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Pilots Never Say Die, Edge Mohawk Valley In Extras

June 30, 2019 - Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL)
Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs News Release


LITTLE FALLS, NY Though the situation seems dire for the Newark Pilots, Sunday's game proved that if they're going down, they're going down swinging.

The Pilots bounced back from a 2-0 deficit in the first inning and a home run by Nick Cimillo to end the Diamond Dawgs' five-game winning streak, 4-3 in extra innings.

Nick Cimillo (Airmont, NY/Manhattan) wasted no time in getting the Diamond Dawgs on the board in the first, lofting a ball to deep left-center field. The home run, Cimillo's eighth, also scored Dylan Klock (St. Johnsville, NY/St. Thomas Aquinas) and was the second of three straight extra-base hits in the first for Mohawk Valley.

Ty Syta (Hamburg, NY/LeMoyne) cut the lead in half for the Pilots in the fourth. With runners on first and second, Syta hit a bouncer off of the pitcher's mound and into center field to score Logan Stirr (Canadensis, PA/East Stroudsburg). The Diamond Dawgs would get the lead right back to two in the bottom of the inning, off a comebacker by Jacob Josey (/Florida Atlantic) that scored Drew Fureno (Canajoharie, NY/LeMoyne).

Over Torres (North Haven, CT/Bethune Cookman) brought the lead back to one in the fifth. His bloop single over the head of the Mohawk Valley third baseman scored Allen Murphy (Richburg, NY/St. John Fisher). It would take until the eighth, but the Pilots would finally tie it up, thanks to pinch hitter Bayley Jamanis (Lancaster, PA/Seton Hill). His RBI groundout brought home Parker Denny (/).

Syta brought home the go-ahead run, on a hot fly ball down the first base that scored Adam Zebrowski (Arlington, VA/Seton Hill). That would be all reliever Chris LeVere would need, only allowing two baserunners in the bottom of the tenth to end the Diamond Dawgs' five-game win streak. Levere would pick up the win, while Connor Stapleton (Staten Island, NY/Concordia) got the loss.

The Diamond Dawgs (14-10) will enjoy a day off on Monday before hosting Saugerties on Tuesday, looking to put some distance between themselves and the third-place Stallions in a game between two of the leagues' ho. The Pilots (7-13) will also enjoy a day off on Monday begin a three-game home stand at Colburn Park, starting on Tuesday with a game against the Watertown Rapids.

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