Baseball: Patriots overcome recent struggles with two big wins (copy) ; Old Mill works out of slump for title
By PETER R PALMIERI; PETER R. PALMIERI [email protected] | |
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Two wins in one afternoon helped the
"It was nice to see some guys buckle down a little bit," Old Mill coach
Marrocco scored on
"We had some really good at bats today, which was good to see," Martin said.
Broadneck's (8-6)
Parks induced a ground ball that forced
"We weren't able to get anybody across, and that hurts you," Broadneck coach
The Patriots'
Broadneck bounced back in the fifth inning, loading the bases with no outs for the second time. The Bruins pushed three runs across, with Fillah driving in
"It was good to see that we bounced back a little bit," Herrick said. "Any time you put yourself down early, you have to struggle back, and that's tough to do."
Smith closed the door on the Bruins in the seventh, getting three straight outs, including a strikeout.
The Patriots defeated
"It's huge," Martin said. "We've been down a little bit, we got some guys banged up. To come out today and get two wins against two pretty good teams, just huge wins for us."
Broadneck dropped a 5-1 decision to
"We have to keep practicing hard. You can't get yourself down on tough games that you lose," Herrick said. "We just have to keep doing what we're doing and practice hard, and maybe things will fall our way."
The Patriots went into Saturday's tournament having lost three of their last four games. Martin said they had been getting good pitching, but struggled hitting and defensively.
"It's nice to get a win," he said. "It was nice to see these guys come alive a little bit"
Broadneck (8-6) 000 103 0 -- 4 6 2
WP: Parks. LP: Dold. 2B: BN -- Vermillion, O'Neill; OM -- Smith, Westin, Kiernan. RBI: BN -- Vermillion, Fillah; OM -- Marrocco, Hammond, Biscoe, Walter, Kiernan.
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