Upper Darby’s Thorpe no-hits Chester in win

A little bit of rain and lightning wasn’t enough to sidetrack Ben Thorpe Wednesday night, as the Upper Darby ace struck out six in pitching a no-hitter in the Blue Sox’ 7-0 blanking of Chester in Delco League baseball.

Noah Brisach paced a balanced attack with a 3-for-4, 5-RBI performance, including a grand slam in the first inning that gave Thorpe all the cushion he would need. ASTON VALLEY 1, CONCORD 0 » Max Carney’s infield single in the bottom of the 10th inning didn’t travel far, but it did enable pinch-runner Donovan Davis to sprint home with the walk-off run.

Dan Hyatt picked up the win with two innings of relief, combining with starter Zach Rumford on a three-hit shutout. Rob Caruso collected three hits for the league-leading Knights (11-4-1), while Andrew Belfiglio threw seven scoreless innings for Concord. In the BCMV Babe Ruth League: Christian Strickland plated three runs with two hits and Greyson Fulker roped a two-run double that broke the game open in the fifth inning, allowing the Braves to pound the Phillies, 12-1, and complete a two-game sweep of the championship series.

Jason O’Brien allowed just two hits while fanning seven for the Braves, who capped their 16-1 season in dominant fashion. In Senior EDCO: Christian DiGalbo and reliever Paul Shepherd teamed up to pitch a gem, as Briarcliffe regained sole possession of first place in the Musser Division with an 8-1 triumph over Folcroft .

DiGalbo, who also contributed two hits and a pair of RBIs, gave up one hit over the first four innings before yielding the mound to Shepherd, whoadded a hit and scored once. Ty Bluford reached base all four times he came to the plate and drove in a pair for Briarcliffe, which improved to 8-2.

In a Senior EDCO game Tuesday night: MARPLE II 17, BROOKHAVEN 1 » Back by a ninerun first-inning explosion, Chris Caltabliano scattered three hits in going the distance for the win. In Delco MSBL action: Matt Papa twirled a five-hit shutout as the Top Lumber Expos tamed the Media Mustangs, 8-0. Dan Cooper legged out a two-run triple while Champ Sanchez and Anthony DiGregorio supplied mirror-image efforts that included a single, a double and two RBIs apiece. reported too late