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SOL Patriot Division
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 7, HARRY S TRUMAN 5 (8 innings)
The Indians rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to knot the score in the fourth inning and went on to win it with a pair of runs in the top of the eighth inning.
“Truman had all the momentum, and they had all the energy,” Rock North coach Matt Schram said. “They are a really good baseball team.
“I’m not kidding when I say – he (coach Tim Monaghan) has got himself a really good experienced, veteran squad who up and down their lineup – they’re very dangerous.
In the top of the eighth, Will Scibona and Austin Stalker led off the inning with back-to-back singles. Scibona scored on Quinn Erlandsen’s RBI groundout, and Stalker raced home when Leor Kadar lined a single to right, giving the Indians a 7-5 lead.
With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, the Tigers put a pair of runners on board, but Patrick Dougherty – who earned the win in relief – retired the next batter he faced on a line drive to short to close it out.
The Tigers scored a pair in the top of the first. Makai Jackson led off with a single, and Mike Burns drew a walk. Jackson scored on a groundout by Georg Cairns, and Burns, who stole third, scored on a sacrifice fly to right by Wil Brennan. That lead grew to 3-0 in the third when Brennan singled home Jackson, who drew a walk to lead off the frame.
The Indians knotted the score in the top of the fourth. Kedar doubled to right to open the frame, and an error put a pair on board for Shane Anhalt, who drove in a run with a single. A bases-loaded walk to Jaden Tang pushed another run across, and the two teams were tied 3-3 when Lukas Mullan followed with a sacrifice fly.
The Indians and Tigers exchanged runs in the fifth with Tang delivering an RBI single for the Indians, and Cairns collecting a sacrifice fly to plate Jackson, who doubled. The Indians capitalized on a Truman miscue to score a run in the top of the sixth, but the Tigers evened the score when Ethan Helbling came up with a clutch two-out RBI single to plate James Baker, who had singled.
Neither team scored again until the Indians won it with two runs in the top of the eighth.
Kedar (2-for-4, 2B, 2 runs, RBI), Shane Anhalt (2-for-5, run, RBI) and Josh Huddy (2-for-5, run) led the Indians’ attack.
“The middle of our lineup got two hits each,” Schram said. “They were getting timely hits.”
For the Tigers, Jackson was 2-for-3 double and three runs scored out of the leadoff spot. Baker was 2-for-4 with a run. Cairns was 1-for-3 with a pair of RBIs.
Council Rock North (4-0, 2-0 SOL) will host Council Rock South on Tuesday, and Harry S Truman (1-2, 0-1) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Wednesday in a non-league game.
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SOL Colonial Division
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 6, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 5 (11 innings)
Will Hogenauer was an unlikely hero in the Bucks’ wild come-from-behind win in Monday’s rivalry game against the Titans. A pinch runner for Aiden Kim, who drew a one-out walk in the 11th, Hogenauer stole third and scored the game-winner on an errant throw on the play.
“Hogie isn’t at the top of our depth chart, and he’s been charting and rooting guys on for 11 innings,” West coach Brian Weaver said. “But he’s a guy who embodies what we say when we talk about knowing your role and executing it.”
Hogenauer wasn’t the only player to come up big off the bench. Sam Greer followed Kim’s walk with a pinch hit single to put runners on first and second with one out.
“(Greer’s) first at-bat of the inning is in the 11th with the pressure on, and he smokes the first pitch he sees to left for a single,” Weaver said. “Then Hogie steals and scores on an overthrow.
“When you’ve got guys stepping in to do their one job, guys in the bottom of the lineup finding ways to contribute, and a bullpen that gives you that kind of performance, you’re going to have a chance in any game.”
Weaver couldn’t have asked for a better performance from his bullpen as the duo of Max Slaymaker and Sam Greer gave the Bucks eight scoreless innings in relief of Cole Fehrman, who allowed just two hits but five runs (two earned) while striking out six and walking three.
Slaymaker threw six shutout innings, allowing just three hits while striking out six and walking none. Greer allowed two hits in two shutout innings, striking out three and walking one.
“Our two relievers – Max Slaymaker and Sam Greer – were just tremendous today,” Weaver said. “Eight scoreless, working out of jams, always feeling like they were in the driver’s seat.
(South) did the same thing though. (Jim) Rooney and (Owen) Wheeler got out of several tight spots, and they went trip after trip through the heart of our order and shut us down. We played six full innings with no scoring after the fourth.”
Early on, there was nothing to suggest it would take 11 innings to determine a winner. The Titans opened up a 4-0 lead in the top of the first, capitalizing on three walks and a West miscue with Logan Hinds delivering the big blow – a three-run double.
“This definitely wasn’t the script we’d drawn up,” Weaver said. “They were patient with Fehrman in the first inning and fought off some two-strike counts to work their way on base.
“It was a pretty impressive series of at-bats and not the kind folks usually get off of Cole, so right away we put ourselves down in a hole.”
The Bucks answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning that included singles by Max McGlone and Aiden Kim (RBI). An RBI single by McGlone in the second made it a 4-3 game.
South went on top 5-3 with a run in the top of the third when Hunter Petrich, who was hit by a pitch, scored on an error. West evened the score with two in the bottom of the fourth, thanks to a two-out, two-run single by Jackson Cunnane. That 5-5 score stood until the bottom of the 11th, thanks to stellar outings by the bullpen for both squads.
McGlone was 2-for-6 with a run scored and RBI for the Bucks while Damlan Thomas was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Cunnane’s three RBIs led the Bucks, who had nine hits – all singles.
“At the plate, we found a way to make things happen all across the lineup,” Weaver said. “McGlone and Thomas each had a pair of hits, but then Jackson Cunnane is 1-for-6 but drives in three huge runs.
“Aiden Kim is 1-for-5, hitting the ball hard all day without getting one to fall then starting the rally in the last inning with a single. Kevin Bukowski goes 0-for-4, but because he puts it in play he ends up on base and scores twice in a game where runs were at a premium. Guys just found ways to do the things we needed.”
For the Titans, Hinds was 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs, and JT Androsky was 2-for-4.
Rooney threw 2.1 shutout innings, allowing one hit, striking out one and walking two. Wheeler, who absorbed the loss, threw 3.2 innings and allowed one hit and one run (unearned) while striking out six and walking three.
Central Bucks West (1-1, 1-0 SOL) will host North Penn on Wednesday, and Central Bucks South (0-2) will host Central Bucks East on Thursday.
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SOL Freedom Division
LOWER MORELAND 2, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 1
Mason Tammaro wasn’t about to let a sore hamstring keep him from turning in a complete game win in Monday’s division battle at Springfield Township. The Lions’ sophomore scattered eight hits and allowed just one run while striking out five and walking one.
“Unbelievable, and also he had a tweaked hammy that happened against Upper Moreland,” LM coach Mike Guido said. “This was gutsy.”
The hard fought win came over a Springfield squad that last year captured the division crown.
“This was huge, especially coming off the Upper Moreland loss,” Guido said of Friday’s 11-8 loss to UM in the rivalry game. “That stuck with us a lot over the weekend for all the guys.
“To have a bounce-back win like this and to clean it up in the field, that was big because we’ve had a countless number of errors the last couple of games. I think today we might have had one, and it was a throwing error from the outfield.
“Just making the routine plays behind (Tammaro) because he’s going to throw strikes – that’s what he does. We just couldn’t make the plays behind him in other games. To finally make some plays, we showed how we can actually play. It was a big win.”
The Lions got on the scoreboard with a single run in the third. Xavier Gonzales legged out a bunt single to open the inning and advanced to third on a groundout. He scored on Matt Dymowski’s groundout to short for a 1-0 Lower Moreland lead.
In the top of the sixth, the Lions added a run that turned out to be the game-winner when Donato Incollingo lined a double to right field that plated Dymowski, who reached base on an error.
The Spartans cut that lead in half when Andrew Kennedy, who tripled to left to open the sixth inning, scored on a single by Dan Matthews. Tommaro pitched his way out of a two-on, no-out jam and then retired the Spartans in order in the seventh to notch the complete game win.
Incollingo’s 2-for-3 day at the plate with a double and RBI led the Lions.
For the Spartans, leadoff batter Quadire Eberhardt was 2-for-4.
Tim Saiber had a strong outing on the mound for the Spartans, allowing just four hits and two runs (one earned) while striking out 10 and walking none.
Lower Moreland (2-2, 1-2 SOL) will travel to New Hope-Solebury on Tuesday, and Springfield Township (0-2, 0-1) will be on the road at William Tennent on Tuesday.
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Non-league
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 11, PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL 7
Tyler Corino and Nate Wiseman made their varsity debut on the mound for the Lions. The duo combined to allow just eight hits and one earned run in the win.
Corino gave up five hits and four runs – all unearned – in four innings. He walked three and struck out five. Wiseman, who earned his first win, gave up three hits and three runs – just one earned – in three innings, striking out two and walking one.
“Tyler pitched well – his breaking stuff was sharp,” NHS coach Tony Vlahovic said. “We didn’t help him defensively with five errors in four innings.
“Nate came in in the fifth inning with us trailing 6-5 and did a great job of pitching ahead and giving us an opportunity to settle down with our gloves.”
New Hope trailed 6-5 after five innings but put three runs on the board in the top of the sixth. Matt Rickert clubbed a two-run double, and Josh Shiller had a key single. Both players had two hits and Rickert finished the day with three RBIs.
The Lions took an 11-6 lead with three more runs in the seventh inning. Brooks Saft opened the inning with a triple to center field and scored on Justin Lehman’s groundout. Matt Spadavecchio followed with a single to center, and John Whelan drew a walk. Matt Rickert added another run with an RBI single, and Wiseman followed with a single that plated Whelen, who scored on an error in the outfield.
Saft ended the day with two hits and two RBIs, and Kyle Campell was 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBIs and a run scored out of the leadoff spot.
New Hope-Solebury (2-0, 1-0 SOL) will host Lower Moreland on Tuesday.
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