Lansdale Legion splits doubleheader

The Lansdale Legion team split a doubleheader with Hatfield-Towamencin Wednesday night, losing the first game 4-3 and winning the second 10-0.

Game 1 proved to be a pitcher’s duel between Lansdale’s Dom DiCicco and Hatfield’s Zack Moretski. DiCicco allowed three runs over six innings (none after the third) and was only removed due to pitch count rules. Moretski threw a complete game, allowing three runs and striking out eight.

The Cannons jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first behind RBI hits by John Lester and Matt Stevenson. The third run came in the sixth inning on an Eric Beideman squeeze bunt, scoring Lester.

The game ended on a walk-off hit by Moretski.

Lansdale again took an early lead in game 2, and this time never looked back. Lester’s RBI single scoring Tyler Siddal in the first gave the Cannons a 1-0 lead, but the explosion came in a 4-run second inning. Lester and Stevenson again picked up RBI in the inning, and Lester also scored from second base on a wild pitch.

Lansdale (4-5) would then add on five runs in the fourth inning to put the game away. DiCicco, Beideman, Siddal, Danny Harbaugh, and Hunter Evans all picked up RBI in the inning.

Joe Valenti started the game and picked up his third win of the season, as he twirled five 1-hit innings in the shutout. He struck out four and walked two.

The shutout victory is Lansdale’s first since 2011. Hatfield 4, Lansdale 3

Lansdale 2000010—371 Hatfield 1020001—480

WP: Moretski - 7IP 8K 2BB 7H 3R 3ER — 94 pitches LP: Alexander - 0.2 IP 0K 0BB 2H 1R 0ER — 9 pitches Lansdale 10, Hatfield 0

Hatfield 00000—011 Lansdale 1405x—1090

WP: Valenti - 5IP 4K 2BB 1H 0R 0ER — 56 pitches LP: Udinski - 1.2IP 2K 5BB 3H 5R 4ER — 64

pitches LANSDALE 10, NOR GWYN

9» The Lansdale Legion team scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to come back and beat Nor Gwyn 10-9 in a shortened, 5-inning game Tuesday night.

The Cannons (3-4) batted around in the decisive fifth. Dom DiCicco picked up the go-ahead, 2-run single after Matt Stevenson was intentionally walked. Connor Ertel, Hunter Evans, John Lester, Eric Beideman, and Brandon Sliker all scored in the inning.

Lansdale also scored five runs in the third inning. Stevenson dealt the big blow with a 3-run home run.

Stevenson, DiCicco, and Lester tallied multiple RBI in the game. Evans, Lester, and Beideman scored multiple runs. Tyler Siddal, Lester, and Stevenson all had multiple hits.

Joe Valenti picked up the win in the game, as he breezed through a scoreless top of the fifth.

Nor Gwyn fought right back after Lansdale’s 5-run third inning with a 6-run fourth inning of its own, but Lansdale showed a resiliency unlike years’ past. The win is Lansdale’s third comeback victory of the season. Lansdale 10, Nor-Gwyn 9

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WP: Valenti - 1IP 0K 0BB 0H 0R 0ER — 7 pitches LP: Dougherty - 5IP 4K 5BB 10H 10R 9ER — 101 pitches HR: L - Stevenson. 2B: NG - Ungurean; L - Siddal, Lester. SB: NG - Ungurean, Christian. CS: L - Siddal (Dougherty-Hamlin).

QUAKERTOWN 4, ALLENTOWN 1 » John Paul Bell (Bucknell) hit a two-run home run and an RBI single as the Quakertown Blazers defeated the league-leading Allentown Railers, 4-1, Tuesday. Jordan DiValerio (Saint Joseph’s) picked up the win while Ross Mintzer (Rowan-Gloucester) posted the save. Jared Melone (West Chester) provided the lone RBI for the Railers with a single to right field. The Railers are 6-2 while the Blazers are now 5-6.