Norchester downs Bears in battle of Berks best

It was worth the wait. Norchester and Boyertown squared off Saturday in an American Legion baseball game with big implications for the Berks County League standings. The game went to the second inning, with the Bulldogs leading 1-0, before inclement weather suspended it until Sunday.

Norchester picked up from where it left off previously, rolling up a 7-0 victory on the Bears at Owen J. Roberts. The win put the ‘Dogs (14-3) a half-game ahead of Boyertown (14-4) atop the Berks standings.

Sam Morris threw a masterful complete game for Norchester, scattering three hits and walking none while striking out seven. He needed to throw just 77 pitches to complete the no-hitter.

The Bulldog offense, in the meantime, banged out 12 hits and secured the win with a five-run second. Morris helped his mound cause at the plate, doubling twice and driving in a pair of runs.

Jake Iyoob also drove in a pair of runs for the ‘Dogs, and Jordan Siket was a solid 3-for-4 with one RBI. Austin Boaman (2-for-3) and Ryan Sayers (2-for-4) had other multiple-hit games.

Caleb Harrison had two of Boyertown’s hits, with Chris Davis (double) adding the third. The Bears had five players pitch, starter Nolan Kline taking the loss after 1-1/3 innings’ work.

Sr. Babe Ruth baseball

CHESTER COUNTY 6, PINE FORGE BLUE 4 >> Saturday’s game against Chester County was a heartbreaker for Pine Forge Blue in the Pa. State Tournament. Senior Babe Ruth, as they lost the lead late in a 6-4 defeat.

The Indians fired up the offense in the first inning. with one run off a Sam Longacre single. After they scored two runs in the top of the third, Chester County answered with two of its own. Pine Forge Blue scored when Luke Allain doubled, scoring one run and Drew Hartman singled, scoring the other.

Chester County went ahead with two runs in the fifth, adding insurance in the sixth.

Brandon Bastian toed the rubber for the Indians, touched for three runs on four hits over three innings while striking out three. Ryan Schwab threw three innings in relief.

Hartman and Longacre both had multiple hits for Pine Forge, each collecting a pair.