By PATRICK WALSH
PALE HOSE (2-3) 12 (six innings)
A’S (1-4) 8
Martin MacConnell connected on a two-out, two-run base knock in the top of the sixth, part of a seven-run frame as the Pale Hose erased a three-run deficit, earning their second win in the last three contests. Mathew Gross worked a one-out walk, followed by a single from Gabriel Rivera to set the table for MacConnell. Michael Calogero followed MacConnell with a walk, with MacConnell coming around to score on a passed ball, then a run-scoring single from Brennan Pipitone, scoring Calogero to put the Pale Hose on top for good.
Ian Schmeer contributed with a run scored in the frame. Patrick Altpeter and Schmeer also walked in the sixth and Altpeter scored the seventh frame run. The Pale Hose jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the first. Pipitone worked a leadoff walk, followed by a single from Altpeter. Ethan Light opened the scoring, cashing in Pipitone with a single. Jamison Riley followed with an RBI single of his own. Declan Caron drove both Riley and Light with a two-bagger, the Pale Hose up four. Rivera drove in Caron later in the frame with a one-out single to end the scoring in the top of the first. The A’s were able to put up a crooked number in the second when Brody Ignizio cashed in Robbie Langdon after Langdon walked earlier in the frame. In the third, Jack Salerno smacked a two-out double, then scored in the next at-bat.
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The A’s then broke through with a five-run fourth to put themselves up by two. In the inning, Ryan Grasley led off with a walk, then three straight one-out walks to Langdon, Christian Morrison and Ignizio brought home Grasley. Grady Rogers drove home Langdon and Morrison with a two-bagger, knotting the contest up at five. Both Ignizio and Rogers trotted home during the next at-bat, ending the scoring in the inning. Morrison had an RBI single in the fifth, giving the A’s their eighth run. Rivera, Altpeter and Caron all finished 2-for-3 for the Pale Hose. Altpeter trotted home twice, while Caron tallied one run scored and drove in two, Rivera had a run scored and an RBI. MacConnell had a hit, two RBI and a run scored. Gross was 1-for-2 and tallied one run. Gross also started on the mound, going three innings and allowing two unearned runs on one hit while striking out three. Pipitone, Light and Riley all had a hit and drove in one. Pipitone allowed one hit over 1.1 innings in the back end of the bullpen for the Pale Hose. For the A’s, Rogers had a double, two RBI and a run to lead the offense. Morrison went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored. Jack Salerno and Dylan Cole both had a hit and scored a run apiece. Matthew Scibienski scored in the fourth. Langdon worked three walks and scored twice.
AMAZINS (3-2) 6
SAWX (4-1) 4
Mason Davey connected on a two-run single in the sixth, giving the Amazins enough runs to survive a late rally from the Sawx.
Jared Swift smacked a one-out single, then stole home to open the scoring in the first for the Amazins. Joseph Presutti trotted home in the bottom of the second to knot the game up at one. The Amazins responded instantly, with Landon Brown driving home Jacob Wolff in the second. Later on in the fourth, Alan Plummer brought home Jacob Sova to put the Amazins up two. Max Ng scored the fourth run for the Amazins in the fifth after he led off with a single. The Sawx came alive in the seventh to attempt to come back. Owen Cuba led off with a base knock, followed by a Kayden Yapjoco walk, then Tyler Gentzke soaking up a hit-by-pitch to load the bases. Evan Cuba was able to cash in Owen with a sacrifice fly. After Yapjoco scored on a passed ball later in the inning, Josh Winter drove home Gentzke with a sacrifice fly, ending the scoring for the Sawx. Sova started on the mound for the Amazins, going three innings, allowing an unearned run on one hit and fanning five. The Amazins’ hurler has allowed two earned runs over seven innings pitched this season. Sova fanned three of the first four batters he faced. Will Nunn followed Sova by retiring six of the seven batters he faced.
Davey paced the Amazins offense with a hit and two RBI. Brown went 1-for-1 with an RBI and scored a run. Ryan Merlo went 1-for-2. Sova and Wolff both scored a run apiece. Swift trotted home twice. For the Sawx, Gentzke and Jace Crawford both went 1-for-2. Crawford also fanned two of three batters faced in the seventh. Owen Cuba and Presutti both singled and scored.
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