Chris Piwinski came off the bench and never even had to swing his bat as Piwinski reached on a error in the nine to lead the So. Ohio Copperheads (7-5) to an 11-8 win over the Hamilton Joes (6-10) on Tuesday at Foundation Field.
With the score tied at eight, reached on an error.
Both squads had things going at the plate, tallying 19 runs and 27 hits, including zero extra base hits. Managers of the two teams seemingly emptied their bullpens in search of the win, as there were 11 pitchers used in the game.
The game was back-and-forth heading into the eleventh, with five lead changes.
Cody Mizell improved to 1-0 on the year by picking up the win for the So. Ohio Copperheads. He struck out four, walked one and surrendered one hit.
Nick Smith was charged with his second loss of the year. He lasted just one inning, walked none, struck out one, and allowed three runs.
Lorenzo Papa, Matt Borgschulte, Mike Fish and Joe Sturino helped lead the So. Ohio Copperheads. They combined for 10 hits and six RBIs.