Moyer picks up win No. 400 as Boyertown downs Pottsgrove
He’s certainly established himself as one of the greats in Boyertown baseball.
On Wednesday afternoon, head coach Todd Moyer took it a step further.
Moyer picked up career win No. 400 as head coach during the Bears’ 14-4 win over cross divisional foe Pottsgrove in a Pioneer Athletic Conference game.
Lead-off man Michael Raineri finished an impressive 5-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBI while designated hitter Anthony Rota was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Collectively, the Beas finished with 13 hits from eight different players.
Early on, Moyer’s milestone win wasn’t a sure thing.
The Falcons scored three runs in the top of the first inning before the Bears responded with a two-run bottom half then followed with four more runs in the second inning.
Jared Waldman picked up the win before Grant Fronheiser came on in relief and held Pottsgrove to just one hit before gaining the final five outs.
Nick DeCurtis and Noah Rimel each finished with two hits and a run scored for Pottsgrove.
Phoenixville 12, Spring-Ford 11, 8 inn. >> Nick Opalkowski delivered a walk-off single to score Zach Masalski as the Phantoms completed the comeback and downed the Rams in PAC cross-divisional play.
Trailing 11-7 in the bottom of the bottom of the seventh, Phoenixville rallied for four runs to force extras. Opalkowski finished with two hits and two RBI while Masalski finished 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. Quinn Danna picked up the win on the mound, where he struck out five batter in two innings.
For Spring-Ford, Jake Kelchner (two runs, two RBI) and Sam Barletta (two runs) finished with two hits apiece. Nick Brauer had three RBIs.
Methacton 5, Upper Merion 2 >> Patrick O’Neill picked up three hits and also earned the save during the Warriors crossover divisional clash with the Vikings.
O’Neill finished 3-for-4 with a home run while Jason Eckman finished 2-for-2 with a run scored. Jake Morello got the win on the mound, giving way to two hits and two runs (one earned) across 5-1/3 innings. Ray Scheier finished with two hits for UM out of the lead-off spot.
Pope John Paul II 12, Norristown 2 >> Chris Sparacino and Matt Grim threw a combined one-hitter during the Golden Panthers cross-divisional win over the Eagles.
The pair went three innings apiece combining for 11 strikeouts. PJP racked up 12 hits, highlighted by Matt Ahmad’s two-hit showing. Colt Narciso finished with a double, a run scored and an RBI while Aidan McCarthy finished with two RBI. Tyler Pastella finished with Norristown’s only hit.
Owen J. Roberts 10, Pottstown 2 >> The top half of the Wildcats’ lineup compiled nine of the team’s 11 hits en route to a PAC divisional crossover win against the Trojans.
Lead-off man Andrew Fisher (two runs scored), Brian Siket (one run), Josh Fulmer (two runs, two RBIs) and Austin Levengood (three runs scored, two RBIs) each posted two-hit games for OJR while Andy Blum scored a pair of runs. Dan Stofko pitched five complete innings in the win.
Friends Central 18, West-Mont Christian 3 >> The Wings dropped a non-conference matchup against Friends Central.