Parkland High School Baseball

The Trojans and Emmaus took the field at the Trojan Sandlot on Monday evening teaming up to raise money to Strikeout Cancer on Youth Night. AJ Palumbo got the start for the Trojans with battery mate George Jenkins behind the plate. Palumbo pitched well striking out 8 against 2 walks over 6 innings of work while scattering 4 hits. Emmaus was able to get on the board in the Top of the 2nd to take a 2-0 lead over the Trojans. Emmaus held the Trojans scoreless through 2 frames in which the lone Trojan baserunner had been Adam Mellinger after a single in the bottom of the 2nd. In the bottom of the Jared Kuharchuck reached on an error and advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch then third on a dropped third strike scoring later on another wild pitch for the first Trojan run of the game. CK Kinsley then walked took 2nd on a pickoff attempt and scored to tie the score at 2-2 on a Cullan Wadsworth double and after 3 innings of play the score stood at 2-2. In the top of the 4th Emmaus took the lead again plating a run to make it 3-2 as AJ Palumbo fanned 2 in the inning. The Trojans the counterpunched in the bottom of the 4th when Will Algard doubled and later advanced to 3rd on a wild pitch. Jeremy Piatkiewicz then singled Algard home to tie the game at 3-3 after 4. AJ Palumbo and the Trojans then retired Emmaus in order in the top of the 5th with Palumbo notching another strikeout in the inning. In the bottom of the fifth the Trojans scored what would eventually be the winning run when Cullan Wadsworth was hit by a pitch, took 2nd on a wild pitch and advanced to 3rd on a ball in the dirt. Dylan Miller walked and then Miller & Wadsworth executed the double steal with Wadsworth scoring to make it 4-3. Adam Mellinger then walked but was LOB along with Miller.

In the Top of the 6th Trojan Fans were treated to a Joe Webber web gem down the LF line when Joe ran from what seemed to be Cedar Crest Blvd all the way over to make a sliding catch across the left field foul line with runners on base. Emmaus eventually loaded the bases but AJ Palumbo and the Trojans held the lead at 4-3 after the Top of the 6th. In the Top of the 7th Collin Duff and then Koby Staivecki were in to close the door for the Trojans as an Emmaus rally fell short with Staivecki striking out the side with the bases juiced to preserve a 4-3 Trojan Victory over rival Emmaus.