By JOHN LIKANJE
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Stephen Edgett (St. John Fisher College) sparked a pair of rallies as the Wings won their first game of the season, 10-1, over the Monarchs in Interstate Collegiate Baseball League action at Towers Field on the campus of the University of Rochester.
Tied at one in the fourth inning, the Wings (1-4) sent seven men to the plate and scored three runs on four hits.
Edgett ripped a one-out, ground-rule double to center field. Ben Martin (St. John Fisher College) singled to right field and drove in Edgett as the Wings grabbed a lead they did not surrender at 2-1.
.@interstateCBL – Wings vs. Monarchs: Ben Martin singles to right field to drive in Stephen Edgett as the Wings retake the lead, 2-1, in the top of the 4th inning. @PickinSplinters pic.twitter.com/AehaiB8pBr
— John Mitchell Likanje Junior (@jml5798) June 10, 2019
Martin stole second base and scored on John Faynor’s (Genesee Community College) double. Jacob Heredia (Monroe Community College) singled. Colin Coykendall (Monroe Community College) brought in Faynor with a fielder’s choice.
.@interstateCBL – Wings vs. Monarchs: Colin Coykendall reaches 1st base on a fielder’s choice and brings in a run to cap off a 3-run 4th for the Wings. Middle of 4: Wings lead Monarchs 4-1. @PickinSplinters pic.twitter.com/5Lj1ZcnEzb
— John Mitchell Likanje Junior (@jml5798) June 10, 2019
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Jayson Faynor (Genesee Community College) came in relief with runners on first and second and one out. The sophomore right-hander induced a pop-up to shortstop Justin Graham on back-to-back batters to get out of the jam.
.@interstateCBL – Wings vs. Monarchs: Jayson Faynor gets a pop-up to short to strand a pair of baserunners. End of 4: Wings lead Monarchs 4-1. @PickinSplinters pic.twitter.com/zF8z2KnYJt
— John Mitchell Likanje Junior (@jml5798) June 10, 2019
Edgett singled up the middle and drove in Ryan Hill for the first run of the game in the opening frame. For the game, Edgett was 2-for-2 with a walk and a pair of RBI.
.@interstateCBL – Wings vs. Monarchs: Stephen Edgett sacrifice fly to deep right center field. Wings lead Monarchs 6-1. @PickinSplinters pic.twitter.com/Fv7rF9vAkp
— John Mitchell Likanje Junior (@jml5798) June 10, 2019
On the mound, Edgett hurled 3 1/3 innings of one-run ball to earn the victory. The senior right-hander allowed four walks and struck out three batters on 56 pitches to lower his earned run average to 2.63.
.@interstateCBL – Wings vs. Monarchs: Stephen Edgett gets a flyball to right to strand a runner at 3rd base. @PickinSplinters pic.twitter.com/NYAIxx4vR4
— John Mitchell Likanje Junior (@jml5798) June 10, 2019
Graham and Thomas Pasquale both collected a base knock, a walk, a pair of RBI and scored a run in four plate appearances. Pasquale’s walk came with the bases juiced as the Wings extended their lead to 5-1.
.@interstateCBL – Wings vs. Monarchs: Thomas Pasquale draws a bases-loaded walk in the top of the 5th inning. Wings lead Monarchs 5-1. @PickinSplinters pic.twitter.com/3rFonCSBBn
— John Mitchell Likanje Junior (@jml5798) June 10, 2019
Graham’s lone hit was a two-out, two-run single up the middle in the seventh inning to give the Wings a commanding 8-1 advantage.
.@interstateCBL – Wings vs. Monarchs: Justin Graham goes up the middle to drive in a pair of runs in the top of the 7th inning. Wings lead Monarchs 8-1. @PickinSplinters pic.twitter.com/Ekb5V0jfVX
— John Mitchell Likanje Junior (@jml5798) June 10, 2019
Heredia went 3-for-4 at the dish and hustled for a run-scoring, infield single to cap off a four-run seventh inning.
.@interstateCBL – Wings vs. Monarchs: Jacob Heredia beats out an infield single and drives in Thomas Pasquale. Wings lead Monarchs 10-1. @PickinSplinters @TribuneBaseball pic.twitter.com/gPWXaVVGUF
— John Mitchell Likanje Junior (@jml5798) June 10, 2019
John Faynor and Martin both were 2-for-4 at the plate. Frankie Santiago Colon (Finger Lakes Community College) collected two hits in three at-bats and scored a run. Hill and Jordan Maher (SUNY Fredonia) both connected for a hit and crossed the plate twice.
For the Monarchs (2-5), Marty Williams ripped a single to right field on the first pitch he saw and drove in Shane Hake (Elmira College) to tie the game in the bottom of the second inning.
.@interstateCBL – Wings vs. Monarchs: Marty Williams rips the 1st pitch he sees to opposite field to tie the game at 1 in the bottom of the 2nd inning. @PickinSplinters pic.twitter.com/fkJXlsxgNr
— John Mitchell Likanje Junior (@jml5798) June 10, 2019
William Porter (Rochester Institute of Technology) ripped a double down the left field line in the first inning and drew a pair of walks in three plate appearances. Tyler Cyrus (John Carroll University) and Tyler Broderick (Keuka College) both collected a hit in three at-bats.
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