Penfield Patriots assistant coach Mike DeClerck figured Tuesday night's Babe Ruth Senior League second-round playoff game against the Brighton Blue Sox at Bachman Field was going to be a tight one. “This is going to be a tough game," he said before the first pitch. “We beat them both times, but the scores were 2-1 and 9-8.” DeClerck was correct as the top-seeded Patriots needed eight innings to knock off the No. 9-seeded Blue Sox, 5-4. James Tantalo delivered a bases-loaded Baltimore chop through the right side of the infield to drive home Mick Ercole with the game-winning run. The hosts grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first when Nick Bott scored from third on a sacrifice fly by Pat Zornow. The Blue Sox forged ahead with two runs in the third. Andy Seil and Ted Ruff both reached on walks by Penfield hurler Scott Trostle. Seil stole second, third, and home, on a delayed steal, to account for the tying run. Larry Lawrence singled in Ruff for a Brighton 2-1 advantage. However, in the home half of the frame, the Patriots countered with two runs of their own to retake the lead. Tantalo singled in the tying run and Travis Lisena put the hosts ahead when he scored on an errant throw to second. Penfield went up 4-2 in the fourth when David Locke knocked in Zornow, who had reached on an error. The Blue Sox knotted the count with a pair of runs in the fifth. Jake Nally led off with a single. Ruff drew a one-out walk. Walks to Lawrence and Andrew Graf ...
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Penfield Patriots assistant coach Mike DeClerck figured Tuesday night's Babe Ruth Senior League second-round playoff game against the Brighton Blue Sox at Bachman Field was going to be a tight one. “This is going to be a tough game," he said before the first pitch. “We beat them both times, but the scores were 2-1 and 9-8.” DeClerck was correct as the top-seeded Patriots needed eight innings to knock off the No. 9-seeded Blue Sox, 5-4. James Tantalo delivered a bases-loaded Baltimore chop through the right side of the infield to drive home Mick Ercole with the game-winning run. The hosts grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first when Nick Bott scored from third on a sacrifice fly by Pat Zornow. The Blue Sox forged ahead with two runs in the third. Andy Seil and Ted Ruff both reached on walks by Penfield hurler Scott Trostle. Seil stole second, third, and home, on a delayed steal, to account for the tying run. Larry Lawrence singled in Ruff for a Brighton 2-1 advantage. However, in the home half of the frame, the Patriots countered with two runs of their own to retake the lead. Tantalo singled in the tying run and Travis Lisena put the hosts ahead when he scored on an errant throw to second. Penfield went up 4-2 in the fourth when David Locke knocked in Zornow, who had reached on an error. The Blue Sox knotted the count with a pair of runs in the fifth. Jake Nally led off with a single. Ruff drew a one-out walk. Walks to Lawrence and Andrew Graf ...