SOL District 1 Baseball Preview (5-24-21)

05/24/21 3:40am Posted by editor

Four SOL baseball teams will be in action in Monday’s opening round of the District One Tournament.

District One Class 6A

First Round (Monday, 4 p.m.)

# 15 Central Bucks East vs. #18 Garnet Valley

Central Bucks East

  • 12-8 overall
  • 9-7 SOL Colonial Division
  • Notable wins over #8 Abington (10-0), #9 North Penn (4-2, 9 innings), #11 Neshaminy (4-3), #19 Central Bucks South (9-7)
  • Top hitters include Jr. Max McGrady (.356, 15 H, 10 RBIs), Fr. SS Reece Moody (.340, 16 H, 17 R, 10 RBIs), Sr. OF Jack Nugent (.281, 16 H, 21 R, 24 RBIs, 5 HR), So. 1B Joey Wilga (.262, 17 H, 18 RBIs, 2 HR)
  • Top pitchers include Jr. Aidan Weaver (4-2, 1.55 ERA), Sr. Grant Marshall (3-2, 2.62 ERA), Sr. Jack Hamilton (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Garnet Valley

  • 9-7 overall
  • 7-7 Central League
  • Senior Jake Pitts (RHP/SS) is a Seton Hall commit
  • Notable wins over #13 Avon Grove (6-4), #17 Conestoga (5-6)

Next up : Winner will play at #2 Plymouth Whitemarsh on Wednesday

 

#19 Central Bucks South at #14 Perkiomen Valley

Central Bucks South

  • 11-8 overall
  • 8-8 SOL Colonial Division
  • Notable wins over #7 Hatboro Horsham (7-6), #9 North Penn (7-2 and 2-0), #11 Neshaminy (8-6), #15 Central Bucks East (4-3)
  • Top hitters include Jr. JT Anderosky (.453, 24 H, 18 R, 7 RBIs, 5 doubles), Sr. 3B Owen Petrich (.411, 23 H, 16 R, 26 RBIs, 6 HR), Sr. SS Carter Hinds (.323, 20 H, 23 R, 5 doubles), Sr. 2B Josh Yang (.278, 15 H, 11 R, 14 RBIs)
  • Top pitchers include Sr. Alex Balint (5-0, 2.50 ERA), Jr. Robbie Porce (2-3, 4.52 ERA), Noah Collier (2-1, 1.88 ERA)

Perkiomen Valley

  • 10-7 overall
  • 5-5 PAC Liberty Division
  • Senior Tyler Lapetina (a Juniata commit for basketball), junior Ashton Mehler and junior Andrew McGowan anchor the pitching staff.
  • Lineup features senior shortstop Michael Tinneny, senior catcher Jake Stasyk (a Penn State Harrisburg commit), senior outfielder Domenic Miceli and junior first baseman Zach Fusco.
  • Notable wins over #10 Owen J. Roberts (7-2), Methacton (4-1, 4-0 and 4-0)

Next up: Winner will play at #3 Bensalem

 

District One Class 5A

First Round

Monday, 4 p.m.

#11 Wissahickon at #6 Upper Dublin

Wissahickon

  • 9-11 overall
  • 8-8 SOL Liberty  Division
  • Notable wins over Class 6A #8 Abington (5-4), Upper Dublin (4-1)
  • Top hitters include Jr. Ben Junker (.455, 20 H, 17 R, 5 doubles, 11 RBIs), Sr. Jackson Tappen (.386, 17 H, 15 R, 7 doubles, 8 RBIs), So. Kasey Weiss (.320, 16 H, 13 R, 12 RBIs), Sr. Joe Hornig (.300, 15 H, 13 R, 2 HR, 12 RBIs)
  • Top pitchers include Jr. Ben Junker (2-3, 2.16 ERA), Jr. Nate DeVincent (1-1, 2.69 ERA), Jr. Reed Bram

Upper Dublin

  • 12-8 overall
  • 10-6 SOL Liberty Division
  • Notable wins over Class 6A #8 Abington (10-0), Class 6A #12 Quakertown (6-5), Class 6A #2 Plymouth Whitemarsh (8-1), Wissahickon (6-5)
  • Top hitters include Kyle Rizzo (.404, 21 H, 24 R, 14 RBIs, 4 doubles), Tristan Carnes (.368, 21 H, 10 R, 21 RBIs, 8 doubles), Nick Lombardo (.333, 16 H, 23 R, 18 RBIs, 6 doubles, Ethan Madnick (.327, 18 H, 14 R, 13 RBIs)
  • Top pitchers include Griffin Johnson (3-0, 0.94 ERA), Tristan Carnes (3-1, 2.69 ERA), David Sharp (3-4, 2.75 ERA)

Next up: Winner will play at #3 Oxford on Wednesday

 

District One Class 4A

Semifinals

Tuesday, 4 p.m.

#4 Lower Moreland at #1 Holy Ghost Prep

Lower Moreland

  • 7-10 overall
  • 6-10 SOL Freedom
  • Notable wins over William Tennent (6-5), Upper Moreland (8-2 and 2-1)
  • Top offensive players include Sr. Jack Doneker (.408, 20 H, 21 R, 7 RBIs, 3 2B, 3 3B), Sr. Matt Haggerty (.375, 15 H, 11 R, 14 RBIs), So. Matt Dymowski (.305, 18 H, 17 R, 7 RBIs), Fr. Mason Tammaro (.244, 11 H, 13 RBIs)
  • Top pitchers include Fr. Mason Tammaro (6-3, 3.79 ERA), Vincenzo Berardi (0-1, 4.75 ERA)

Holy Ghost Prep

  • 11-8 overall
  • Notable wins over Germantown Academy (9-3), Council Rock North (9-4), Quakertown (8-0), St. Joseph’s Prep (8-7), 
  • Top offensive players include Sr. Jack McDermott (.460, 29 H, 23 R, 24 RBI, 7 doubles, 4 triples, 2 HR), Sr. Tyler McCord (.450, 27 H, 21 R, 11 RBIs, 6 doubles), So. Reese Acord (.345, 20 H, 18 R, 19 RBIs, 2 HR)
  • Top pitchers include Sr. Matt Long (5-1, 1.56 ERA), Sr. Shane Turpin (4-2, 2.69 ERA)

Up Next: Thursday’s district championship game against the Springfield-Collegium Charter winner

 

#2 Springfield Township vs. #3 Collegium Charter

Springfield Township

  • 9-10 overall
  • 9-1 SOL Freedom division, First place
  • Notable wins over Lower Moreland (11-1 and 4-0), Upper Moreland (3-2)
  • Top hitters include Sr. 3B Nate Dennis (.481, 26 H, 19 R, 12 RBIs, 6 doubles), Sr. 2B Joe Smith (.400, 20 H, 8 R, 5 RBIs), Jr. SS Andrew Kennedy (.393, 22 H, 16 R, 14 RBIs, 9 doubles, 2 HR), Sr. OF Jack O’Malley (.341, 15 H, 11 R, 11 RBIs), Jr. 1B Will Conlin (.333, 18 H, 14 RBIs), Sr. C Gabe Franczyk (.317, 20 H, 13 R, 11 RBIs, 6 doubles)
  • Top pitchers include Sr. Jack O'Malley (2-1, 4.89 ERA), Sr. Tyler Whatley (3-1, 3.30  ERA)

Collegium Charter

  • 5-7 overall
  • 5-6 BAL
  • Notable wins over Morrisville (21-5), TCA (3-2), Bristol (10-0)
  • Top hitters include Sr. B Traut (.469, 15 H, 10 R, 9 RBIs), So. C Sutton (.432, 16 H, 16 R, 12 RBIs, 7 doubles)

Up Next: Thursday’s district championship game against the Lower Moreland-Holy Ghost Prep winner.

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