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The Darien Demons defeated the Warriors by a score of 13-8 in five innings in the completion of a rain suspended game on Sunday morning.
Earlier in the week, Darien scored a run in the top of the first inning. With two outs and a runner on first base, Darien's hitter tapped a one hopper back to the pitcher. After fumbling the ball, the Warriors' pitcher fired the ball down the rightfield line and the baserunner scored all the way from first base. This was an omen of how the Warriors would end up playing this game.
The Warriors scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-1 lead. Paco Lauciello hammered his 15th double of the season to score Robbie Maxfield. Sam Marc drove Paco home with a line drive single into rightfield.
After the first seven hitters reached base in the top of the second inning, the Warriors went to Ryan Novak as its relief pitcher. Ryan allowed just one more run to score in the inning and kept the Warriors in the game. The Warriors trailed by five runs as the team came to bat in the bottom of the second inning.
The Warriors scored five runs to tie the game in the bottom of the second inning. Tim Prendergast and Jack Lebert got things started with singles to centerfield. Dennis Bresingham and Robbie Maxfield reached base by getting hit by pitches--for the third and second time of the season, respectively. Jason Waner singled to centerfield to score two runs. Unfortunately, the Warriors left two runners stranded in scoring position with just one out in the heart of its order. This wouldn't be the last time for this to occur in this shortened game.
Darien regained the lead in the top of the third inning on two hits and an infield error. With runners on second and third base and one out, it started to rain. Before long the field became unplayable and the game was suspended until early on Sunday morning.
The game proceeded at 8:00 am this morning with Darien lining a hit into leftfield to score a run. The runner from second base was thrown out at home plate. But, the Warrriors now trailed 9-7.
The Warriors wasted a golden opportunity in the bottom of the third inning. Despite two hits and drawing three walks, the Warriors scored only one run! One runner was thrown out attempting to steal second base. And, the Warriors left three runners on base as the inning came to a close with a tapper right at the third baseman.
Ryan Tannebaum entered the game in relief in the fourth inning and held Darien scoreless despite another infield error by the Warriors. However, the Warriors failed to get the tying run home despite having Robbie Maxfield in scoring postion with no outs and the heart of the batting order coming to the plate.
Darien scored four more runs in the top of the fifth, and final, inning of play. A sequence of four hits (bloopers over the infield), a walk and two more errors put an end to the Warriors' hopes in this one.
Sam Marc was recognized by the Darien coaches as the game's most valuable player for reaching base in all three plate appearances (including two line drive singles) in this game.
DARIEN: 13 runs, 14 hits, 1 error, 7 left on base
WARRIORS: 8 runs, 9 hits, 5 errors, 9 left on base
2011 Chicagoland Tournament Champions & 2011 Lombard Tournament Champions!
