Huntingdon Valley Clinches 1st Overall Seed with Dramatic 5-4 Victory Over Plumstead in Southampton Tournament

Huntingdon Valley (HV) came from behind to defeat Plumstead (PS) 5-4 in a game to have the overall number 1 seed in the Semi-Finals of the Southampton Tournament. HV losing 4-2 in the bottom of the 4th came back to score 2 times in the inning after a huge Matt Ginsberg game trying RBI single to tie the score and then scored in the bottom of the 5th to take a 5-4 lead which ended up being the final score. Matt Acker (3 IP, 6 K's) slammed the door on PS to close the game out.

In the top of the 1st inning Plumstead scored a run while not getting a hit off of starter Bryce Horn (2 IP, 5 K's). HV bounced right back when with 1 out Jordan Leiber (1 for 1, 2 walks) singled which was followed by a walk by Harrison Roesser (2 Runs Scored). both runners ended up scoring on wild pitches to put HV up 2-1 entering the 2nd

The 2nd inning was much like the first with PS scoring 2 runs on no hits while Horn struck out the side but took a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the inning. HV went down in turn in the bottom of the 2nd.

In the 3rd HV sent Nick Brady to the hill (1 IP, 3 K's) but PS scored a run to take a 4-2 lead. The bottom of the inning HV only managed a walk from Leiber.

The 4th inning HV put Acker on the hill. He didn't disappoint. Acker faced 3 batters while striking out 2 of them. The bottom of the inning was a great one for HV. Horn (1 for 2) lead off with a single which was followed by a single off the bat of Connor Killion (1 for 3) and a walk to Brock Landes (1 for 2) to load the bases. After a strike out and a base running error HV was left with 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs when Brady (1 for 2) stepped to the plate and singled home Killion to make the score 4-3. Ginsberg then hit a hard line drive down the 3rd base line to plate the run and make the score 4-4.

The top of the 5th inning Acker went right back to work while wiggling out of a 2nd and 3rd jam. The bottom of the inning started with a walk to Leiber and a Fielders Choice off the bat of Roesser. Horn followed with a walk and after moving up on a passed ball Killion grounded outi to plate Roesser and take the 5-4 lead.

The top of the 6th inning Acker had a 2nd and 3rd 1 out jam to only strike out the final two batters to preserve the victory and 1st place seed for HV.

HV will face Fairless Hills in the semi-final game tomorrow.

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

Acker 3 0 0 0 0
Leiber 1 1 1 0 2
Roesser 2 2 0 0 1
Horn 2 0 1 0 1
Killion 3 1 1 0 0
Landes 2 1 1 0 1
Tang 1 0 0 0 1
Powitski 1 0 0 0 0
Brady 2 0 1 1 0
Ginsberg 2 0 1 1 0
Glasgow 1 0 0 0 0
Azran 0 0 0 0 1