July 23
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Neil Callahan drove in eight of Saratoga’s 11 runs as the Stampede finished their regular season on Monday by defeating Oneonta Post 259 by an 11-6 score.
The Stampede jumped out to a quick lead in the bottom of the first inning. Kenny Recore led of with a base hit, as he would go on to reach base safely all four times that he batted. After Recore moved to second on a passed ball, Andy Brown popped out to second baseman Lance Ratchford, and then Vince Farfaglia reached safely on an error by third baseman Ryan Lynch. Next up was Callahan, and he smashed a home run over the left-center field wall to put the Stampede on top, 3-0.
Manager Paul Mound was working his pitching staff, as he prepares for the District IV Tournament that begins on July 31. Mound used four pitchers during the game, and starting pitcher Ryan White was taken out after the second inning.
In the second, Oneonta picked up a run on a walk, a stolen base, and a two-out single up the middle. They tacked on two more runs in the third to tie the game. Three straight singles off of newly reactivated Mike DeGregory made it 3-2, and then a double two batters later tied the game.
But Saratoga answered back in the bottom of the inning. Recore was hit by a pitch, Andy Brown reached on an infield single, and then two batters later, Callahan picked up his fourth RBI when his infield single plated Recore to make it 4-3. Chris Hackett smacked a sacrifice fly to left, and Brown came home to make it 5-3.
DeGregory was shaky in the fourth, surrendering a single and two walks to load the bases. Lance Ratchford then lined a bullet to short, but Brown snagged it and tossed to Justin Wilock at second to catch P.J. McMullen off the base to complete the double play. A single to right brought in a run, and Oneonta pulled to within 5-4.
The Stampede got the run back in the fifth, as Recore, Brown, and Farfaglia all singled to start the inning. Farfaglia’s base hit scored Recore to make it 6-4. An error would lead to Farfaglia scoring later in the inning, and at the end of the fifth Saratoga was on top by a 7-4 margin.
In the sixth, the Oneonta club showed that they had plenty of fight left in them, and they scored twice to make it a 7-6 game.
But in the bottom of the inning, Callahan saved his finest feat for last. After Brad Elliott walked, Recore was hit by a pitch, and Brown reached on a bunt to load the bases, Callahan would clear them on a 1-0 pitch, slamming a grand slam high over the left field wall to give the Stampede an insurmountable 11-6 advantage.
Levi Washburn, who came in to pitch the sixth, closed out the game, allowing a base hit, and then inducing A.J. Herrmann to ground into a 4-6-3 double play. After walking McMullen, Jack Benjamin popped out to Callahan at third to end the ball game and improve Saratoga’s record to 35-8 on the season.
The Stampede will host a tune-up doubleheader against the Vermont Lakers on Thursday before heading to the District IV Tournament next week.
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Neil Callahan drove in eight of Saratoga’s 11 runs as the Stampede finished their regular season on Monday by defeating Oneonta Post 259 by an 11-6 score.
The Stampede jumped out to a quick lead in the bottom of the first inning. Kenny Recore led of with a base hit, as he would go on to reach base safely all four times that he batted. After Recore moved to second on a passed ball, Andy Brown popped out to second baseman Lance Ratchford, and then Vince Farfaglia reached safely on an error by third baseman Ryan Lynch. Next up was Callahan, and he smashed a home run over the left-center field wall to put the Stampede on top, 3-0.
Manager Paul Mound was working his pitching staff, as he prepares for the District IV Tournament that begins on July 31. Mound used four pitchers during the game, and starting pitcher Ryan White was taken out after the second inning.
In the second, Oneonta picked up a run on a walk, a stolen base, and a two-out single up the middle. They tacked on two more runs in the third to tie the game. Three straight singles off of newly reactivated Mike DeGregory made it 3-2, and then a double two batters later tied the game.
But Saratoga answered back in the bottom of the inning. Recore was hit by a pitch, Andy Brown reached on an infield single, and then two batters later, Callahan picked up his fourth RBI when his infield single plated Recore to make it 4-3. Chris Hackett smacked a sacrifice fly to left, and Brown came home to make it 5-3.
DeGregory was shaky in the fourth, surrendering a single and two walks to load the bases. Lance Ratchford then lined a bullet to short, but Brown snagged it and tossed to Justin Wilock at second to catch P.J. McMullen off the base to complete the double play. A single to right brought in a run, and Oneonta pulled to within 5-4.
The Stampede got the run back in the fifth, as Recore, Brown, and Farfaglia all singled to start the inning. Farfaglia’s base hit scored Recore to make it 6-4. An error would lead to Farfaglia scoring later in the inning, and at the end of the fifth Saratoga was on top by a 7-4 margin.
In the sixth, the Oneonta club showed that they had plenty of fight left in them, and they scored twice to make it a 7-6 game.
But in the bottom of the inning, Callahan saved his finest feat for last. After Brad Elliott walked, Recore was hit by a pitch, and Brown reached on a bunt to load the bases, Callahan would clear them on a 1-0 pitch, slamming a grand slam high over the left field wall to give the Stampede an insurmountable 11-6 advantage.
Levi Washburn, who came in to pitch the sixth, closed out the game, allowing a base hit, and then inducing A.J. Herrmann to ground into a 4-6-3 double play. After walking McMullen, Jack Benjamin popped out to Callahan at third to end the ball game and improve Saratoga’s record to 35-8 on the season.
The Stampede will host a tune-up doubleheader against the Vermont Lakers on Thursday before heading to the District IV Tournament next week.
No comments:
Post a Comment