Brad Auge-Oley Valley

Postseason baseball is about limiting your mistakes and capitalizing on your opponent’s miscues. #4 seed Oley Valley took advantage of five early errors by #5 Brandywine Heights in an 8-2 victory in the District 3-3A quarterfinals. Paul Petersen held the (12-8) Bullets to two runs on six hits over six innings. The All-County selection struck out six and walked two. “He did an amazing job…hit all of his spots,” said junior catcher Brad Auge. The (14-8) Lynx finished with a dozen hits and only one error. They’ve won six of their last seven games. Brandywine Heights lost to Oley Valley 3-2 on May 5th. East Stroudsburg commit Carson Renner got the start on Monday afternoon. His brother, Chase, is a pitcher at Penn State. Carson Renner was unable to handle a throw back from the catcher in the bottom of the 1st inning. Chase Reifsnyder scored as the ball rolled away from the mound. Reifsnyder had reached on an error. Freshman Gryffin Cappellano raced home on a wild pitch to put the Lynx on top 2-1. The Bullets committed three errors in the first frame. Oley Valley tacked on three runs in the 3rd inning. Nate Firek put down a sacrifice bunt with two runners on. Second baseman Connor Frisch dropped the throw to first base and Sean Hoffman scored. Tyler Drobek’s RBI single made it 4-1. Drobek went 3-for-4 out of the No. 9 spot in the lineup. A ground out by Reifsnyder gave the Lynx a 5-1 advantage. Renner, who entered with a 1.75 ERA, lasted 4.1 innings. The senior right-hander was charged with five runs on six hits and four walks. He also hit three batters. Aidan Hall struggled in the 6th inning. The tall righty allowed three runs. Colin Remmel knocked in a run with a single through the left side. Auge doubled to right-center field for a 7-2 lead. Reifsnyder followed with a RBI single down the left field line. Reifsnyder, Auge, and Firek had two hits apiece. Freshman southpaw Chase Kegerise tossed a scoreless 7th inning for Oley Valley. Head coach Jeff Pinder only has two seniors on his roster. Auge noted that their team gets along very well. “The chemistry is really, really good. There’s a lot of good connections,” he replied. Meanwhile, the eleven seniors on Brandywine Heights’ squad saw their careers come to an end. All-County pick Joe Crist ripped a pair of doubles and scored on a wild pitch by Petersen in the opening inning. Junior Nate Fronheiser was 2-for-3. The Bullets had seven hits. They qualified for the BCIAA and District 3 tournaments after missing out on both a season ago. The Lynx get back to work on Thursday in the District 3-3A semifinals. They visit top-seeded Camp Hill at 4:30pm. “It feels great, can’t wait for [the] next game,” stated Auge.