with a bases loaded single, while Ryan Rooney, Logan Young and Nate Rice also had RBIs.
“Our leadoff hitter, Jalen Soberal, really set the tone today,” Daut said. “I think he was on base every time, got a couple of hits. He really set the tone for us.
“The last few games we’ve been struggling at the plate a little bit, and we brook out and played a really good, clean game today.”
Bensalem (9-0, 3-0 SOL) is back home Friday when it hosts Pennridge. North Penn (5-4, 2-3) looks to bounce back on the road at Council Rock North.
Bensalem 120 000 6 – 9 10 0
North Penn 000 000 0 – 0 5 2
Pennsbury 11, Central Bucks South 1 (5 innings)
The Falcons cashed in with a big third inning and blew this one open early to post the five-inning, mercy-rule win over the visiting Titans.
In the third, Pennsbury scored seven runs on just two hits – singles by Cailan Fang and Joe Tiroly – taking advantage of three walks and three errors.
“We knew we were going to face (CB South’s Robbie) Porco,” said Pennsbury coach Joe Pesci. “He’s 6-8, throws 90 and is going to West Virginia. We had a little scouting report on him and targeted our practice yesterday on how to attack him.”
Pennsbury had six hits, but it came from different sources than has been the case recently, as Tiroly and Reese Hirsh had two hits each coming out of the No. 7 and 8 spots in the batting order. Hirsh also drove in a pair of runs.
Joe Limongelli, Justin Mitrovich, Jake Schilling and Danny Ciotti also had RBIs. Tiroly scored on a passed ball and Limongelli was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score two in the fifth and finish the game off.
Mitrovich pitched all five innings on the mound for Pennsbury, allowing just one run (unearned) on four hits and not walking a batter, while striking out six.
It was the fourth win in a row for the Falcons (7-4, 2-3 SOL), who play at CB East on Friday. CB South (6-5, 3-1) hosts Neshaminy.
CB South 000 10 – 1 4 5
Pennsbury 027 02 – 11 6 0
Central Bucks West 8, Council Rock North 7
With one run in the fifth and three in the sixth, CB West rallied late to post the one-run win in this one in dramatic fashion and snap a three-game losing streak in which the Bucks scored just two runs in three games.
Andrew Kohl had an RBI double, a run scored on a dropped third strike and Mike Bukowski singled home the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the sixth.
“In the bottom of the sixth, we got some really timely plays, starting with a clutch pinch hit from Aiden Kim,” said Bucks coach Brian Weaver. “Later, Mike Boyle got a great read on a dropped third strike and scored from third to tie it up. He’s such a blue collar player, always scrapping away. So, on a day that he goes 0-for-2, he still finds a way to make a huge play.
“They intentionally walked James Carbone to set up a first and third, and Mike Bukowski came through in a huge way, dropping a little flair over the shortstop.
“We’d only scored two runs in our last three games, so it was nice to see them break out of that funk. Kohl, Aidan Quinn and Carbone set the pace, really finding their groove today.”
CR North, which led 7-4 after four innings, had a chance in the top of the seventh with a two-out double by Josh Huddy, but winning pitcher Damian Thomas recorded the game-ending strikeout to cap off the comeback win.
Thomas, who pitched in relief of starter Julio Ermigiotti, pitched 3 1/3 shutout innings, allowing just one hit and walking one, with four strikeouts.
“Early on, it seemed like deja vu,” Weaver said. “We played a non-leaguer against CR North earlier this year, got out to a lead, then blew up and gave it right back. So, that wasn’t a real good feeling to start the game. But Damian Thomas locked things down on the mound for the last (3 1/3 innings) and we found a way to get runs across late.”
The early innings were back-and-forth, as West scored twice in the first as Quinn and Carbone had back-to-back doubles, with Carbone’s plating two runs.
The Indians bounced back with five runs in the second on a hit-by-pitch, a two-run error and then a Colin Manel two-run single.
Leor Kedar had a sac fly to score a run and put North up 6-2 in the third, before West answered back with two in the bottom half of the inning with runs scoring on an error and a Bukowski’s RBI single.
Pat Kusters had an RBI single for the Indians in the fourth to make it 7-4.
For the game, Kohl, Carbone and Bukowski had two hits each for West.
North was led by Huddy, who went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, and Shane Anhalt, who went 2-for-4.
CB West (4-7. 3-2 SOL) looks to make it two straight Friday at home against Harry S. Truman. CR North (6-6), 2-3, which has now lost three straight, hosts North Penn.
Council Rock North 051 100 0 – 7 9 2
CB West 202 013 x – 8 9 1
Council Rock South 10, Pennridge 4
The Golden Hawks started fast with a three-run home run by Jon Pinciotti in the top of the first, and then when the game got close, they put it away with three runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth.
CR South had just six hits on the day, but had timely hits and took advantage of nine walks.
Pennridge cut the early deficit to 3-2 with a run in the bottom of the first and then one in the bottom of the third, but that was as close as the Rams would get.
In the fourth, after three straight walks to open the inning, Jack O’Neill scored on a wild pitch, and Joey Purcell followed with an RBI single. Later in the inning, another run scored on a passed ball.
Matt Camp had an RBI single in the fifth, followed by sac flies by Blake Booth and Purcell, and a Ryan Baurle RBI single.
On the mound, Camp picked up the win, allowing only one earned run over five innings, before giving way to Raph Vogeley, who threw the final two innings to close out the game.
“Guys did a great job today,” said Hawks coach Greg Paprocki. “Matt Camp didn’t have his best stuff but he competed and kept us in the game. Jon Pinciotti got us off to a great start with a three-run homer in the first inning. Other than that, I was very impressed with the way the guys played as a team. Selfless baseball got us that win.”
Pennridge was led by Bobby Croyle, who went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI, while also pitching two scoreless innings of relief. Shea Grourke and Timmy Mastrogiovanni also had RBIs.
CR South (5-5, 2-3 SOL) hosts Souderton on Friday. Pennridge (2-9, 1-4) is on the road at Bensalem.
Council Rock South 300 340 0 – 10 6 1
Pennridge 101 002 0 – 4 5 1
Hatboro-Horsham 16, New Hope-Solebury 3 (5 innings)
The Hatters pounded out 16 runs on 15 hits on the way to this five-inning mercy rule win, the third in a row in which they scored 44 runs.
Eleven different players had hits. Noah Gremo was 2-for-3 with a double, three runs and three RBIs. Will Bruner was 2-for-3 with two doubles, two runs and one RBI. Jimmy Tooley was 2-for-2 with two RBIs, while sophomore Trey Porter had a two-run home run in the fourth inning.
H-H took advantage of three walks and an error in the first, with Cole Fisher and Tooley picking up RBIs in the inning. It scored four runs in the second, as Gremo had an RBI double, and Fisher, Nick Katherine and Ryan Toporoski added RBI singles to blow the game open and the Hatters never looked back.
Tooley went the distance on the mound, allowing just two earned runs on two hits and two walks, while striking out 11 in five innings.
New Hope had just two hits on the day, including a two-run home run by Brooks Saft in the fifth.
H-H (6-6, 2-3 SOL) looks to make it four straight at home against Springfield on Friday. New Hope (6-7, 3-2) hosts Wissahickon Thursday.
Hatboro-Horsham 342 61 – 16 15 2
New Hope 001 20 – 3 2 1
Plymouth Whitemarsh 10, William Tennent 2
Tom Yanoshik had a big game at the plate as well as on the mound as the Colonials improved to 11-0 by clipping the Panthers on Wednesday.
Yanoshik pitched six innings and picked up the win, allowing only two runs (unearned) on five hits, while striking out three. Ray Tomassetti closed the game out with a scoreless seventh inning out of the bullpen.
At the plate, Yanoshik was 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
“We’ve been DH-ing for our pitchers most games to allow them to focus on their work on the mound,” said PW coach Chris Manero. “Tom lobbied me to let him hit today, and at first I told him no. Then after some conversation today in school with our pitching coach Anthony Musumeci, we decided, what the heck, let’s let him swing the bat. He made the most of it for sure.”
Overall, PW scored 10 runs on 13 hits as it continues to hit the baseball.
Michael Miller was 3-for-4, while Jesse Jaconski went 2-for-4. Luke Caucci and Luke Gartland each drove in two runs.
“We spread a lot of hits throughout the lineup today and got doubles from Luke Gartland, Dom DiCiurcio and Yanonshik in the (No.) 5, 7 and 8 spots in the lineup,” Manero said. “It was a nice, balanced performance.”
PW (5-0 SOL) will host Upper Moreland on Friday, while Tennent (4-6-1, 4-1) looks to bounce back at Abington.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 115 000 3 – 10 13 3
Tennent 000 101 0 – 2 5 1
Wissahickon 16, Cheltenham 1 (4 innings)
Reed Bram pitched a four-inning, no-hitter, taking advantage of plenty of run support to secure this mercy-rule shortened victory.
Bram walked just one batter, struck out three and the only run allowed was unearned. He threw 57 pitchers.
After Cheltenham took the lead with the unearned run in the first, the Trojans bounced back with one in the bottom of the first on an inside-the-park home run to center field by Ben Junker.
They then took command with five in the second, before finishing the game off early with six in the third and four more in the fourth. Wissahickon hitters pounded out 16 runs on 15 hits, including five extra base hits. Overall, 12 different players had hits.
Jackson Tappen went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, Kasey Weiss was 2-for-2 with a double, two runs scored and three RBIs. Danny Crump had a triple and two RBIs, and Keenan Ferst also had two RBIs.
Wissahickon (7-5, 3-2 SOL) is back Thursday against New Hope-Solebury. Cheltenham (0-9, 0-5) hosts Cheltenham.
Cheltenham 100 0 – 1 0 1
Wissahickon 156 4 – 16 15 2
Quakertown 13, Upper Moreland 4
A four-run first inning set the tone and Quakertown rolled on Wednesday to the big win over visiting Upper Moreland.
The Panthers ended up adding two in the second and one in the third to make it 7-0, and then after UM rallied with four in the fourth, the home team scored one in the bottom of the fourth and five in the fifth to put the game away.
Quakertown had 13 runs on 14 hits, including four extra base hits – doubles by Anthony Rostick, Brandon Pierce and Trevor Hurst, and a triple by Hurst, who also was the starting and winning pitcher.
“Trevor Hurst had a big game on the mound and at the plate,” said Panthers coach Jon Pallone.
Hurst went five innings on the mound, before giving way to Trevor Neilson and then Anthony Rostick, who each threw shutout innings to finish the game off.
Offensively, Pierce, Justin Butler, Pat Kochel and Hurst had two hits each.
Quakertown (6-5) plays at Lower Moreland on Friday. Upper Moreland (4-7) looks to bounce back at Plymouth Whitemarsh.
Upper Moreland 000 400 0 – 4 8 2
Quakertown 421 150 x – 13 14 2
Abington 12, Springfield Twp 11
In a wild one, Abington scored two runs in the top of the seventh and then were able to hold off Springfield in the bottom half of the inning to edge out the one-run win on the road.
This game saw Springfield go up 3-1 in the first, only to see Abington bounce back to go up 10-3 going into the bottom half of the fifth. The Spartans scored six in the fifth and two in the sixth to up 11-10 and set the stage for Abington’s dramatic top of the seventh.
“In the top of the seventh, (Ryan) Van Buren led off with a double,” said Galloping Ghosts coach Bill Degan. “Chase Goodson singled to move him over, Henry Tyler hit a sac fly to left center to score (Van Buren). Goodson stole second (and) Colin Hamsher drove him in for the winning run.”
Van Buren, the fourth Abington pitcher of the game, pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning to finish the game off and earn the save for Jameson Giannattasio, who threw two innings or relief.
After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the first, Springfield loaded the bases with a single and two walks, followed by a hit batter to score a run and later a two-run single by Dan Matthews to make it 3-1.
In the top of the third, Abington scored four times as Cody Frazier led off with a single, Hamsher followed with a double, Johnny Dzielawa drove in one with a sac fly, Luke Sydlowski doubled home a run and then a pair of errors led to two more runs.
The Ghosts scored four more in the fourth to make it 9-3, as Hamsher had an RBI single and Dzielawa had an RBI double and two more scored on an error.
Springfield made its move in the bottom of the fifth, as the first six batters reached bases, including three singles and three walks. Franczyk Gabe added a RBI single and Andrew Kennedy cut the deficit to 10-9 with a RBI double.
An inning later, Brett Smith tied it with a RBI triple and he came around to score on Joe Smith’s RBI single.
The lead proved short-lived, as Abington came back to score the tying and winning runs in the seventh. Hamsher went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and three RBIs, while Sydlowski and Dzielawa each had two RBIs and Frazier went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
On the other side, Joe Smith went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, while Gabe and Kennedy had two hits each and Matthews drove in three runs.
The win was the fifth in a row for the Ghosts (7-4, 3-2 SOL), who host Tennent on Friday. Springfield (4-7, 4-1) plays at Hatboro-Horsham.
Abington 104 410 2 – 12 11 0
Springfield 300 062 0 – 11 11 3
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