Luke D’Ancona’s bat, arm the difference for Strath Haven

Posted On: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
By: ldevlin

Luke D’Ancona came through with a run-scoring single and recorded five strikeouts across three innings to lead Strath Haven to a 2-1 Central League victory over Marple Newtown.

D’Ancona registered the save for starting pitcher Alex ***, who tossed three shutout innings, striking out three. Zane Malarkey also hurled one solid inning relief for the Panthers.

Jake McDonough was 2-for-4 with an RBI double and run scored.

Bennett Cox was 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Tigers. Kevin Taraborell reached base three times with two singles and a walk, and Aiden Pearson threw 4.2 shutout innings of relief.

Strath Haven's Luke D'Ancona, in action last season, drove in the winning run and was the winning pitcher as the Panthers topped Marple Newtown, 2-1. (Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group).

Strath Haven’s Luke D’Ancona, in action last season, drove in the winning run and was the winning pitcher as the Panthers topped Marple Newtown, 2-1. (Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group).