COTUIT – Ahead 5-1 going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the visiting Nantucket Whalers almost saw that lead dissipate but held on for a 5-4 win over the host Sturgis East Storm Thursday afternoon at Lowell Park.
Nantucket’s Nate Leibowitz went the distance and held onto a 5-4 win at Lowell Park over the Sturgis East Storm Thursday afternoon.
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The Storm did not go down without a fight as Sturgis East freshman catcher Andrew Williams led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a walk, followed by a pinch-hit single from Evan Taubert. A ground out by Joey Colesano advanced both runners into scoring position and then senior shortstop Ryan Havey delivered an RBI-basehit to narrow the deficit to 5-2, Nantucket still on top.
Storm leftfielder Kevin Agostinelli then lasered a two-run single to make it 5-4. Seamus Devine was inserted as a pinch runner for Agostinelli and made his way all the way to third base with two outs but the chance for a comeback evaporated on a game-ending ground-out.
Junior righty Jared Joy got the starting nod for Sturgis East and went six innings before being taken out for Kyle Coolidge who got tabbed with the hard-luck loss. Joy fanned six batters, walked none and allowed four earned runs while Coolidge allowed one earned run and offered up five hits.
Senior righty Nate Leibowitz went the distance for the Whalers and got the win. He allowed four runs on eight hits and walked just one with a pair of hit batsmen. He struck out eight over the course of his seven innings of work.
Mark Agostinelli led The Storm with a 2-3 day at the plate and had one RBI.
Nantucket leadoff man Gradyn Higgins went 3-4 on the day.
The Storm will be back at it again on Saturday (May 2) for a doubleheader at Lowell Park against the Parker Charter School.
Barnstable righty Eric Holzman notched his third win of the still young season over Duxbury Thursday afternoon.
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Barnstable – 7
Duxbury – 2
Barnstable junior righty Eric Holzman went the distance for his second win of the season (2-0) as he paced the Red Raiders (4-5) to a 7-2 victory over the visiting Duxbury Green Dragons Thursday afternoon in Hyannis.
The 6’5″ junior struck out seven batters and scattered six hits while walking one and allowed two runs (one earned).
Red Raider first baseman Jack Kennedy continued his torrid pace at the plate with a 3-4 day and C.J. McCabe went 2-3 with a double. Barnstable hitters were afforded 10 walks on the afternoon, ultimately spelling the demise of the visitors. Alex Mercado and JR DiSarcina each had hits for the Red & White. Barnstable heads across town tonight for a 6:00 pm game under the lights at McKeon Park against St. John Paul II (5-0).
St. John Paul II – 23
Sturgis West – 0
The unbeaten St. John Paul II Lions baseball team remained as such Thursday night at McKeon Park in Hyannis, hammering out 24 hits in a 23-0 one-sided affair.
The Lions – who played as the visiting team at their home park – wasted no time getting on top of the Navigators with 11 runs in the first inning and every player in the lineup scoring at
Sturgis West’s Jonathan Avis rips into one at McKeon Park last night but the Lions brought the heavy artillery and prevailed, 23-0.
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least one run except for one.
Lions’ leadoff man Bobby Higgins went 4-5 with two RBI in the five-inning affair, while seven of his teammates followed suit with multiple hits.
Blake Waters (2-3, 2 RBI), Matt Santos (3-4, 4 RBI), Kevin Marsh (2-3, 3 RBI), Eric Dellrosso (2-3, 2 RBI), Joe Oriola (2-3, RBI), Keith Campbell (2-3, 2 RBI), Jonny Warden (3-4, 2 RBI) and Cole Campbell (2-5, 2 RBI) provided the lopsided offensive attack.
St. John Paul II’s Kevin Marsh went five innings and allowed two hits while issuing one walk. He struck out six batters en route to the win.
St. John Paul II next hosts Barnstable High tonight (Friday, May 1) at 6:00 pm at McKeon Park in Hyannis.
— Sean Walsh is the sports editor for www.capecod.com. His email is [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @coachwalshccbm
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