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Upper Merion Area Pope John Paul II

Vikings

The Pope John Paul II (Royersford, PA) varsity baseball team won Thursday's home conference game against Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia, PA) by a score of 13-3.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Upper Merion Area	0	2	0	1	0	0	-	3	4	2
Pope John Paul II	0	0	3	0	5	5	-	13	11	0

Final score provided by J. Simeone.

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Game Stats

Upper Merion Area (22-23)

Upper Merion Area has not entered stats for this game.

Pope John Paul II (22-23)

Pope John Paul II

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.393	35	28	13	11	11	3
2	Jack Lockery (Jr)		0	0	1	0	0	0
3	Dylan Simeone (Jr)	1.000	3	1	0	1	0	0
5	Frank Dimaio (Sr)	.250	4	4	1	1	1	0
6	AJ Diaddezio (So)	.250	4	4	2	1	3	0
12	Noah Brandt (Jr)	.333	4	3	2	1	0	0
15	Brendan Chycota (Sr)		1	0	1	0	0	0
17	Tj Boccella (Jr)	.333	4	3	0	1	3	1
25	Brendan Kenning (Sr)	.667	4	3	2	2	0	1
26	B. Fitzgerald (Sr)	.000	3	3	1	0	0	0
32	Luke Terlesky (So)	.667	3	3	1	2	2	1
33	Chase Frantz (So)	.500	4	4	1	2	2	0
34	Aidan Sgarra (Jr)		1	0	1	0	0	0

Pope John Paul II

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	HBP	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	5	2	1	2	1	5	.500	.500	1.000
3	Dylan Simeone (Jr)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
5	Frank Dimaio (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.500
6	AJ Diaddezio (So)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.250	.250	.500
12	Noah Brandt (Jr)	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.333	.833
15	Brendan Chycota (Sr)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000		1.000
17	Tj Boccella (Jr)	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.500	.666	1.167
25	Brendan Kenning (Sr)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.750	1.000	1.750
26	B. Fitzgerald (Sr)	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.000	.000	.000
32	Luke Terlesky (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.667	1.000	1.667
33	Chase Frantz (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000
34	Aidan Sgarra (Jr)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000		1.000

Pope John Paul II

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	5
1	Gio Sarmento (Sr)	1
12	Noah Brandt (Jr)	2
32	Luke Terlesky (So)	2

Pope John Paul II

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	20	18	2
1	Gio Sarmento (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0
3	Dylan Simeone (Jr)	1.000	8	8	0
5	Frank Dimaio (Sr)	1.000	2	1	1
12	Noah Brandt (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0
17	Tj Boccella (Jr)	1.000	1	0	1
25	Brendan Kenning (Sr)	1.000	2	2	0
26	B. Fitzgerald (Sr)	1.000	2	2	0
32	Luke Terlesky (So)	1.000	1	1	0
33	Chase Frantz (So)	1.000	1	1	0

Pope John Paul II

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	3.50	1
1	Gio Sarmento (Sr)	0.00	1
17	Tj Boccella (Jr)	5.25	1

Pope John Paul II

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	4	3	3	4	8	27	21
1	Gio Sarmento (Sr)	2	1	0	0	1	4	8	6
17	Tj Boccella (Jr)	4	3	3	3	3	4	19	15

Pope John Paul II

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	HBP	#P	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.190	.370	2	92	1	2
1	Gio Sarmento (Sr)	.167	.375	1	27	1	0
17	Tj Boccella (Jr)	.200	.368	1	65	0	2

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Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Baseball - Pope John Paul II wallops Upper Merion Area

May 4, 2023: Royersford, PA 19468

Pope John Paul II (Royersford, PA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they observed their baseball squad overcome the visiting Upper Merion Area Vikings (King of Prussia, PA), 13-3 in a league test.

With the win, Pope John Paul II upgrades its record to 10-4 on the season. The travel to Phoenixville (Phoenixville, PA) to battle the Phantoms in a Pioneer test on Friday, May 5. The Phantoms come into the test with a record of 10-5. Phoenixville lost 10-1 in their recent league test against Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville, PA)

With the defeat, Upper Merion Area falls to 6-9 on the season. The Vikings travel to Pottsgrove (Pottsgrove, PA) to battle the Falcons in a Pioneer test on Friday, May 5. The Falcons come into the test with a record of 5-11. Pottsgrove won 8-7 in their recent league test against Owen J. Roberts (Pottstown, PA)

Rankings & Records

Upper Merion Area (22-23)

PA	Class
262	56

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
10-9	7-9	5-5	5-4	.526	.438	96	130

Pope John Paul II (22-23)

PA	Class
67	8

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
17-5	13-3	9-1	7-4	1-0	.773	.812	175	100

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Upper Merion Area	.8	1.2	1.1	.8	.4	1.1	.1	0	5.1	4.5	1.0
Pope John Paul II	1.1	1.0	1.9	1.3	1.1	1.5	1.3	4.0	8.0	9.5	1.3

Head-to-Head

Pope John Paul II won on 4/5/2023

4/5 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

PJPII 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 9 1
UMAHS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0

The Pope John Paul II (Royersford, PA) varsity baseball team won Wednesday's away conference game against Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia, PA) by a score of 4-2.
Box score
Pope John Paul II won on 5/4/2023

5/4 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

UMAHS 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 3 4 2
PJPII 0 0 3 0 5 5 - 13 11 0

The Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia, PA) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Pope John Paul II (Royersford, PA) by a score of 13-3.
Box score

4/5 @ 4p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
PJPII	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	4	9	1
UMAHS	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	0

5/4 @ 4p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
UMAHS	0	2	0	1	0	0	-	3	4	2
PJPII	0	0	3	0	5	5	-	13	11	0

Team Stat Comparison

Upper Merion Area		Pope John Paul II
.276	Batting Average	.368
.391	On Base Percentage	.447
.326	Slugging Percentage	.573
.902	Fielding Percentage	.942
.500	Win Loss Percentage	.812

Team Leaders

Upper Merion Area		Pope John Paul II	National Avg.
#11 Vincent Lindelow.435	Batting Average	#21 Mike Rullo1.000	.243
#26 Tyler Spence.636	On Base Percentage	#21 Mike Rullo1.000	.375
#11 Vincent Lindelow.500	Slugging Percentage	#1 Gio Sarmento1.000	.307
#1 Nick Varano1.000	Fielding Percentage	#12 Noah Brandt1.000	.861
#13 Dylan Roberts1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#1 Gio Sarmento1.000	.543

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Upper Merion Area	7-7		Pope John Paul II	12-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/29/23	Pottsgrove	Upper Merion Area	(L) 7-6	4/3/23	Pope John Paul II	Pottsgrove	(W) 6-3
5/5/23	Upper Merion Area	Pottsgrove	(W) 2-1	4/24/23	Pottsgrove	Pope John Paul II	(W) 19-4
3/31/23	Norristown	Upper Merion Area	(W) 8-2	4/19/23	Norristown	Pope John Paul II	(W) 16-1
4/3/23	Upper Merion Area	Upper Perkiomen	(W) 7-4	4/20/23	Pope John Paul II	Upper Perkiomen	(L) 5-3
4/24/23	Upper Perkiomen	Upper Merion Area	(W) 6-5	5/8/23	Upper Perkiomen	Pope John Paul II	(W) 3-1
				5/26/23	Upper Perkiomen	Pope John Paul II	(W) 5-3
4/12/23	Upper Merion Area	Owen J. Roberts	(L) 14-0	3/30/23	Owen J. Roberts	Pope John Paul II	(L) 14-1
4/14/23	Upper Merion Area	Phoenixville	(L) 15-0	4/17/23	Phoenixville	Pope John Paul II	(W) 10-9
5/2/23	Phoenixville	Upper Merion Area	(L) 14-0	5/5/23	Pope John Paul II	Phoenixville	(W) 4-1
4/19/23	Methacton	Upper Merion Area	(L) 9-2	4/12/23	Pope John Paul II	Methacton	(W) 9-5
4/19/23	Methacton	Upper Merion Area
4/21/23	Upper Merion Area	Pottstown	(W) 18-7	4/14/23	Pottstown	Pope John Paul II	(W) 15-1
5/8/23	Pottstown	Upper Merion Area	(W) 6-2	5/6/23	Pope John Paul II	Pottstown	(W) 15-0
4/25/23	Spring-Ford	Upper Merion Area	(L) 14-3	5/2/23	Pope John Paul II	Spring-Ford	(L) 7-4
5/3/23	Upper Merion Area	Boyertown	(L) 6-2	5/10/23	Pope John Paul II	Boyertown	(W) 6-2
5/10/23	Upper Merion Area	Perkiomen Valley	(W) 5-1	5/9/23	Perkiomen Valley	Pope John Paul II	(W) 5-2

Record Breakdown

Upper Merion Area (22-23)		Pope John Paul II (22-23)
10-9	Overall	17-5
7-9	League	13-3
3-0	Non-League	2-1
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
7-7	Common Opponent	12-3
5-5	Home	9-1
5-4	Away	7-4
0-0	Neutral	1-0
0-0	Playoff	2-1
10-9	In-State	17-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0