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.
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