Check out the recaps for SOL baseball teams in action Saturday.
Non-league
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 7, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 6
Coaches of both teams used Saturday night’s non-league game between the neighboring rivals at Trenton Thunder’s Arm & Hammer Field as an opportunity to give plenty of players game time. The scoreboard will show that that Golden Hawks edged the Indians by one run, but there are no losers on this night.
Six pitchers saw action for Rock South, seven for Rock North. For the Golden Hawks, Zach Ramirez did not allow a hit in 1.1 scoreless innings, Dylan Wichterman and Joe Purcell each threw a scoreless inning, and Jake Barder closed it out with two scoreless innings. For the Indians, Ryan Baker, John Joseph and Nick D’Apolito each threw a scoreless frame.
Trey Obarowski was 2-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored out of the leadoff spot for the Golden Hawks. Barder was 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Jared Ennis was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Bennett Bobrin was 1-for-2 with an RBI and run scored, and Drew LaPolice was 1-for-2 with an RBI and run scored. Gianni Gilch had an RBI.
D’Apolito was the lone Indian with more than one hit, finishing 3-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and two runs. Andrew Mancini was 1-for-1 with a triple and two RBIs. Jason Mela was 1-for-2 with an RBI and run scored.
Council Rock South (8-4, 4-4 SOL) will travel to Pennsbury on Tuesday, and Council Rock North (5-9, 2-6) will be on the road at Central Bucks South on Tuesday.
Council Rock South 030 121 0 7-9-2
Council Rock North 040 002 0 6-9-3
BENSALEM 9, PENNINGTON (N.J.) 0
The Owls received seven innings of shutdown pitching from a trio of hurlers, who combined for a two-hit shutout in Saturday’s non-league game. Ryan McLaughlin, who earned the win, threw three shutout innings, allowing one hit while striking out two and walking none. Matt McShane allowed one hit in 2.2 shutout innings. He struck out three and walked four. Nicholas Dean closed it out, allowing no hits while striking out three in an inning and a third.
The Owls scored all the runs they would need and then some in the top of the first inning. David Bennett led off with a single, and Matt Silano followed with a single. Nicholas Dean’s triple to right field plated a pair of runs. Damon Lavender’s RBI single plated Dean, and Dom Grady followed with a single. Keith Rooney drew a walk to load the bases, and a fourth run crossed the plate on Kyle Haughton’s RBI groundout.
The top three hitters in the Owls’ lineup – Barnett, Silano and Dean – were a combined 9-for-15 with six runs scored. Barnett was 3-for-5 with a run, and Silano was 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Dean was 3-for-5 with a double, triple, two RBIs and three runs. Ryan Rooney contributed a double in a contest that saw the Owls pound out 13 hits.
Bensalem (10-3, 6-3 SOL) will host Abington in a non-league game Monday.
Bensalem 410 002 2 9-13-1
Pennington (N.J.) 000 000 0 0-2-1
METHACTON 4, CHELTENHAM 2
A quartet of Cheltenham pitchers allowed just three hits, but the Warriors turned those three hits into four runs, benefitting from several Panther miscues to score a pair of unearned runs.
In the bottom of the first, the Panthers took a 1-0 lead when Kieran Versaw-Barnes, who tripled, scored on a groundout by Ben Kaplan. The Warriors answered with single runs in both the third and sixth innings. The Panthers knotted the score with a run in the bottom of the sixth when Ben Kaplan, who led off the inning with a double, scored on a bases-loaded walk to Lukas Nakkula.
Methacton won it with a pair of runs in the top of the seventh.
Four pitchers split time on the mound. Adam Turk-Karen started and threw three innings, allowing one hit and one run while walking two. Lucas DiBenedetto did not allow a hit in two scoreless innings. He struck out one. Jeremy Lopez also threw a scoreless inning for the Panthers.
Cheltenham (4-8, 4-6 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday.
Methacton 001 001 2 4-3-2
Cheltenham 100 001 0 2-5-3
HOLY GHOST PREP 3, PENNSBURY 0
The Falcons had their share of opportunities but never could push a run across, stranding eight base runners in a non-league loss to the Firebirds.
Both teams collected seven hits – all seven of the Falcons’ hits were singles.
Dylan Lubinski allowed two hits and struck out three in 1.2 innings for the Falcons, and Connor Baptiste threw a scoreless inning.
Pennsbury (13-4, 9-1 SOL) will host Council Rock South on Tuesday.
Pennsbury 000 000 0 0-7-0
Holy Ghost Prep 002 010 x 3-7-0
WILLIAM PENN CHARTER 5, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 2
About the Author
