Blue Sox Suffer 6-3 Setback in Danbury
July 31, 2014 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
Valley Blue Sox News Release
DANBURY, CT- The Valley Blue Sox started strong but could not hang on to an early lead as they fell, 6-3, to the Danbury Westerners at Rogers Park in western Connecticut on July 30.
Valley drops to 13-25 on the season.
Frank Crinella got the Blue Sox started in the first frame by reaching on an error, and Nick Lynch doubled to bring him home.
However, Danbury got it right back in the home half, with a single, error, and double to make it 1-1.
They scored twice in each of the third and fourth, scoring in the third with three straight singles and an RBI groundout and in the fourth on a similar sequence.
Valley tried to get back in the game, as Jeremie Fagnan doubled and Lynch drove him in with a single in the eighth, but the Westerners regained a four run edge in the home half.
A pair of walks and a single by Chris Lowery brought in one more run in the ninth for the Blue Sox for the 6-3 final.
The Blue Sox return home tomorrow to face off with the North Adams SteepleCats for a 6:35 p.m. start. Gates open at 5:35 p.m. and the first 400 fans will be given a Big Red Bobblehead courtesy of Skip's Outdoor Accents.
The 2014 season will represent the Blue Sox seventh season in the Pioneer Valley, playing at Mackenzie Stadium in Holyoke. The Blue Sox have been a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL; www.necbl.com) since 2008. The NECBL is funded in part by Major League Baseball and is comprised of 12 teams throughout all six New England states who recruit the elite athletes and premier pro prospects from around the world.
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