Mercury Baseball Roundup (May 5): Big inning sends Owen J. Roberts past PV; Boyertown breaks through late
Owen J. Roberts 9, Perkiomen Valley 3
With three players driving in multiple runs Wednesday, the Wildcats pulled away from the Vikings to win this PAC Liberty Division matchup.
Sam Morris, Ethan Sabatino (3-for-3) and Grant Reitz each had two RBI in helping Owen J. score five times in the top of the third to build a 6-1 lead.
Starting pitcher Zach Brockner struck out five in five innings before Morris and Dean Mihos combined for two frames of two-hit relief.
Boyertown 6, Methacton 4
The Bears came on strong in the late innings of Wednesday’s PAC Liberty Division game, overtaking the Warriors in their final at-bat.
Scoring five times in the sixth, Boyertown erased Methacton’s initial 4-1 lead. Evan Hetrick, pitching the final three frames in relief of Cole Hertzler, who got the win by holding the Warriors to a hit and walk while striking out four.
Jonathan Myers’ RBI single in the sixth gave the Bears the lead for good.
