Blues Fall in Game 1 of Blue Sox Double-Header
The Blues fell short 7-1 at Muzzy in game one of Blue Sox double-header
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
The Blues fall 7-1 in game one of a doubleheader against the Valley Blue Sox. Game one was the continuation of the July 4th game against the Blue Sox, which had been delayed by the weather.
Justin Silverstein (High Point) started on the mound for the Blues. Silverstein helped shut down the Blue Sox for the first two innings, not letting them get any runs, and pitched three strikeouts in the first two innings. Silverstein finished his time on the mound in game one by having only allowed three hits, four runs, and six strikeouts.
The Blue Sox got the first run of the game in the top of the third when Jacob Dilley (UNC Greensboro) hit a sacrifice fly out to center field, scoring Nick Tomasetto (Seton Hall). However, the Blues responded with their own run at the bottom of the third. Cal Chance (UMass Lowell) singled to right center, advancing Antonio Ducatelli (Fairfield) to third and scoring Evan Menzel (UCONN), tying the game 1-1.
Top of the fourth, the Blue Sox took back the lead. Trey Spees (Western Carolina) had a sacrifice fly out to left field, sending Chris Carson (Stony Brook) home. Followed by back-to-back doubles by Nick Tomasetto and Matt Wolfe (Middle Tennessee), scoring Anthony Tirado and Tomasetto, making it a three-run game.
Top of the eighth, the Blue Sox scored three more runs to further extend the lead. Tomasetto scored once again when Nico Soul singled up the middle, which also advanced Wolfe to second. Closely followed by a single up the middle by Nick Spaventa (Penn), which advanced Dilley and Soul to second and third, scoring Wolfe, putting the Blue Sox up 6-1. After Wolfe scored, Carson flied out to right field, which scored Soul and also advanced Dilley to third.
Silverstein wasn't the only one who was hot on the mound in game one; Ethan Marzo (Boston College) came onto the mound after Joe Dooley. Marzo only allowed two runs and no hits, and pitched one strikeout. JD Costanzo (West Virginia) finished up on the mound for the Blues at the end of game one and did not allow any hits or runs, and pitched a strikeout.
Written by: Gabby Algiere