Cheltenham & Neshaminy were winners in SOL baseball action Wednesday. Cheltenham/Wissahickon photos provided courtesy of Kim Supko. Check back for a gallery of photos.
SOL Patriot Division
NESHAMNY 2, BENSALEM 0
Chase Bonner pretty much did it all in Wednesday’s regular season finale.
The Neshaminy junior turned in what is becoming a routinely excellent performance on the mound, tossing a three-hit, complete game shutout. For good measure, he singled in the game’s first run, which turned out to be the game-winner.
“Chase Bonner was incredible once again on the mound today and carried a no hitter into the fifth inning,” Neshaminy coach Dan Toner said. “He has not given up a run in his last 20 innings.”
The Redskins needed strong outing from Bonner on a day when Bensalem’s Jimmy McGinty was turning in a gem of his own, scattering five hits in five innings and allowing two runs – only one earned.
Neshaminy added an insurance run in the fourth inning when Nick Sassano collected a two-out double and scored on Jake Pleboni’s RBI single.
With the win, the Redskins tied Pennsbury for the best record in the SOL Patriot, but the Falcons won the tiebreaker, taking the season series between the two teams 2-1.
By the numbers: Neshaminy: Chase Bonner (W) (7.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 3BB, 4K, 1-for-2, 1RBI), Jake Plebani (2-for-3, 2B, 1RBI), Noah Wallace (2-for-3), Nick Sassano (2B)
Bensalem: Jimmy McGinty (5.0 IP, 5H, 2R, 1ER, 4BB, 3K)
Key inning: Bottom of first: Plebani reached base on an error and was replaced by courtesy runner Dylan Hollenbach, who moved up to second on a groundout and scored when Bonner helped his own cause with an RBI single.
Bottom of fourth: With two outs, Sassano lined a double to center field, and Pleboni’s single to right field plated Sassano with an insurance run.
Neshaminy coach Dan Toner: “I’m very happy with our record to end the season. We weren’t sure how it was going to go, because we were so young and unproven…but we matured very fast as a team.
“Our bats weren’t there today at the plate - we have been struggling a little of late, but our defense and more so our pitching was very good.
“We left a ton of runners on base and just couldn’t come up with a big hit. I feel like we should have been able to put up 8-10 runs. Luckily, we were in no danger throughout the game with Chase on the mound.”
--Props: “Offensively Jake Plebani has been locked in. He had another multi hit game. Chase Bonner, besides pitching a gem, also had our first RBI.”
Up next: Neshaminy (13-6, 11-4 SOL) – sixth in the latest District 1 6A rankings – awaits its final seed. Bensalem (12-8, 7-8) is 26th in the latest rankings in what will be a 24-team field.
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Non-league
CHELTENHAM 13, WISSAHICKON 2 (5 innings)
The visiting Panthers broke a 2-2 tie with an 11-run fourth inning, and suddenly, a game that appeared heading down to the wire became a mercy rule win in Wednesday’s Senior Day non-league contest at Wissahickon.
“It was a great win and great finish to the season for our guys,” Cheltenham coach Lukas Nakkula said. “Everyone on the team was able to contribute to the win which was awesome, and we really got hot and had a huge 11-run inning to get us the win. It was a great way to end the season overall.”
Emile Chanoine had two hits in the 11-run fourth, including an RBI double and a two-run single. Jack Haugen had an RBI triple in the inning.
Billy Fishman also had a pair of hits for the Panthers.
Eamon Ivory gave the Panthers four solid innings, allowing three hits and two runs while striking out seven. Nate Leary threw a scoreless fifth.
By the numbers: Cheltenham: Emile Chanoine (2-for-3, 2B, 4RBI, 2R), Billy Fishman (2-for-3, 1RBI, 1R), Jack Haugen (1-for-3, 3B, 1RBI, 1R), Sean Trainor (1-for-1, 2B, 1R).
Eamon Ivory (4.0 IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 7K), Nate Leary (1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 1K)
Key inning: Top of fourth: The Panthers broke a 2-2 tie with an 11-run outburst in the fourth. They benefitted from seven walks as well as an RBI triple by Haugen and an RBI double by Emile Chanoine. Contributing singles were Henry Wasserman, AJ Gordon (RBI), Emile Chanoine (2 RBIs) and Fishman (RBI).
Up next: Wissahickon (11-9, 8-7 SOL) – 19th in the latest rankings – awaits its final seed in the District 1 6A Tournament. Cheltenham closed out its season with an 11-8 record overall (8-7) and finishes just outside the 24-team tournament field at 27th.
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