Baseball Recap: Palmerton Starts off Right with Win over Marian Catholic

Palmerton took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Marian Catholic with a sharp 12-3 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Blue Bombers also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2020.

Brady Reph was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Reph was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

Jason Carrelli

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/12/25 vs Marian Catholic	3
05/07/24 vs Northern Lehigh	2
04/19/24 vs Bangor	2
04/29/24 @ Catasauqua	1
04/27/24 @ Palisades	1

In other batting news, Jason Carrelli was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Cameron Pengelly was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Marian Catholic's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.

Palmerton didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 4-3 win against Pleasant Valley on the 13th. As for Marian Catholic, they will square off against Executive Education Academy Charter School at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.