Huntingdon Valley (HV) needed a complete game from Brian Camp (7 IP, 6 hits, 9 K's) to beat Cedarbrook (CB) 2-0 in a close, well played baseball game. HV scored runs in their first and last at bats for the only runs of the game
"In these type games you need to make the most of your opportunities" Coach Evan Horn said "We pushed both runs across with one out and runners at third base, Bobby (Leonard) laid down a great bunt and Jared (Licht) read the play perfect"
The game started with HV jumping out to a quick 1-0 lead when Lou Palmer and Jesse Goldstein both singled. Leonard stepped to the plate and drove in the games first run.
Brian Camp worked in and out of trouble for most of the game but seemed to always control his emotions en route to his masterful pitching performence.
"Brian is a type of pitcher that wants the ball and wont quit until the final out" Horn continued "He always gives me a great effort. We are talking about a pitcher that has started 8 games this season and has ended 8 games this season, thats right 8 complete games"
HV scored its final run when Leonard used a squeeze bunt to score Licht.
Camp came out in the bottom of the 7th inning and worked out of a first and second jam to close out the win for HV.
"We are sitting at 8-11 for the season with 7 one run losses, we could very well be sitting in the middle of the playoff race but we didnt really learn how to win until now. I really wish we could start the season over" Horn said "I am losing a few players this season that I really wish could have played another year under me but we cant change bithdays so we must build for the future and that will be a positive Huntingdon Valley baseball team"
HV closes out the season this weekend with 2 home games, Friday and Sunday night
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Lawlor's Complete Game and 9 Strikeouts Not Enough as Horsham Wins 4-1
Lawlor's Complete Game and 9 Strikeouts not Enough as Horsham Wins 4-1
Cedarbrook Scores Two Runs in Last Inning To Beat Huntingdon Valley 6-5
Cedarbrook Scores Two Runs in Last Inning To Beat Huntingdon Valley 6-5
Camp Pitches Huntingdon Valley To 5-4 Victory Over Southampton
Camp Pitches Huntingdon Valley To 5-4 Victory Over Southampton
Rittler, Lou Palmer and Goldstein Lead Hit Attack in 16-10 Victory Over Southampton
Rittler, Lou Palmer and Goldstein Lead Hit Attack in 16-10 Victory Over Southampton
Warminster Beats Huntingdon Valley 8-3 After 6th Inning Meltdown
Warminster Beats Huntingdon Valley 8-3 After 6th Inning Meltdown
Fort Washington Beats Huntingdon Valley Despite Camp's Complete Game 1-0
Fort Washington Beats Huntingdon Valley Despite Camp's Complete Game 1-0
Monday, June 20, 2011
Roslyn Sweeps Doubleheader as Huntingdon Valley Makes 14 Errors
Roslyn Sweeps Doubleheader as Huntingdon Valley Makes 14 Errors
Southampton Scores 2 Runs in Bottom of 7th To Stun Huntingdon Valley 4-3
Southampton Scores 2 Runs in Bottom of 7th To Stun Huntingdon Valley 4-3
Morlanders Revenge Loss Two Days Earlier With 16-0 Rout of Huntingdon Valley
Morlanders Revenge Loss Two Days Earlier With 16-0 Rout of Huntingdon Valley
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Camp Goes All 12 Innings as Huntingdon Valley Beats The Morelanders in Extra's 6-4
Brain Camp (12 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, 9 strike outs) pitched all 12 innings on Friday night as Huntingdon Valley (HV) used a key hit and run off the bat of Cal Palmer (1 for 4) and a game winning single from Nick Rittler (3 for 6, 2 rbi's) to get past a tough Morlanders team 6-4 on Friday night. Camp improved to 4-0 on the young season and is surly pitching his way to being one of the top hurlers in the league. In a game that took 3 hours and 27 minutes to complete and had more drama then a Broadway show HV found yet another way to win as they moved to 5-3 on the season.
HV scored first in the 1st inning when Jessie Goldstein (1 for 3) was hit by a pitch and then came around to score when Lower Moreland Senior and team captain Jake Madnick smacked a run scoring double over the center fielders head.
The Morlanders scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning to take, at that point, a commanding 4-1 lead. The Morelanders received a 2 run single off the bat of #2 Snyder and a 2 run double off the bat of #12 Valenza.
HV fought back like it has all season and scored a single run in the 3rd inning when Lower Moreland Junior Rob Hoffman ( 1 for 5, run scored) doubled to left field and scored on a rbi single by Rittler. HV plated 2 more runs in the 5th inning after Holy Ghost Junior Paul Buckley and Lower Morland Senior and team spark plug Jared Licht scored runs.
As the game went back and forth with both teams having several chances to score runs the games most dramatic moment happened in the bottom of the 10th inning when The Morelanders had runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Camp struck out the next hitter and got a sharp hit ground ball to C.Palmer at shortstop for the 2nd out. After an intentional walk Camp showed his toughness yet again and struck out the next hitter.
HV won the game in the top of the 12th inning when Buckley lead off with a walk. C.Palmer advanced him to 3rd and a beautiful hit and run. Buckley then scored the winning run when Rittle beat out an infield single. HV tacked onto the total after a bases loaded walk to Madnick.
"I cant say enough about Brian (Camp) to be honest. This young man just wants to win games. He doesn't care if he has to pitch 20 innings he wants to have a chance to help the team win" HV Coach Evan Horn said, "Brian is a sure throwback player, he has great conditioning, takes care of his body, runs everyday between starts, throws long toss and has one "huge" heart. About 12 times I wanted to pull him out because of the high pitch count and Brain kept saying, please don't take me out I have another one (inning) left in my Please Please Please. Yes it was very hard to throw him out their inning after inning but the Horse wanted the ball and deserved to have it"
"We keep fighting back in games and winning them, this is truly building character for us as we expect to win these type of games. These kids have something special here this season and we are riding the momentum at this point"
HV scored first in the 1st inning when Jessie Goldstein (1 for 3) was hit by a pitch and then came around to score when Lower Moreland Senior and team captain Jake Madnick smacked a run scoring double over the center fielders head.
The Morlanders scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning to take, at that point, a commanding 4-1 lead. The Morelanders received a 2 run single off the bat of #2 Snyder and a 2 run double off the bat of #12 Valenza.
HV fought back like it has all season and scored a single run in the 3rd inning when Lower Moreland Junior Rob Hoffman ( 1 for 5, run scored) doubled to left field and scored on a rbi single by Rittler. HV plated 2 more runs in the 5th inning after Holy Ghost Junior Paul Buckley and Lower Morland Senior and team spark plug Jared Licht scored runs.
As the game went back and forth with both teams having several chances to score runs the games most dramatic moment happened in the bottom of the 10th inning when The Morelanders had runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Camp struck out the next hitter and got a sharp hit ground ball to C.Palmer at shortstop for the 2nd out. After an intentional walk Camp showed his toughness yet again and struck out the next hitter.
HV won the game in the top of the 12th inning when Buckley lead off with a walk. C.Palmer advanced him to 3rd and a beautiful hit and run. Buckley then scored the winning run when Rittle beat out an infield single. HV tacked onto the total after a bases loaded walk to Madnick.
"I cant say enough about Brian (Camp) to be honest. This young man just wants to win games. He doesn't care if he has to pitch 20 innings he wants to have a chance to help the team win" HV Coach Evan Horn said, "Brian is a sure throwback player, he has great conditioning, takes care of his body, runs everyday between starts, throws long toss and has one "huge" heart. About 12 times I wanted to pull him out because of the high pitch count and Brain kept saying, please don't take me out I have another one (inning) left in my Please Please Please. Yes it was very hard to throw him out their inning after inning but the Horse wanted the ball and deserved to have it"
"We keep fighting back in games and winning them, this is truly building character for us as we expect to win these type of games. These kids have something special here this season and we are riding the momentum at this point"
HV is right back at it with the tough Morlanders on Sunday evening at home 5:00. HV sends Southpaw Ross Goodman to the mound.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Lawlor and Licht Lead Huntingdon Valley Past First Place Horsham 6-3
Huntingdon Valley (HV) played a near perfect game tonight while defeating first place Horsham 6-3. HV received a complete game from Cheltenham Sophomore Matthew Lawlor (7 innings pitched, 8 hits, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts) and an all around super game from Lower Moreland Senior Jared Licht (2 for 2, 2 walks, 2 runs scored and 4 stolen bases).
HV, coming off a tough loss the night before at the hands of Fort Washing, jumped out early in the 1st inning while scoring 3 runs. Licht lead off with a walk, he then stole and scored on a single off the bat from the teams leading hitter Nick Rittler (2 for 4). After a Jesse Goldstein infield single, HV's team captain Jake Madnick sacrificed them both to 2nd and 3rd. Abington's Chris Ruhl drove them both home with a single up the middle to make the score 3-0. HV turned the lead over to Lawlor who really was only in trouble in the 2nd inning when he worked out of a bases loaded jam with no outs to only give up 1 run.
Paul Buckley drove in the 4th run with a key 2 out single scoring Ruhl who singled and stole second with 2 outs. The 5th run for HV was scored by LaSalle's Rich Brazukas (1 for 2) when he scored on a single by Licht. The 6th run was also with 2 outs when Licht, yet again, singled and stole 2nd base. Rittler then drove him in with a gaping double.
Lawlor gave up single runs in the 2nd, 3rd and 7th innings and was in complete control the entire night.
"Well we are now 7 games into the season and it is someone different every night" Head Coach Evan Horn said "We are playing really tough baseball, Horsham is the best team in the league (7-2 record) and we came out not scared at all and played HV baseball, single, steal a base and drive him in" Horn continued "Lawlor pitched like a true veteran tonight, he wasnt nervous and really picked us up, he was flat out awesome" Horn continued to give his pitcher praise "The kid smiled between innings and really had the team at ease, what a great job Lawlor did tonight he gave it his all and a pound of crispy bacon, I'm looking forward to coaching him for the next 3 seasons thats for sure"
"Our leadership is awesome, Licht, Goldstein and Madnick have been great, they come to play every game like its their last and it is starting to show with the results in the win colum. HV is having fun!!!"
HV plays Friday night away at The Morelanders when it sends team Ace Brian Camp(3-0) to bump.
HV, coming off a tough loss the night before at the hands of Fort Washing, jumped out early in the 1st inning while scoring 3 runs. Licht lead off with a walk, he then stole and scored on a single off the bat from the teams leading hitter Nick Rittler (2 for 4). After a Jesse Goldstein infield single, HV's team captain Jake Madnick sacrificed them both to 2nd and 3rd. Abington's Chris Ruhl drove them both home with a single up the middle to make the score 3-0. HV turned the lead over to Lawlor who really was only in trouble in the 2nd inning when he worked out of a bases loaded jam with no outs to only give up 1 run.
Paul Buckley drove in the 4th run with a key 2 out single scoring Ruhl who singled and stole second with 2 outs. The 5th run for HV was scored by LaSalle's Rich Brazukas (1 for 2) when he scored on a single by Licht. The 6th run was also with 2 outs when Licht, yet again, singled and stole 2nd base. Rittler then drove him in with a gaping double.
Lawlor gave up single runs in the 2nd, 3rd and 7th innings and was in complete control the entire night.
"Well we are now 7 games into the season and it is someone different every night" Head Coach Evan Horn said "We are playing really tough baseball, Horsham is the best team in the league (7-2 record) and we came out not scared at all and played HV baseball, single, steal a base and drive him in" Horn continued "Lawlor pitched like a true veteran tonight, he wasnt nervous and really picked us up, he was flat out awesome" Horn continued to give his pitcher praise "The kid smiled between innings and really had the team at ease, what a great job Lawlor did tonight he gave it his all and a pound of crispy bacon, I'm looking forward to coaching him for the next 3 seasons thats for sure"
"Our leadership is awesome, Licht, Goldstein and Madnick have been great, they come to play every game like its their last and it is starting to show with the results in the win colum. HV is having fun!!!"
HV plays Friday night away at The Morelanders when it sends team Ace Brian Camp(3-0) to bump.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Goodman's Complete Game Again Not Enough as Huntingdon Valley Losses to Fort Washington 2-1
Huntingdon Valley (HV) received another complete game from Lower Moreland's Southpaw Ross Goodman (7 Innings Pitched, 4 Hits) but it still wasn't enough as Fort Washington (Fort) used small ball to beat HV 2-1. HV received a huge game at the plate from Abington's Chris Ruhl (2-3, 2 Doubles) and Holy Ghost's Paul Buckey (2-3, rbi) but it wasn't enough to for HV to pull the game out. HV had a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the 7th inning when they had a Ruhl on 3rd and 1 out but couldn't push the run across. The loss put HV at 3-3 on the season.
The game started like it has before with Goodman on the mound. Goodman throws a lot of strikes low in the strike zone and gets a lot of ground outs. Once again the offense didn't score enough for the Goodman.
HV only run of the game came from a single off the bat of Buckley who fought off an 0-2 count which plated Bobby Leonard.
"Ahhh, all I can say is that I feel terrible again for Goodman, all this kid does is take the bump and give it his all and a box of chocolates. When he pitches it is almost like he isn't there he is so smooth. This is two straight games that with a key hit here or there he is 2-0 but it hasn't gone his way and he is 0-2 and that just stinks" 1st year Coach Evan Horn continued "Ruhl came up big at the plate and the more I think about the moves I made in the bottom of the 7th this loss can easily be pinned on me but we are all a team and we lose and win together. These kids are special and anything less then a win is unacceptable"
HV dosent have time to even think about the tough loss as they play undeafeated Horsham tomorrow night.
The game started like it has before with Goodman on the mound. Goodman throws a lot of strikes low in the strike zone and gets a lot of ground outs. Once again the offense didn't score enough for the Goodman.
HV only run of the game came from a single off the bat of Buckley who fought off an 0-2 count which plated Bobby Leonard.
"Ahhh, all I can say is that I feel terrible again for Goodman, all this kid does is take the bump and give it his all and a box of chocolates. When he pitches it is almost like he isn't there he is so smooth. This is two straight games that with a key hit here or there he is 2-0 but it hasn't gone his way and he is 0-2 and that just stinks" 1st year Coach Evan Horn continued "Ruhl came up big at the plate and the more I think about the moves I made in the bottom of the 7th this loss can easily be pinned on me but we are all a team and we lose and win together. These kids are special and anything less then a win is unacceptable"
HV dosent have time to even think about the tough loss as they play undeafeated Horsham tomorrow night.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Camp Puts Out Fire in Complete Game Effort in Winning 2nd Game of Doubleheader 5-3 Against Warminster
Huntingdon Valley (HV) bounced back after losing the first game of a doubleheader against Warminster behind Ace pitcher Brian Camp (7 IP, 5 Hits, 0 Walks, 5 strikeouts) 5-3. HV went out in the second game with something to prove and that they did. They scored 3 runs in the top of the 1st inning and really never looked back. Team Captain Jake Madnick knocked in 2 runs and Lou Palmer sacrifice bunted in another. Warminster dominated in the first game while walking away with a 8-0 victory. HV sits tied for 3rd place in the league with a 3-2 record.
HV came out flat in the first game and really showed little life while Warminster pitcher had little trouble in defeating them.
HV received a huge day from centerfielder Jesse Goldstein with 3 hits, 2 runs scored and an RBI while winning the 2nd game 5-3.
"Again this was another team effort that gets it done" Coach Evan Horn said "The first game we where very flat and but the kids still tried everything possible to get something going, that shows the team leadership we have here. Even when things are going bad we still are trying our hardest to get something in the positive direction. Warminsters pitcher worked ahead on almost every batter and had his curveball breaking for strikes. Take your hat off to him he was awesome. Things dont always work out for the better but when the effort is there you cant complain"
Coach Horn had this to say about the effort in the 2nd game "The second game was more like HV baseball. I put the horse on the mound and like he has done a total of 2 other times he just gives me everything he has. Brian Camp is one of the best pitchers in this league hands down, he gives everything he has and a bowl of soup. The kid is great to coach and better to talk to between innings. A flat out great kid. What cant be left out is the incredable play I am getting from the "J" brothers. Jesse (Goldstein), Jared (Licht) and Jake (Madnick). These boys are playing with a chip on thier shoulders. They see a great thing here and want to ride the wave"
HV plays Tuesday at home against a tough Fort Washington team. HV will send Ross Goodman to the mound.
HV came out flat in the first game and really showed little life while Warminster pitcher had little trouble in defeating them.
HV received a huge day from centerfielder Jesse Goldstein with 3 hits, 2 runs scored and an RBI while winning the 2nd game 5-3.
"Again this was another team effort that gets it done" Coach Evan Horn said "The first game we where very flat and but the kids still tried everything possible to get something going, that shows the team leadership we have here. Even when things are going bad we still are trying our hardest to get something in the positive direction. Warminsters pitcher worked ahead on almost every batter and had his curveball breaking for strikes. Take your hat off to him he was awesome. Things dont always work out for the better but when the effort is there you cant complain"
Coach Horn had this to say about the effort in the 2nd game "The second game was more like HV baseball. I put the horse on the mound and like he has done a total of 2 other times he just gives me everything he has. Brian Camp is one of the best pitchers in this league hands down, he gives everything he has and a bowl of soup. The kid is great to coach and better to talk to between innings. A flat out great kid. What cant be left out is the incredable play I am getting from the "J" brothers. Jesse (Goldstein), Jared (Licht) and Jake (Madnick). These boys are playing with a chip on thier shoulders. They see a great thing here and want to ride the wave"
HV plays Tuesday at home against a tough Fort Washington team. HV will send Ross Goodman to the mound.
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