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American Conference
UPPER MERION 6, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 2
The seniors led the way on Senior Day for the Vikings.
One of them, leadoff hitter Hunter Saunders set the pace, going 3-for-4 while scoring a run and driving in two.
On the mound, Michael Greenwood went the distance, allowing just two hits. He walked three and fanned three.
Others having big days at the plate were Bobby Landmesser (2-for-4, one run, one RBI), Troy Thomas (2-for-4 with a triple, two runs, one RBI) and Michael Camasso (double, two RBI).
“It was great for the guys,” said coach Matt Mitchell, who had only two underclassmen on his starting lineup card. “They’ve had a tough season, but they’ve been working hard. It was nice to have them come out on top and have their hard work pay off, especially on Senior Day.”
“Especially for those guys in the middle of the order to do that was real big. Hunter Saunders had three hits, and he’s been out on a DECA trip and injured before that,” Mitchell said. “Mike Camasso had a big game, and so did Bobby Landmesser, who is one of our captains. He’s been hitting the ball real hard this year. There hasn’t been a whole lot around him. It was nice to see him get a couple of hits and be a part of the win today.
“Mike Greenwood was big on the mound. That was the best part about it – it was a senior win for a bunch of guys that have pretty much played together from little league on up through high school.”
Both teams are 2-9 in the league.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 000 020 0 2-2-1
Upper Merion 002 202 x 6-10-2
SPRINGFIELD 2, NORRISTOWN 1Anthony Scafidi went the distance, allowing four hits and one run, while fanning 11 to help the
Spartans (6-5 league) eke out a one-run win over the Eagles (5-6)
“We have been waiting for this performance from Anthony,” said Springfield coach Chris Shelly.
“He had a tough game against Norristown the first time we played them. We knew how good they were. We’ve pitched him against some of the better teams in the league.
“He knows he almost has to be perfect sometimes because our hitting hasn’t been what it needs to be. Today he had 11 K’s and just made big pitches in big spots. It was nice to see him get his mojo back. That’s kind of our word for May. We’re trying to get a little mojo heading into the playoffs in (Class) AA. It was huge win for us.”
Scafidi got plenty of help behind him, as the Spartans were throwing around the leather.
“Defensively, we were close to our best today, “ said Shelly. “Our second baseman, Tyler Bond, made two lights-out, ESPN type plays laid out. We turned a double play. We made one mistake on a fly ball that led to a run for them. Anthony, to me, threw a shutout today.
Driving in the runs, via sacrifice flies, were Chase Luxton and Luke Pollack. Ian Quigg was 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored while Ed Bacino added a double.
“We just found little ways to win in a tight ball game, which you have to do,” Shelly added.
Norristown 000 001 0 – 1-4-0
Springfield 000 001 1 – 2-4-0
UPPER MORELAND 9, UPPER DUBLIN 2
Junior Eddie Decker overcame a rocky start to breeze to his fifth win in as many decisions for the division-leading Bears (11-0).
Pacing the attack were Robert Knox, who was 2-for-3 with four runs scored, and Colton Hooker, who reached base all four times he was up and had a two-run double in the sixth inning to put the game out of reach. Charlie Hooker added a double and two RBI. Other contributors included Matt Kohn (2-for-5) and Kyle Irwin (2-for-4).
For Upper Dublin (4-7), Murray Hershgordon had a triple and drove in two runs. John Lee had two hits. Dan Jacobson was the losing pitcher.
Upper Moreland 310 102 2 – 9-12-2
Upper Dublin 200 000 0 – 2-5-1
CHELTENHAM 7, WISSAHICKON 1
Kevin Graham had two hits, including a double, and Matt Lawlor drove in two runs to pace the visiting Panthers (8-3 league). Marshall Salem and Max Perilstein both had a double. Lawlor, Perilstein, Dylan Wergelis-Isaason and Rafael Fernandez each contributed an RBI.
For the Trojans (6-5), Blake Rappaport had a double while Matt Oruch had two hits, including a double.
Christian Salazaar went the distance for the win. Billy McFarland, who didn’t give up any more than two runs in any inning, took the loss.
Cheltenham 100 1222 1 – 7-9-0
Wissahickon 010 000 0 – 1-8-1
Continental Conference
SOUDERTON 4, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3
A two-out double into left-center field by Kyle Wenger in the bottom of the sixth inning proved to be the difference, as the Indians (5-6) pulled out a see-saw battle over the division-leading Patriots (9-2).
The Indians had a pair of runners on board with one out when Wenger stepped into the batter’s box. The Indians, after a failed bunt attempt, looked as though they might have run themselves out of the inning when – on a wild pitch – their lead runner was gunned down at third for the inning’s second out. That’s when Wenger delivered the clutch hit.
Earning the win on the mound with a gritty performance was Dan O’Hara, who allowed nine hits and issued six walks but was able to work out of some jams.
“He’s been awesome,” Souderton coach Mike Childs said. “He had 14 strikeouts in his last outing against Hatboro. He has been playing phenomenal.
“We lost yesterday to West, and our backs were against the wall today. We can’t lose any more league games to give ourselves a shot. I went to Dan because he was up in his pitch count, and I said, ‘How are you feeling.’ He said, ‘I feel great. Don’t take me out.’ He didn’t pitch since last Thursday, and he won’t pitch until next Thursday. He said, ‘Leave me in, coach. I want this win.’ He’s unbelievable.
“He’s a warrior. I can’t say enough about him. … He’s not a power pitcher. He’s just a smart pitcher and hits his spots.”
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The Indians also had a big day at the plate from Brad Stoltzfus.
“He has been playing unbelievable,” Childs said. “He had two hits and the RBI to score our first run today.
“We actually moved the lineup around today. Brad was battling sixth, and we moved him to third. Wenger was batting third, and we moved him to two. It paid off today. Our guys came through.”
And they came through a day after the drubbing at the hands of Central Bucks West, which is not one of the playoff-contender teams in the tight division.
“Any team in our league can beat anybody, but to lost to a (two-win team), 10-1, and then all of a sudden rebound to beat a team that was 9-1 – it’s crazy,” said Childs. “It would have been a long week and a half if we had lost today because if we had lost today we would have probably been out of it.
“The best we can finish is 8-6, and we don’t know if that will get us in, but beating (CB) East gives us a lot of the win percentage points. We have to win out.”
For Central Bucks East, David Yanni was 3-for-4 with a double. He scored once and drove in three. Sean Usowski was 2-fo-4 with a run scored.
Central Bucks East 002 001 0 – 3-9-3
Souderton 001 111 0 0 – 4-6-1
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 7, HATBORO-HORSHAM 2
The Hatters (7-8 overall, 5-6 league) gave up five first-inning runs to the Titans (8-3), who were paced by Ricky Dennis, the winning pitcher.
Dennis set the tone early, striking out the first three batters of the game and 5 of the first 7 hitters he faced in route to a complete-game win. He allowed just six hits – the most prominent being a two-run homer by Hatters’ senior shortstop Zach Prendergast in final inning to break the shutout – along with three walks. He struck out nine.
The Titans’ five-run first inning came on four hits, including doubles by Jon Mullin, Ben Moller (3-for-4, including another double, a runs scored, three RBI) and Matt Radwanski (2-for-2 with two double, a run scored and one RBI).
Tyler Markovic was strong in relief for the Hatters allowing no runs on 4 hits over 2 2/3 innings.
Hatboro-Horsham 000 000 2 – 2-6-6
Central Bucks South 510 100 x – 7-8-1
NORTH PENN 8, QUAKERTOWN 0
The last-place Panthers (0-11) were no match for the playoff-minded Knights (7-4), who rode the arm of Brian Maher to the big win. En route to going the distance in the complete-game shutout, Maher gave up five hits and a walk while fanning five.
Chipping in offensively were Brady West (2-for-5 with a double, a run scored, an RBI), Chris Kersey (2-for-4, a run scored) and Kris Akins (a hit, two runs, one RBI, two stolen bases).
North Penn 021 210 2 8-10-0
Quakertown 000 000 0 0-5-3
PENNRIDGE 2, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 1
The Rams (9-4 overall) scored a run in the first inning and another in the second and held on for a narrow win to improve to 7-4 in the league. The Bucks, a day removed from their big win over Souderton, fell to 3-8 in the league.
Dave Tatoian, who came on in relief of winning pitcher Trevor Dalton, pitched the final two innings to earn the save. He fanned five.
“Dave had a real good week so far,” said Pennridge coach Tom Nuneviller. “ He had three strong innings against Hatboro coming in, and today he came in with one out in the sixth and struck out two batters and then struck out three in the seventh. He was throwing really well.”
Dalton allowed four hits and walked two while striking out four.
“Trevor pitched extremely well,” Nuneviller said. “He got some time last year but lost some confidence. He has gotten a couple of outings this year and really seemed more confident. He went out today and pitched extremely well.”
Tatoian had three hits. Mike Kacergis was 2-for-4 with a RBI. Also driving in a run was Joe Unangst.
“You look at the schedule, and all you can do is worry about getting your wins,” said Nuneviller. “ You hope the people ahead of you get losses, but you have to get wins when you have the opportunity.
“Our win against Hatboro was really big, but if we don’t follow it up with a win, we’re back to trying to get our head above water again.”
Central Bucks West 001 000 0 1-4-1
Pennridge 110 000 x 2-10-1
National Conference
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 4, PENNSBURY 3
The Indians scored three late runs and rode the standout relief performance of Matt Weir to earn the come-from-behind win. Weir entered the game with two outs in the fourth inning and the Indians trailing 3-1 and threw 4.1 shutout innings, allowing just two hits while fanning two.
“He was the story of the game,” Rock North coach Matt Schram said. “He just shut them down.
“He didn’t walk anyone. With him coming onto the mound and Brandon (Garrett) getting tired at the end, we were able to put some runs on the board.”
With the Indians still staring at a 3-1 deficit in the sixth inning, sophomore centerfielder Cole German – with two outs and runners on second and third – stroked a two-strike pitch to center field for a base hit that plated a pair and knotted the score.
“That was a clutch, clutch hit,” Schram said.
The Indians scored the game winner in the top of the seventh when Weir – in a rare at-bat – drew a bases-loaded walk to force home the go-ahead run.
“Brandon was tired at the end,” Schram said. “Matt hasn’t done much hitting. He’s a pitcher for the most part, but he had to use the bat today. He walked but still it was an RBI.
“This is huge. If you look at the standings – they were 5-5 and we were 6-4. This was a pivotal game for both of us.”
“I thought we had great at-bats,” Schram said. “We had a great approach today to Brandon (Garrett), who’s awesome.”
the Indians are 7-4 in league play (8-5 overall) while the Falcons fell to 5-6 in the league (8-6 overall).
ABINGTON 14, HARRY S. TRUMAN 7
Despite a final score that more resembled a football game, it was actually pitching that helped the Ghosts (3-8) claim victory Thursday.
Seniors Erik Walther, Sean Gallagher, Eric Tidwell combined for 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to keep the Tigers (4-7) in check after the Ghosts turned a 7-5 deficit after three frames into the decisive win with nine unanswered runs in their final two at-bat.
“That was huge,” Abington coach Torresani said. “It was 7-5, and you’re thinking, ‘Oh my goodness, one of two things are going to happen – it’s going to be 15-14 or Truman might start to get away from us,’ and they didn’t.
“That was the key. In the sixth inning, we put some base hits together, and they made an error or two that helped. We really did hit the ball, and that was big.”
Walther tripled to left to lead off the six-run sixth inning.
“That gave us momentum right there,” Torresani said. “You could just see the bench was getting back into it.”
Trey Guaglionona added a three-run home run in the third. Tidwell, who pitched a scoreless seventh, went 3-for-4 and scored two runs while driving two more.
Gallagher, the winning pitcher (and usual third baseman), was 2-for-4. He scored three runs and drove in three.
Catcher Nick Bein was 3-for-5 while C.J. Brennan 2-for-4
“That’s kind of what you expect – that your top hitters will do your hitting, and they really came through today,” Torresani said.
Abington 005 006 3 14-13-4
Truman 115 000 0 7-11-5
NESHAMINY 4, WILLIAM TENNENT 3
The Redskins were able survive a scare from their upside-minded guests Thursday and remain atop the standings at 9-2. With the narrow loss, the Panthers dropped to 6-5.
Neshaminy, which took a 2-0 lead after three innings and a 4-2 lead with two runs in the sixth inning, received a multi-hit game from Justin Andrews (one run, one RBI). Ryan Sheplock and Kyle Skeels also scored and drove in runs.
Winning pitcher Cole Creighton struck out 10 while Tom Kreiling picked up the save.
Meanwhile, the Panthers stranded nine runners and losing pitcher Bill Shannon did not give up any earned runs.
Tennent’s offense was paced by Ben Zeitz (2-for-2, RBI), Mike Wasserleben (home run), and Vinny Case (2-for-4, including a double).
Tennent 000 101 1 – 3-9-2
Neshaminy 002 002 X – 4-6-2
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 12, BENSALEM 5
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 11, BENSALEM 4
Heading into Wednesday’s home-and-home set, the Golden Hawks and Owls were both 4-5 and looking for a sweep.
The Golden Hawks were able to pull it off with a pair of decisive wins – 11-4 Wednesday and 12-5 on Thursday, as Nick Fabiano got the call for his first varsity start and delivered with a win to give the Hawks the Sweep.
Will Faccenda and Nick Ponente had two hits each while Ty Anderson and Dan Ng each had two RBI to lead a 10-hit attack that erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the fourth.
On Wednesday, while Matt Walsh picked up the win, Anderson and Faccenda (a double) each added a pair of hits to a 13-hit attack that was bolstered by four runs in the fourth inning and five in the sixth.
Others with big days were Ryan Fleming (a double, two RBI), Jake Nevin (2-for-2, two RBI), Steve Schonewolf (3-for-5) and Evan Saffner (2-for-3)
Thursday:
Bensalem 121 100 0 – 5-6-2
CR South 031 710 X – 12-10-1
Wednesday:
CR South 001 405 1 – 11-13-2
Bensalem 000 103 0 – 4-8-2
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