WEEK ONE: Comets crush Brawlers on Opening Day

GAME ONE  - The Philadelphia Comets could not wait to get the season started, but by 4 p.m. on Sunday they were happy to see it end. The new look Comets were even happier to come away with the sweep of the Brawlers at Latshaw/McCarthy Field in Norristown.
Phil Motley got the nod in the opener and mowed down the Brawlers bats, leading the Comets to a 15-6 victory. The eighth-year man overcame inning blunders that allowed three runs to cross. The defense settled in and Motley went to work, striking out eight over four innings.
Angelo Capria came in relief and fanned six over his three innings to earn his first career save for the Comets.
Motley also had three hits and four runs at the plate. Veterans Gavin White and Kyle Riley each had three hits as did newcomer Andrew Napoli.
It was the first career managerial win for Andrew Marcus.

GAME TWO -  The Comets wasted little time showing they are still the franchise that has been in three-consecutive title series. They sent 19 players to the plate in the first inning, scoring 14 runs, eventually leading to a 19-8 win.
Clancy Philbrick made his Comets debut and dazzled, keeping the Brawlers off-balance. The tall righty threw one-hit ball over four innings before giving way to the bullpen.
Napoli was at it again with another three hits and Marcus helped himself get managerial win number two with three hits.

In total the Comets had 36 clean hits in the win and scored 34 runs. After a long day of baseball they will rest all week and be back in action next week at Germantown Academy against the Aston Angels.