The American Legion Berks County League regular season concluded over the weekend with Exeter locking up the top spot in the West Division at 9-5, a game ahead of 8-6 West Lawn. Shillington finished 7-7.
In the East Division, Daniel Boone finished 6-8, good for third place behind Boyertown (11-3) and Norchester (10-4).
Exeter
June 26: Exeter 14, Twin Valley 1 >> The Blue Jays banged out 16 hits and took advantage of a combined 11 walks from three TV pitchers in rolling to a big Berks County League win.
Chris Smith (3-for-4) and Jake Fry (3-for-5) were Exeter’s most prolific hitters, with Andrew Barlow driving in two runs. Shaun O’Reilly pitched a nine-inning complete game, limiting Twin Valley to two hits and a walk while striking out nine.
June 28: Exeter 8, Conrad Weiser 1 >> Dylan Richards CG 3-hitter features 8 strikeouts & no walks. Chris Smith 3-for-4 with double, 2 runs & 2 RBIs. Jake Fry 2-for-2 with triple, 3 RBIs & run.
June 30: Norchester 7, Exeter 1 >> Corey Hennessey threw a complete game scattering three hits and striking out six while five Bulldogs had multiple-hit games, led by Josh Fulmer (double, triple), Alex Condello (double) and Joe Zgleszewski (double). Chris Smith doubled and knocked in the Blue Jays’ lone run.
Shillington
June 28: West Lawn 4, shillington 3 >> A three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning fell just short of bringing the Red Sox back for victory against the Owls in Berks County League play.
Zachary Wyrick, Noah Angstadt and Nick Kosenske (two RBI) each had two hits for Shillington, which outhit West Lawn by a 10-7 margin. Noah Weber took the pitching loss, touched for all the Owls’ runs and hits.
July 1: Boyertown 7, shillington 2 >> Ryan Weller collected five RBI as the Bears defeated the Red Sox on a special night at Bear Stadium, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Borough of Boyertown. Weller had a two-run single to highlight a four-run third, then broke open a close 4-2 game with a bases-loaded double in the sixth. Bears ace Andrew Bauer pitched 1-1/3 innings in relief, getting out of a tight jam in the sixth inning to earn the save in relief of starter Grant Fronheiser. For Shillington, three different batters (Earl Kochel, Austin Baker, and Justin Delvecchio) had two hits apiece.
July 2: Shillington 6, Norchester 4 >> Phillip Henry swung the big bat for the Red Sox as they outlasted the Bulldogs in their Berks County League contest.
Henry went 2-for-4, doubling twice and driving in three runs. He was among the five Shillington players with two hits, the others Noah Weber, Hunter Reeser, Alex Sczepkowksi and Matt DeMarco.
July 3: Boyertown 6, Shillington 4 >> The Sox forced extras innings but the Bears plated a pair in the eighth inning for the Berks win.
Hunter Reeser was 4-for-5 and Phillip Henry had a three-hit game for Shillington. Austin Baker went six innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on five hits. Nick Kosenske went two innings of relief and took the loss.
Andrew Bauer got the win in relief of Mike Xanthopoulos, who gave up 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings but zero earned runs.
Daniel Boone
June 26: Daniel Boone 10, West Lawn 1 >> Daniel Boone, backed by a solid pitching performance from Christian Dekker, took advantage of four West Lawn errors to run away with this Berks County League game.
Dekker scattered five hits and a walk over eight innings before Jordan Goodrich pitched a two-strikeout ninth. Dekker (2-for-4), Chase Lacey (2-for-5) and Brandon Clarke each drove in pairs of runs while Bryce Stout (2-for-4, triple) added another multiple-hit performance.
June 28: Norchester 6, Daniel Boone 0 >> The Orioles were held to three hits by the Bulldogs’ Nate Tomlin in the Berks County League loss.
A.J. Carr, Zach Brightbill and Matthew Dekker were Boone’s lone players to hit safely off Tomlin. Brightbill took the pitching loss in relief of starter Nick Dinnocenti.
June 29: Boyertown 10, Daniel Boone 0 >> The Orioles were blanked for a second straight game, getting just two hits off Bear ace Andrew Bauer.
Boone’s hits came from Sean Bologa and Zach Brightbill. Jordan Goodrich, replacing starter A.J. Carr after just one-third of an inning, took the pitching loss.
June 30: Daniel Boone 7, Conrad Weiser 5 >> The Blazers got back on the winning track in the Berks County League by overtaking Weiser with a combined five runs in the third and fourth innings.
A.J. Carr (2-for-3) drove in two of Boone’s runs, with its other RBI coming from Bryant Schwoyer (2-for-4) and Christian and Matt Dekker. Carr got the pitching win, with Sean Bologa adding three frames of five-strikeout relief for the save.
