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Abrams’ Penncrest history lessons paying off

Posted On: Tuesday, April 20, 2021
By: ldevlin

MIDDLETOWN — You’ll have a tough time finding anyone who cares more about Penncrest High and its sports history than baseball coach Rusty Abrams.

The lifelong resident of Middletown graduated from Penncrest, where he played baseball in 1973, met his wife and has two children who matriculated at the Barren Road school, including Danielle, a standout softball player.

Abrams enjoys sharing what Lions baseball was like in 2015, when the school was a force to be reckoned with, and how this group of players can get there if it is willing to sacrifice.

“That was just an awesome team, a successful team,” Abrams said Monday. “That’s what we want to be.”

Judging by the Lions’ 5-2 start this season, including a 7-3 win over Upper Darby in Central League action Monday, it’s going to get interesting. The Lions are looking forward to a gut check Tuesday against Ridley, and a weekend outing with Cardinal O’Hara. Those games will tell them how far they’ve come.

Pitcher Corey Anderson, who didn’t have his best stuff yet hurled a complete game victory over the gritty Royals, is thankful to be back in action after COVID issues cancelled the 2020 season.

Anderson appreciates the loyalty of Abrams, who lamented the end of the road for the seniors last year, as well as the historical perspective he brings.

“He always mentions things like, ‘Oh, it’s not very Penncrest-like for us to lose that game,’” Anderson said with a smile. “Or ‘we’ve got to win this game to show them what Penncrest is really like.’ When COVID started hitting last year and we all knew we weren’t going to have a season, he said he was really sorry for the seniors, happy for the seniors that were coming and that we were all playing for the seniors from last year.”

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Penncrest coach Rusty Abrams has a chat with Matt Pennoni

during the Lions’ 7-3 Central League win over visiting Upper Darby.

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