V & J ensures Hook National A will get a new champ

Sunday was V & J Day in Marcus Hook. V & J Auto swept two-time defending champion Keys Sunday to advance to the Marcus Hook Softball National A Division championship series.

The Auto body guys take on 39 North Sell title round.

Joey Yanuzzi went 4-for-4 and played stellar defense in right field to fuel V & J in the first game.

Dan Vito added 4-for-4 with a pair of triples to make a winner out of hurler Robert Stinson, who also booked 4-for-4.

In the getaway, Bill went 4-for-4. CASEY’S 13-3-10, D’ANGELO TILE 12-7-8 » John Jordan and Joey Linke had three hits apiece in the first game as Casey’s erupted for six runs in the sixth inning of the B Division quarterfinal.

After D’Angelo Tile evened the series in Game 2, Brian Anderson stole the show with a couple of basesclearing triples as Casey’s advanced to the semifinal round of the playoffs.

Matt Battinieri and Kyle Hagerty smacked two hits each and pitcher Mike Kingsbury collected both wins. KEYSTONE 7-14, DARBY PAWN 6-9 » Louie Litwin blasted a bases-clearing triple to put Keystone ahead in the sixth inning of the opener and winning pitcher Mike Locklear closed the door.

Dan Scruggs put the exclamation point on a 6-for-7 day with a home run to make winners out of Locklear and Keystone in the second game of the C Division semi.

Millennium

Hopson and Kev in Kelly the both

Stanley Kup Inn swept Clifton Mayhem to the No. 1 seed in the E Division playoffs.

With Matt Moriarty on the bump, Stanley Kup prevailed by scores of 12-9 and 17-8 over Clifton Mayhem.

Moriarty wasn’t the only thing on fire for The Kup as Matt Mullen went 7-for-9 at the plate with five runs scored. POGUE MAHONE’S 12-18 GRAMLICK CONSTRUCTION 3-13 » In the B Division semis, fifth-seeded Pogue Mahone’s eliminated Gramlick, the top seed.

Dave Bush went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs, Nick Hall 3-for-4 with one dinger as Pogue Mahone’s triumphed in the first game.

Jason Ebersole made it back-to-back-to-back homers. Mike Malkoun was 3-for-4 with a double and pitcher Dave Yarnall earned the first of two decisions.

Bush went 4-for-4 with a dinger and a double in the second game. Tom Behmke (4-for-4) belted a triple, Ernie Manna (3-for-4) a home run. CASEY’S RIDLEY PARK PEACOCKS 10-4-18, ROTHMAN INSTITUTE 5-18-17 » Two Ws for the Peacocks, who were quiet in the sandwich game of the D Division quarterfinals. The Institute’s bats came alive after the opener.

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