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Mellon tosses one-hitter as Red Sox win showdown of division leaders

Spring City center fielder Ken Pierson said it best following Friday night’s 2-1 Spring City win over Exton Post 134 in a Chester County League American legion battle.

“We love playing baseball together,” said Pierson, who was part of the Centennial Conference champion squad from Johns Hopkins University this spring. “I could not wait to get started. I am so proud of how well these guys played for the high school team, but our legion team is something special, we all want to be here and we have played together for so long, it’s a part of us.”

Following a night where the Red Sox battled back from a five-run deficit to claim a win over Lionville, left-hander Josh Mellon, who will be attending Millersville in the fall, took the hill for Post 602 and delivered a masterpiece, allowing just one hit and one earned run in a complete-game effort.

“We have had a lot of games in a short time,” said Spring City coach Jamie Scheck. “We absolutely needed an effort like that from Josh, as we have a couple of guys battling through some injuries. He has been great all season so far. In the past two weeks he has beaten Norchester, Caln and now Exton, those are three quality teams.”

Scheck was not the only manager heaping praise in the direction of the defending Pennsylvania state champion Red Sox, as Bandits manager Steve “Smittie” Smith was quick to compliment despite the tough loss.

“Man I love that (Ricky) Gorrell kid, I wish I had a few of him on my team,” said Smith, in his seventh year as the Bandits’ manager. “Here is a kid that hits a one hopper back the mound and is chewing his own teeth off busting it to first. They (Spring City) play the game the way it’s meant to be played.”

Smith, who was notified by his scheduled starting pitcher that he would not be in attendance as he was making a trip to the beach, had nothing but admiration for the manner in which Post 602 carried themselves and the effort they put forth.

“There is a reason that they are successful,” said Smith. “They all play for each other and are committed to the team. Until we have a culture in place where the team’s best interest is a priority and our players give the type of commitment that teams like Spring City do, we will always be close to teams like that but never beat them.” 

Spring City got on the board early as Gorrell and Pierson drew first-inning walks with two outs to set the table for Cody Clarke, who roped a double, plating the only two runs the Red Sox would score in the tilt.

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