Rock North senior Max German headed to Misericordia
BucksLocalSports Editor
Council Rock North senior Max German picked a good year to have a great summer playing baseball.
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Oh, but what a ride TriTownship took to get there.
In August 2011, after claiming the Mid-Atlantic Regional championship, Tri-Township opened World Series play with an 8-1 vicWRUy RYHU 7UuPEuOO, WKH fiUVW of two lopsided wins over the Connecticut team.
German chipped in with a pair of hits including a double and two RBIs while pitcher Dalton Smoot scattered four hits, allowing one earned run in six innings of work.
Game two saw Tri-Township erupt for 16 runs in the fourth inning, all with two outs on its way to a 22-3 victory over host Jamestown (N.v.). Tri-Township sent 22 batters to the plate, recording nine hits while taking advantage of four Jamestown errors.
Tri-Township improved to 3-0 with a 4-3 win over Centralia. Playing their third game in as many days, the Mid-Atlantic Regional champs scored all four runs Ln WKH ERWWRP RI WKH fiUVW Lnning while winning pitcher Jacob Connor held the Washington team at bay.
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The road to the world championship came to an end suddenly for TriTownship, however. The next day it lost, 3-1, to Trisalley with the West Coast team earning two runs in the eighth inning to win, 3-1.
While the Falcons didn’t go home with a World Se- ries trophy, the experience placed German and a lot of his Tri-Township teammates on the radar scope of many a college scout.
Last summer, Max spent just about every waking moment playing baseball, suiting up for Tri-Township U-16, Big League Baseball Academy (Navy) and Newtown Legion Post 440. Max was also selected to play for the SOL National-Bicentennial team in last spring’s Carpenter Cup Baseball Showcase Tournament.
According to German, the summer of 2012 represented a breaking point for the second baseman.
“[Last] summer, I felt like I got a lot better than any other summer or spring season,” said Max. “[Last] summer is when I played my best and they [scouts] saw me. I’m pretty sure that’s the reason why they cordia is a perfect location for me.
“I like the area and I like the woods and the outdoors and Misericordia is perfect for that.”
Max isn’t 100 percent sure but he’s leaning toward a major in biology. Academics were not a hinging point in Max’s decision to attend Misericordia, however.
“I’ve heard good things about Misericordia’s academics but honestly, I knew I could get a good education anywhere because a lot of the schools I was looking at had good academics.”
Chances are good that German gets an opportunity to play right away for the Cougars and the senior likes that too. “I’m just going to work my hardest and try to get a spot next year,” he said.