Check out the results for SOL softball teams that braved the elements on Monday.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 6, HARRY S TRUMAN 5 (9 innings)
By Kyle Morhardt for Suburbanonesports.com
The Hatboro-Horsham Hatters hosted Truman on cold, damp, rainy day in a non-league clash. The game had been deadlocked through four innings as both teams went scoreless. Truman broke the tie with an explosive top of the fifth, scoring four runs in an impressive two-out rally. The Hatters managed to get one run back the bottom of the inning with a passed ball leading to a score. Truman tacked on one more run in the top of the sixth to bring its lead to 5-1. The Hatters also scored in the bottom of the sixth off another passed ball but still trailed 5-2 heading into the seventh.
Hatboro-Horsham managed to erase the deficit and tie the game up in the seventh from an RBI double by Deanna Moyer and a two-run double by Kaeli Simmons. Neither team scored again until the ninth inning when Kyleigh Dinnien hit the game winning RBI single to end the game.
The Hatters pitching also assisted in closing out the win as Kaeli Simmons finished with seven strikeouts in four innings pitched. Hatters ace Taylor Scuibba tallied eight herself before exiting the game after the fifth inning. The Hatters were led defensively and offensively by Deanna Moyer and Kaeli Simmons.
The Hatboro-Horsham Hatters (4-1, 0-1 SOL) will host Central Bucks South on Tuesday while Harry S Truman (0-3, 0-1) will be on the road at William Tennent.
Harry S Truman 000 041 000 5-6-2
Hatboro-Horsham 000 011 301 6-6-1
BENSALEM 13, LITTLE FLOWER 5
Ignoring the inclement weather, the Owls pounded out 15 hits in a contest that was called after six innings because of rain. Tori Yorgey was a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs scored and a stolen base. Erin McVicar was 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs to lead the Owls. She scored a pair of runs and stole a base. Lauren Morell was 3-for-4 with a double, home run, one RBI and three runs scored.
The Owls led 6-0 after an inning and a half only to watch Little Flower score five runs in the bottom of the second. The Owls all but put the game out of reach with five runs in the fourth and then tacked on two more in the sixth.
Haley Sauer earned the win, allowing five runs in three innings. Kelsey Dekoyer threw three scoreless innings to earn the save.
Bensalem (2-1, 0-1 SOL) will travel to Council Rock South on Tuesday.
Bensalem 420 502 13
Little Flower 050 000 5
METHACTON 17, UPPER MERION 7
The Warriors took a tenuous 8-7 lead into the seventh inning when they exploded for nine runs to blow Monday’s non-league game wide open.
“Methacton just did a real good job,” coach John Whitney said. “They hit the ball pretty good”
The Warriors served noticed that they could do some damage, plating five runs in the first, but the Vikings answered with one of their own in the bottom of the inning and then knotted the score with four in the second. The Vikings led 6-5 after three innings and 7-6 after four, but they didn’t score the rest of the way while the Warriors put 11 runs on the board over the final three innings.
“We came back and took the lead, and I think we sat back a little bit,” Whitney said. “One of my players even said that after the game.
“We lost our intensity a little bit, and Methacton picked it right back up and started hitting the ball. You have to give them credit on that. They put the game out of reach because we were right there.”
Nicole Kowalski led the Vikings with a 3-for-3 effort that included a double. Olivia Sblorlini had a pair of hits.
The Vikings collected nine hits while the Warriors pounded out 22.
“You have to give Methacton credit – they hit the ball,” Whitney said. “We talked about it afterwards – if we’re going to have one of those games, it’s a good time to have it now, and maybe it’s a little bit of a wake-up call for us.
“We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of good players, but we have a lot of work to do. We’ve been starting off slow, and hopefully, we can get rid of that.”
Upper Merion (1-1, 1-0) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Tuesday.
Methacton 500 111 9 17
Upper Merion 141 100 0 7
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 2, WILLIAM TENNENT 0 (4 innings)
Monday’s non-league game was halted after four innings with the Patriots holding a 2-0 lead, thanks to a two-run second inning that featured RBIs from Kayla Ventura and Madi Michvech.
Freshman Hailey Aspinwall was 2-for-2 out of the leadoff spot while Ventura also was 2-for-2 with a double, RBI and run scored. Michvech was 1-for-2 with a double, and RBI.
Theresa Haug threw three shutout innings, allowing one hit while striking out one and walking one. Ventura threw a one-two-three fourth, striking out one.
William Tennent 000 0 0-1-0
Central Bucks East 020 x 2-6-0
UPPER MORELAND 15, LOWER MORELAND 4
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