Pregame Notes Covenant Speed/Power @ Covenant Bengals

Date:  20 May 2021

Site:  Field 1, Council of Governments Softball Complex, West Middlesex, PA

First pitch time:  615pm EDT

Probables (game 1):  Eric Bombeck (Covenant Speed/Power) v. David Dalessandro (Covenant Bengals)

Probables (game 2):  Tyler Allen (Covenant Speed/Power) v. David Dalessandro (Covenant Bengals)

Pregame notes (Covenant Speed/Power):

The Covenant Speed/Power begin their tenth anniversary season.

The Speed/Power are winners of their last 17 consecutive games dating back to the 2019 tournament.

Since 2017, the team has lost a total of only four games.

The Covenant Speed/Power will begin a drive for a fifth consecutive league championship, something that has never been done in the 44 year history of the Lawrence-Mercer County Church Softball League.

The team returns a star contingent including all-star shortstop Gray MacKenzie, pitcher Eric Bombeck, first baseman Matt Durisko, third baseman Corey Sternthal, and left fielder Tyler Allen.

Bobby Mort and Pat DeGeralamo rejoin the team after opting out of the 2020 season due to concerns regarding COVID.

Tay Robinson also rejoins the team after spending the last three years living and working in North Carolina.

Chris Rockwell and Justin Norcross join the team for the first time.  Rockwell spent the 2020 season with the Covenant Bengals.  Norcross last played in 2018 with the now-defunct St. John's Rams.

Pregame Notes (Covenant Bengals):

The Covenant Bengals began their fourth season in the Lawrence-Mercer County Church Softball League on Tuesday night with losses to both the expansion St. Joe's Wildcats and Lebanon Raiders.

The Bengals are winless in their last 16 games dating back to the 2019 tournament.  They are also winless in their last 7 games against the Speed/Power.

The Bengals have a new head coach in Andrew Campbell.

Returning to the Bengals are pitchers David Dalessandro and Gary Shuttleworth, plus Zach Wimer, Jay Bradley, Armando Hernandez and Dacoda Randall.

Joining the team are former Covenant Speed/Power players Josh and Vincent Nichols, Craig Osmon, Nate Anthony and Joe Patton.  Osmon last played in 2019 with the Covenant Speed/Power.