Local Roundup: Results from June 10-11
The Berlinsville Braves split their two games over the weekend in Blue Mountain League action.
BLUE MTN. LEAGUE
Limeport-Berlinsville
The Palmerton battery of Luke Netznik and Cole Serfass helped the Berlinsville Braves gain an 8-3 Blue Mountain League victory over Limeport on Saturday.
Netznik went the distance on the mound, scattering eight hits and giving up three runs - two earned. He didn’t walk any and struck out five.
His catcher, Serfass, also helped him at the plate with a hit and an RBI.
Jim Thorpe graduate Noah Snisky contributed a hit, stole a base, scored a run and had three RBIs. The winners also received two hits and a run from both Owen Fischl and Rommel Perez.
For Limeport, Brian Robison finished with three hits and two RBIs.
Limeport 110 000 1 - 3 8 1
Berlinsville 021 023 x - 8 7 1
Netznik and Serfass; Suter, Buzzard (5) and Dubois. W - Netznik. L - Suter.
Hellertown-Berlinsville
Hellertown snapped Berlinsville’s three-game winning streak by posting a 6-4 Blue Mountain League win on Sunday.
Ian Burley paced the Royals with three hits and two RBIs, while the winners also received a pair of hits from Jeff LaPorta.
Palmerton’s Luke Netznik and Northern Lehigh grad Cody Krupa both had a hit for the Braves, while Kyle Sincavage slugged a two-run homer. Jeff Higgins also contributed two hits and two RBIs.
The loss dropped the Braves to 5-6.
Hellertown 040 011 0 - 6 10 1
Berlinsville 000 202 0 - 4 9 1
O’Neill, Huffman (7) and Blugis; O’Malley, Higgins (5) and Fischl. W - O’Neill. L - O’Malley. S - Huffman. HR: Berlinsville - Sincavage (4th, one on).
CONNIE MACK
Palmerton-Northampton
Palmerton took an early lead, but it didn’t hold up as Northampton came back to win a 6-3 Lehigh Valley Connie Mack League game on Sunday.
N. Frantz had two hits, scored a run and knocked in one for the Bombers, who led 3-0 heading to the bottom of the third inning. Palmerton also received a hit and run from both D. Uhnak and M. Elliot.
Northampton - which scored five unearned runs in the contest - was led by Rusnock, who had a hit, an RBI, and scored two runs.
Palmerton 102 000 0 - 3 5 6
Northampton 002 040 x - 6 6 0
Frantz, Vezo (5) and Lawless; Curto, Seaman (6) and Knechel. W - Curto. L - N. Frantz.
FT-Solehi Blue
Southern Lehigh Blue scored all its runs in one inning during a 6-5 Lehigh Valley Connie Mack League win over Franklin Township.
Alex Bedocs had two hits, one a double, and two RBIs for Franklin. Chase Llwellyn added a pair of hits and an RBI, while Braylon Hunsicker finished with a hit and two runs.
For the winners, Neith ended with a hit and two RBIs.
Franklin Twp. 010 202 0 - 5 7 5
Solehi Blue 000 060 x - 6 4 2
Rodgers, Hunsicker (5), Hettler (5) and Ulshafer; Greenawald, Grady (3) and Fritts, Greenawald (3). W - Grady. L - Rodgers.