(featured image of Austin Havertine via Shelby Kauffman/Delco Baseball Now)

RADNOR, PA – Austin Havertine pitched a complete game and with the help of his bats, he led the squad to victory Monday afternoon against Lower Merion with a score of 6-1.

Havertine’s stats were seven innings, four hits, one run, two walks and ten strikeouts. 

In the top half of the first, Lower Merion went down 1-2-3. Then in Radnor’s half of the inning, they scored half of their final total. A Matt Szychulski single to centerfield had Radnor strike first. Following his single, there was a fielder’s choice and an error made the score 3-0 after one.

Besides Lower Merion’s half of the second where they hit a single, the next inning was hitless as well as scoreless. 

The bottom of the third came around after Austin Havertine’s second 1-2-3 inning, Radnor added their fourth run. Daniel Kellis started off the inning with a base hit and advanced to second on an error. Kyle Miltenberger’s infield single would later score Kellis.

Lower Merion continued the struggle of not being able to score. After drawing a walk in the fourth that’s the only man that would get on base. Radnor went 1-2-3 in their half of the inning.

Two innings were left to go in play. Austin Havertine continued his good outing, he let up a double to lead off and a walk but stayed resilient and got out of the inning unharmed. 

In the bottom of the sixth, the score was the same, still 4-0. Joe Krasowski hit a one out single and following his hit, Austin Havertine hit a ground ball and reached on an error. The error would advance both runners making it second and third with one out. Radnor was able to capitalize off of a double from Will Selbach which scored both, adding some insurance.  

Trying to show some light in the top of the seventh, two doubles scored a run for Lower Merion after Calvin Rendle reached base and Charlie Parsons drove him in. Austin Havertine’s final batter popped out to shortstop which ended the game. This would conclude his complete game which was big for Radnor as they still have two more games this week.

Radnor moved to 5-1 in the Central League and will look for three straight wins against Springfield High School (1-5) on Tuesday (4/15) at 3:45.

Lower Merion dropped to 5-3 in the Central League and will look to get back at it on Tuesday (4/15) facing Springfield (Montco) at 12:00.