Arena helps Ridley 10U advance in Section tournament
Brian Arena took care of business with the bat and with his arm Thursday for Ridley Area Little League.
Arena’s RBI single put RALL ahead for good in the bottom of the fourth, and he added 3.2 innings to quiet down the Plymouth Little League bats in a 7-5 win in the Section 8 10U Little League tournament.
Ridley trailed 4-0 in the top of the first before Arena entered to quell the threat. That allowed time for the Ridley bats to rally. Connor Boon hit a sac fly, and Jake Teehan supplied an RBI single in the bottom of the second before Arena’s RBI single got them within 4-3. In the fourth, Arena’s RBI single put RALL up for good, and Reed Burgess added cushion with a two-run triple.
Vince Lanzetta allowed one run over the final two innings to seal the win. Ridley advances to Friday’s Section 8 championship game against Morrisville Little League. RALL needs to beat Morrisville twice, having lost to them, 2-0, earlier in the tournament.
Section 8 Little League
Aston-Middletown jumped all over Lower Perkiomen, 11-1, to advance to the final of the Section 8 Championships in a five-inning, 10-run rule affair.
AMLL will take on host Whitemarsh, needing to beat them Friday and Saturday to take the title.
Chase Callahan scattered two hits and didn’t allow an earned run over 4.2 innings. Callahan ended the game with an RBI in a five-run fifth.
Sameer Dhillon, Callahan and Rocco Simone had two hits each. Callahan, Deven Kutty Martin, Brody Orr and Riley Comisiak scored twice each.
Section 8 11U Baseball
Aston-Middletown defeated Coventry Little League for a second straight day late Wednesday, 15-2, to claim the Section 8 title.
Austin Younger pitched a complete game with five strikeouts and eight hits. He clubbed a grand slam in the second inning, one of three four-run innings in a 17-hit onslaught. Colin Dailey broke the game open with a threerun triple.
After battling through the loser’s bracket, AMLL swept Coventry twice by a combined score of 29-3. AMLL heads to the state tournament starting Saturday in Athens.
Delco League
Jayce Tharnish doubled twice, scored twice and drove in four, and Nate Sides added four RBIs as Wayne thumped Aston Valley, 16-6.
Luke Mutz scored three times out of the leadoff spot. Reece Malek went 3-for-3 with two RBIs out of the nine-hole. Danny Williams scored twice, and Matt Briner added two hits and two runs scored.
Colin Porter homered, scored twice and drove in two runs for Aston Valley. Brett Lesher also crossed home plate twice.
Mid-County Senior
Ben Mutz tossed a complete game with two hits, four walks and 11 strikeouts as Delco Steaks Gators of Broomall evened their semifinal series with Garnet Valley via a 7-0 win.
The decisive Game 3 Monday at Garnet Valley.
Pat Mannix and Ricky Collings drove in two runs each. Calen Reigner went 2-for-2 with an RBI, and Chris Trainor also drove in a run.