Quakertown Blazers Baseball

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Celebration of Life Service for Tom Bonekemper August 3, 2022 A Celebration of Life service for Tom Bonekemper will be held on Wednesday, August 3 at the Community at Rockhill, 3250 State Rd., Sellersville, PA. Family and friends are invited for visitation from 10:00-11:00am followed by the service at 11:00am.
Quakertown Splits with Bergen, Winner Take All Tonight August 3, 2022 Article Courtesy of Will Neusidl for PA Sports Beat, Covering the Lehigh Valley Greetings sports fanatics! Today the Quakertown Blazers split a doubleheader with the Bergen Metros. The Metros won game one by a final of 15-12 and got off to a hot start in game 2 thanks to a RBI triple by Michael Taylor of Fordham and a 2 run HR by Michael Cilio of UMBC in the first inning. That would be all the damage Dominic Proietto of Kutztown would allow, as he gave up only 2 more hits through 8 innings as the Blazers took game 2 8-3! Three batters including Owen Petrich of Delaware contributed with 2 RBI games. Proietto stated after the game it was amazing to have the game he had in the biggest moment in the Blazers season! The Blazers take on the Metros at Overpeck Park at 7pm tonight in a winner take all Wolff Division Championship game. Click here to see interview with Dominic Proietto, at PA Sportsbeat
Blazers and Metros Square Off For Wolff Division Championship August 1, 2022 Quakertown will host Bergen in the Wolff Division Finals tommorow August 2nd in a best of 3 series. Games 1 and 2 will begin at 4pm. If necessary Game 3 will be played tomorrow at Bergen.
Blazers Host Trenton to Open Wolff Division Playoffs July 30, 2022 Quakertown will host Trenton in the Wolff Division semifinal today. Games 1 and 2 will be played today July 30th beginning at noon. If necessary Game 3 will be played tomorrow at Trenton.
Blazers set to host playoffs July 28, 2022 The Quakertown Blazers have completed the regular season with a record of 29-8-1, the 2nd best record in Blazers history, and good for the top overall seed in the ACBL. The South Jersey Kings have secured the 2 seed, also earning a 1st round bye, followed by the Bergen Metros (3), Trenton Generals (4), New Brunswick Matrix (5), and Ocean Ospreys (6). The Metros will take on the Ospreys on Friday night while the Generals battle the Matrix in a single game elimination round. The Blazers will face the lowest remaining seed on Saturday at Memorial Park in a double header beginning at noon. This is a best of 3 series and the if necessary game will be played on the road on Sunday. The Kings and their opponent will mirror in the divisional semi finals. The winners of each series will face off in the Wolff Division Finals beginning with a DH at the higher seeds home field on Tuesday, August 2nd, with the if necessary game played the following day on Wednesday, August 3rd. The winner of the Wolff Division Champions will take on the Kaiser Division Champions in a single, winner take all ACBL championship which will be played on Saturday, August 6th, at a site TBD.
Blazers Sweep Matrix, Clinch Wolff Division July 23, 2022 Article Courtesy of Will Neusidl for PA Sports Beat, Covering the Lehigh Valley Greetings sports fanatics! Today the Quakertown Blazers hosted the New Brunswick Matrix in a DH. The Blazers won game 1 by the final score of 9-3 thanks to the strong pitching effort of Eddie Olsen of Moravian and Malachi Duka of Lebanon Valley. But the biggest storyline was Owen Petrich of Delaware breaking Pat Kelly’s record for most HRs in a season with his 12th in a season! Game 2 was a pitchers duel between Cody Barberio of West Chester and Tyler Tilton of Siena. The Matrix got the scoring started in the 1st when Jacob Veczko of Dayton hit a single to score Christian Petrillo of Middlesex CC. The Blazers would tie the game in the bottom of the 4th when Eric Shandler of UMBC hit a groundout to score Tommy Faggioni of Alvernia. The Blazers would take the lead for good when Sean Szestowicki of West Chester hit a double to score RJ Huth of Chestnut Hill to cap the scoring at 2-1. Barberio and Tom McLaughlin of Franklin and Marshall combine for throw for 6 hitless innings after Cody gave up 3 in the 1st. The sweep clinched the regular season Wolff Division title for the Blazers! Barberio stated after the game it is a privilege to play for this years team. Click here to see interview with Cody Barberio, at PA Sportsbeat
Blazers hurl no hitter at Bergen July 19, 2022 Article Courtesy of Will Neusidl for PA Sports Beat, Covering the Lehigh Valley Greetings sports fanatics! In a huge game at Bergen today, Joe Valenti of Misericordia and Cole Hertzler of Liberty combined for a no hitter in a 6-0 victory over the Metros tonight. Valenti went 7.2 innings, allowing only 3 walks with 8 strikeouts! Hertzler finished the job going the last 1.1 innings, striking out 2. Hertzler also blasted a 2 RBI HR in the effort. Owen Petrich of Delaware came through with a 2 RBI single. Congrats on the huge victory boys!!