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Alex Brickman, Ryan Markey, Shane Reardon Shine as Bay Sox Rip Waves 7-1

June 26, 2019 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
New Bedford Bay Sox News Release


The New Bedford Bay Sox' offense might want to envision every team as the Ocean State Waves, as they exploded for the second time in five days in a 7-1 win on Wednesday night at Paul Walsh Field.

New Bedford sluggers Alex Brickman (Dayton) and Ryan Markey (St. John's) each mashed two-run homers in a five-run third inning that put the game out of reach early, as the Bay Sox moved to 4-9 on the season. It was the second blowout victory over their Southern Division rivals in a week, as the Bay Sox picked up season-highs in runs and hits in a 14-4 win last Saturday at Old Mountain Field.

Julian Washburn (San Francisco) earned his first victory of the season with a strong five inning outing, while relievers Shane Reardon (UMass Dartmouth) and Stanley Vargas (New England College) threw four hitless innings, with Reardon tossing three clean sheets in an exemplary performance.

It looked like it would be a pitcher's duel early on a (finally) dry night in New Bedford, as both starters hurled perfect 1-2-3 innings on miniscule pitch counts. Washburn silenced the Waves' bats in the top of the second, eclipsing his season high in Ks with three strikeouts in just six at-bats. The Bay Sox put a single run on the board in the bottom of the frame with some two out production thanks to a double from Sam Henrie (Southern New Hampshire) and three consecutive walks. Henrie's college teammate Josh Goldstein earned an RBI with the last of the free passes thrown by Ocean State starter Matthew Semon.

The Waves (6-10) quickly pulled even in the top of the third, as two consecutive singles from the seventh and eighth hitters in the lineup put runners on the corners, and a 4-6-3 double play cleared the bases but plated Will McGillis for a short-lived 1-1 tie.

The home team exploded for five runs in the third, stringing together five straight hits and blasting two home runs out of left field. Jake Suddleson (Harvard) began the flurry with a triple to deep center which bounced off the glove of Joe Simone. Brickman continued his torrid recent hitting with a one-out bomb to left for New Bedford's first home HR. Brickman now has five hits and six RBIs in his last three contests, and seems to have firmly secured a spot in the heart of the Bay Sox order.

Rafe Chaumette (Trinity) belted his second double of the season, and came home on an RBI single from Henrie. Henrie was the last batter for Semon, but Markey greeted Ocean State reliever Corey Sawyer with a two-run homer to left for a 6-1 Bay Sox lead.

Washburn finished his outing with six strikeouts and just four hits allowed, earning at least one K in every inning while giving up just one free pass. The junior had allowed seven runs (six earned) in just 6.2 innings in his two previous starts with New Bedford. He was aided in the fourth inning by a spectacular play in left from Markey, as he robbed third baseman Casey Dana of extra bases with a leaping grab near the fence.

New Bedford added to their run total in the sixth inning, as Thomas Blandini (Southern New Hampshire) drove in Goldstein, who reached on an error with two down and moved to second on a stolen base.

Reardon needed just 33 pitches to put zeroes on the board in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, and Vargas followed with a 1-2-3 ninth inning. The Bay Sox defense was stellar all evening long, capped by Blandini making an unbelievable play at third to rob Dana of another potential extra-base hit, picking a sharp grounder on a short hop before firing to first to beat Dana by a step.

The win is New Bedford's third in their last four contests and second straight victory at home, where they've endured five rainouts during the first three weeks of the season. After an off day on Thursday, they will head on the road for a game Friday night vs. Sanford and a doubleheader with Danbury on Saturday. They'll be back home on Sunday for their second makeup game, as they host Newport in a game that was originally slated for June 13th.



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