That was Brian Klumpp on Thursday evening.
The Philly Bandits Collegiate squad found itself down a run in the sixth when Klumpp stepped in and launched a three-run homer to right field, capping a five-run inning and sending the Bandits to a 9–7 comeback win over the Bucks County Ghost.
It wasn’t just the go-ahead homer, either. Klumpp had one of those nights — a double in the first, a single in the third, and then the exclamation point in the sixth. Three hits. Four RBIs. One win that looked like it might slip away.
Early on, the Bandits did their thing — jumping ahead with two runs in the first, thanks to Sean Burke’s RBI single. A run in the second made it 3–1, but things started to unravel. Bucks County tied it in the third, took the lead in the fourth — even stole home once — and held a 7–4 lead heading to the bottom of the sixth.
And then? Chaos, courtesy of Klumpp.
Sean Heissler picked up the win out of the ‘pen, tossing three innings and allowing just three runs while fanning a pair. Leor Kedar chipped in with a two-hit night, and the Bandits piled up 10 hits altogether.
For the Ghost, Connor Dunn and Jack Ploppert each drove in a pair. They also ran wild — swiping six bags — but it wasn’t enough to stop a sixth-inning Bandits ambush.
Quakers hold on to tame ASBA
You never really know what kind of game you’re getting when the Philly Fightin Quakers take the field.
Sometimes it’s domination. Sometimes it’s chaos.
And sometimes, like Thursday night, it’s just about surviving.
The Quakers built a five-run cushion through six innings and then held on for dear life, escaping with a 7–5 win over the ASBA Futures club.
The offense belonged to Michael Christian. The Quakers’ spark plug went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, a single, and three stolen bases for good measure. He opened the scoring with an RBI double in the first and added another two-bagger during a four-run sixth.
Joel Bonner and Nick Moyer added insurance with a single and sac fly in the third, giving Philly a 3–0 edge.
Starter Nolan Walker worked two scoreless innings before handing things off to the bullpen committee of Abel Saft, Matt Herbert, and Aidan Myers — who bent but didn’t break.
ASBA made things very interesting late, scoring twice in the sixth and plating three in the seventh on a double and a groundout. But the Quakers turned a timely double play and made just enough pitches to slam the door.
John Schreiber was the standout for ASBA, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Jacob Ruddell also had a multi-hit night, and the club showed patience, drawing seven walks — but came up two runs short.
