Huntingdon Valley Lets Goodman's Gem Go To Waste in 3-1 Loss to Horsham in Extra Innings

Huntingdon Valley Lets Goodman's Gem Go To Waste in 3-1 Loss to Horsham in Extra Innings

Huntingdon Valley (HV) received a complete game pitching performance from Ross Goodman (8 innings, 3 Strikeouts) to only see it go to waste as missed opportunity's lead to a 3-1 extra innings loss to Horsham. HV had more then enough chances to put this game in the win colum to only see a tough Horsham team steal it from them.

Horsham started the scoring in the 3rd inning when #22 Benji Abercrombie knocked in #13 Anthony Mumenthaler. HV fought back, like it seems to do often in the early parts of this season, and scored when #16 Matthew Lawlor scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at 1-1.

As the game went back and forth both pitchers seemed to settle in to a nice flow. Horsham's #5 Zach Crim found his grove and was at some points untouchable.

Both teams had a great chance to score in the 6th inning. Horsham stranded runner on 3rd after HV's Paul Buckley started what turned out to be a 6-4-3 double play. HV turned 3 double plays on the day one of which was an incredible play by Chris Ruhl (1 for 1, Double, Stolen Base).

HV's best chance to win the game came in the bottom of the 7th inning when with one out HV had a runner on third base to only leave him stranded there to close out the inning.Horsham but the game away in the top of the 8th inning when with 1 out #11 Ryan Kelly hit 2 run single. HV had nothing to answer with in the bottom of the inning.

"Well you cant expect to win every game but this one is hard to swallow, my boys feel that every game is theirs and if it doesn't go their way they aren't happy" Coach Evan Horn said, "Ross Goodman takes the ball and throws a gem like that and let it go to waste....that stinks" Horn continued "We all have the same goal here as a team and that is to do what ever it takes to win games. These kids give me all they have and that's all I can ask for. Goodman gave me everything he had plus a bag of chips and that's ok but it would have been even better with the Win"

HV plays a doubleheader on Saturday at Warminster.

Ruhl's single Pushes Huntingdon Valley to a 7-6 Victory Over Fort Washington

Ruhl's single Pushes Huntingdon Valley to a 7-6 Victory Over Fort Washington

Huntingdon Valley (HV) stayed perfect on the season with a surprising 7-6 victory over Fort Washington (FW) on Sunday night. HV seems to be winning the close games early in the season which could lead to more down the road. Brian Camp went the distance on the mound for the 2nd straight game going 7 innings, allowing 9 hits walking 5 and striking out 8. HV's 11 hit attack was lead by Cheltenham Sophomore Matthew Meyers (2 for 3, 2 doubles, 2 RBI's), Matt Hyman (2 for 3).

HV feel behind 2-0 after the first inning but never stopped playing baseball.

The top of the 2nd inning HV put up 4 runs to take a 4-2 lead. Lou Palmer lead off with a single which followed a Hyman single. Cal Palmer then tried a suicide squeeze but FW cut down L. Palmer at the plate. Meyers then doubled home the first run of the game for HV. Jack Titus then walked to load the bases. Jesse Goldstein walked in the 2nd run of the inning. Jared Licht singled in the 3rd run. Paul Buckley followed with a Fielders Choice to make it a 4-2 lead.

The top of the 3rd inning FW came back and tied the game at 4 to only fall behind 6-4 in the bottom of the inning. With 2 outs C.Palmer doubled. Meyers then followed with his second double of the game to plate the first run. The second run came from a run scoring single by Jake Madnick.

FW scored single runs in the 4th and 5th innings to tie the game at 6.

HV took the lead for good in the bottom of the 6th inning. Jesse Goldstein singled to start the inning. Licht bunted Goldstein to 2nd. After a Buckley Sacrafice fly, Chris Ruhl came up with the biggest hit of the season to date. A run scoring single down the left field line.The top of the 7th inning was a hairy one for HV. Where with 1 out FW put runners on 1st and 2nd. The tough right hander then struck out the last 2 batters to put the game in the win colum for HV.

"Here we go again" an excited Coach Evan Horn said, "It seems like it can be someone different everynight for us with the big hit tonight it was the "Big Cat" Ruhl's turn". Horn continued "We are playing with such confidence so early in the season, I hope it continues because I know how hard baseball can be on the mind once things go bad. I really like the fact that the kids are responding to me"

HV is hosting Horsham on tuesday night at 6:00

Huntingdon Valley Opens Season With 5-2 Victory Over Roslyn Behind Camp and Madnick

The Huntingdon Valley American Leagion (HV) opened up its season with a hard fought extra inning victory over a game Roslyn team 5-2 in 8 innings. Brian Camp lead the way for HV with a complete game (8 innings pitched, 4 hits, 0 walks, 0 earned runs, 9 strikeouts) pitching performance. Jake Madnick (2 for 3, 2 RBI's) knocked in the winning run for HV with a 2 run single in the top of the 8th inning.

The first 3 innings where as fast as a major league game could be. Both pitchers where dealing at a high level with many strikeouts.

HV opened up the scoring in the top of the 4th inning. Back to back singles off the bats of Madnick and Chris Ruhl (2 for 5, 2 RBI's) followed by a sacrifice bunt from Jared Licht (0 for 3, 2 runs scored). With 2nd and 3rd Matt Hyman worked a walk to load the bases. Callen Palmer (1 for 3, 1 RBI) then singled to centerfield to plate the first run of the season and game for HV.

Roslyn scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning to take a 2-1 lead

HV tied the game in the top of the 7th inning. Licht reached first base after being hit by a pitch then stole 2nd base. Madnick sacrificed Licht to 3rd base. Ruhl then hit a hard ground ball to 2nd base to plate the tying run.

The game went into extra innings where HV took over the game. In the top of the 8th inning Ross Goodman (1 for 3) singled to left field, stole 2nd base and advanced to 3rd on an error off the bat of Jesse Goldstein (1 for 3, run scored). After a Licht walk to load the bases, Madnick came through with the "Big Hit" a 2 run scoring single to make it a 4-2 game. Ruhl added another RBI single to make it 5-2.

The bottom of the 8th inning was another brilliant pitching performance by Camp as he faced 4 batters to end the game.

"All I can say is what a game and if this is what I have to look forward to this season I might need a heart transplant" Said Coach Evan Horn, who was coaching his first game as Head Coach "When you have a leader in team captain Jake Madnick anything is possible. This young man comes to play and is tough as nails, he has these boys following his lead"

Horn couldn't stop talking about Camp's pitching performance "Camp is a true throwback gamer, he wants the ball and dosent like to give it up. I trust Brian as a pitcher and cant beleive the amount of fire this kid has"

HV looks to continue winning when it hosts Fort Washington on Sunday night at Home.

Game Sunday Away at Roslyn

Game Sunday ay Roslyn 5:00 be there at 4:15