Warriors Bounce Back

The Warriors dialed in an appropriate level of intensity for Friday night's scrimmage against the New Lenox Celtics. Players were attentive and supportive of their teammates.

The Warriors went with four pitchers in this scrimmage: Jason Waner, Lance Cardinal, Ryan Novak and Anthony Lauciello.

Jason Waner threw two innings and allowed one unearned run. He struck three hitters out during his second inning of work. Lance Cardinal pitched a scoreless third inning, but ran into trouble in the fourth inning. With the bases loaded and one out, Ryan Novak entered the game in relief and retired the next two hitters to get out of the jam. He allowed three runs in the fifth inning, but did not get rattled despite walking two hitters on some very close pitches. Anthony Lauciello pitched a scoreless sixth inning. Overall, the pitching staff allowed six runs in six innings. The staff allowed 8 walks and struck out 6 hitters in the game.

Robbie Maxfield led the offense from his lead off spot--reaching base three times in the game. Other hitters to reach base more than once included Jim Robley, Lance Cardinal, C.J. Brucki, Jason Waner and Jack Lebert. Game changing hits included Lance Cardinal's two run single to leftfield in the first inning and Jason Waner's bunt down the third base line to lead off the sixth inning. Anthony Lauciello also smashed a base hit to centerfield in the third inning and later scored. Overall, the offense scored 8 runs on 6 hits. The Warriors drew 7 walks and 1 hit batsman (Jason Waner) in the contest.

Baserunning was much improved during this scrimmage. The Warriors put pressure on the Celtics' defense. That pressure started early when Jim Robley tagged and scored in the first inning on a pop up to the second baseman. Coach Tannebaum's aggressiveness at third base paid off for the Warriors.

The team made good progress during this scrimmage and bounced back from a very disappointing performance in its previous game against the Hurricanes.