FCBL Worcester Bravehearts

Bravehearts Sweep Brockton

Published on July 13, 2019 under Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL)
Worcester Bravehearts News Release


After taking game one of Saturday's doubleheader against the Brockton Rox in come-from-behind fashion, there was no such drama in the second game, as the Worcester Bravehearts beat Brockton 13-1 to complete the sweep.

The Bravehearts' bats once again came through in the top of the first. A Mariano Ricciardi double and walks to Ben Rice and Chris Rinaldi allowed Jacob Sessa to bring all three home with a three-RBI double. Sessa then scored on a Jack Gardner double. The Bravehearts batted around, and Ricciardi drove in two more runs on a single in his second at-bat of the inning. By the time the third out was recorded, Worcester had scored six runs.

Worcester batted around again in the third, scoring five more times. After Becker and Joe Pesce started things with singles, Trevor Johnson drove in a run when he grounded out to first. After a Ricciardi walk, Pesce would score when his NYIT teammate Ben McNeill singled him home. Ricciardi scored on a wild pitch, and after Rice walked and Rinaldi singled, Gardner drove both of them in with a two-RBI single, extending the lead to 11-0.

Two more runs scored for Worcester in the top of the seventh. An RBI single by Rice drove one in, the other coming when Ricciardi scored as Brockton turned a double play.

Despite getting eight walks in the first four innings, Brockton was neither able to record a hit nor score a run until the fifth inning, when Evan Sleight hit a solo home run to left field. That would be the only run Brockton could muster all game.

Brendan Case picked up the victory for the Bravehearts, throwing a scoreless and hitless inning while walking one and striking out a pair of Rox. Getting the loss for Brockton was starter Liam LeVangie, who gave up four earned runs and six total in two-thirds of an inning, walking three and striking out two.

With the doubleheader sweep, the Bravehearts' record is 20-18 going into the All-Star break, while Brockton drops to 19-18.

Eleven Bravehearts will travel to Pittsfield Tuesday for the Futures Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game. The season resumes for Worcester on Thursday when they host the Nashua Silver Knights.

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