The Warriors scored 18 runs for the third time in four games to beat the Homer Fire by a score of 18 to 6 in five innings of play at Homer on Saturday night. Even after two weeks of rain, the Warriors' bats remained hot as the Warriors pounded out another 17 hits in this one.
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After several game cancellations due to the rainiest April in 50 years, the Warriors finally played again in Homer on Saturday night.
The Warriors jumped out to an early lead when Matt Carroll walked and later scored in the first inning. But, Homer tied the game in the bottom of the frame when the lead-off hitter drew a walk and scored on a ground out to the first baseman.
Connor Bartle lined a single into centerfield to start the second inning and scored on Pat O'Connor's triple to deep rightfield. Pat tripled again in the third inning. Pat's three triples for the young season already threaten the all-time Warriors record for triples in a season held by Matthias Dietz (5 in 2008) and C.J. Brucki (5 in 2010)! In the ultimate sign of respect, Pat was intentionally walked in the fourth inning. Zac Zavod also tripled in the third inning of this game.
The Fire scored five times in the bottom of the second inning to take a one run lead--on just one hit. Four walks (including three hitters at the bottom of the order) combined with an infield error led to the big inning.
The Warriors' bats came alive in the third inning with four hits, including a double by Tyler Dempsey. Tyler also came in to pitch in relief with the bases loaded and one out--and held Homer to just one run in nearly three innings of work. Connor Bartle also singled in the third inning for one of his three consecutive hits in the game.
The Warriors scored four more times in the fourth inning after Rick Sisco started the inning with a double to leftfield. Steve Sismelich also singled before Jason Enguita lined a base hit into rightfield to score two runs.
The Warriors did some major damage in the fifth, and final, inning of play by hammering out six consecutive hits. The final hit in the series was a home run to deep leftfield by Matt LeVigne.
Steve Sismelich held the Fire scoreless in the bottom of the fifth inning before the game was called due to the 12 run mercy rule.
