Seneca Valley 9            Mt. Lebanon 1
Losing 15 players and no returning starters the SV baseball team picked up right where they left off last year with an impressive win over visiting Mt. Lebanon 9 – 1 to start  the 2009 season. Tied 1 – 1 going into the 6^th inning the Raiders bats came alive scoring 8 runs. Nick Kendrick picked up the win for SV, while Jay Condit was impressive in his start allowing just one run on 4 hits in 5 innings.

Seneca Valley 12          Baldwin 8
The Raiders improved their record to 2 – 0 by defeating a very good Baldwin team 12 – 8. Blake Henderson went 3 – 3 and 2 stolen bases to the lead the Raiders offensively while Matt Kloos pitched 2 solid innings to pick up the win.

Seneca Valley 11          North Catholic 3
Entering the last non section game before section play begins the Raiders defeated North Catholic 11 – 3 to improve their record to 3 – 0. Leading the way for the Raiders offensively was Jake Double going 2 – 3 with a stolen base and run scored. Nick Kendrick pitched 3 innings for the Raiders to pick up his 2^nd win of the year.

Seneca Valley 17          North Hills 1
In the first section game of the year the Raiders were in mid season form belting out 16 hits with 6 doubles to beat North Hills 17 – 1 in five innings. Scoring 10 runs in the first inning the Raiders never looked back. Mike Hughes and Matt Plautz led the Raiders having three hits and a double each. Vinnie Rice also added to the offense going 2 – 3 with 2 doubles. Nick Kendrick pitched 5 innings for the Raiders allowing only one hit and one run. Nick is now 3 – 0 for the season. The Raiders will play Fox Chapel @ home April 9^th.

Seneca Valley 10           Fox Chapel 3
The Raiders improved their record to 5 – 0 and 2 – 0 in the section by defeating Fox Chapel 10 – 3. Jay Condit threw 5 solid innings to pick up the victory for the Raiders. Sam Bucci threw 2 innings to secure the win. Leading the Raiders offensively were Mike Hughes going 2 – 4 with a double and homerun. Vinnie Rice and Jay Condit also hit homeruns for the Raiders. The Raiders next game is at home vs. Shaler Monday April 13^th.

Seneca Valley 3            Shaler 2
The Raiders came from behind to win a thrilling game against Shaler    3 – 2. Behind 2 – 1 with two outs and nobody on in the bottom of the 7^th, the Raiders staged a come back. Vinnie Rice and Dave Coradi both walked to set the table for Zach Motyl. Zach lined a singled to right field that was miss played by the right fielder and went all the way to the wall scoring both runners. This improves the Raiders to 6 – 0 overall and 3 – 0 in section play. Nick Kendrick pitched all 7 innings for the Raiders only allowing 3 hits while striking out 8. Nick is now 4 – 0 on the season. The Raiders will travel to Pine Richland Wednesday for a 3:30 start.

Seneca Valley 3            North Allegheny 4
The Raiders experienced their first loss of the season by losing to N.A. 4 – 3. Jay Condit pitched well enough to earn the victory but the offense was not quite there for the Raiders that sealed the victory for N.A. The Raiders travel to Pine Richland for their next section game.

Seneca Valley 0            Pine Richland 1 ( Forfeit )
Due to a miscue the Raiders forfeited their 2^nd section loss. This brings the Raiders record to 6 – 2 overall and 3 – 2 in section.

Seneca Valley 2            Butler 7
The Raiders dropped their 3^rd in a row to the Butler Tornadoes. Butler jumped out early and the Raiders were never able to get back into the game. The Raiders are now 6 – 3  overall and 4 – 3 in section.

Seneca Valley 5            Fox Chapel 0
The Raiders got back on the winning track by defeating Fox Chapel 5 – 0. Nick Kendrick pitched a No – Hitter striking out 12 and only walking 1. The offense was led by Jay Condit going 3 – 4 on the day. The Raiders are now 7 – 3 and 4 – 3 in section play.

Seneca Valley 4            North Hills 6

Seneca Valley 8            Shaler 1

Seneca Valley 2            Pine Richland 1

Seneca Valley 1            North Allegheny 3

Seneca Valley 7            Butler 2

Seneca Valley 7            Central Catholic 6

Regular season record 10 – 6
Section record 6 – 6

PLAYOFFS

Seneca Valley 1            Gateway 0 

Seneca Valley 2            Kiski 5

Final record 11 – 7

Mark these dates in your calendar. More details to come.

• Raider Baseball Banquet
  Date: May 17, 2009
  Location: Marriott North on Route 228