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National Conference
HARRY S TRUMAN 3, PENNSBURY 1
The Tigers pulled out a close win over the Falcons during their Monday afternoon meeting. Teams only scoring three runs may sometimes find themselves in a little trouble, but that wasn’t the case as the Tigers roared their way to a win.
In a game where pitching seemed to be the order of the day, Shane Monahan outdueled Falcon ace Brandon Garrett and earned the win in this one.
When asked about the performance of his starting pitcher, Truman coach Jeff Vitale was well pleased.
“It was another great pitching performance by Shane, and with Pennsbury being 3-1 in the conference he stepped up and did a great job today,” the Tigers’ coach said. “Pennsbury threw Garrett today, and I think winning was a confidence booster for us because he is one of the best pitchers in the league.”
Scott Jensen was a huge contributor for the Tigers, going 2-for-3 from the plate with a double and RBI. Gage Marshall also went 2-for-3 from the plate in this one for the Tigers.
Brendan Campbell, who had a pair of doubles, and Justin Jacko both came through for the Falcons, going a combined 4-7, but in the end it just wasn’t enough to get them over the top.
Monahan allowed seven hits in a winning effort.
The Tigers are 2-2 in the league (4-3 overall) while the Falcons fell to 3-2 in league play (5-2 overall).
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BENSALEM 6, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 5
Cody Gross was 3-for-3 to lead the Owls’ offensive attack in Monday’s win. For Rock North, Max German was 4-for-4 with a double and RBI. Zach Schram was 3-for-4 with a home run in the bottom of the seventh inning that saw the Indians plate three runs to make it a one-run game. The Indians collected 12 hits in the loss.
While the Indians fell to 3-2 in the league (4-3 overall), the Owls improved to 2-2 in league play.
NESHAMINY 2, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 0
The Redskins had a tough go at it Monday afternoon in their game against the Golden Hawks, collecting just three hits. The Golden Hawks had an even tougher time trying to do anything as they didn’t score a single run and lost 2-0.
Rock North starting pitcher Ryan Fleming was crazy good on the mound and at the plate. The only problem for Fleming – who struck out nine - was that Neshaminy starting pitcher Justin Andrews was crazy good and then some on the mound and at the plate. Not only did Andrews, who picked up the win in this one, keep the Golden Hawks off of the board, but he also was the only person in the game to have an RBI, which came in the bottom of the third when he hit a triple. He would score later on in the inning on a wild pitch for the 2-0 final.
The Golden Golden Hawks had trouble throughout the game when it came to the dish but did create opportunities for themselves in the fifth and sixth innings, but they just weren’t able to come up with any big hits to get the job done.
Andrews allowed just five hits in the shutout.
The Redskins upped their record to 4-1 in the league (7-1 overall) while the Golden Hawks fell to 2-2 in league play (4-3 overall).
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WILLIAM TENNENT 9, ABINGTON 1
Vinny Case had himself a day at the plate for the Panthers, finishing the game 3-for-3 with two doubles and two runs scored. Brett Koslowski was 2-for-3 with three RBIs out of the leadoff spot, and Mike Wasserleiben was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. Ryan DeLong added a pair of hits and scored two runs, James Lewick was 1-for-3 with a double, run scored and two RBIs, and Brandon DiBona had a double, RBI and run scored. Bill Shannon had a double on a day that saw the Panthers pound out 14 hits. – six of them doubles.
The Panthers did most of their damage early in the game, plating a single run in the first and exploding for five more in the second and two in the third.
For the Ghosts, Trey Guaglionona was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Jack Larini had a double.
The Ghosts managed just five hits off four Tennent hurlers. Bill Shannon got the start and threw four scoreless innings, allowing three hits while walking one and fanning four. Bobby Browne, Kevin McCabe and Case each threw one inning in relief.
The Panthers are 2-3 in league play (2-5 overall) while the Ghosts fell to 0-4 in the league (2-5 overall).
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Continental Conference
NORTH PENN 2, HATBORO-HORSHAM 1
In a game that only saw a total of the three runs scored due to dominating pitching, the Knights were able to defeat the Hatters 2-1. Hatboro starting pitcher Ryan Kelly allowed only one run in five strong innings, but the Hatters would still take the loss due to great pitching by Knights starter Bryce Mengel and some timely hitting late in the game.
The Hatters, who mustered up only one run off of five hits, scored their only run in the second inning when Eric Thomas drove in Eric Lane with an RBI single. That knotted the score 1-1 since the Knights got on the board in the first when Chris Kersey scored on an Ed Posavec single.
After the Hatters tied the game in the second, the pitchers took over, and both sides had a tough go of it at the plate, but that would all change in the bottom of the sixth when Posavec scored the game-winning run on an RBI single by Brady West.
The Hatters weren’t able to respond in the top of the seventh, falling by one.
Zach Prendergast, who relieved Kelly in the sixth, would take the loss in this one as he came into the game late and give up the run that would ultimately win it for the Knights in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Although the Knights only scored two runs, starting pitcher Bryce Mengel did his thing on the mound, allowing just one run in the second. He held down the fort the rest of the way to help the Knights pull out a close one.
Prendergast led the Hatters with a pair of hits out of the leadoff spot. Posavec and West both had two hits to lead the Knights.
The Knights are 3-2 in conference play (3-3 overall) while the Hatters fell to 2-3 in the league (4-4 overall)
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PENNRIDGE 6, SOUDERTON 3
In a game that saw both teams put up three runs in their half of the first inning, you’d probably have thought the two squads would go back and forth throughout the whole game, but that was not the case.
The Indians put three runs on the board in the top of the first inning off starter Evan Myers, although none of those runs were earned off. In the inning, starting pitcher Dan O’ Hara, Bradley Stoltzfus, and Andrew Kriebel were all able to drive in runs whether it was by hit or walk, and the Indians looked as if the day would be an easy one for them, but the Rams had a little something else in mind.
In the bottom of the first inning, the Rams responded by putting three runs of their own on the board off of O’Hara. They added single runs in the second and third to go on top 5-3 before adding an insurance run in the sixth.
Myers went all seven innings, allowing nine hits and three runs (none earned) while walking two and striking out six. After a shaky first, the Rams’ defense pulled it together and did not give up a single run the rest of the game.
Jake Gordon came through big for the Rams with three RBIs, which came on a double and a sacrifice fly. A.J. Molettiere also chipped in with an RBI with the other two runs coming by way of errors.
“We took advantage of some base on balls and got some timely hits,” coach Tom Nuneviller said when talking about his offense, and that was indeed enough to win the game.
Dan Shane led the Rams with two hits while Brian Gibbs and Wenger each had two hits to lead the Indians.
The Rams improved to 3-2 in league play (5-2 overall) while the Indians fell to 2-3 in the league (4-4 overall).
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CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 4, QUAKERTOWN 0
Three hurlers combined to toss the four-hit shutout, keeping the Patriots perfect in Continental Conference play. Blair Killough was in complete command on the mound and held the Panthers hitless over three innings, walking none and striking out three. Robert Welhaf threw a scoreless inning, fanning two and not allowing a hit. The Panthers collected all four of their hits in the game off Brandon Birkhead, who tossed three scoreless innings. Birkhead walked two and struck out four.
The Patriots scored all the runs they would need in the first inning when they plated a single run, thanks to an RBI double by David Yanni. They added a single run in the second and iced the win with two more in the seventh, capitalizing on a Panther error and an RBI single by Vince Careghini.
Ethan Rode was 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Patriots, who improved to 5-0 in league play (7-1 overall). The Panthers remain winless in the league, falling to 0-5 (0-7 overall).
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CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 7, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 4 (8 innings)
The Titans scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning to earn the hard-fought win over the Bucks in the battle of neighboring schools. Will Foy led the Titans with three hits, including a double and triple, two runs scored and one RBI. Alex Spector added a pair of hits while teammate Steve Veal had a double. Veal, Foy, TJ Ohntrup and Ben Moller all contributed RBIs for the winners.
The Bucks were led by the two-hit, one-RBI effort of Mike Marinelli. Brennen Snyder and Brandon Davis each had doubles. Both players contributed an RBI.
Bobby Wittemann earned the win on the mound for the Titans.
The Titans upped their record to 4-1 in the league (5-2 overall) while the Bucks are 1-4 in the league (3-6 overall).
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American Conference
WISSAHICKON 11, UPPER MERION 1 (6 innings)
Matt Oruch and Kensuke Kushimoto both had monster days at the plate for the Trojans, who led 7-0 after two innings. Both players pounded out three hits, and each of them had four RBIs. One of Oruch’s hits was a triple. Randy Frankenfield added a double for the Trojans.
The Vikings managed just four hits off the duo of Randy Frankenfield and Julian Osterneck, plating their lone run in the sixth. Hunter Saunders had Upper Merion’s only RBI.
Frankenfield threw four innings to earn the win while Osterneck was on the mound two innings.
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UPPER DUBLIN 8, SPRINGFIELD (MONTCO) 4
Sophomore John Lee led the Flying Cardinals offensively with a perfect 3-for-3 day at the plate, which included a double. Cole Swiger also had a double.
Billy Hetrick accounted for Springfield’s only extra base hit – a double.
The Flying Cardinals scored a single run in the first and two more in the second to go on top 3-0. The Spartans answered with two runs in the fourth, but the Cards came back with a single run in the bottom of the fourth and four more in the fifth to all but seal the Spartans’ face.
Junior Dan Jacobson earned the win on the mound, allowing two hits and two runs while walking six and fanning five in five innings. Huckfeldt threw the final two innings, allowing two hits and two runs while striking out two.
The win was the first of the season for the Flying Cardinals, who are 1-4 in league play (1-7 overall).
"This was a huge win for us," coach Ed Wall said. "That's exactly what we needed to get ourselves on the right track.
"We have a good group of guys that have been working hard all year long. They played their hearts out and played for each other, and we had a good end result. Hopefully, we can carry it on throughout the rest of the week and turn it into a winning streak."
The loss was the second in a row for the Spartans, who are 3-2 in league play (6-2 overall).
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UPPER MORELAND 8, CHELTENHAM 1
Tommy Robinson threw seven strong innings, allowing just four hits while striking out six and walking three.
Nick Corbett ignited the Golden Bears’ offense, delivering two clutch hits that plated four runs. Charlie Hooker – who had a double and RBI – and Matt Kohn each added a pair of hits for the Bears, who scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back.
Max Perilstein had Cheltenham’s lone extra base hit, a double. He also drove in the Panthers’ only run.
The Golden Bears remain perfect in league play with a 5-0 record (8-1 overall) while the Panthers fell to 3-2 in the league (4-3 overall).
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