Gulls Cruise Past Schooners in Wild Card Game
August 4, 2019 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
Newport Gulls News Release
NEWPORT, R.I. - Newport defeated the Mystic Schooners in the Southern Division Wild Card game Saturday night to advance in the NECBL Playoffs. For the Gulls, Sam Jacobsak picks up the win as Trey McLoughlin picks up the loss for the Schooners.
Mystic jumped out to an early lead in the first after Steven Barmakian scored on a sacrifice fly. The Gulls, however, struck back later in the inning after Chris Hamilton launched a two-run home run to give the Gulls a 2-1 lead. The Gulls would go on to add another run in the fourth, thanks to a solo home run by Joey Bellini to give them a 3-1 lead.
The Gulls weren't done yet, as they added two runs in the fifth thanks to an RBI double by Justyn-Henry Malloy and a sacrifice fly by Colton Bender that scored Malloy, giving the Gulls a 5-2 advantage. The Schooners would go on to tack on another run in the ninth, however, the lead would be too much for them to overcome as they fall 5-2.
Newport now advances to the best of three game Southern Division Championship Series against the Martha's Vineyard Sharks starting Sunday. The Gulls will make the trip for Game One to Martha's Vineyard for a 7 pm matchup at the Shark Tank. Game Two will be played at 6:35 pm on Monday at Cardines Field. If necessary, Game Three will be played back on Martha's Vineyard Tuesday night.
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