Check out the recaps for SOL baseball teams in action Friday. Bensalem/CB South photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson. Check back for a gallery of photos.
SOL American Conference
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 7, UPPER DUBLIN 6
The Spartans keep finding ways to win, and 24 hours after riding the strong arms of their pitching staff to a 1-0 win over Quakertown, the Spartans used a five-run fifth to erase a 5-2 lead on their way to their third win of the week. The win solidified the Spartans’ stronghold as the second seed in the District One 4A power rankings.
In the bottom of the first, the Spartans put a pair on the board. Jake Welsh, who led off with a single, scored on Tim Dahme’s triple to center. Nick Pave’s sacrifice fly to left plated Dahme, and the Spartans led 2-0.
After plating an unearned run in the second, the Cardinals scored three in the third that included an RBI single by Julian Gimbel and Brian McPeak’s two-out RBI double. Upper Dublin took a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the sixth when the never-say-die Spartans scored five runs. The inning was highlighted by an RBI single from Kevin Keown, RBI doubles from Mitchell McCann and Trevor McCaffrey and an RBI triple from Macleod Farley.
McCann (2-for-3, 2B, RBI, run) was the lone Spartan with more than one hit.
Gimbal (2-for-3, 2 RBIs, 2 runs), Riley Brink (2-for-4, RBI), McPeak (2-for-3, 2B, RBI) and Breslin (2-for-4, 2 runs) led the Cardinals.
Sean Cornely, who earned the win, threw two scoreless innings in relief, allowing two hits.
Springfield Township (9-7, 9-4 SOL) will travel to Wissahickon on Tuesday, and Upper Dublin (3-12, 2-10) will be on the road at Upper Moreland on Tuesday.
Upper Dublin 013 011 0 6-8-1
Springfield Township200 050 x 7-9-3
Non-league
BENSALEM 4, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 3
In a rematch of Tuesday’s crossover game – this one at South, the Owls avenged a 3-0 loss to the Titans, scoring a pair of runs in the top of the seventh to erase a one-run deficit and escape with the win. The winning run crossed the plate on a two-out balk.
Stephen Aldrich was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Jon Revell was 2-for-3 to lead the Owls, who managed just five hits.
South had only five hits as well. Connor McKeown’s 2-for-3 effort led the Titans and included a double and two runs scored. Jake Trachtenberg was 1-for-3 with a double. Brock Veit hit a solo home run, and Dylan Gruber was 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Nick Fossile earned the win in relief of Dominic Grady. He allowed just one hit and one run in two innings, striking out four and walking none.
The Owls are fourth in the latest District One 6A rankings while the Titans are 12th.
Bensalem (13-3, 9-2 SOL) will travel to Abington on Tuesday for its conference finale. A win will give the Owls sole possession of the SOL National Conference title. Central Bucks South (10-8, 7-4) will host Central Bucks East on Tuesday at 6:15 p.m.
Bensalem 010 010 2 4-5-1
Central Bucks South 010 101 0 3-5-3
SOUDERTON 7, LANSDALE CATHOLIC 0
Coach Mike Childs went deep down his bench in Friday’s non-league game – 19 players had plate appearances and four saw action on the mound. The end result was a shutout win.
In the bottom of the second, Kyle Meiler singled home a run, and the Indians had a lead they would not lose. They added three more in the third and three more in the fourth on their way to the decisive win.
Zach Brown (2-for-3, RBI, 2 runs), Blaise Sclafani (2-for-3, 2 RBIs) and Meiler (2-for-2, RBI, run) turned in multi-hit performances. David Gulibon was 1-for-3 with two RBIs, and Tim Robinson had the Indians’ lone extra base hit – a double.
Sclafani, who earned the win, started and allowed one hit in three innings, striking out a pair and walking none. Gulibon did not allow a hit in two scoreless innings, striking out three and walking one. Brian Janetka (two strikeouts, two walks) and Luke Barnum (two strikeouts, three walks) each threw a scoreless inning to close out the game.
The Indians are 13th in the latest District One 6A power rankings.
Souderton (12-6, 7-4 SOL) will close out its regular season on the road at William Tennent on Tuesday.
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Souderton 013 300 x 7-11-0
HATBORO-HORSHAM 13, RADNOR 8
The visiting Red Raiders opened up a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning, and the Hatters trailed 7-5 heading into the bottom of the fourth when they erupted for six runs to take a lead they would not lose.
The Hatters sent 12 players to the plate in the fateful fourth. They benefitted from a pair of Radnor errors and two walks as well as singles from Jake Mayson, AJ Vegas (RBI), Josh Heebner and Matthew Johnson. Kevin Waeltz and Alex Crim both had RBI doubles in the frame.
All told, the Hatters pounded out 16 hits. Heebner led the way with a perfect 4-for-4 day that included a pair of RBIs and two runs scored. Also coming up big were Crim (3-for-3, 2B, HR, 3 RBIs, 3 runs) and Matthew Johnson (3-for-4, RBI, run). Crim hit a solo home run in the bottom of the third.
Contributing one RBI each were Mayson, Vegas, Waeltz, Johnson, Anthony Bruno and Kevin Fleischut.
Matthew Brown threw the first four innings and earned the win. Jimmy Tooley earned the save with three solid innings in relief. He allowed one hit and one run (unearned) while striking out five and walking two.
Hatboro-Horsham (6-12, 5-8 SOL) will travel to Cheltenham for its conference finale on Tuesday.
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Hatboro-Horsham 041 620 x 13-16-6
PHOENIXVILLE 13, WISSAHICKON 1
The Phantoms scored five runs in both the first and second innings to seize early control of Friday’s non-league game.
The Trojans managed just three hits off a pair of Phantom hurlers and scored just a single run in the third when Antonio Bova, who tripled, scored on an error.
Wissahickon (12-5, 10-3 SOL) will host Springfield Township on Tuesday.
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Phoenixville 550 3x 13
UPPER PERKIOMEN 4, PENNRIDGE 3
LOWER MERION 6, UPPER MORELAND 5
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