Local Roundup: Results from June 12
It wasn’t a good night for area Connie Mack teams, as all four clubs — Northern Lehigh, Palmerton, Franklin Township and Saylorsburg — suffered losses.
LV SENIOR CONNIE MACK
Northern Lehigh-N. Parkland
Northern Lehigh dropped a tough 10-9 decision to North Parkland as the Buffalos scored three times in the bottom of the seventh inning for a walk-off victory. Jakobe Jimenez delivered the game-winning hit, singling home the decisive run after Zachary Seyler and Royce Morabito drew RBI walks to tie the contest.
Northern Lehigh had rallied to take a 9-7 lead in the top of the seventh. Drew Mohrey highlighted the inning with a two-run single, while Avery Kabrick added an RBI groundout.
The Bulldogs outhit North Parkland 14-10 in the loss. Paul Porobenski went 3-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs to pace the offense, while Mohrey finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two stolen bases.
Pablo Rivera, Beckett Fox, Jayden Weaver and Hayden Lilly each collected two hits for Northern Lehigh. Rivera, who also tripled, scored twice and stole two bases, Fox added an RBI, and Lilly scored once. Northern Lehigh swiped eight bases in the game.
Joe Kelly led North Parkland by going 3-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI. Jimenez finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs, including the walk-off hit, while Callen Wilson had two hits and scored twice.
No. Lehigh 010 122 3 - 9 14 2
N. Parkland 100 600 3 - 10 10 1
Gall, Rivera (7) and Rehrig; Kishbaugh, Vargas (6), Seyler (7), Wilson (7) and Morabito. W - Wilson. L - Rivera.
Records: Northern Lehigh (4-5); North Parkland (7-2).
Emmaus-Palmerton
Palmerton let an early five-run lead slip away, falling to Emmaus 11-7.
The Bombers grabbed a 6-1 advantage through three innings, highlighted by a five-run third. Robbie George delivered the key hit of the inning with a two-run single.
Emmaus answered with five runs in the fourth to tie the game before Palmerton regained a 7-6 lead in the bottom of the inning on a steal of home. Emmaus then broke the game open with five runs in the seventh.
Colton Becker led Palmerton’s offense, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two stolen bases. George drove in two runs, while Conner Walterick scored twice and added an RBI.
Palmerton finished with 10 hits, with Hunter Vasquez, Chase Wilson, Jayden Rivera, Dillon Uhnak, Landon Eckhart and Walterick each adding singles.
Jake French drove in three runs for Emmaus, while Josh Knecht collected two hits. Bryson Benner, who also doubled with an RBI, earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief.
Emmaus 010 500 5 - 11 8 4
Palmerton 105 100 0 - 7 10 3
Schmidt, Benner (6); George, Wilson (4), Becker (7) and Uhnak. W - Benner. L - Wilson.
Records: Emmaus (3-7); Palmerton (0-5).
Franklin Twp.-Northampton
Franklin Township outhit Northampton, but walks hurt the Mud Dawgs as they dropped a 9-7 decision.
Franklin received two hits apiece from Brayden Ulshafer, Grant Birnbaum and Jake Albert as they finished with nine in the game compared to Northampton’s six. But the home team took advantage of eight free passes to gain the win.
Ty Rutzmoser had a pair of hits, one a triple, and knocked in two runs for the Kids, who scored seven times in the second inning. William Burrell added two hits and an RBI.
Braylon Hunsicker had two RBIs for FT, while Ulshafer scored twice. Cash White chipped in with a triple and a run.
Franklin Twp. 232 000 0 - 7 9 4
Northampton 070 020 x - 9 6 3
Goida, Hunsicker (2), White (5) and Atwood; Buskirk, Martisofski (3), Kovach (7) and Spengler. W - Martisofski. L - Hunsicker.
Records: Franklin Township (6-3); Northampton (8-1-1).
Forks Twp.-Saylorsburg
Forks Township jumped out to an early lead en route to a 14-2 victory over Saylorsburg.
Roman Corona had a two-run single and Domenic Crisci delivered an RBI double during a six-run first inning that gave Forks a huge advantage.
The winners also received a three-run homer from Braeden Lobb, who scored three times and knocked in four.
For the Saylors, Logan Walsh and Parker Ahner both had a hit and scored a run.
Forks Twp. 602 33 - 14 7 1
Saylorsburg 000 20 - 2 4 4
Pachaco, Martenis (4) and Keller; Knight, Ahner (2), Lukashewski (3), Hnat (5) and Walsh. W - Pachaco. L - Knight. HR: Forks Township - Lobb (4th, two on).
Records: Fork Township (7-2); Saylorsburg (1-9).