Highland Park Giants varsity baseball update #10/11: In its semifinals matchup with Harlem HS, Highland Park couldnt overcome a 5-1 deficit and fell to the Huskies by a score of 5-2. Johnny Simone got HP on the board in the first with a sacrifice fly. Taylor Smetana had the other RBI for the Giants on a double late in the game. David Joseph and Oren Spunguen each went 2-for-3 at the plate. Noah Stern pitched 4 innings in the start, striking out 4. Jay Goldsher pitched the final inning as the game was cut short due to a prior rain delay. In its 3rd place game against host Freeport, the Giants pounded out 12 hits for 13 runs in a 13-3 rout of the Pretzels. HP was led by David Joseph (3-for-4, 3 doubles, 4 RBI) and Taylor Smetana (3-for-3, double, 2 RBI). Jay Goldsher got the start on the mound, pitching a scoreless opening inning and striking out 1. Charlie Elias took over from there and went 5 strong innings, striking out 6 in picking up his first win of the season. With the split, HP concluded the Pretzel City Classic with wins over Stillman Valley and Freeport and a loss to Harlem, good for 3rd place in the 8-team tournament. HP improved to 7-4 overall on the season and will begin CSL play on Wednesday afternoon against Evanston. Honorable mentions to Justin Mills tacking on another run and RBI in game 2 and Zach Nankin for his heat complaints on the bus ride and obnoxious conduct in the dugout.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 21:29:13 +0000