Strickland, Suppa lead Upper Darby

It took a little while for the Upper Darby to get its offense going Thursday night.

The Blue Sox tallied four runs in the top of the seventh inning in their Delco League opener to rally for a 6-5 triumph over Concord at Glen Mills Schools.

Joey Suppa provided the big blow for the Sox with a bases-clearing double that tied the game. Christian Strickland followed with a single up the middle to plate Suppa with the go-ahead run. Strickland finished 2-for-4 and Suppa went 3-for-4 on the night. McNamee also went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in the sixth inning.

“Joe Suppa’s on fire,” Upper Darby manager Dave Jerdon said. “He picked up where he left off. He had a really good season last year.”

Ben Mutz pitched the final two innings to get the win.

“It was a nice to see our team get a win over a good Concord team early in the season,” Jerdon said. “We’re really young.” In other action Thursday:

Narberth 5, Springfield 4: The Mudcats scored five times in the bottom of the fourth inning to hang on for their second win of the season.

Christian Quinn provided the big blow with a bases-clearing double. Jim Quinn paced the attack with two hits. Jim White and Mike White drove in one run each.

Quinn also was one of four pitchers. Mike Standen started and went the first two innings. Chris Huyette tossed two innings and earned the win. Quinn went the next two innings and James Santore pitched a scoreless seventh to earn the save.

Norm Donkin went 1-for-1 with three walks and two runs scored to lead the Colonials.

The league took off for the July 4 holiday weekend and will resume play on Monday.