Holy Cross rallies to beat New Egypt

Colin Stringham doubled to open the bottom of the eighth inning and scored on Dominic Gallone's single, capping a wild comeback that gave host Holy Cross an 8-7 win over New Egypt on Monday in a Burlington County League inter-division baseball thriller.

The 10th-ranked Lancers (9-0 overall) tied it with two runs in the home seventh, and winning pitcher Jake Zoll retired New Egypt in order to set the stage for Gallone's walk-off hit.

New Egypt (3-5) jumped on top in the sixth on Mike DeAnni's two-run home run. Reid Anderson also homered for the Warriors, while Joe Hummel and John Adryan went deep for Holy Cross.

In another Burlco game, Matt Chinnici picked up seven RBIS on two singles and a home run, and Justin McFadden went 4 for 4 and scored three times as Delran rang up 21 hits in burying host Burlington Township, 19-2.

Cape-Atlantic. Ismael Tejeda's varsity debut was a smash, with the shortstop/pitcher hitting home runs in three consecutive at-bats and picking up the win with 31/3 innings of scoreless relief, as Pleasantville rallied from an 8-1 deficit to shock host Bridgeton, 10-8.

Ryan Solari's bases-loaded walk chased home Mike Adams in the bottom of the ninth inning, as host Holy Spirit outlasted Absegami, 8-7, in a epic battle that featured five lead changes.

Absegami tied it in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Ryan Genard that plated David Blake, and the Braves went ahead in the eighth when Matt Ardente tripled and scored on a fly out by his brother Anthony Ardente (home run, 2 RBIs). The Spartans pulled even in the home eighth when Tyler Kelly brought home Chris Scarlett.

Chris Repice singled in Tovine Potts with the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting host Sacred Heart over Ocean City, 4-3. Justin Healey doubled twice in batting 4 for 5 for the Red Raiders.

Colonial. Tom Krott tripled home two runners to tie the game and Tom Jakabowski's two-run double put West Deptford ahead, as the visiting Eagles scored five times in the sixth inning to rally past Collingswood, 9-7.

Anthony Bilks came on to save the win for Brandon Glass, inducing a two-out groundball to strand the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh.

Tri-County. Sophomore righthander Mitch Walker struck out seven, walked one and a hit a batter in pitching a no-hitter for host Pennsville, which needed just six innings to dismiss Salem, 10-0. The Eagles' hitting star was sophomore leftfielder Eric Lankenau, who singled twice and knocked in three runs.

Richie Jackson's three-run home run ignited Pitman's nine-run third inning, as the Panthers went on to rout host Clayton, 18-4.

Nick DeFrank filled up the stat sheet, roping a pair of doubles in batting 3 for 3, stealing three bases, scoring four times and driving in two runs to lead host Clearview over Glassboro, 8-4.

Olympic. Shawnee's high-octane offense put up double-digit runs for the third consecutive game and the fourth time in six outings this season, as the host Renegades pounded Pennsauken, 13-3, in six innings.

Junior catcher Brian Lawler keyed the attack, supplying two of Shawnee's six doubles in batting 4 for 5 with four RBIs. Alex Polanco homered for Pennsauken.