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Hopewell Wins 5th Consecutive Game Behind Strong Outing from McDonald and Donovan

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 3 minutes read

MONTOUR HIGH SCHOOL– The Hopewell High School baseball team’s strong play continued last night as they went on to road to take on a 1st place team in 5A.

HC Morgan Singletary’s team had a road non-section game Friday night at Montour, which is a very talented team. Montour entered the game in first place in Class 5A/Section 4 with an overall record of 6-2 and 4-0 in section.

Thanks to strong pitching and some big-time defensive plays, Hopewell defeated Montour, 4-3. This was no doubt a big win for Singletary as he is a graduate and played high school baseball at Montour High School.

This becomes the second impressive non-section win for Hopewell, following their impressive win last week over 1st place Avonworth.

As it’s been for a majority of the season, strong pitching was the key for Hopewell. Senior Ben McDonald got the start and was outstanding as he went 4 innings, allowing 4 hits, 2 runs (0 earned runs) and struck out 8 batters. Senior Drew Donovan pitched the final 3 innings and allowed just 1 hit, 1 earned run and struck out 2 batters. This was a big-time effort by Donovan considering he hasn’t gotten a ton of time on the mound this season.

How good and reliable has Hopewell’s pitching been this season?

In their 9 games this season, Hopewell has allowed 3 or less runs in 7 of those 9 games. Getting that type of efficiency will keep you in and allow you to win a lot of games.

With the win last night, Hopewell improves their overall record to 6-3, which surpasses their win total from last season with at least 9 games left in the season.

KEY MOMENTS IN LAST NIGHT’S GAME:
*Bottom of 1st: Montour had runners on 2nd and 3rd with 0 outs, and McDonald went on to strike out the next 2 batters. Then with 2 outs, the runner at 3rd broke home when catcher Charlie Smetana was throwing the ball back to McDonald, but Ben quickly caught the ball and fired to Smetana at home to get the runner.  0-0.

*Top of 2nd: Logan Triscila is hit to lead off the inning and after stealing 2nd base, Triscila scores on a single to right field by McDonald.  Hopewell led 1-0.

*Bottom of 2nd: McDonald strikes out the side, all swinging. Hopewell 1-0.

*Bottom of 3rd: Montour with runners at 1st and 3rd with 2 outs, McDonald fields a comebacker to the mound to end the inning.

*Top of 4th: For the second time this game, Triscila leads off an inning and reaches base, this time as he draws a full-count walk. Next up, senior James Gill stays hot as he hits a double to center field, which advances Triscilla to 3rd. McDonald then brings Triscila home with a sacrifice fly to center field. Hopewell wasn’t done as they took advantage of wild Montour pitching as Collin Davis, James Armstrong and Donovan drew back-to-back-to-back-to-back walks, which scored Gill and Davis. Hopewell led 4-0.

*Bottom of 4th: Montour scored 2 runs and were threatening to score more but solid Hopewell defense ended the Spartans hopes. With the bases loaded and 2 outs, Montour hit a double which scored two runs, however the inning ended when the runner from first also tried to score. However, the Hopewell relay throw form Armstrong to Davis to Smetana cut down the runner. As they say, DOA (Dead on Arrival).

*Bottom of 5th: Donovan entered the game and Montour put 2 runners on with 1 out but the threat was ended as Davis fielded a ball at short and turned an unassisted 6-3 double play to end the inning. Hopewell still leads 4-2.

*Bottom of 6th: An easy 6th inning for Drew as he struck out 2 Montour batters.

*Bottom of 7th: Montour’s leadoff hitter reached on an error and the next batter, doubled to right field. On the play, Montour was once again aggressive and tried to send the runner home from second base and it wasn’t the right decision as Hopewell executed another perfect relay play (Kingston Krotec to Triscila to Smetana at home). Out at the plate.

Montour did score a run on a sacrifice fly, but the game ended on a ground out to Davis at shortstop.

FINAL SCORE: HOPEWELL 4 MONTOUR 3

Hopewell will only have one game next week as they’ll take on another 5A team, Shaler, in a non-section game. They’ll return to section play the following week when they take on Hampton in a 2-game series.

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Tremendous Photo Gallery from Hopewell/North Catholic HS Baseball Game

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 1 minutes read

The Hopewell Vikings baseball team stayed hot as they blanked North Catholic, 11-0, on Wednesday at Joe Colella Field.

With the win, Hopewell improved to 5-3 overall and 4-2 in the section, which puts them in a tie for second place.

Vikings Sports Now was at the game as was our photographer, Ed Thompson, who took some really, really, good pictures. I told him this morning, this might have been the best ones he’s taken for VSN.

Hope you enjoy them, especially the family of the players.

Hopewell's Charlie Smetana

Hopewell's Charlie Smetana

Hopewell's Logan Triscila

Hopewell's Jake Knobloach

Hopewell's Kingston Krotec

Hopewell's Kingston Krotec

Hopewell's Kingston Krotec

Hopewell's Charlie Smetana

Hopewell's Charlie Smetana

Hopewell's Charlie Smetana

Hopewell's Charlie Smetana

Hopewell's Payton Korker

Hopewell's Drew Donovan

Hopewell's Jake Knobloch

Hopewell's Kingston Krotec

Hopewell's Kingston Krotec

Hopewell's Kingston Krotec

Hopewell's Kingston Krotec

Hopewell's Kingston Krotec

Hopewell's James Armstrong

Hopewell's James Armstrong

Hopewell's James Armstrong

Hopewell's James Armstrong

Hopewell's James Armstrong

Hopewell's James Armstrong

Hopewell's James Armstrong

Hopewell's James Armstrong

Hopewell's Charlie Smetana

Hopewell's Charlie Smetana

Hopewell's Drew Donovan

Hopewell's Drew Donovan

Hopewell's Drew Donovan

Hopewell's Drew Donovan

Hopewell's Kingston Krotec

Hopewell's Kingston Krotec

Hopewell's Payton Korker

Hopewell's James Gill

Hopewell's James Armstrong

Hopewell's James Armstrong

Hopewell's Collin Davis

Hopewell's Drew Donovan

Hopewell's Ben McDonald

Hopewell's Collin Davis

Hopewell's Collin Davis

Hopewell's Collin Davis

Hopewell's Collin Davis

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Krotec’s Dominance, Hopewell’s Bat Stay Hot in 11-0 Shutout of North Catholic

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 4 minutes read

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP– In sports, teams sometimes get in a zone and are dominant and that’s the place the Hopewell HS baseball team finds themselves in right now.

There’s still plenty of season left but Morgan Singletary’s team is playing as well as they have in years and today was another example of that.

Led once again by the arm of starting pitcher Kingston Krotec and the red-hot bats in the lineup, Hopewell dominated North Catholic, 11-0 in a 5-inning win. This was the third consecutive game that Hopewell has put 10+ runs on the scoreboard.

The other very encouraging aspect to this win was that once again it was a total team effort as they received outstanding pitching, timely hitting and solid defense.

When those three things are working, you have a chance to win games and that’s exactly what Hopewell is doing as they improve their section record to 4-2, which puts them in a tie for second place with Beaver.

Krotec has made 3 starts this season and has recorded 3 complete games. Today against the Bobcats, ‘Kinger’ went 5 innings, allowing only 2 hits, 0 runs and struck out 7 batters.

“I feel really confident when the ball is in my hand and in a position to get a win for my team,” Krotec tells VSN. “Then when we put up runs like we did, it just settles me down.”

Offensively, the Vikings collected 11 hits and were led by sophomore second baseman Collin Davis who went 2-4 with a career-high 4 RBI. Sophomore outfielder James Armstrong stayed red-hot as he picked up 2 more hits and 3 RBI. Other key contributors were Krotec with 2 hits and 1 RBI, senior catcher Charlie Smetana with a big 2-run single, senior first baseman Logan Triscila with 1 hit and 2 runs and junior third baseman Jake Knobloch with a hit, walk and 2 runs.

“I’ve felt confident lately and feel like my approach has gotten much better and I feel like I’m seeing the ball a lot better than before,” said Davis. “It just feels really that good that our whole team is finding our grove. We’ve all put in a ton of work and it’s starting to show and it feels great.”


Most games have turning points and I thought the top of the 1st inning was just that for Hopewell.

North Catholic loaded the bases with 1 out and were in position to score first and potentially have a big inning but Krotec made sure that didn’t happen as he struck out the next two batters to end the threat and North Catholic’s best threat of the game.

“I had a little struggle in the first inning and made an error which is one me,” said Krotec. “So, I had to get that back for my team. When I got that pop up to center field that settled me down and then the two straight strikeouts were big and brought our team some energy going to the bottom of the inning.”

BOTTOM OF 1ST INNING- Armstrong and Drew Donovan started off the game and both reached on errors. Krotec followed that up with a single, which loaded the bases for Smetana, who came through with a 2-run single to right field and Hopewell led 2-0.

Still in the first inning, after Krotec scored on a passed ball, Davis delivered a clutch 2-out, 2-run single to center field, which scored Triscila and pinch-runner Jayvion Lindsey. Hopewell led 5-0 after the 1st inning.

TOP OF 2ND- After ending the 1st inning with 2 strikeouts, Krotec picked back up by striking out the side in the second.


TOP OF 3RD– Guess how Krotec got the first two outs in the 3rd inning, yep, he struck them out. That means that Krotec struck out seven consecutive North Catholic batters. Hopewell led 5-0.

Hopewell’s Kingston Krotec

BOTTOM OF 3RD– The Vikings put the game away in 3rd as they tacked on 4 more runs, which all came after 2 outs.

Both Knobloch and Davis reached base after getting hit by a pitch. Armstrong then came to the plate and roped a double into the right field corner to score both runners. After Donovan drew a walk, Krotec doubled to left, scoring Armstrong. Hopewell led 9-0 after 3 innings.

TOP OF 4TH– It was another easy 1-2-3 inning for Hopewell as Krotec got three fly ball outs, including one really nice running catch by right fielder Payton Korker.

BOTTOM OF 4TH– Hopewell tacked on 2 more runs in this inning as Davis once again came through with a 2-run single, which scored Ben McDonald and Knoboch. Hopewell’s lead increased to 11-0.

TOP OF 5TH- Because Hopewell had a 10-run lead, Krotec needed just a scoreless inning to end this game, which is what he did. Out No.1 came on a fly ball to Armstrong in left and the final 2 outs of the game came on ground outs to Davis at second.

FINAL SCORE: HOPEWELL 11 NORTH CATHOLIC 0

Hopewell will return to action on Friday as they have a non-section game against Montour and don’t return to section play until Monday, April 20th when they’ll host Hampton.

“The mindset of this team is just to go out there and get the job done,” said Davis. “We have been paying great, so the confidence is high and we need to keep it going.”

“I feel like this team is really confident at the plate and when we put up runs, our pitchers just have to throw strikes and that puts us in a position to win.”

Which is exactly what they’ve been doing. Winning is Fun!

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Total Team Effort Leads Hopewell HS Baseball to 15-9 Win Over North Catholic

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 3 minutes read

The Hopewell HS baseball team is a completely different team when they’re able to get consistent offense.

Over the last few years, pitching has been a consistent strength and a big reason for their 2 recent WPIAL championships.

Coming into this season, many felt that if the Vikings were able to generate runs, this could be a dangerous team.

This afternoon, Hopewell traveled to take on North Catholic in a 2-game series and after a slow start, the bats came a live banging out 17 hits and led this team to a 15-9 win. This is on the heels of a 11-1 win over Avonworth, which is the first time since 2022 that the Vikings have scored double-digit runs in consecutive victories.

The nice thing about today is the fact that there were so many players that contributed to the win.

*Sophomore center fielder James Armstrong, who went 6 for 6, 3 runs, 3 RBI and 3 stolen bases.

*DH James Gill had a career-high 3 hits, 2 doubles and 2 RBI.

*3B Jake Knobloch: 2 RBIs, 2 runs and 2 walks

*1B Logan Triscila went 2 for 4 (double)

*LF Kingston Krotec: 3 RBIs and 2 Runs.

*C Charlie Smetana: 2-5 with 2 runs, 1 RBI

*P Ben McDonald: 1-3, 2 runs, 1 walk and first HR of season.

*2B Collin Davis: 2 runs, 1 walk, 1 Hit

“I felt really good about my performance,” said Gill. “I was just focused on staying locked in and doing whatever i could to help the team. I means a lot more when it comes in a game where we needed it, and I’m glad I was able to contribute. At the end of the day, I just try and go out there and play my best every game to help us get where we want to be. ”

“I think I played pretty well,” said Armstrong. Not all my contact was great, but I was putting it in spots where the fielders couldn’t get it, so I’ll take it. The team winning made it feel 100 times better because I think my performance helped the team a lot.”

The other huge reason for the win was the performance of Payton Korker, who came on relief of starter Ben McDonald in the 1st inning.

Korker followed up his dominant performance against Avonworth but coming up clutch for his team. The senior right-hander pitched 6.1 innings, allowing just 3 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 walks and 6 strikeouts.

Korker entered the game with Hopewell trailing and knowing that he would have to go a long way and eat a lot of innings. PK did just that.

“I felt really good out there,” Korker tells VSN. “Even though it was cold, I tried not to let that affect my pitching. I went in there with the mindset to throw strikes. Both the fastball and curveball were working today. I felt like I was able to locate where I wanted it. The hand warmer in my pocket kind of helped that. Being able to pitch well when my team needed it the most meant a lot. Those are moments kids dream for where they’re called on to do a job, and they succeed, so I’m glad I was able to give our team the chance to win today.”

“I knew when I was called in, it was going to be a big responsibility, but I tried not to overthink it. I tried to stay calm and keep throwing strikes despite knowing this was going to be a pressure situation. North Catholic is a good hitting team, but I stayed calm and saw it more as an opportunity than anything.”

With the win, Hopewell improved their overall record to 4-3 and stayed tied for second place in the section with a record of 3-2. Hopewell will look to sweep this series tomorrow afternoon before taking on Hampton next week in an important 2-game set.

The season is now past the halfway point and if the Hopewell bats can stay hot, this team will have a real chance of returning to the WPIAL playoffs and doing so damage.

“Our bats have been a lot hotter lately,” said Armstrong. “I think it’s a testament to how much work people have been putting in during the off-season. I know how much work they’ve put in and we’re seeing the results on the field. Seeing all my teammates having success just pushes me to do my best.”

“I think we’re starting to find our rhythm offensively,” said Gill. “Guys are putting together better at-bats and gaining confidence. Our pitching has been solid pretty much every game, so if we keep putting it all together, we can definitely be a dangerous team and hopefully accomplish our goal of making a run and winning a championship.”

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Hopewell JV Baseball Recap vs. Ambridge, Plus PHOTO GALLERY

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 1 minutes read

AMBRIDGE– Coming off a 9-4 win on Monday, the Hopewell HS JV baseball team was looking to win two in a row over Ambridge as the two teams met on Tuesday.

Unfortunately for the Vikings, they weren’t a sharp as they were in the opening game of the series and Ambridge hitters did a nice job of hitting, especially with 2 strikes. The Bridgers came away with a 7-4 win.

Some highlights for Hopewell: Brody McCullough continues to look comfortable at the plate as the collected 2 more hits and an RBI. 3B Cam Hoth went 2-3 with an RBI, OF Reed Budavich came through with a nice 2-strike, 2 out sharp single to LF to tie the game at 4, Luke Vukovcan reached base twice and Owen Ackerman did a solid job in relief of Vukovcan. Ackerman went 3 innings, allowing 3 H, 2 R (1 ER) and 2 K’s.

Vukovcan got the start and went 3 innings, striking out 4. He was getting ahead in the count on Ambridge hitters, but they did an excellent job of hitting with 2 strikes.

Hopewell JV will return to action on Thursday (weather permitting) at home against Avonworth.

For yesterday’s game, Vikings Sports Now photographer Ed Thompson traveled to Ambridge and was able to put together this photo gallery from yesterday’s action.

 

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Kingston Krotec (Again) Comes Up Clutch for Hopewell in 5-2 Win Over Ambridge

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 3 minutes read

Hopewell Township – Being in the super talented and ultra competitive Section 1 of Class 4A, a team really sets themselves back when they get swept.

So, after losing 3-1 to Ambridge in the opening game of the series, Hopewell needed to find a way to win on Tuesday in order to split the series.

Mission accomplished.

For the second time this season, senior Kingston Krotec stepped up and delivered for his team in a pressure situation as Hopewell defeated Ambridge, 5-2.

On Tuesday, the right-handed pitched his second complete game, going 7 innings, allowing 2 runs (0 earned runs), 0 walks, and 6 strikeouts.

In his two starts this season, Krotec has pitched 14 innings (2 complete games), allowing 10 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 18 strikeouts.

The Hopewell bats did what they had to do as they collected 6 hits, scored 5 runs and only struck out 3 times.

Leadoff hitter James Armstrong paced the way with 2 hits, with Drew Donovan, James Gill, Jake Knobloch and Collin Davis collecting the other Viking hits.

With the win, Hopewell is in a tie for second place (2-2) with Ambridge and Beaver. Blackhawk is atop the standings with a record of 4-0.

Hopewell/Ambridge Game Recap-

Top 1st: The first batter of game reached on an error and was at 2nd with 1 out, but Krotec ended the threat by getting a line-out and a strike out to end the inning.

Bottom 1st: Armstrong opened the game with a bunt single and advanced to second on an error by the pitcher. Donovan followed that up with a single to RF, which advanced Armstrong to 3rd.

Hopewell then executed a double steal which game them the first run of the game. Later in the inning, with Donovan at 3rd and 1 out, Charlie Smetana drive him in with an RBI groundout, Hopewell led 2-0.

Top 2nd: Ambridge responded with scoring two runs, taking advantage of two Hopewell errors.

Bottom 2nd: To their credit, Hopewell immediately responded and took back the lead.

Gill led off with an infield single. With 1 out, Davis also came through with an infield hit to put two runners on. Armstrong then came through with a double to left, scoring Knobloch. The second run of the inning came home as Donovan brought Davis home with an RBI ground out to second. Hopewell led 4-2.

Top 3rd: Those runs were all Krotec needed. King has an easy 3rd as he struck out 2 batters.

Top 4th: Good Hopewell defense ended an Ambridge threat as CF Ben McDonald threw out a runner at second trying to stretch a single into a double.

Top 5th: Ambridge had a runner at 2nd with 2 outs, but Krotec got a groundout to Davis at 2nd.

Top 6th: A big moment of the game. Ambridge had a runner at 1st with 2 outs. The batter then doubled to left field and the runner from first came home and thought he scored.

However, the Hopewell dugout, in particular sophomore Jayvion Lindsey noticed the runner didn’t touch home with crossing the plate. Lindsey alerted the coaches, who appealed and the appeal was successful. End of inning.

Top 7th: Hopewell scored an unearned run in the bottom of the inning and Krotec went to the mound needing 3 outs with a 3 run lead.

Krotec ended the game quickly as the first out came via a pop up to 1B Logan Triscila. Krotec then struck out the next batter and the game ended on a ground out to Donovan at SS.

Final: Hopewell 5 Ambridge 2

Following Easter, Hopewell returns to section play Tuesday when they travel to North Catholic.

 

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Leseiko Strong Start, Quiets Hopewell’s Bats, 3-1

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 1 minutes read

Ambridge– Hopewell entered today’s game knowing they up against a top-flight pitcher in Ambridge’s Joe Leseiko so scoring opportunities would likely be limited.

Unfortunately for Hopewell, Leseiko was on his game as Ambridge defeated Hopewell, 3-1.

Leseiko kept the Vikings hitless until the 5th inning when James Armstrong delivered a 2-out single. He pitched a complete game allowing 2 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks and 9 strikeouts.

Hopewell hot on the scoreboard in the 7th inning when senior catcher Charlie Smetana connected on a HR to center. Smetana continues to provide power and drive in runs, that HR was his 6th RBI on the season.

Despite the loss, senior left-hander Ben McDonald had an above average start, pitching 6 innings, allowing 5 hits, 3 earned runs, while striking out 7 batters.

McDonald’s performance allowed Hopewell to stay in the game as they trailed just 1-0 heading to the 6th inning.

These two teams will play game two of the series tomorrow as Kingston Krotec will get the start. First pitch from Hopewell High School will be at 4 PM.

 

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Monday Will Be a Busy Day in Hopewell Sports

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 1 minutes read

Weather permitting, it will be busy day for the athletes at Hopewell High School as many of their spring sports teams will be in action.

A couple of these teams will have their games at the high school so if you want to get out and support them, here is what’s on the schedule for today.

HOPEWELL’S MONDAY SPORTS SCHEDULE:

*Hopewell HS Baseball will travel to take on Ambridge. First pitch is scheduled for 4 PM. It’s a section game as both teams enter with section records of 1-1.

*Hopewell JV Baseball will have Ambridge. First pitch is scheduled for 4 PM.

*Hopewell HS Softball will host North Catholic. First pitch is scheduled for 445 PM. This will be the Vikings second game of the season.

*The Hopewell Track and Field team have a meet this afternoon at Blackhawk. HC Jeff Brunton’s squad is coming off an impressive meet last week against New Castle.

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VSN Starting a Lisa McCoy Agency/State Farm Insurance Boys Baseball and Girls Softball Players of the Week

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 1 minutes read

Vikings Sports Now is excited to let you know about something we’ll be starting this week and through the remainder of the baseball and softball season.

Beginning this week, VSN we’ll start presenting a Lisa McCoy Agency/State Farm Insurance Hopewell Player of the Week, for both baseball and softball.

The winner will receive a baseball or softball with their Player of the Week inscription on it, along with a gift card to Shulligan’s Sports Bar & Grille.

We will select two winners per week, one from the baseball program and one from the softball program. The boys and girls winner can come from either the High School, Junior Varsity or Middle School program.

These Player of the Week honors will all lead up to Vikings Sports Now announcing a Player of the Year in both sports.

VSN would like to thank Lisa McCoy and State Farm Insurance for their generosity in sponsoring this. Who knows, maybe it’s something we can carry over to other sports in Hopewell.

We will announce the two weekly winners every weekend, starting this Saturday or Sunday.

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Hopewell Baseball Loses Slugfest to Chartiers Valley

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 2 minutes read

WASHINGTON-The Hopewell Vikings baseball team just completed a taxing 2-game series against Beaver, with another big section series coming starting on Monday against Ambridge.

Sandwiched in between those two series was a non-section road game last night against Chartiers Valley.

No matter the sport, there’s always a game where it’s just one of those games and a team just doesn’t have it that particular night. Last night was that game for Hopewell as they lost to Chartiers Valley in a slugfest 21-11.

In the big picture, it’s not a big deal because it wasn’t a section game and is the case in every game, there were some positives to take from last night.

POSITIVE TAKES FROM CHARTIERS VALLEY GAME:
*For the second straight game, the Hopewell offense was a plus as they reached base 16 times (9 hits and 6 walks). If this team is going to achieve their goal of making the playoffs, generating consistent offense will be the key. 8 of the 10 batters last night collected a hit.

*Sophomore 2B Collin Davis led Hopewell with 2 hits, including a double to left field in the 2nd inning. Entering last night’s game, Davis had been making good contact with the ball but had been a bit unlucky and those at-bats didn’t result in any hits. It’s good to see his hard work paying off and hopefully last night’s game will get him on a hot streak at the plate.

*Sophomore Outfielder Jayvion Lindsey got his first start of the season and came through with an RBI single in his first at-bat.

This game was on the heels of a good JV performance by Lindsey on Thursday. With 7 seniors graduating, next season Lindsey will have his opportunity to shine.

*The top of the Vikings lineup did their job of producing runs.  James Armstrong. Drew Donovan, Kingston Krotec and Charlie Smetana were on base 8 times, scored 6 runs and drove in 8 runs.

*Armstrong continued to be productive at the top of the Hopewell lineup. In 3 games this week, he combined for 5 runs, 3 hits, 4 walks RBI and 2 SB.

*Having the responsibility of being the #3 or cleanup hitter brings with it the pressure of providing offense and driving in runs. To this point, Smetana has done his job. In Hopewell’s first 3 games, Smetana has 4 hits (double), 1 walk and 5 RBI.

Looking ahead to next week, the Vikings will have games on Monday and Tuesday against Ambridge followed by a non-section game on Thursday vs. Avonworth.

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