Judge and Margolis deliver for Black Sox

from the Daily Times posted 8/9/2020

Wayne’s only loss of the season came back on July 8. Since then, the defending Delco League champions put together a 15-game unbeaten streak.

David Judge and Owen Margolis teamed up Saturday to help the Marple Newtown Black Sox bring that streak to an end.

Judge ripped a two-out double in the top of the eighth inning and Margolis made that hit stand up in a 4-2 victory at Devon Prep that gave the Black Sox a 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 semifinal series.

Game 2 is Sunday afternoon (1 p.m.) at Marple Newtown.

Judge’s double snapped a 2-2 tie. Margolis pitched the final three innings in relief of starter Steve DiStefano to get the win. Owens did not allow a hit and struck out four. He retired the side in order in the bottom of the eighth inning to secure the win. C.J. Costales had two hits for Marple Newtown.

Luke Mutz hit a two-run homer and Ed Paparella went 2-for-3 to lead Wayne.

from the Daily Times posted 8/9/2020

Ryan Guckin and Jimmy Quinn collected two hits and one RBI each to help the Mudcats draw first blood in the best-of-3 semifinal series.

Game 2 is Sunday afternoon (3 p.m.) at Church Road.

Vinncy Vaccone and Cameron Barto drove in one run each to back a strong effort from pitchers Tom Kane, Aaron Groller and Joe Ravert.

Kane allowed five hits, one earned run and struck out six in four innings to get the win.

Gerard Sweeney had two hits and Erik Molinaro drove in the only run for the Colonials.

Samohod settles down, Springfield sweeps

from the Daily Times posted 8/7/2020

Springfield pitcher Joe Samohod settled down after a shaky start as his offense overcame a four-run deficit to beat Upper Darby, 5-4, in Game 2 of a Delco League quarterfinal playoff series.

The No. 3 Colonials swept the best-of-three series and will take on second-seeded Narberth in the semifinals.

Samohod allowed four runs (two earned) on six hits and struck out one over four innings to get the win. Springfield trailed 4-0 but scored one in the third and four in the bottom of the fourth to go in front. Cole Palis had the go-ahead RBI single. Luke Piontek and Brendan Riccardi also delivered run-scoring singles.

Dan Ouimette and Nick Brauer combined for three shutout innings of relief.

Christian Strickland paced the No. 6 Blue Sox with a double and three RBIs.

from the Daily Times posted 8/7/2020

Ryan Guckin hit an 0-1 pitch for a solo home run with two outs in the seventh inning to break a 4-4 deadlock. Frank Driscoll struck out two of the three hitters he faced in the bottom half of the inning to save it and complete the sweep for Narberth.

Tyler Kehoe drove in two runs and Kevin McGowan (RBI) and Cameron Barto chipped in with two hits each to send the second seeded Mudcats into the semifinals against Springfield.

Zack Miller had one hit and two RBIs for Chester.

from the Daily Times posted 8/7/2020

In a rematch of last year’s championship series, No. 1 Wayne made quick work of the eighth-seeded Canes. Wayne outscored Concord, 23-2, in the two-game sweep.

Alden Mathes, Nate Sides, Luke Mutz and Matt Briner all notched three RBIs for Wayne. Sides (two runs) and Sean Mohollen (three runs) each collected three base knocks. Doubles were had by Mathes, Mohollen, Mutz, Ed Paparella and Will Peiffer.

Ashton Raines hurled five strong innings of two-hit ball, striking out seven.

from the Daily Times posted 8/7/2020

David Judge went 1-for-3 with a walk, three RBIs and a run scored and Andrew Turner added a hit, a walk and two runs scored as the fourth-seeded Black Sox completed a series sweep of the No. 5 Knights.

Corey Woodcock tossed six innings of two-hit ball with four punch outs to get the win. CJ Costales and Andrew Smith doubled for Marple.

The Black Sox will face top-seeded Wayne in the best-of-3 semifinals.

Smith sharp as Springfield takes opener

from the Daily Times posted 8/6/2020

Mike Smith and Dan Ouimette combined on a five-hitter as the Springfield Colonials opened the Delco League playoffs with a 10-0 victory over the Upper Darby Blue Sox Wednesday night.

Springfield can close out the best-of-3 quarterfinal series with a win at Church Road Field Thursday night.

Smith fanned nine and scattered four hits in six innings. Ouimette allowed one hit and struck out one in the seventh inning to close the game out.

Gabe Encarnacion went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI to pace the offense. Cole Palis added two hits and two RBIs, while Mark Gervasi, Matt Shepherd and Mitch Helmandollar had two hits and one RBI apiece.

from the Daily Times posted 8/6/2020

Luke Mutz went 3-for-3 with a double, triple, four RBIs and two runs scored to give the defending champs a 1-0 series lead. Game 2 is Thursday night at Devon Prep.

Sean Molhollen added a hit and two RBIs. Wayne broke the game open with four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Jimmy Kingsbury allowed four hits, one run and struck out seven in five innings to get the win.

Frank Saviski went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Canes.

from the Daily Times posted 8/6/2020

The Black Sox scored five times in the bottom of the second inning to break the game open and take a 1-0 series lead. Game 2 is Thursday night at Marple Newtown High School.

Andrew Smith and Jack O’Reilly drove in two runs each, while C.J. Costales went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBI. Mark Anderson struck out nine in six innings to get the win.

Quintin Ivy had a hit and two RBIs for the Knights.

from the Daily Times on 8/6/2020

The Mudcats needed a five-run outburst in the third inning and a solid effort from Frank Driscoll to hold off Chester.

Tyler Kehoe’s three-run double capped the five-run outburst that gave Narberth an 8-3 lead. Tommy Toal knocked in two runs, and Ryan Guckin added three hits, an RBI and a run scored.

Chester put single runs on the board in the fifth and sixth innings and had a leadoff double from Steven Wells in the seventh. Driscoll, though, got two strikeouts and a fly ball to close out the game.

Wells went 2-for-2 with two RBIs for Chester. Game 2 is Thursday night at Narberth Park.