Close Game Between Lou Gehrig Red 15U And East Coast Pipeline 16U – Ruggiero Ends In Tie
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Lou Gehrig Red 15U and East Coast Pipeline 16U – Ruggiero tied 4-4 on Thursday.
A single by Alex Abreu on an 0-2 count put Lou Gehrig Red 15U on the board in the top of the first.
East Coast Pipeline 16U – Ruggiero jumped back into the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning after Evan Alessi singled to center field, and Adam Jaworski hit a sacrifice fly, each scoring one run.
Lou Gehrig Red 15U captured the lead, 4-3, in the top of the sixth after Chase Bartholomew singled down the right field line, Jonny Beck singled to center field, and Manny walked, each scoring one run.
Lou Gehrig Red 15U committed an error, which helped East Coast Pipeline 16U – Ruggiero tie the game at four in the bottom of the seventh.
Manny stepped on the mound first for Lou Gehrig Red 15U. The hurler surrendered seven hits and three runs over five innings, striking out six and walking none.
Chase Bartholomew, Santino Favorite, Matt Crossetta, Christian Arzola, Jacob Bencic, Jonny Beck, Alex Abreu, Riley O’Brien, and Andrew Aquino each collected one hit for Lou Gehrig Red 15U. Chase Bartholomew, Jonny Beck, Alex Abreu, and Manny each drove in one run for Lou Gehrig Red 15U. Manny led Lou Gehrig Red 15U with two walks. Overall, the team had a strong eye at the plate, tallying eight walks for the game.
Connor Blest led East Coast Pipeline 16U – Ruggiero with two runs batted in from the number nine spot in the lineup. The pitcher went 1-for-3 on the day. Troy Werner, East Coast Pipeline 16U – Ruggiero’s number eight hitter, led the team with two hits in three at-bats. East Coast Pipeline 16U – Ruggiero turned one double play in the game.
Lou Gehrig Red 15U will travel to MMB Halas 16U for their next game on Friday.
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