Steinert outlasts Allentown in nine innings
HAMILTON » Brady Plunkett doubled twice and scored a run as the Steinert High baseball team outlasted Allentown, 5-4, in nine innings Friday at Rich Giallella Field.
Chris Reeder hit a tworun home run to give the Redbirds a 4-3 lead in the top of the sixth before the Spartans rallied for a run in the bottom of that frame and in the ninth to win.
Allentown(14-3) 000 004 000 —4 9 2 Steinert (10-5-1) 100 201 001 —5 10 0 2B:
DiSilvestro (A), Muller, Plunkett 2 (S); Reeder (A); DiSilvestro, Merkel, Reeder 2 (A), Muller, Santin, Schwager (S).
Rios (1-0);
HR: WP— RBIs: LP—
Marcario (0-1). HAMILTON 6, EWING 0 EWING » Kiefer Goss went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs as the Hornets came up with three runs in the fifth and sixth innings to get past the Blue Devils.
Nick Diaz threw a fourhitter for Hamilton. Tucker Elder went 2-for-3 for Ewing.
Hamilton(11-7) Ewing (2-12) 2B:
Lawrence (E); Goss 2, CLuckie (H). Diaz (1-0);
WP— LP— 0—661 0—042
Beczo, Elefant, Oshel (0-2). HOPEWELL VALLEY 11, HIGHTSTOWN 1 HIGHTSTOWN » Andy Blake went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two RBIs and three runs scored to lead the Bulldogs past the Rams.
Liam Cleary also had a double, a homer and two RBIs for Hopewell, while winning pitcher Jack Haynes was 3-for-3 and Cole Hare knocked in three.
William Auker was 2-for-2 for Hightstown.
HopewellV.(18-1) Hightstown(6-10) 2B:
Cleary, Blake, Hare, Greenzang (HV), Monahan (Hi); Cleary, Blake (HV); Cleary 2, Blake 2, Hare 3, Greenzang 2, Haynes (HV), Delgado (Hi). Haynes (1-0); Delgado (2-1).
WP— RBIs: 000033 000000 RBIs: 421 010 HR: LP—
PRINCETON 6, WW-P NORTH 1 PRINCETON »
22 —11 13 0 00 — 1 6 1
The Northern Knights opened an early lead before the Tigers chased them down for their 10th win.
WW-P North(1-11) Princeton (10-6)
SETON HALL PREP 3, HUN 0 WEST ORANGE » The Raiders visited one of the state’s best squads, stayed in the game, but couldn’t score.
Hun was limited to one hit, and held the Pirates to two hits.
Hun (11-5) SetonHallPr(13-3) —1 3 0 —6 12 0 0—010 x — 3 2 0
SHIPLEY 5, PDS 4 PHILADELPHIA » Ethan Kline’s RBI single in the eighth inning spoiled the Panthers’ comeback as Shipley won its 18th game.
Luke Franzoni hit his ninth homer of the season for Princeton Day School.
PDS (6-8) Shipley (18-2) 2B: 100 000 0 002 121x 000000 011 010 100 000 210 010
Humes (S); EJohnson (S); Franzoni (PDS); Franzoni 4 (PDS), Riley 2, Sullivan, Kline (S).
3B: RBIs: 30 —490 01 — 5 7 2 HR: WP—
Grimmig;
LP—
Flahive (0-1). BURLINGTON TWP. 10, BORDENTOWN 7 BORDENTOWN » T.J. Capetti homered and drove in two to help the Falcons knock off the Scotties.
Dillon Drew also had a home run with two RBIs for Bordentown.
Burl.Twp.(5-10) Bordntown(14-3) 004 040 2 111 031 0 —10 10 3 — 7 11 3 2B:
Sabatino (BT), Wade, Marchetti, Ryba (Bo); Capetti (BT), Drew (Bo); Stahl 2, White, Capetti 2, Sabatino, WMiller, Kasper 2 (BT), Wade, Drew 2, Marchetti, Ryba, DWood (Bo).
RBIs: WP— S— HR:
Kasper (1-3); Stahl (1).
LP—
DWood (2-2);