Parkland High School Baseball

On Sunday, what was arguably the best weather for baseball so far this spring the Trojans travelled to Coca Cola Park in Allentown for their matchup with the Zephyrs from Whitehall. As the away team for the contest the Trojans Joseph Webber led off wth single and adv to 2nd on a CK Kinsley fielders choice, Cullan Wadsworth walked & Dylan Miller reached base on a fielders choice to load the bases. However, the Trojans were unable to push a run across in the Top of the 1st Adam Smith took the mound with sun high in the sky as battery mate Geroge Jenkins crouched down behind the plate with temperatures around 70 degrees on a beautiful day to play at a Minor League Stadium. Smith & Jenkins worked effectively once again scattering 5 hits, 1 earned run and striking out 5 over 6 innings of work. The Trojans took control of the game in the Top of the 2nd when Jeremy Piatkiewicz led off with a single & George Jenkins reached after being H BP & Jared Kuharchuck came in to pinch run for Jenkins. CK Kinsley then singled home the first run of the day scoring Piatkiewicz with Kuharchuck adv to 3rd and Kinsley to 2nd on the throw. Cullan Wadsorth then tripled home the pair to make it a 3-0 Trojan lead. The Zephyrs managed to plate a run in the Bot of the 1st to make it a 3-1 score. The Trojans immediately got that run back in the Top of the 3rd after Adam Mellinger walked and Will Algard ROE with Mellinger hustling to 3rd on the play, Jeremy Piatkiewicz the single home Mellinger making it a 4-1 lead. Adam Smith then fanned 2 as the Trojans retired the side in order in the Bot of the 3rd. Joseph Webber reached base after being HBP in the Top 4 and stole 2nd but was LOB. The Zephyrs got traffic on the bases in the Bot 4 but Smith & the Trojans only allowed a run to cross the plate and the score was 4-2 after 4 innings of play.

In the Top of 5 Will Algard singled and Jeremy Piatkiewicz BB but the pair were LOB. In the bottom of the frame Smith and the Trojans worked around traffic on the bases and held the score at 4-2 after 5. In the Top of the 6th CK Kinsley ROE & advancing to 2nd then advanced to 3rd as Cullan Wadsworth reached first on a dropped third strike. Wadsorth then took 2nd uncontested and Dylan Miller BB to load the bases. Adam Mellinger then singled scoring Kinsley and Wadsworth and pushing the Trojan lead to 4 at 6-2. Miller then advanced to 3rd on a Will Algard SacFly, with Mellinger advancing to 2nd on a ball in the dirt. Jeremy Piatkiewicz then BB to load the bases and the inning ended with the Trojans leading 6-2. In the Bot of the 6th Adam Smith and the Trojans worked around a runner as Smith struck out 2. In the Top 7 CK Kinsley singled and Cullan Wadsworth walked but the pair were LOB. Koby Staivecki came on for the Bot of the 7th and with traffic on the bases Staivecki and the Trojans only allowed a run to cross the plate and another Trojan Victory in hand 6-3.