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The Warriors scored four runs in the top of the first inning on just one hit--a triple to deep leftfield off the bat of Tyler Dempsey. Bellwood's starting pitcher opened the game by hitting Steve Sismelich with a pitch and then promptly walked Matt Carroll. Matt leads the team with 18 walks on the season. Bellwood's defense committed two errors in the inning.
Zac Zavod was the starting pitcher for the Warriors' and pitched two strong innings. Zac allowed one hit and struck out three. His WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched ratio) improved to an impressive 1.14 after this outing.
Bellwood's starting pitcher struck out the side in the top of the second inning to keep the score at a respectable 4-0. But, the Warriors scored five runs in the top of the third inning on just three hits--a single by Jason Enguita, a double by Jim Robley (his 5th of the season) and a single by Connor Bartle. Bellwood committed another two errors in this inning.
Matt Olinski made his fourth appearance as a pitcher for the Warriors in the third inning. For the second consecutive night, Matt was impressive on the mound. He held Bellwood scoreless despite two errors behind him. And, he struck out four hitters in two innings of work.
For the second straight game, the Warriors went into a bunting mode in an attempt to keep the score within reason. The team attempted at least 20 bunts--several of which were successful. Despite another four errors by Bellwood in the final two innings of the contest, the Warriors scored just one more run to make the score 10-0.
Trent Sichelski pitched a flawless fifth inning. He retired the first batter on a nice play by Steve Sismelich on a ground ball to third base. Trent then struck out the last two hitters of the game.
The game was called after five innings of play after the ten run mercy rule was applied.
