Huntingdon Valley Legion Team Plays to Tie in Non-League Game

Playing in a Non-League American Legion game on Thursday night, Huntingdon Valley and Yardley-Morrisville ended the contest the same way it started … tied.

The game had an All-Star type of feel to it with each team using multiple pitchers for only an inning or two before calling it quits at 4-4.

HV used pitchers Brian Camp and Matt Lawlor for two innings apiece and Ross ‘Chips’ Goodman for 1 2/3 inning. Robert Hoffman closed the game out with the final out.

"I wanted to see all my pitchers throw the pill (last night) and we closed the door with Hoff (Robert Hoffman) even though he made it interesting at the end," HV coach Evan Horn said.

"When you have two teams from two different leagues you just don’t know what to expect" Horn added. "They are a well-coached team with many good players so it was nice to see my boys battle with them from the first pitch to the last.”

With HV trailing in the bottom of the 2nd, but bounced right back scoring twice in the top of the third. Goodman lined a two-out single to left field to score Paul Buckley (1-3) and Hoffman (2-3).

"Chips (Ross Goodman) came through when we needed him to with a two-strike count" Horn said. "When Chips puts the ball in play, I believe he has a better chance of getting a hit then not. We need him doing that to continue to improve."

Yardley-Morrisville walked in two more runs to account for the rest of the HV offense. Y-M tied the game in the bottom of the 5^th, which ended the scoring. The game was called after the 6th inning due to darkness.

"It was a great night for baseball on a great field (Philadelphia Bible college) with two teams looking to get better and have some fun," Horn said. "I had my catcher playing shortstop and my third basemen playing catcher, it was a great time for my boys and that is all that matters."