Ryan Novak threw a complete game on Saturday night to get the Warriors' back on track!Just when it seemed that the team was starting to run out of gas, the Warriors bounced back to improve its Lockport tournament record to 1-2 in one of the better played ballgames of the season.
The Warriors beat Homer by a score of 7-1. Ryan Novak pitched an absolute gem. He threw a complete game and allowed just one run in six innings of work. Complete games are unheard of for this age group in recent years. Yet, Ryan paced himself and mixed speeds and locations all night. He managed to keep his pitch count in the low 90's. Ryan was awarded a game ball for this incredible accomplishment.
Every Warriors' player made contributions to this effort. Dennis Bresingham was also recognized with a game ball for his defensive contributions in the outfield. Homer left two runners stranded early in the game when Dennis made a nice catch in rightfield to retire the side. Later in the game, he made another catch with one out and fired the ball into the plate--forcing the runner on third base to hold. That run never scored.
Robbie Maxfield made several nice defensive plays at second base. Ronny Drabeck hustled down the line to beat out a routine tapper to the pitcher--which ultimately resulted in two Warriors' runs! Shawn McHale made a nice catch in leftfield. Both Mike Rafferty and Jayson Lenzen did a nice job behind the plate in this one.
Grant Lewis had two doubles and a single. Mike Rafferty had two hits--including a double. Jayson Lenzen also hammered a shot to deep leftfield that rolled all the way to the wall.
Zach Struzik reached base and used his great speed to steal second and third base before scoring on a passed ball.
This was a fun game to be a part of--and it was a thrill to watch such a gutsy pitching performance!
The Warriors beat Homer by a score of 7-1. Ryan Novak pitched an absolute gem. He threw a complete game and allowed just one run in six innings of work. Complete games are unheard of for this age group in recent years. Yet, Ryan paced himself and mixed speeds and locations all night. He managed to keep his pitch count in the low 90's. Ryan was awarded a game ball for this incredible accomplishment.
Every Warriors' player made contributions to this effort. Dennis Bresingham was also recognized with a game ball for his defensive contributions in the outfield. Homer left two runners stranded early in the game when Dennis made a nice catch in rightfield to retire the side. Later in the game, he made another catch with one out and fired the ball into the plate--forcing the runner on third base to hold. That run never scored.
Robbie Maxfield made several nice defensive plays at second base. Ronny Drabeck hustled down the line to beat out a routine tapper to the pitcher--which ultimately resulted in two Warriors' runs! Shawn McHale made a nice catch in leftfield. Both Mike Rafferty and Jayson Lenzen did a nice job behind the plate in this one.
Grant Lewis had two doubles and a single. Mike Rafferty had two hits--including a double. Jayson Lenzen also hammered a shot to deep leftfield that rolled all the way to the wall.
Zach Struzik reached base and used his great speed to steal second and third base before scoring on a passed ball.
This was a fun game to be a part of--and it was a thrill to watch such a gutsy pitching performance!
Game photo by Kim Lewis
