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C.J. Brucki with 3 extra base hits The Warriors beat the Burr Ridge Barons by a score of 12-1 in seven innings on Mother's Day. The Warriors jumped out with an early lead after scoring two runs in the top of the first inning. C.J. Brucki smashed the first of his three consecutive extra base hits with a double to deep left-centerfield. He later scored on a base hit by Jason Waner. Ryan Novak hit a sacrifice fly to leftfield to score Jason. The Barons scored a run in the bottom of the frame after the lead off hitter singled to centerfield and later scored on a ground out to the second baseman.
The Warriors scored four runs in the top of the third inning. Ryan Tannebaum took a fastball in the back to get the rally started with a hit batsman. Sam Marc and Paco Lauciello both reached base on infield errors. C.J. Brucki then drove home two runs with a triple to deep rightfield. C.J. later scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Jason Waner.
Jason Waner held the Barons scoreless in the bottom of the second and third innings. In the bottom of the second inning, Ryan Novak killed a Burr Ridge rally by hustling to back up first base from his rightfield position. When the ball was thrown past the first baseman, Ryan was there to field the ball and throw the advancing runner out at second base. The Warriors would go onto retire five Burr Ridge runners attempting to advance to an extra base!
The Barons did not score in the remaining four innings of the game as four different Warriors' pitchers threw shutout innings: Ryan Tannebaum, Jim Robley, Sam Marc and Robbie Maxfield.
The Warriors scored four more times in the top of the fifth inning. Paco Lauciello singled and scored on another extra base hit by C.J. Brucki. Tim Prendergast singled to centerfield to drive in two runs. Ryan Novak and Jack Lebert also had base hits in the inning.
The Warriors scored one run in the final inning of play when Ryan Tannebaum singled and later scored. Sam Marc also singled to rightfield in the inning.
WARRIORS: 12 runs, 11 hits, 2 errors, 5 left on base
BURR RIDGE: 1 run, 7 hits, 2 errors, 8 left on base
Time of Game: 1 hour, 50 minutes
