Stampede Slips Past Waterford

In a game that had just eight base hits, it came down to a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly to give the Saratoga Stampede a 2-0 victory over Waterford at Geyser Park on Thursday.
Stampede starting pitcher Ed Reilly remained perfect, as his record improved to 4-0 on the season, and he was quite impressive in the process, needing just 80 pitches to earn his fourth win and fourth complete game in four starts.
“Reilly has been lights out…unhittable,” Stampede head coach Paul Mound said after the game.
While Reilly was cruising, his counterpart, Waterford starter Chris Burns, was matching him inning after scoreless inning, until Saratoga broke through with the game’s only two runs in the bottom of the fifth.
Stampede catcher Noah Poissant led off the home fifth with a walk. After Reilly was hit by a pitch, shortstop Andy Brown laid down a perfect bunt for an infield single to load the bases.
Kenny Recore then battled through a 12-pitch at-bat, and when it was over, he earned the free pass, picking up the RBI as Poissant scored and giving the Stampede a 1-0 lead.
With the bases still loaded two batters later, third baseman Matt Kelley drove a pitch to deep left field, scoring Reilly on the sacrifice for a 2-0 Saratoga advantage.
That was all the Reilly needed, as he scattered five hits while helping his club lift its record to 22-4 on the year.