Three SOL baseball teams were in action on Saturday. Cheltenham was the lone winner in non-league play.
Non-league
CHELTENHAM 12, JENKINTOWN 3
The Panthers pounded out 12 hits and scored runs in five of six innings, seizing early control of Saturday’s non-league game and never giving the Drakes a chance.
Five players had a pair of hits. Alex Bugg was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Garrett Schmidt was 2-for-4 with a triple, three RBIs and two runs scored. Dale Jacobs was 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored. Eddie Kelly was 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored, and Clement Thomas was 2-for-2 with two RBIs. Adam Turk-Karen had one hit and a team high three RBIs, and Hassan Winston also had an RBI.
Turk-Karen earned the win on the mound, allowing five hits and three runs (one earned) in five innings while striking out four and walking three. David Katzenberg threw two scoreless innings, allowing one hit while fanning two.
Cheltenham (3-1, 0-1 SOL) will host Upper Dublin on Monday.
Jenkintown 012 000 0 3-6-5
Cheltenham 231 303 x 12-14-3
METHACTON 12, HATBORO-HORSHAM 8
The Hatters took a 6-3 lead into the bottom of the third inning when the Warriors scored three runs to knot the score. They went back on top by two in the fifth but not for long. Methacton exploded for six runs in the bottom of the inning to take a lead it would not lose.
The Hatters, who held a 13-7 advantage in hits, received several big offensive performances. Chris Douglas was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored. Demetrio Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a home run, RBI and run scored, and Logan Rambo was 2-for-3 with a run scored out of the leadoff spot. Perry Cardo and Mike Daddazio each had a double while Ben Christian and Lukas Jordan both had one RBI.
Five Hatter hurlers saw action.
Hatboro-Horsham (0-2) will host Springfield Township on Monday.
Hatboro-Horsham 200 420 0 8-7-2
Methacton 102 360 x 12-13-2
ARCHBISHOP WOOD 15, PENNSBURY 5 (5 innings)
The Falcons took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first only to watch the Vikings answer with three runs in the bottom of the first to take a lead they would not lose.
Zach DeMarchis led the Falcons’ nine-hit attack with a 2-for-3 effort that included two RBIs. Sam Ruta was 2-for-2 with a home run, RBI and run scored. Sean Doherty contributed an RBI.
Four Falcon pitchers saw action.
Pennsbury (3-2, 1-1 SOL) will host Souderton on Tuesday in a non-league contest.
Pennsbury 200 12 5-9-2
Archbishop Wood 355 20 15-15-2
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