HAVERFORD, PA -The number of home runs flying out of The Haverford School’s ballpark this past week might just be worthy of a senior project.
With banners of the graduating seniors draped along the outfield fence, the tone was set early, this game was for them. And the Fords made sure to deliver a win worthy of the moment.
They wasted no time getting on the board. After Jaidyn Rivera drew a walk and Thomas Lawler singled, a sacrifice fly by Pat White brought in the first run and moved Lawler to second. But it didn’t stop there. Zac Fuscaldo stepped up and launched one over the fence, giving Haverford a quick 3-0 lead.
GA couldn’t answer in the second, and while the Fords tried to keep piling on, they were met by Germantown Academy’s Sean McGettigan, who kept them in check for the time being.
The third inning saw a spark from GA. A leadoff double set the tone, and a sac fly brought him home to make it 3-1. But the real momentum shift came in the fourth. After two quick outs, George Petrellis tied things up with a home run to right, evening the score at 3-3.
But the Fords weren’t rattled, they were ready to respond. And respond they did.
After going down 0-2 to start the bottom of the fourth, Brayden Scanlan gave the dugout life with a single. A walk and another single followed, pushing the Fords ahead 4-3. That set the stage for Pat White. On the very first pitch he saw, he launched a home run over the right field fence. It may have only been the fourth inning, but it felt like the game was already decided. Final score: 7-3.
The last three innings were quiet on both sides of the ball, but the Fords, and their “Dore” energy- stayed loud to the end.
Pat White led the charge with two hits, four RBI’s, and the game-sealing home run. But you won’t just see him on the field this week — he’ll also be starting his senior internship with Delco Baseball Now next week.
The Fords (2-6) remain in the bottom of the Inter-Ac but will play Episcopal Academy (4-3) in The Game of the Week this Friday at EA, where Haverford will look to tie Penn Charter in league standings after the Quakers loss today.