ALLENTOWN — The Allentown High varsity baseball team came up with single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to slip past Ramapo, 5-4, Monday in its season opener at Dan Venet Field.
Damien Porras had two hits and two runs batted in for the Redbirds.
J.J. Biuso picked up the win in relief.
Ramapo (0-1) 011 000 20 — 4 6 2
Allentown (1-0) 101 001 11 — 5 8 4
2B: Poppe (R); RBIs: Bellovich, Poppe, Seddon (R), O’Rourke, Porras 2, Ducalo, Pullen (A).
WP — Biuso (1-0); LP — Resch (0-1).
HOPEWELL VALLEY 8, NORTH HUNTERDON 7
HOPEWELL TWP. — Winning pitcher Chase Garrow went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs to help the Bulldogs get past the Lions with a run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Lucas Hemmer and Ryan Ottobre each added two hits and two RBIs for Hopewell.
NorthHunterdon(0-1) 104 101 0 — 7 11 3
Hopewell Val. (2-0) 103 300 1 — 8 10 0
2B: Kane, Berry (NH), Shin, Hemmer (HV); HR: Famolari (NH); RBIs: Davis, Famolari, Berry, Lunger, Linzer 2 (NH), Garrow 2, Hemmer 2, Ottobre 2, Turnbull (HV).
WP — Garrow (1-0); LP — Lunger.
TRENTON 17, SOLEBURY 0
SOLEBURY TWP., Pa. — The Tornadoes evened their record with a five-inning victory over the Spartans.
Liansel Perez had two doubles with five RBIs and was the winning pitcher.
Trenton (1-1) 724 13 — 17 10 1
Solebury (1-1) 000 00 — 0 0 7
2B: SHernandez, Perez 2, Alvarez (T); RBIs: Kennedy, Kelly, JHernandez 2, Perez 5, Paulino (T).
WP — Perez (1-0); LP — n/a.
BURLINGTON TWP. 5, LAWRENCEVILLE 4 (9 INN.)
BURLINGTON — William Rue went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs to keep the Big Red in the thick of things until the Falcons scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Lawrenceville (0-3) 000 101 011 — 4 6 1
Burlington Twp. (4-0) 100 010 012 — 5 13 2
HR: Rue (L); RBIs: Aquino, Rue 2 (L), n/a (BT).
WP — n/a; LP — Pintimalli (0-1).
NORTHERN BURLINGTON 10, CINNAMINSON 1
CINNAMINSON — Cole Marchetti and Damian Oto combined on a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts to steer the Greyhounds past the Pirates.
Jake Bartlett knocked in three runs to lead Northern’s offense.
No.Burlington(3-0) 003 003 4 — 10 8 2
Cinnaminson (3-1) 000 001 0 — 1 2 5
2B: Bobrek (C); RBIs: Walulak 2, Marchetti 2, Klusman, Bartlett 3 (NB), Dever (C).
WP — Marchetti (1-0); LP — Randazzo.