Bristol thumps Levittown-Pac in the D-21 title tilt
By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor
The Bristol 15-16 year-olds captured the District 21 baseball championship Monday night with a resounding win over Levittown-Pacific. Bristol thumped the opposition 15-3 July 13 at Williamson Park behind a strong effort from winning pitcher Kelvin Ortiz.
Offensively, for Bristol, shortstop Jason Gonzalez went 3-for-4 including two doubles. Outfielder James Petrino went 2-for-3 and outfielder Ryan Cullen hit 2-for-2 including a double.
Bristol began bracket play last Friday night with a 5-2 victory over Levittown International. Their winning ways continued Saturday with a 3-1 extra-inning triumph over Morrisville.
On Sunday night, Bristol punched its ticket to the championship with a 4-2 win Levittown-Pacific. The winning pitcher was righthander Kyle Weik, who also recorded the victory over Levittown-International. Kyle will be a senior this fall at Bristol Senior High School.
Bristol went two-and-out in this tourney last season. Two years ago, it made it all the way to the championship after dominating the losers’ bracket only to get crushed by Morrisville in the title tilt.
The closest Bristol came to letting the title get away from them this year was - you guessed it - in their battle with Morrisville. Trailing, 1-0, in the top of the seventh, soon-to-be-senior Carlos Rodriguez hit a double to drive in the tying run.
Bristol won the game with two runs in the top of the eighth on bases loaded walks drawn by Rodriguez and Weik.

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Ryan Seiz (Chris Dock) smoked a 2-run homer in the bottom of the eighth innning June 19 at Meiklejohn Stadium, in a 5-4 win over Lehigh Valley that advanced SOL-National/BAL to the Carpenter Cup semifinals June 23 at Citizens Bank Park.
Scott Runzer (CR North) scored the first run for the locals in the first inning, getting on board on a fielders choice, advancing on a pair of Lehigh Valley errors before coming home on a sac fly by Shane Coleman (Holy Ghost Prep).
The second run for the locals was plated by Bill Fleming (CR South), who walked, stole second, advanced to third on an error then came home on a single by Tyler Orr (Neshaminy).
The locals also forced in a run in the fifth inning when Nick Mascioli (DelCo Christian) drew a two-out bases loaded walk that pushed Seiz across the plate. Fleming singled with two outs to keep the rally alive.
Seiz was the hero in last year's Carpenter Cup championship win, hitting a 2-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth to propel the locals past Lehigh Valley.
SOL-National is slated to go up against the Philadelphia Catholic League at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 at CBP.

Labels: Baseball

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor
Defending a Carpenter Cup title doesn’t necessarily add to the pressure to win.
Just ask SOL National/ Bicentennial head coach Keith Smeraglio, who says it actually lessens the burden.
“It makes it easier,” stated Smeraglio, flatly. “We know we have a good team and the kids went out and played like it.
“The defense was great, we got timely hitting and we have a tremendous [pitching] staff.”
Earlier today (June 17) at Meiklejohn Stadium, the local boys shrugged off a third-inning 1-0 deficit, plating seven runs the rest of the way in a 7-3 tournament opening triumph over Berks County. The SOL/ Bicentennial won this one going away, despite the fact it was out-hit, 10-7, by Berks. That’s because the opposition stranded over a dozen batters along the basepaths.
“I think we had almost the same amount of hits but we had a lot of clutch hits,” commented Council Rock North senior Scott Runzer, who was 1-for-3 on the day. “With guys on third, we had at least two or three sac-flies. Doing things like that definitely helped us score some runs so that was clutch.”
Defensively, Smeraglio led with his trump card in starting Harry S Truman and Bristol Legion lefthander Josh Patman in the opener against Berks. Last year, it was a pair of lefties — Patman and New Hope-Solebury southpaw Vinnie Vorhees — who kept the opposition off-balance.
Vorhees set ‘em up and Patman knocked ‘em down.
First, it was the New Hope lefty striking out 12 batters combined in quarterfinal and semifinal triumphs respectively over Mercer and defending champ Chester.
Then, it was Patman who got the final out in both the 2008 Carpenter Cup semis and the finale. In the championship win over Lehigh Valley, he got the win, after recording the final two outs in the top of the ninth.
This time out however, it was a rough outing for Patman. After getting the first Berks batter to take a called third strike, he put the next two on board with a walk and a hit batsman. But Berks failed to take advantage of the situation, launching a popup and a fly ball to Nick Mascioli to end the inning.
Patman put another pair of batters on board in the second, issuing a free pass to Kyle Hartman and a single to centerfield by Jonah Pulford. Again, Berks failed to capitalize on the opportunity. When Nick Riegel single to short, Pulford advanced to second but Hartman was picked off at third base. Patman got out of the jam, inducing a force-out at second base to Neshaminy shortstop Rick Brebner.
On the other side of the hill, Berks pitcher Brad Smith was keeping the defending champs’ bats quiet, retiring the first six hitters in order.
“The first time out, everyone was trying to hit home runs and stuff, just jumping at balls,” stated Runzer. “The second time around, everyone relaxed and started swinging to get hits.”
The local boys finally started to make some noise in the third when the SOL-N/ BAL drew a walk and single by Brebener that put a pair of runners aboard. The men were stranded however when Chris Dock junior Ryan Seiz – last year’s hero in the finale with a 2-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth – struck out swinging.
Berks finally broke through in the third, scoring a run off Holy Ghost Prep righthander Andrew Strenge, of Morrisville. After retiring the first two batters, Strenge surrendered consecutive singles then an RBI double down the left field line by Hartman that scored Sean Hagen. With runners at second and third base, Andrew pitched out of the jam, fanning Pulford to keep it close.
It was HGP junior Greg Olenski who plated the first run for the SOL/ Bicentennial. After getting hit by a pitch, he advanced on a Scott Runzer single, went to third when a walk was issued to Shane Coleman then came home on a double-play grounder hit to short by Nick Mascioli.
Seiz redeemed himself in the fifth, putting the local boys on top for good by pushing CR South sophomore Bill Fleming across with an RBI triple. Olenski put the SOL on top by two, scoring Seiz with an ensuing RBI double.
The bottom of the fifth was a wild one for Berks. With CR South sophomore lefthander Greg Welsh in for Strenge, Berks sent six batters to the plate – two had reached on walks and another pair slapped singles. Add in a stolen base and a failed pickoff attempt and one might think an opposing rally would have been the result. When the dust settled, however, the enemy had but a single run to show for their trouble.
That’s because Neshaminy senior Tyler Orr nailed Blaise Fernandez trying to score from second base on Chris Lloyd’s single to right field. After inducing a popup to Frankelvin Reyes, Welsh put another pair of runners aboard, surrendering a single and a walk. The CR South lefty finally settled down, fanning Garrett Gitler to get out of the inning.
The locals really took advantage in the top of the sixth, plating three more runs on just two hits. SOL/ Bicentennial put a pair of runners aboard with Eric Ebert reaching on an error and Orr slapping a single to centerfield. It was Matt Hone coming through with the big hit, an RBI double down the left field line that pushed Ebert across.
Kelly Adams then plated Orr with a sac-fly to right field. Bristol junior Adam Moore repeated the feat with a sac-fly to left field that scored Hone.
The bottom sixth looked like another shaky one for the locals, defensively, especially when Berks put their first two batters on board on an error and a walk. Again, Welsh settled down, inducing a ground ball to Tim Ravel and striking out Fernandez.
Orr scored the final tally for the SOL in the eighth. After drawing a walk, he advanced on a fielder’s choice, went to third on an error then came home on a ground ball hit to short by Corey Hower.
After waiting around for nearly 2 hours, Neshaminy junior Ray Hyjurick finally got his chance to pitch in the seventh. Ray made the most of it, retiring the side in order. After surrendering a double to C Faust to open the eighth, he recorded the next three outs on a fly ball to left field and a pair of grounders.
After the game, Hyjurick spoke of what it was like waiting in the wings.
“It’s a little nerve-wracking but it’s also exciting — you can’t wait to get into the game and play here.
With his team holding a commanding lead, Smeraglio countered with Abington junior Jake Ruch. The 11th-grader allowed a walk but nary a run putting this one in the books favor the boys from Bucks County.
Another factor that helped the locals was that both CR South and North made it to the postseason this year, with the Indians advancing all the way to the state quarters.
“It was a good run — we made it to the quarterfinals in states,” commented CR North infielder Scott Runzer, who is headed to West Chester. “The team we lost to — North Penn — ended up winning it so that was tough.
“The good thing was that all the guys from North were able to stay sharp coming into Carpenter Cup playing so late into the [varsity] season.
With North part of the Continental Conference last year, Runzer was not part of the 2008 Carpenter Cup champions. So Runzer would really like to see this team repeat last year’s feat. With his current squad wearing a target on its back, he knows the task will not be easy. Still he believes this group has the talent.
“Everyone is coming out to beat us since this team won last year,” stated Runzer.
“I know we have the potential to repeat; we have really good pitching and I know we can hit the ball too.
That much was proven today in a 7-3 win, favor: the locals.
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NOTES: From here, the SOL-N/ Bicentennial returns to Meiklejohn at 12:3o p.m. this Friday, June 19 where they’ll take on Lehigh Valley, 3-1 winners over Inter-AC. Lehigh will surely looking to avenge last year’s loss to the locals in the tournament finale.

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Monmouth pitcher
helped Conwell-Egan
to its only PCL crown

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor

Area coaches always knew there was something special about Ryan Buch, a Monmouth University righthander who three years ago helped Conwell-Egan to its first Philadelphia Catholic League championship in 25 years.
“Ryan is one of those kids who just continues to get better and better, and before it’s all said and done, I truly believe Ryan is going to make some noise in pro ball,” stated Monmouth pitching coach Chuck Ristano.
Now it's official.
The MU junior was selected in the Major League Baseball Draft yesterday by the Chicago White Sox. Buch, a 6-3 right-hander, was an eighth round selection (No. 253 overall) by the Sox.
Classmate Brett Brach, a 6-3 righty from Freehold, was also drafted, selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 10th round (No. 305 overall). Brach, who won a career-high seven games this season, has earned 14 victories, as well as five saves, in his first three years at Monmouth.
"Both Ryan and Brett should be very proud of being selected today," said Monmouth head coach Dean Ehehalt. "They both have worked very hard in order to put themselves in this position."
Buch holds an overall record of 22-8, with 234 strikeouts in 210 innings of work in his career for the Hawks. This year, he set a new single-season record for strikeouts with 92, while leading Monmouth back to NCAA Regionals.
MLB Draft Prognosticators had Buch going much sooner, as high as the second round which took place on Tuesday—day one of the draft. Baseball America ranked the righthander as the 90th top prospect in the draft, and the No. 24 overall righthander. Perfect Game Crosschecker listed the Yardley native as the No. 74 overall prospect.
It’s all said and done with now with both players apparently headed to the American League. Both had gone undrafted out of high school.
"We are extremely excited for Ryan and Brett," added Ristano. “Both kids have been integral to our success, and this is a great indicator that the program continues to move in the right direction."
This spring, Monmouth won its fourth Northeast Conference (NEC) Championship and advanced to its fourth NCAA Regional. The Hawks, who went 32-25 on the year, posted their third straight 30-win season and fourth of the last five years.
In 39 career appearances for the Blue and White, which includes 35 starts, Buch stands second all-time at Monmouth in strikeouts and victories. His 3.43 overall ERA in three seasons also ranks third all-time in the Hawks' record books, while his freshman season ERA of 2.44 still stands fifth-best as a single-season mark.
"Ryan has some special abilities," stated Ristano. "This year, his fastball touched in the mid 90s and he has a big-time breaking ball. He’s got a great pitcher's body and he always has been a workhorse on the mound.”
The 2007 NEC and New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) Rookie of the Year, and Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball, Buch made two starts for the Hawks in NCAA Regionals, facing Nebraska in 2007 in Tempe, Arizona, and squaring off against Missouri's Kyle Gibson (No. 22 overall pick in this year's draft by Minnesota) in Oxford, Mississippi.
Last season at Monmouth, Buch went 6-1, posting a 3.66 ERA in 51.2 innings of work. In 11 games (9 starts), two of his wins were complete games, with one shutout and two combined shutouts. Ryan also ranked second on the team with 66 strikeouts. He allowed just 37 hits in 51.2 innings of work – a.198 average.
This season, Buch went 7-5 in 14 appearances (13 starts) with a 4.31 ERA, best on the team among pitchers with 60 or more innings pitched. This year, Ryan allowed 85 hits in 77.1 innings of work.
Those who haven’t followed Buch and some of the other high school standouts from Lower Bucks who’ve gone on to excel at Monmouth might remember Ryan when he was pitching at Conwell-Egan. Buch was a member of the Eagles team that went 16-0, capping their best season ever by clobbering St. Joseph’s Prep to capture the PCL Championship on the only undefeated team in the history of the Catholic league.
In two seasons at CEC, Ryan averaged more than two strikeouts per inning. He wasn’t bad with the bat either. The year the Eagles won it all, Buch hit .385 and led the PCL in triples.
He was also winning pitcher for the Mercer-Bucks Red Sox summer league team which won the league title and advanced to the NABF World Series.

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By Mary Jane Souder
For BucksLocalSports

ROYERSFORD — It had the look and feel of a risky play with little chance of succeeding.
But this was an advertisement for the value of perseverance.
Twice with Jimmy Smith barreling towards home from third on called suicide squeeze plays in Saturday's PIAA quarterfinal game against North Penn, Knights batter Mark Grassie attempted to bunt fastballs well out of the strike zone.
The first, Grassie somehow managed to get a piece of for a foul tip that saved the base runner. The second, he missed, but with no one anywhere near third, Smith beat the third baseman back to the bag.
North Penn fans exhaled.
"They were fastballs that rode away," Grassie said of his first two attempts. "I couldn't seem to reach out there and get them. With the squeeze, you have to try to get them.
"I tried."
Would Grassie get a third try?
"I knew coach (Bob) McCreary had confidence in me to get bunts down," he said. "I've been bunting a lot the whole year. I really have it hammered in my brain.
"He really believes I can do it."
That belief prompted the Knights' coach to call for the suicide squeeze yet one more time. Grassie wasn't surprised.
"I've actually gotten it with two strikes a couple of times this year," he said.
This time, Grassie didn't see a fastball out of the strike zone but rather a curveball. He knew exactly what to do with it, laying down a bunt toward the mound that easily scored Smith — who doubled to lead off the inning — with the game's first run. North Penn went on to defeat Council Rock North 2-1 June 6 in a PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinal contest.
"I knew there were two strikes, but I have to say I really wasn't that nervous," said Grassie, who was safe at first with his first of two hits on the day. "I felt really confident. I think that's the reason I got the bunt down.
"It was a curveball that started down the middle and dropped to my knees. That's actually a pretty good pitch to bunt, rather than one up high.
"I knew he (Rock North pitcher Scott Runzer) might be coming with a curveball because he threw me two fastballs right before that, so I knew I had to stay low and drop that bunt down because we really needed that run to get us going."
The run put the Knights on top 1-0 in the third, and the significance of Grassie's ability to execute was underscored in Rock North's sixth when - with Kelly Adams on third with one out and the Knights clinging to a 2-1 lead — the Indians failed to push the tying run across with back-to-back bunts.
On the first, Ryan Venner bunted the ball back to the mound on a safety squeeze. Pitcher Eric Ruth looked Adams back at third and fired to Grassie, who was covering first, for the second out. The threat ended when Tim Filer's bunt for a base hit was fielded by Ruth, who threw to first to retire Filer and the Indians.
"Ruth throws the ball very well," Rock North coach Dan Kusters said of his decision to call for a pair of bunts. "He wasn't necessarily throwing the ball by our guys, but in that situation with a runner on third, we need to do whatever we can to get the runner in.
"Tim is a very good bunter, and that third baseman was so far back. He had a chance to put it down and tie the game."
It didn't happen, and on the other side of the diamond, the Knights were celebrating because McCreary's unwavering faith in Grassie's ability to lay down a bunt turned out to be well-founded.
"He's a good fundamental player, and as a nine hitter you're looking for him to put a bat on the ball," the Knights' coach said. "I just had a gut (feeling) to try a suicide squeeze there.
"It didn't work out the first couple of times, but I said, 'What the heck— try again,' and thankfully for us, it worked."
And because it did the Knights are in the most enviable position — the state semifinals, just one win away from a spot in the state championship game.

Labels: Baseball, CR North, CR North Baseball

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor

This year’s District One AAAA runnerup, Council Rock North would like nothing better than to win a state championship.
The Indians opened state play on Monday with a 6-2 victory over District 12 runnerup Central.
They head to round two at 3 p.m. today in Boyertown (weather permitting) in a quarterfinal pairing against SOL Continental Conference rival North Penn.
“I think anyone who starts playing high school baseball wants to win a state championship if they can,” stated Indians catcher Tyler Farrell.
“It might not always be realistic but once you have a shot at it, you can see it in sight and you want to fulfill it.
"You wanna go out there and win it.”
In their state opening triumph over Central High, Ryan Hartley got things moving in the right direction when he drove in the Rock’s first run with a second-inning, two-out single to left that scored Tim Filer, on board second with a single and a stolen base.
The Indians added another run in the third on a Scott Runzer single that scored Jesse Goldberg.
The Indians then sacked Central starter Stephen Schall in the fourth, building a 5-1 edge. Hartley again was a catalyst, leading off with a bloop single to right then advancing to second on a groundout.
Goldberg and shortstop Matt Hone laid down consecutive bunts with both runners reaching to load the bases, paving the way to a 3-run Indian outburst.
Runzer did the rest, scattering four hits and three walks while striking out five. At the plate, he added a pair of RBIs on 2 hits.
The 6-2 victory over Central put the Indians on their way. A win over North Penn and two more nets the Rock Keystone Gold.
“We really want to finish our senior year of right—with a state championship,” said Hone Wednesday afternoon in a post-practice interview.
“That would mean so much to all of us.”
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A week ago, Council Rock North made it all the way to the district championship, knocking off Methacton, Owen J. Roberts and Garnet Valley to get to the title tilt. The Indians showed their ability to bounce back, rebounding from deficits in all three district pairings to advance.
“When we get down, nobody gets scared,” explained Hone. “We seem to battle back and stay with it. We always have a shot. We’re never worried about [trailing].”
The SOL National Conference runnerup, finishing two games behind sister school CR South, North hardly remembers now how its season started off. But boxscores don’t lie and the truth is that the Rock suffered a 22-0 drubbing at the hands of SOL Continental rival CB South in its season opener at home.
Starter Scott Runzer surrendered four runs and threw 62 pitches in the first two frames. Even though the senior righthander gave way to reliever in the third, things wouldn’t get any better for the Indians in the third. Three different North pitchers surrendered 16 runs and seven walks in an inning that saw 20 Titans come to the plate.
“That’s baseball,” stated Farrell. “It was one of those days when nothing that you do can go right and everything they do goes right.”
Game two didn’t get much better with North suffering a 7-4 loss to Germantown Academy in an effort marred by three Indian errors.
“It was just one of those days you put it behind you; the next day you go out there and you get them,” explained Farrell. “You try harder and you make sure that you don’t make those errors.
“You try to win the next game and the game after that.”
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FALCONS SCALPED
The first two losses might have been ugly but the good news was they were non-league affairs. Game three was a league battle with Pennsbury so it counted.
For a long while in this one, North struggled. By the bottom of the fourth inning, the Indians were looking at a 6-1 deficit. With zeroes on the board in frames two through five, no one thought Rock would rebound. But North did just that, plating six runs in the top of the sixth, ignited by a 2-run homer by Ryan Venner and an RBI double by Lee Marvel.
The Falcons came back to tie in the bottom of the frame, sending the battle to the seventh tied 7-all. But Bill Hartley came through in the visitor’s half of the inning, pushing Venner home with the winning run on an RBI single.
Farrell added pair of hits of his own to the Rock’s effort.
“It seems to be a common thread in some games,” stated Farrell of his team’s ability to bounce back. “We definitely fought hard. It looked like we were out of it but we showed some fight and some spirit and we came back and bulldogged our way into it.”
North followed the win over the Falcons with another come from behind win. This time, the Indians rallied to score five runs in the sixth inning to defeat Truman, 11-7.
“After that, we started on a roll downhill; it was like an avalanche gaining, gaining—you couldn’t stop us
Indeed, Rock rolled to victory in battles against Tennent (7-2), Neshaminy (5-4), Bensalem (12-0) and again beating Pennsbury, this time in a 13-0 thumping of the Falcons
“It’s just a matter of doing your job and taking care of your responsibility,” stated Farrell.
“If you take of the things you have to take care of, the other things will fall in line.”
Oh, there were other setbacks suffered by the Rock throughout the season but none as bad as the 22-0 spanking they endured in the opener. Truman came back and bit the Indians in a 5-3 loss. South won both battles 3-2 the first time and 12-0 blister near the end of the season.
The players say none of that matters now. It’s the state playoffs and the Indians are on fire.
“We’re playing better now than we did in the regular season,” stated Hone. “We’ve been playing our best baseball lately and that’s really all that matters.”
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Photo caption: Kelly Adams on the mound in another win for the Indians.
Photo by William Anderton

Labels: Baseball, CR North, CR North Baseball

The Warrington Diamond Dawgs went undefeated in the 7th Annual Joseph Berthcsi Memorial Baseball Tournament hosted by Northampton-Council Rock Baseball. The holiday weekend tournament was in honor of Joey Berthcsi, whose love for baseball and his teammates left a mark on so many. Pictured seated in the first row, from left: Kevin Dorozinsky, Tyler Watson, Alex Karras, Cole Meenan, and Colin Green. Second row (standing): Coach Jay Watson, Danny Klepchick, Coach John Cucinotta, Danny McCartin, Devin Farrell, Jack Cucinotta, Kevin Berntsen, Andrew Dietz, Alex Bendzlowicz, Coach Matt Bendzlowicz and Coach Ciaran Farrell.

Labels: Baseball

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor

Seven is a lucky number.
Was for Council Rock North this year in the District One--AAAA baseball tournament.
Trailing Owen J. Roberts, 8-4, May 22 in the district quarters, that's the number of runs the Indians plated in the top of the seventh to help stage an improbable comeback win.
An 11-8 victory over the Wildcats was the final tally, a win that not only propelled the Rock back to states, it also advanced North to the D-I semifinals May 26 where the Indians edged Garnet Valley 3-2 to get to the title tilt.
North outfielder Ryan Venner got the Rock rally going with an infield RBI single hit deep to the hole that scored infielder Scott Runzer, cutting the OJR lead to 8-5.
With two outs, CRN outfielder Jesse Goldberg singled in first baseman Tom Filer to draw the Indians within a pair of runs and also keeping the bases loaded.
Two more runs scored on a soft tapper to third by shortstop Matt Hone. Two more runs came across on the play when the throw to first base by Wildcats infielder Jesse Dahms was off the mark.
All of a sudden, this game was tied with Goldberg ending up at third and Hone at second. That set up catcher Tyler Farrell, who rode a pitch into the gap in right center scoring both runners and giving the Rock the lead for good.
Farrell was 2-for-4 for the game while also pushing 4 runs across.
Also for North (11-5 overall, 8-2 SOL), Hone was 2-for-4 with an RBI, Adams was 2-for-5 with an RBI, Venner 3-for-4 with an RBI. Goldberg pushed 2 runs across the plate.
Rock’s 3-2 win over Garnet Valley in the district semis came via the strikeout and the error--the strikeout on the side of North, miscues on the side of the Jaguars.
The Rock righthander used the strikeout--he had a dozen of them--to keep the GV batters at bay. Trailing 1-0 after two, the Indians tied it up when a popup by Ryan Hartley dropped behind second base, scoring Kelly Adams.
In the fifth inning, Goldberg scored the go-ahead run on a tough chopper to second base by Farrell that was misplayed by GV infielder Joe DeCarlo. Farrell came across with the winning tally when Runzer reached base on an error by Jags first baseman Matt Hendrixson.
GV got a run back in the visitors’ seventh but Kyle Davis grounded out to short to end it, sending the Rock to the D-I title game.
While North fell short of its quest to win the district championship with West Chester East notching a 6-2 win over the Indians last Thursday in Boyertown, the Rock proved once again that, come time for the postseason, it is a force to be reckoned with.
North opens state tournament play this Monday, June 1 against the runnerup from District 12 (Phila. Public League).
After falling behind Methacton several times May 20 in their district opener, the Indians mounted a 5-run rally in the home fifth to emerge with an 8-5 triumph over the Warriors. The outburst was aided by three consecutive bases-loaded walks and was highlighted by a 2-run single by Hone.
“We were hitting the ball hard early on so I felt confident that we would have some chances to score some runs,” stated North head coach Dan Kusters. “We were able to capitalize on a few walks and errors with some timely hitting.”
After surrendering 3 runs on 4 hits in the top of the first, Runzer settled down and scattered just 7 hits over the last six innings to notch a complete-game victory. He struck out six and walked four.
“Scott is a competitor,” stated Kusters, flatly. “He did not have his best stuff, but he battled and got big outs when we needed them. He was very effective from the 4th inning on.”
At the plate, Runzer hit 2-for-3. On the season, he is hitting over .500 with 26 RBIs, 19 runs, 13 doubles, 4 home runs, and 1 triple.
Hone also had a big day, going 2-for-3 with 3 RBI. Farrell and Filer were 2-for-4 on the afternoon.
Unsung heroes for the Indians included Ryan Hartley with his defense at second base, Jesse Goldberg with great defense in right field and Ryan Venner who drew a pair of walks.

Labels: Baseball, CR North, CR North Baseball

West Chester University junior Charlie Kelly went 4-for-4 with two runs batted in and three runs scored to earn tournament MVP honors and lead the seventh-ranked Golden Rams to a 14-0 victory in the championship game of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional earlier today at Owls Field at Ted Palka Park.
West Chester (46-10) advances to the Division II College World Series for the first time since 2006. The series will be held May 23-30 in Cary, N.C. at the USA Baseball National Training Complex.
A Council Rock South alum from Churchville, Kelly sparked three separate four-run rallies in the championship game.
First, Charlie led off the second inning with a 400-foot triple to dead center that ignited the Rams’ initial four-run rally.
After West Chester batted around that inning, he then led off the third with a single and came around to score the first run of another four-run frame.
In the eighth, Kelly blasted his seventh home run of the season over the 415-foot sign in center field for a two-run shot that set off the third four-run inning of the game.

Labels: Baseball, Council Rock South

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor

Last year, Morrisville captured the BAL Constitution Division championship hands down. This season, the Bulldogs were forced to go to the wire with DelCo Christian Academy and Jenkintown breathing down their necks right down to the last BAL matchup.
Morrisville entered their league finale May 13 tied with DelCo and Jenkintown. Both teams had five BAL wins, threatening the Bulldogs chances of repeating as Constitution champions.
At 5-6 overall, Morrisville’s season had been a mixed bag of sorts with the Bulldogs winning all the games they should have won and none of those they could have.
Last Wednesday at Williamson Park, the ‘Dawgs reversed that trend in a single inning, plating 10 runs to end the game early while sending Lower Moreland home on the short side of an 18-8 score.
Though Morrisville remained unbeaten in the Constitution Division all season long, the defending division champion Bulldogs needed a win against the Lions in order to repeat. That’s exactly what they got.
“Last year, we easily won the division,” stated starting pitcher Matt Evans. “This year, we had to work for it.
“Coming out and winning the games we had to win--that’s been the highlight to the season.”
Ahead, 8-3, after four innings, Lower Moreland chased Evans from the hill with 5 runs in the top of the fifth. With two on and two out, sophomore righthander Steve Driscoll came on and extinguished the Lions’ rally however without any further damage.
Morrisville went right back to work in the bottom of the frame. The big blow was struck by senior first baseman Marty Murray, who cleared the bases with a grand slam in the fifth.
For Murray, it was his second home run of the day. He hit a 2-run shot earlier in the battle.
“We knew the importance of the game and we had the top of the lineup coming up so if we were going to do it, it was going to be then,” said Murray.
With Eugene Figeuroa, Evans and another runner cramming the bases, Murray got the pitch he was looking for on the first pitch. The senior smoked it.
“He threw me a pitch I could hit. I went up there and I was sitting dead red. I wanted that pitch and I got it.”
Kyle Schnee and Chad Demi also hit for safeties in the contest.
“We came out in the fifth inning and put up a couple of long balls,” stated Evans. “We’re swinging the bats good right now; that’s all you can really ask for.”
While the May 13 win was sandwiched between a 10-run loss to non-league rival Holy Ghost Prep, it came right after a 10-run triumph over Jenkintown. According to Murray, the ‘Dawgs have come a long way since the beginning of the season when they dropped three of their first four including losses to BAL rivals Bristol and New Hope-Solebury.
“It was rocky in the beginning but it’s getting better now,” said Murray. “It’s coming together at the right time--right before the playoffs.”
Evans didn’t get the win last week--Driscoll did--but Matt is 3-1 on the season with mound victories over Faith Christian, Girard College and Plumstead Christian Academy. Evans and senior ace Chad Demi have been the Bulldogs one-two punch on the hill this season. The pitcher of record in both the win over the Drakes and another over DelCo Christian, Demi surrendered a single run in both wins combined.
“He’s facing all the big dog teams and he’s coming out and throwing strikes,” stated Murray. “He’s putting a lot of them down so he’s stepping up a lot.
“If we get the bats going together with him [on the mound], we can beat anybody.”
While Demi did his job on the hill, the ‘Dawgs put the bat on the ball, pushing 10 runs across the plate in each of the wins over the Drakes and DelCo.
But it was more than that, said Demi.
“Runs are always good but even better, everybody was making the plays in the field,” stated Demi. “I had a few strikeouts but the people in the field did their job; that’s what gave us the victory.”
In addition to a slow start, Morrisville also experienced some growing pains with a midseason slump that saw the Bulldogs drop a 10-6 game to Devon Prep and another to Friends League rival George School.
“[Devon Prep] came out and swung the bats really good that game,” explained Evans. “Their pitcher came out and threw strikes and did what he had to do.”
More recent wins over Jenkintown and now, Lower Moreland, have righted the Bulldogs’ ship just in time for the postseason.
“We had a couple of tough losses in there but right now, we’re hitting our stride at the right time, winning games that we need to win--winning the big games,” said Evans.
“Right now, it looks pretty good heading into districts.”
Last year, Mo’ville made it all the way to the District One championship before falling to Christopher Dock. The Bulldogs used comeback wins to get to the D-I finale. Down two runs, the Bulldogs put up a three-spot in the bottom of the seventh to walk off with a 7-6 triumph over Bristol in the opener. Tied at 3-all against DelCo, then senior pitcher Matt Miller hit a grand slam in the top of the eighth before retiring the side to send Morrisville to the championship.
While the Bulldogs lost that game, 10-0, the game that everybody remembers the most this season is this year’s 11-1 loss to Bristol. Against lefty Mike Devane, the ’Dawgs just couldn’t seem to get any wood on the ball in key situations.
“Bristol was a killer,” stated Demi. “If we played them now, the tables would be turned--we’d be up 11 runs on them.
With district seeding expected to be announced sometime tomorrow (May 15), the Bulldogs are hoping to draw Bristol in district play once again.
Morrisville is more than likely hoping to conjure images of last year’s run to the D-I finale.
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NOTES: District play begins May 21 with the semifinal slated for May 26 and the championship May 28 (weather permitting).

Labels: Baseball, Morrisville

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor

Looking at the Harry S Truman baseball team now versus the one that took the field the first half of the season is like seeing a mirror image--mirror meaning everything in reverse.
Whereas the Tigers seemed to find a way to lose their league matches the first half of the season, the same team has turned that trend on its head and is suddenly winning.
Yesterday’s 9-5 victory at Neshaminy, coupled together with previous wins at Abington and against Council Rock North, pushed Truman to 6-4 in the SOL National conference.
Of course, it has helped that lefthander Josh Patman and third baseman Frankie Morris have returned to the lineup. Patman held the Redskins in check, surrendering 3 runs in the first two innings before settling down to blank Neshaminy through the next three frames.
When Patman left the game in favor of reliever Tyler Erhard in the sixth, the Tigers exploded with a 5-run outburst in the top of the frame that put the visitors on top, 9-3.
Up 6-3 in the top of the sixth, Truman manufactured the next three runs on nary a hit. First, Brian Beyer scored on a Bob Monahan fly ball that was caught in foul territory by Matt Wenclowicz.
Beyer reached home when Wenclowicz tried to nail Tigers CF Chris Bechter in a rundown between first and second base. Even Bechter was safe when Neshaminy failed to covered second base on the rundown. The Truman outfielder then scored on a throw to first base.
“Our plan today was to take it an inning at a time,” stated HST outfielder Adam Ashwell. “With Bechter getting in a couple of rundowns there, we played small-ball and got the runs in.
“We needed a win today; by taking it a game at a time, we got one,” stated Ashwell.
Morris became the ninth Truman runner to cross on Eddie Connolly’s fly ball to deep center that looked destined to clear the basepaths. Connelly’s ball was caught but the damage was done. A six-run lead would be all the Tigers would need.
Oh, Neshaminy looked primed for a comeback a couple of times, loading the bases in each of the last two frames, including the sixth when the ‘skins had the bases loaded and no outs.
Each time, Truman had the answer. Pulling Erhard off the hill in favor of Mike McLeod, the sophomore righthander pitched out of a jam in both innings.
When Erhard lost control in the sixth and walked Brian Cleary, Brian Fiocco and Rick Brebner to load the bases, McLeod nearly got out of the inning with no damage at all.
First, he fanned Mike Kusters and then he got Tyler Orr on a rope to rightfield.
When John Burns bounded a ball toward shortstop Zach Philippi, it looked like out number three. Except that Philippi’s throw pulled the first baseman off the bag, allowing pinch runner Nick Strickler to cross.
Cleary, Fiocco and Brebner loaded the bases again in the bottom of the seventh but McLeod retired the game’s last batter when he got Orr on a right field flyout in foul territory.
The Tigers win over Neshaminy gave Truman sole possession of third place in the SOL National conference. The ‘Skins dropped to 5-5 with the loss. Unbeaten Council Rock South sits atop the division with Rock-North a game behind with its only loss to the conference leader.
“We’ve struggled with this team over the years so this is huge,” stated Connelly.
“We struggled earlier in the year but right now we’re fighting for the number three spot in the conference so this is a real big win for us.”
The Tigers tussled with Neshaminy earlier in the month, losing 14-6 the first time the sides squared off at Truman. Winning three straight league games puts Truman right back into the thick of things.
“We were looking for revenge,” added Connelly. “We were trying to send a message--Truman's not dead.”
“Everybody is starting to come together, hitting the ball well--that’s about it.”
Unity among the rank and file, a healthy pitching staff and lots of hitting--it's about all a baseball team needs.
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Ghosts Vanquished

The Tigers certainly came together in an April 24 win over Abington. Bechter went 3-for-4, with 2 RBIs and a run scored. Connelly dropped hits in all three of his at-bats while also plating three runners. And Jonny Schiotis went 2-for-4 with 3 RBIs.
While the satisfaction of beating the MontCo team is not as significant as say a Neshaminy or a Pennsbury, it’s still a league game and another notch in Truman’s win column.
“They are definitely a team to beat in the SOL,” stated Connelly. “Definitely a good win for us--a morale booster.”
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Indians Scalped
Just two days before the win at Neshaminy, Connelly and company gave CR North their first loss of the season. Mind you, the Tigers lost to the Rock, 11-7, the first time out and North had taken an early lead on a 2-run shot by Scott Runzer in the top of the first.
But Connelly settled down after that and while he didn’t strike out a slew of the Indian batters, he scattered 4 hits and allowed just a single run the rest of the way in a complete game win, his third victory of the season.
Schiotis went 2-for-3 against Rock while Tepper (2 RBIs), Bechter (double), Philippi (RBI) and Dustin Milewski also contributed.
“We’re a good team,” said Patman. “The first half of the season, we had some issues with some of the guys not getting along. The past couple of weeks, we really bonded and now we’re all getting along now.
“And that’s really helped us a lot.”
All of it has played itself out on the Tigers' playing field.

Labels: Baseball, Truman, Truman Baseball

The incessant rainy spring weather broke on April 18 with a beautiful day for baseball, and the organizers of the Upper Makefield Youth Baseball League (UMYBL) Opening Ceremonies couldn’t have been happier.

With a big assist from the Council Rock North varsity and junior varsity baseball teams, the league opened its season with a full schedule of games, team photos and skills clinics for nearly 200 young players.

The event was held at the UMYBL baseball complex adjacent to Sol Feinstone Elementary School. Event organizer Terri Miller, of Washington Crossing, was thrilled with the participation and the results.

“Our board and our volunteers have all been working so hard since last season to get ready for this season. It was so great for us to finally get down to baseball and softball,” said Miller.

In previous years, the league has opened the season with a parade through Washington Crossing, but decided this year to depart from tradition.

“For the last several years, we have had indoor clinic programs for kids during the winter time,” said Miller. “We decided that clinics would be a great way to help kick off the season and help some of our younger players get into the spirit of things.”

That is where Council Rock came in.

The Indians players manned seven different clinic stations for two hours. Skills instruction included throwing, catching, fielding, base running and batting. The students consisted of nearly all of the 200 or so boys and girls aged 5 to 7 in the T-ball and instructional divisions of the league.

CR North varsity baseball coach Dan Kusters was grateful the Indians were invited to take part in the event.

“We had a great time working with the little sluggers of Upper Makefield, said Kusters. “UMYBL is a first class organization with a fantastic facility, but more importantly, they do a great at giving these kids a wonderful baseball and softball experience.

“Our players and coaches felt like we were part of something special.”

“It was truly incredible watching the Council Rock players working with our little ones, said Miller. “The boys did a phenomenal job with the kids.”

A new tradition may have been started. Both Miller and Kusters agreed, “We must be sure to make this an annual event.”

The Upper Makefield Youth Baseball and Softball League has close to 600 players from ages 5 to 18 registered for the current season and plays at both the Sol Feinstone complex and Lookout Park.

The League plays a schedule of some 700 in-house and travel games from April to late June and will host the U-12 Cal Ripken Baseball State Championship Tournament July 17-21.

For more information, visit www.umybl.org.

Labels: Baseball, CR North, UMYBL

The Upper Makefield Youth Baseball and Softball League (UMYBL) has announced plans for hosting the 2009 U-12 Cal Ripken Baseball Pennsylvania State Championship Tournament, July 17-22 at the UMYBL baseball complex on Eagle Rd. next to Sol Feinstone Elementary School.

The League was awarded tournament by Cal Ripken Baseball last September following a detailed application process.

The tournament will coincide with a “Fan Fest” event that is planned to help draw interest to the championship tournament.

“We want this to be something special,” said Jay Pomeroy of Newtown, a UMYBL Board Member and Tournament Director. “Teams and families are coming a long way to be a part of this tournament. We want to make sure it is a memorable experience for both the players and their families and fans.

“And, we hope to draw additional fans from around the area to see championship baseball and join in the family fun.”

The Tournament will consist of eight teams from who will have advanced through District competition. On Friday night, July 17, things will kick off with opening ceremonies that will include a celebrity guest speaker and a skills competition for the players that will be highlighted by a home run derby.

Pool play begins on Saturday and continues Sunday and will have all eight teams participating with each team playing three games (two on one day, one on the other; no team will be eliminated until the completion of the games Sunday).

Four teams will reach the semifinals on Monday, and the Championship game will be played on Tuesday night, July 21. The Pennsylvania State champ will then move on to a Regional tournament in Bridgewater, NJ on August 5 and the potentially to the National tournament at the Cal Ripken Baseball Academy in Aberdeen, Maryland on Aug. 15.

The plans for Fan Fest include a large fan pavilion area for food and refreshments provided by multiple food vendors. Also planned are raffles, auctions, and merchandise and activity booths for the families and fans to enjoy between games.

To help defray the costs of the Tournament, UMYBL will be looking for Vendor Partners and Tournament Sponsors to take part in the Fan Fest. “UMYBL is a 501c-3 non-profit organization, and we can’t put on a first class tournament without help from the community,” said Pomeroy.

”We think we have developed a program that will be a win for our sponsors and partners and help us to put on a great event for the fans.” Pomeroy expects over 3,000 spectators to attend over the five days of the tournament. Admission to the tourney is free.

Upper Makefield begins its third season of Cal Ripken play. Cal Ripken Baseball is a competing organization to the more well known Little League baseball. Led and by managed by its major league and Hall of Famer namesake, the organization has a challenging set of criteria for players 11 and above.

Field dimensions are greater (bases are 70 feet apart versus 60 feet for Little League, and the pitcher’s mound is 50 feet from home plate, versus 46 feet), and base runners are allowed to steal at anytime - not just after the ball crosses the plate.

Upper Makefield Youth Baseball League is a registered 501c-3 non-profit, led by a dedicated group of volunteers who proudly serve the boys and girls of community, ages 5-18, by promoting good health, good sportsmanship and leadership skills through the opportunity to play organized baseball and softball in a safe, supportive environment.

For more information regarding the Cal Ripken Baseball Championship Tournament and Fan Fest, contact Jay Pomeroy at jaypom1@gmail.com or visit www.umybl.org.

Labels: Baseball

WBCB 1490 AM and sister station WHWH 1350 AM continue their spring broadcast coverage this afternoon, giving you the play-by-play when Notre Dame battles perennial baseball power Steinert.
The first pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. (The pre-game show is set for 3:15.)
On Saturday, cross-town rivals Hopewell Valley and Pennington do battle in baseball. That skirmish begins at 11 a.m. and is at Pennington.
To hear every pitch live, click here
For a list of local games being broadcast by 'BCB and sister station 1350AM WHWH, click here
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This week on WHWH
DAY OPPONENTS PRE-GAME GAME-TIME
Fri., Apr. 24 Notre Dame @ Steinert-1350 3:45 p.m. 4 p.m.
Sat., Apr. 25 Hopewell Valley @ Pennington-1350 10:45 a.m. 11 a.m.

Labels: Baseball, Notre Dame

By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor

While sportswriters never want to be perceived as naysayers (who us?), Philadelphia area scribes couldn’t help but notice how the national media portrayed the city and its fans last October both during and after the Phillies World Series victory.

While the rest of the country portrays us as nothing but ungrateful boobirds - we're the city that booed Santa Claus, after all - Philadelphia native and Newtown’s own Major League Baseball writer Jayson Stark has arrived with a new book “Worth The Wait: Tales of the Phillies 2008 Championship Season.”

Born and raised in Northeast Philadelphia, Stark says who but he to understand the disappointment that existed in the minds of Philly spectators, fans frustrated by 25 years of championship futility.

“I’ve lived here most of my life so I think I get it - I get the whole mindset here,” says Stark, senior baseball writer for ESPN.com. “I get why people boo and why they care, and how much they care.

“I get why they were so frustrated through that whole parade-free quarter century.”

Indeed, before the Phillies knocked off the Tampa Bay Rays in five (and-a-half) games last fall, the City of Brotherly Love had endured the longest championship drought of any American city that fields pro sports teams in all four majors.

When reliever Brad Lidge recorded his final save of the season, Stark looked around amazed after witnessing the seemingly unending exuberance displayed by millions in the Delaware Valley thrilled to finally experience a victory parade down Broad St. For many 20-somethings in the region, it was their first.

Stark, author of “The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players in Baseball History” published two years ago, felt inspired to act as a spokesperson for frustrated Philly sports fans everywhere and tell it like it is.

“I just felt as though somebody needed to write a book that captured a special season and what it meant to all these people – not just the men who played the games, but the people in the seats whose lives changed because of what happened in those games.”

The title of the book is apropos, says Stark. And easy to compose, the outcome of one conference call to his editors at Triumph Books.

“I said, ‘How about “Worth The Wait?’ And they loved it—instantly,” said Stark reliving the experience.

“I just thought those three words captured the theme of the project.”

In Stark’s book, Phillies starter Jamie Moyer talks about how, when you wait a long time for something, it can make it much more meaningful when it actually happens.

“I think he was right,” Stark adds.

Stark is quick to point out that he’s a professional scribe first and foremost and would have revised his story had the World Series turned out favorably for the Florida team.

“I cover baseball for a living. I don’t root for any team. If the Rays had won that World Series, that would have been an amazing story, too, and I would have been happy to write it and tell it.”

But the plain truth is that Stark IS from Philly and as such was moved by the fans’ reaction to the culmination of the 25-year championship drought.

“It was very moving to me to see so many people I care about transformed in a way that no mere sporting event should be able to accomplish,” Stark stated. “And I love the buzz that has rippled through this whole area ever since.”

The response to “Worth the Wait” has been amazing, says Stark. He’s done several book-signings in the region where people lined up and purchased as many as six copies to give to their loved ones.

“People have told me over and over that I totally captured how they feel about the team, which is very rewarding,” says Stark.

“It’s almost as if Philadelphians NEEDED this book. They want this feeling to last."

After taking six months to compose “The Stark Truth” two years ago, the ESPN analyst says this tome came even quicker. A friend was teasing Stark recently, saying he went more than a quarter century as a pro baseball scribe without ever producing a book, and now he’s a regular John Grisham.

“I don’t know about that. But I do love the whole author part of my life,” says Stark, baseball beat writer, TV and radio analyst, blogger and author, twice over at this point.
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Stark’s new book on the Phillies makes a great Mother's Day, Father's Day, and birthday gift (especially when personalized and signed by Jayson).
Sports fans and book lovers are invited to the Big Book Signing at Applebee's (2 West Rd., Newtown, Pa.) this Monday, April 27 from 5 to 9 p.m. Stark will be in attendance signing his new book “Worth the Wait, Tales of the 2008 Phillies.”
If you want to purchase a book, go to Jayson's sister Karen's frame shop - The Frame Game - to pre-order it. The Frame Game will give you a discount for pre-ordering.
You can reach Karen at (215) 860-8727 or go to 24 Richboro Rd. (the same shopping center as Dunkin Donuts). Tell her Lisa sent you.
Applebee's will have books on hand too. However, at the last book signing at Barnes and Noble, the tome was sold out before Jayson began signing.
For those who would like to eat at Applebee's, the restaurant is going to donate 10 percent of your dinner check to Athletes Helping Athletes.

Labels: Baseball, Phillies

Sports fans and book lovers are invited to the Big Book Signing at Applebee's on Monday, April 27 from 5 to 9 p.m.
Senior ESPN.com and ESPN magazine baseball writer Jayson Stark will be in attendance signing his new book “Worth the Wait, Tales of the 2008 Phillies.”
If you want to purchase a book, go to Jayson's sister Karen's frame shop--The Frame Game--to pre-order it. The Frame Game will give you a discount for pre-ordering.
You can reach Karen at 215-860-8727 or go to 24 Richboro Rd. (the same shopping center as Dunkin Donuts). Tell her Lisa sent you.
Stark’s new book on the Phillies makes a great Mother's Day, Father's Day, and birthday gift (especially when personalized and signed by Jayson).
Applebee's will have books on hand too. However, at the last book signing at Barnes and Noble, the tome was sold out before Jayson began signing.
For those who would like to eat at Applebees, the restaurant is going to donate 10 percent of your dinner check to Athletes Helping Athletes.

Labels: Baseball

WBCB 1490AM continues its spring broadcast coverage this afternnon, giving you the play-by-play when Pennsbury hosts SOL National Conference rival Harry S Truman High School. The first pitch is to be delivered at 3:30 p.m.
At the same time, the Hopewell Valley versus Nottingham baseball game can be heard at WHWH - 1350 on the AM dial.
On Saturday, 'BCB picks it up by broadcasting the Hopewell Valley versus Pennsbury baseball game. The cross-state rivals begin the battle at 11 a.m. in Pennington.
To hear every pitch live, click here
For a list of local games being broadcast by 'BCB and sister station 1350AM WHWH, click here

Labels: Baseball, WBCB

Mr. & Mrs. Rich Collington, of Doylestown, have been announced as the grand prize winners of the BARC 2009 Sports Raffle.

As their prize, the Collingtons received a pair of Phillies season tickets for Sunday home games.

The second prize winners were Mr. & Mrs. Tony Manero, of Southampton. They received a pair of Trenton Thunder tickets for nine Sunday games.

Third place went to Mr. Jim Carp of Oakford. His prize included a $100 Phillies gift certificate to be used toward a game of his choice.

All proceeds for BARC’s 2009 Sports Raffle benefit 900 men, women, and children in Bucks County with developmental disabilities.

Thanks to all those who participated, making 2009 the organization’s most profitable year to date.

For more information about BARC services and other fundraising events, please visit their web site at www.barcprograms.org.

Pictured in the photo from left: Mimi Moll, BARC Development Coordinator, Phillies baseball ticket winners Shane Collington, Westley Collington and Luke Collington, along with Dr. John Pfeiffer, Director of Early Intervention and Development.

Labels: Baseball

While roundball fans bemoan the end of the high school hoops season, some turning their attention to the NCAA and March Madness, others are gladly welcoming the warm weather and the start of the spring varsity season.
WBCB 1490AM begins its spring broadcast coverage this afternnon, giving you the play-by-play when Morrisville hosts Bicentennial Athletic League rival Girard College High School. The first pitch is to be delivered at 3:30 p.m.
To listen live here, click here
For a list of local games being broadcast by 'BCB and sister station 1350AM WHWH, click here

Labels: Baseball, Morrisville, WBCB