The Warriors ended the weekend with a high note by winning at Evergreen Park by a score of 12-3 in seven innings. It was a special night for the Warriors as the team had the opportunity to experience a neighborhood ballpark atmosphere under the lights. And, the team played a nearly flawless game. The pitching and defense were strong and the bats really came alive.
The Warriors grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Paco Lauciello hammered a homerun to deep leftfield. The ball was rising at it passed the fence which is measured at 265 feet. The homerun landed well over 300 feet from the plate! The Warriors then left three runners on base in the inning--which was to develop into a trend for the night.
Anthony Lauciello (Photo courtesy of Ann Bresingham)
Evergreen Park hit the ball hard in the bottom of the inning and scored two runs to tie the game. But, the Warriors' starting pitcher, Ryan Tannebaum, settled in and pitched scoreless second and third innings.
The Warriors' scored five runs in the second inning. Ryan Knightly smashed a line drive to the leftfield wall for his third double of the season to score two runs. Ryan also leads the squad with 13 RBI for the season. Lance Cardinal lined a single to centerfield for his second hit of the game. Lance would reach base on all five of his plate appearances! The Warriors led 7-2 after two innings and would never trail in this one.
The Warriors scored again in the third inning when Ryan Knightly grounded sharply to third to bring Jason Waner home. And, the Warriors added another run in the fourth inning when Robbie Maxfield lined a single to centerfield to score Jack Lebert. The Warriors led 9-2 after four innings of play.
The Warriors scored twice in the fifth inning when Jack Lebert lined a single to leftfield to score Ryan Knightly. Jack had four hits and a walk in this game and raised his batting average to .364 for the season. He is also tied for second on the squad with 8 RBI. Evergreen Park scored its final run of the game in the bottom of the inning to make the score 11-3 at the end of five innings of play.
The Warriors tacked on an insurance run in the top of the sixth inning when Ryan Knightly singled to score Robbie Maxfield. Jason Waner held Evergreen Park to just one run in his three innings of work. Robbie Maxfield pitched the seventh inning and quickly retired Evergreen Park in order--striking out the first two hitters of the inning.
It was one of those special nights for Warriors' baseball.
WARRIORS: 12 runs, 14 hits, 1 error, 14 left on base
EVERGREEN PARK: 3 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 7 left on base
