Parkland High School Baseball

The JV Trojans wrapped up their season with a convincing 15-2 win over the Nazareth Blue Eagles in a 5 inning mercy rule game.  The Parkland offense came alive in the 3rd inning, putting up 11 runs on 8 hits to jump out to a 13-1  lead.  The win avenges an earlier 5-1 loss to the Blue Eagles.  Starting pitcher Nick Iannotta picked up the win, throwing all fiving innings.  Iannotta allowed 2 runs on 5 hits and 5 walks, while recording 4 strikeouts.  The team ends the season with a 16-2 record.

Nazareth took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 1st, as Iannotta worked out a bases load jam with 2 strikeouts to end the inning.  The Trojans regained the lead in the bottom half of the inning, started by a Joey Bolick (0 for 1, 2BB, 2R) walk.  Scott Hudock (3 for 3, 3R, 3 RBI) reached safely on a bunt that resulted in an overthrow at first, scoring Bolick with Hudock ending up at 3rd.  An Ethan Imler (2 for 2, triple, BB, 2R, 2RBI) single scored Hudock for the 2-1 lead.

Parkland's big 3rd inning was started with a Hudock single followed by an Imler triple to right field, scoring Hudock.  Imler scored on a wild pitch and Matt Mellinger (1 for 2, triple, HBP, 2R, 2RBI) was hit by a pitch and moved to 2nd on a wild pitch.  Nick Stillittano (1 or 3, R, RBI) singled to score Mellinger.  Stillittano scored on a Nick Iannotta (2 for 2, double, BB, 2R, RBI) single  to center.  Colin Calpin (1 for 2, R) followed with a single and Landon Annoni (0 for 2, R) reached on error, scoring Iannotta.  Bolick walked to load the bases.  Hudock singled to left for his second hit of the inning, scoring Calpin and Annoni for a 9-1 lead.  Imler walked to once again load the bases and Bolick scored on a wild pitch.  Mellinger followed with a 2-RBI triple to the left center gap, scoring Hudock and Imler.  Nate Markowicz (1 for 3, RBI) singled to score Mellinger for the 13-1 lead.

The Trojans added two more runs in the 4th with a lead-off double by Iannotta.  Anderson Hummer (0 for 1, R) reached base on error and moved to second on an errant throw.  Iannotta and Hummer scored on an Adam Mellinger (0 for 1) fly ball pop to shallow center for a 15-1 lead.  Nazareth picked up a run in the top of the 5th before being shut down by Iannotta for the 15-2 victory.