Parkland High School Baseball

Nick Iannotta pitched a 3-hit complete game to lead the JV Trojans over Easton 6-1.  The Red Rovers lone run came in the 7th inning, as an unearned run.  Iannotta finished the night with 6 strikeouts while allowing 3 walks.

The Trojan offense scored earlier, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st.  Walks by Scott Hudock (0 for 1, BB, 2R), Nick Iannotta (0 for 2, 2BB), and Ethan Imler (1 for 1, BB, R) loaded the bases.  With two outs, Nick Stillittano (1 for 3, double, 3RBI) doubled down the left field line to  score Hudock,  Iannotta, and Imler.  Parkland added to  its lead in the 2nd inning on a Joey Bolick (1 for 1, BB, R) single followed by a Colin Calpin (1 for 2, RBI) single that scored Bolick.  Hudock reached base on a fielder's choice and later scored on an errant throw to first on an attempted pick-off, to give the Trojans a 5-0 lead.  Parkland threatened in the 3rd and 4th innings with singles by Will Algard (1 for 3) and Dylan Snyder (1 for 1, RBI), but the Trojans were unable to score.

Parkland added a run in the 6th inning on back to back singles by AJ Palumbo (1 for 1, R) and Landon Annoni (1 for 2) and an Iannotta walk to load the bases.  A Snyder sacrifice fly  scored Palumbo for a 6-0 lead.  Easton scored a run in the top of the 7th before being shut down by Iannotta for the 6-1 win.

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Pitchers Evan McAndrew and Ryan Giovenco combined to no-hit Central Catholic today as the Parkland Trojans dominated in all facets of the game for the 13-0 win in the 5-inning game.  This is the Parkland pitching staff's second no-hitter and seventh shutout of the season as the Trojans improve their season record to 14-1.  Starting pitcher McAndrew threw four no-hit innings, striking out three with one hit batter.  McAndrew (3-3, 2B) also contributed with his bat, collecting three base hits, as twelve different Parkland players had at least one base hit in the Trojan 17-hit attack.  Giovenco, making his varsity debut, pitched the final inning of the game striking out four batters and walking one in his one inning of work.  Giovenco had four strikeouts in the one inning due to one Central batter reaching base on a dropped third strike.

After a scoreless 1st inning that saw the Trojans strand two base runners who had reached base with one out in the inning, the Trojans batted around the order in the top of the 2nd inning and scored six runs.  Cullan Wadsworth (1-4, R) had an infield single to lead off the inning and McAndrew followed with a single.  With runners on first and third base, the Trojans executed a double steal to take a 1-0 lead.  Kyle Friebolin (1-2, HBP, walk, R, RBI) was hit by a pitch and Jeff Strisovsky (1-2, BB, R, RBI) then singled to bring home courtesy runner EJ Brandt (1-1, 2R, RBI).  Friebolin scored the third run of the inning on an RBI single by Justin Afflerbach (2-3, 2R, 3 RBI).   Chris Rabasco (2-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI) then hit a 2-RBI double to increase the Parkland lead to 5-0.  Rabasco then scored on a Rhett Jacoby (0-1, BB, sac fly, RBI) sacrifice fly. 

Parkland added four runs in the 3rd inning and three runs in the 4th inning.  McAndrew, Andrew Roth (1-2, R) and Friebolin hit consecutive singles.  Friebolin's hit scored courtesy runner Brandt.  Afflerbach then hit a one-out 2-RBI single to increase Parkland's lead to 9-0.  Tyler Bruno (2-3, RBI) then singled home Afflerbach to finish out the 3rd inning.  In the 4th, McAndrew got things going again with a lead off double down the right field line.  Isaac Neal (1-2, RBI) singled home McAndrew and a Central fielding error on a ground ball off the bat of Connor Higgins plated Friebolin who had reached base earlier in the inning with a walk. 

With the 13-0 lead, Giovenco took the hill in the bottom of the 5th inning and struck out four to finish the no-hitter as he worked out of a bases loaded jam after three batters reached base on a dropped third strike, an error, and a walk.   Harsha Bollu (1-2, 2R) and Alec Bartholomew (1-1) both added singles to the Trojan offensive effort.

The JV team improved to 11-2 on the season with a 5-3 win over Central Catholic.  The Trojans posted a 4-run 4th inning to break a 1-1 tie, that proved to be the difference in the game.  Starting pitcher AJ Palumbo recorded the win, allowing 2 runs in 5 innings pitched.  Palumbo scattered 8 hits, striking out 1 while giving up 2 walks.  Adam Mellinger closed out the game, throwing 2 innings in relief.  Mellinger allowed 1 run on 3 hits and a walk to seal the 5-3 victory.

Central got on board first with a run in the top of the 2nd.  The Trojans responded with a run in the bottom of the 3rd to tie the game 1-1.  Colin Calpin (1 for 3, 2R, RBI) reached on error to lead off the inning.  Calpin stole second and moved to third on a Scott Hudock (1 for 3, RBI) sacrifice bunt.  Calpin then scored on a Nick Iannotta (1 for 3, RBI) ground ball to short. 

Parkland's 4th inning rally was started with a Nate Markowicz (1 for 3, R) single.  Markowicz moved to third on a Nick Stillittano (1 for 3, R) single and then scored on a single by Joey Bolick (2 for 3, R, RBI) for a 2-1 lead.  Calpin singled to score Stillittano and a Hudock single and an overthrow at first scored Bolick and Calpin to give the Trojans a 5-1 lead.  Central added a run in the 5th and 6th innings, but the Trojans shutdown the Vikings in the 7th for the 5-3 final.

After giving up a 1-0 lead in the top of the 6th inning that allowed Governor Mifflin to tie the game at 1-1, Tyler Bruno hit a two-out single up the middle in the bottom of the 7th inning to score Andrew Roth and give the Trojans the 2-1 walk-off win.  The game was marked by strong pitching on both sides, as well as key defensive plays.  Starting pitcher Harsha Bollu pitched five effective innings, allowing one run on six hits and one walk.  Bollu worked around a couple of hits in the first two innings of the game, and got out of a bases loaded jam in the 3rd inning with an inning ending double play. 

Parkland had an opportunity to score in the 1st inning when lead off hitter Jeff Strisovsky (1-3, sac bunt) singled, Justin Afflerbach (1-3, BB, R) walked, and Chris Rabasco (0-1, 2BB, HBP) was hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs.  After a fielder's choice ground out got the force out at the plate, Rhett Jacoby (0-2, BB) hit a line drive to second base that was caught for a double play.  In the bottom of the 3rd, Afflerbach singled and later came around to score the first run of the game with Bruno's first RBI single of the game.  The Trojans did not mount another scoring threat until the bottom of the 7th inning.  In the 5th, Bruno did drive a ball over the right fielders head, but the Governor Mifflin right fielder made an outstanding running catch on the warning track. 

 In the top of the 6th inning, a lead off walk and a stolen base put a Governor Mifflin runner on second base with no outs.  The next batter doubled to the gap in left center to tie the game at 1-1.  With the go-ahead run on second base with no outs, Rabasco came on in relief of Bollu.  Rabasco got two quick outs with strikeouts on six pitches to the next two Governor Mifflin batters.  The next batter hit a bloop single over third base that landed in short left field.  With the Governor Mifflin base runner trying to score from second base, shortstop Strisovsky picked up the ball and his throw to home plate was on the mark to catcher Austin Mueller (1-3) who applied the tag to end the inning.  Rabasco worked around a one-out single in the top of the 7th to keep the game tied at 1-1. 

In the bottom of the 7th inning, Roth reached base on a fielding error and advanced to second base on a Strisovsky sacrifice bunt.  A ground out off the bat of Afflerbach allowed Roth (1-2, BB, R) to advance to third base.  With Roth on third base and two outs, Rabasco was intentionally walked to make way for Bruno (2-4, 2RBI).  Bruno lined the first pitch of his at-bat to centerfield to score Roth for the walk-off 2-1 win.  Rabasco picked up the win on the mound for his two scoreless innings of work, allowing two hits, no walks, and striking out two.  Cullan Wadsworth (1-3) singled in the 6th inning to round out Parkland's offense.