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Bay Sox Drop Second Straight in Dramatic Loss to Blue Sox

June 17, 2017 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
New Bedford Bay Sox News Release


The Bay Sox committed two costly errors, including one in the fourth inning that plated two runs, which would prove to be the difference in the game. New Bedford put two runs on the board in the sixth, and had chances in the seventh and eighth, but could not avoid their second straight loss at home and third overall (4-3).

The Blue Sox scored an early run on Saturday night, but starting pitcher Brent Teller (Sacred Heart) worked out of a bases loaded jam to prevent the visitors from putting a crooked number on the scoreboard in left field. After allowing a one-out single, a free pass, and hitting a batter to load the bases, Teller gave up a sharp single by catcher Hunter Fain that plated left fielder Niko Hulsizer with the first run of the content. Teller was able to strike out shortstop Kyle Mottice for the second out and induce a routine fly ball to center by DH Braxton Morris to end the top of the first.

The Blue Sox had runners on base in the second and third innings but could not add to their lead. Teller earned the first two outs of the fourth inning, but allowed back-to-back singles to the top of the Valley order. He walked #3 hitter Chas Hadden, then a tough grounder to Luke Bakula (Kansas) at third base bounced off his backhand attempt and dribbled into the outfield for a two-run error. There were several awkward bounces around the third base area during the early innings, as the infield was pretty saturated from rains during the last day.

Garett Delano was excellent on the hill for the road squad, working three perfect innings to start the game and his defense was exemplary behind him. Hulsizer made two remarkable plays in left field to rob the Bay Sox of extra-base hits, as he laid out to nab a fly ball from Karsten Sherman (Keiser) to start the second inning, and possibly prevented a run from scoring on another diving catch on a liner by T.J. Lake (West Virginia) in the bottom of the fifth.

Delano lost some steam in the bottom of the sixth inning, and the Bay Sox finally put two runs on the board to make it 3-2. Chandler Debrosse (Central Connecticut State) led off with an infield single, and was joined on the bases by Nick Neville (Notre Dame) after he drew a walk. The runners moved up 90 feet on a groundout by Cody Doyle (Sacred Heart), and Debrosse scored on another grounder by Nick Matera (Rutgers). Delano was replaced on the mound by Andrew Romanelli, and Sherman drove in his sixth run of the season with a single to center field. It was the first time in the game that New Bedford had runners in scoring position, and they took advantage to tighten the contest.

Dan Schock (Sacred Heart) hit an absolute bomb to deep center field that struck the 370-foot sign on the fence at Paul Walsh Field for a leadoff double to start the bottom of the seventh. He advanced to third on an error with one out, as a grounder to short by Dante Baldelli (Boston College) was booted by Mottice. Baldelli stole second on a swinging third strike from Debrosse, but Romanelli stranded the two runners with a huge strikeout of Neville to end the inning.

New Bedford had two more runners on base with no outs in the eighth inning, as hard-throwing Valley reliever Andrew Schultz was wild to begin his outing. He struck Doyle with the first pitch he tossed, then uncorked consecutive wild pitches to move the Sacred Heart senior to third base. Matera joined him on the corners after a walk, but the lanky righty kept the Bay Sox off the board with a strikeout of Sherman and a huge double play. Bakula hit a fly ball to medium depth in center field, and Mark Grunberg easily threw out Doyle at home plate.

Teller was charged with the loss, as he allowed three runs - only one earned - on five hits and four walks in his five innings of work. Austin Cline was spectacular in relief of Teller, tossing four scoreless innings with just two hits and one walk allowed. The righty from Dayton, who is in his second season with the Bay Sox, struck out five Blue Sox' batters in his stellar appearance.

The Bay Sox will travel to Upper Valley on Sunday afternoon to face the team with the longest winning streak in the NECBL (seven wins). Their next home game comes on Tuesday night, as they face the Plymouth Pilgrims on Seekonk Speedway - Liberty Utilities Night at Paul Walsh Field.



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