Goodman Saves Best For Last As Huntingdon Valley Wins 7th Straight

Ross Goodman saved his best performance of the season while pitching in his last game. Goodman (5 IP, 3 hits, 0 ER, 5 K's), who is leaving for a 2 week vacation, pitched a rain shortend complete game for Huntingdon Valley as they sweep the season series from Warminster on Saturday Evening. After the last out was recorded in the top of the 5th inning the rains came and the game was called with the score 6-1.

"Ross (Goodman) really pitched well this season for us" Coach Evan Horn said, "Ross will be missed for sure. At the beginning of the season Ross was almost the odd man out of the rotation that is really loaded. He took to his middle relief roll to the point that he was used just about every other game. He won 3 games and had 2 saves what else can you ask from a pitcher. He was very reliable and very aaffective"

HV was trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the 2nd inning when Warminster loaded the bases on walks. Robert Hoffman drove in the first run of the game for HV with a sacrifice fly to tie the score at 1-1.
HV put 2 more on the board in the home 3rd when with 1 out Jake Yannessa (1 for 2, 2 runs scored, RBI) walked and came around to score when Chris Ruhl (1 for 1, Walk, Run Scored, RBI) drove a single to the outfield. Jake Madnick (0 for 1, 2 Walks, Run Scored) scored the 2nd run on a wild pitch.

"Chris (Ruhl) has really played well this season after coming back from his finger injury" Coach Horn continued, "He is a team leader that I look to for advice when things are spinning in my head. Chris might be the best teammate any team can have, great character and always on the positive side. Im a lucky coach to have a player like him on my team"

HV put the game out of reach before the rains came when in the home 4th HV put a 3 spot on the board. The inning started with a Matt Lawlor (0 for 0, 2 Walks, Run Scored) walked. After 2 outs Lou Palmer (1 for 3, Run Scored) singled to make it 1st and 2nd. Yannessa drove in Lawlor with a single to make it 4-1. Paul Buckley (1 for 3, RBI) followed with an RBI single to make it 5-1. The scoring ended when Yannessa stole home to make it 6-1.

The rains came in the bottom of the 5th inning and the game was called. With the win HV sits in 1st place at 14-5-1 and sits and waits to see who it will open up against with in the 1st game of the playoffs.

"Well we still have a game tomorrow" Horn said, "I'm just so proud of my boys. To come into a season with a lot of questions and to be in this situation is great. I feel as if HV isn't looked at like a door mat any longer. I hope to continue to build this program to the point where other teams are a little scared to play us. Baby steps and I mean baby steps"

HV ends the regular season with a home game against The Morelanders on Sunday afternoon.