Parkland High School Baseball

AJ Palumbo took the mound on Thursday against the Stroudsburg Mountaineers on an unseasonably cold spring day with battery mate George Jenkins behind the plate. The battery worked effectively and with the help of a solid Trojans defense Palumbo fanned 7 and scattered 4 hits over 4 innings keeping it close but the Trojans trailed the Mountaineers 2-0.

Through the first 5 innings Joseph Webber (Single), Cullan Wadsworth (Single) Adam Mellinger (ROE) Will Algard (ROE) and Adam Smith (FC) were the only Trojans to reach base as the offense started as cold as the temperature. Collin Duff came on in relief in the Top of the 5th fanned a batter and held the Mountaineers in check for the balance of the game. In the Top of the 6th Duff got a pitchers best friend in the form of a Matt Ervolina to CK Kinsley to Will Algard inning ending double play.

In the Bottom of the 6th CK Kinsley led off with a BB followed by a Cullan Wadsworth single and a Dylan Miller BB to load the bases for Adam Mellinger who promptly singled driving in Kinsley and Wadsworth to tie the score at 2-2. In the Top 7 Duff induced another Ervo to Kinsley to Algard inning ending twin killing to keep it tied. The Trojans worked as a unit in the bottom of the 7th starting with Adam Smith reaching on a HBP to start the inning, moving to 2nd on a George Jenkins Sac Bunt and then 3rd on a Joseph Webber Sac Fly to RF. CK Kinsley stepped to the plate with 2 outs and Adam Smith on third and promptly singled to LF to score Smith and secure the 3-2 Trojan victory.