true Gwynedd-Mercy 9, Penn State-Abington 5

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GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA. --  Behind three hits and three stolen bases from senior Kevin Smeraglio (Newtown, Pa./Holy Ghost) and three RBI's from junior Josh Martin (Pottstown, Pa./St. Pius X), Gwynedd-Mercy powered past Penn State-Abington, 9-5, on Friday for the Griffins' seventh win in a row.

Freshman Rick Elfreth (Sicklerville, N.J./St. Augustine) drove in two runs on two sac flies and rookie pitcher Jamey Minnemeyer (Lansdale, Pa./Lansdale Catholic) scattered three earned runs on five hits with six strikeouts over six-plus innings for Gwynedd (8-3).

Tom Ditro was 1-for-3 with three RBIs for the PSU (4-8).

Ditro's two-run single in the first, staked the Lions to a quick 2-0 lead. Martin got a run back in the bottom of the inning on a sac fly to right, to score Smeraglio. Martin struck again in the second as his two-out, two-run single capped a five-run frame for a 6-2 advantage.

After Penn State-Abington crossed two runs in the seventh, to make it a three-run game, sophomore Dante Cassano (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) tripled and would later score on a sac fly off the bat of John Salvatore (Philadelphia, Pa./Holy Ghost) to make it 9-5.

Cassano finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Freshman Jordano Rodriguez (Philadelphia, Pa./Mariana Bracetti) added two hits, two runs, and an RBI.

Freshman Ryan Downs (Holland, Pa./Council Rock South) pitched a scoreless two and a third innings to help seal the win.

Gwynedd-Mercy travels to #21 Misericordia tomorrow for a non-league doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.