Brady Spells Relief for Huntingdon Valley in 11-10 Win

On a day when Huntingdon Valley (HV) needed pitching relief Nicky Brady ( 4 IP, 6 K's) stepped up to answer the call. Brady came in relief for Bryce Horn (2 IP 3 K's) and pitched 4 flawless innings to earn a victory for an ever improving HV team over Newtown's #1 team. Horn, who pitched 4 innings the day before, pitched the first 2 innings before Brady took over and lead HV to a 11-10 victory. HV needed an amazing outfield play from Harrison Roesser to preserve the victory. HV pounded out 10 hits, had 7 walks and kept the presure on Newtown all game.

In the top of the 1st inning HV received singles by Connor Killion and Roesser ( 2 for 4) to only leave them on base to end the inning. In the bottom of the inning Horn pitched out of a 2nd and 3rd jam to shut Newtown down.

The 2nd inning HV scored 3 times when Horn walked and with 2 outs Matt Acker (3 for 4) and Jordan Lieber ( 1 for 2) drove in runs before Leiber stole home to end the scoring. The bottom of the inning is where Newtown scored 6 times on 3 hits and took a 6-3 lead heading to the 3rd inning.

The 3rd inning HV batted around plus 2 and but up 7 runs. The inning started with a single off the bat of Justin Azran which was followed by a single by Roesser. After Brock Landes (2 for 4) sacrificed both over on a perfect bunt Horn followed with a walk to load the bases. Victor Tang walked in the first run of the inning which followed another walk from Brady. Acker followed with a run scoring single then bases loaded walks to Leiber and Killion ended the scoring and but HV in front 10-6. The bottom of the inning is when HV put Brady on the mound which would be the turning point of the game. Brady allowed 1 run on an error to keep HV in front 10-7

The 4th inning HV went 1-2-3. The bottom of the inning was answered by Brady when he struck out the side on 12 pitches.

The 5th inning HV scored what turned out to be the winning run when Albert Glasgow (1 for 2) singled and scored when Azran put the ball in play to score Glasgow. The bottom of the inning Newtown scored 3 times to cut the lead to 11-10

The 6th inning started when Landes singled and was earased when Horn hit into a double play. The bottom of the inning was very hard to watch for Assisstant Coach Mike Landes who was seen on the bench hiding behind 56 pound Horn. The inning started when the lead off batter hit a gaping ball to the fence to only be earsed when center fielder Roesser threw a strike from the fence to the shortstop Acker for a tag out. After that play it took the sails out of Newtown and Brady closed the door with 2 more strike outs and a 11-10 victory.

Box Score
AB-Runs-Hits-Rbi's-Walks

Acker 4 2 3 2 0
Lieber 2 2 1 2 1
Killion 3 0 1 1 1
Azran 3 1 1 1 1
Roesser 4 1 2 0 0
Landes 4 0 2 0 0
Horn 2 2 0 0 2
Ginsberg 2 0 0 0 0
Tang 1 1 0 0 1
Glasgow 2 1 1 0 0
Brady 0 1 0 1 1