Valley Blue Sox vs. Newport Gulls

Final Score/10: Valley 6, Newport 5

Newport, RI – The Valley Blue Sox made a stunning comeback in their match-up against South Division rivals Newport Gulls, defeating them 6-5 in extra innings. 

It was the Blue Sox who jumped to an early lead in the top of the first inning with a Rees Kozar (Niagara) RBI double; however, the Gulls quickly stole the lead back in the bottom of the first; Colby Wallace (East Carolina) lined a ball into the outfield for a two-run single. 

The Gulls added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth when Adrian Areizaga (Miami) scampered home on a wild pitch. Newport added two more in the very next inning with  Andreaus Lewis (Manhattan) singled to drive in one, and Petey Craska (North Alabama) coming home on an error. This brought the Newport lead to  5-1.

The Blue Sox started their comeback in the top of the sixth when  Nicholas Spaventa (UPenn) scored on a wild pitch, followed by Mike Lucarelli (Penn State) and  Michael Elko (Richmond) scoring on wild pitches in the top of the eighth, making it 5-3. Valley tied the game in the top of the ninth with a  Sebastian Mexico (Louisiana Tech) two-run moonshot to send the game into extra innings. The Blue Sox capped off their comeback by scoring to start extra innings, with  Kai Cunningham (Santa Clara) scoring on an out. 

The Valley pitcher Jack Potteiger (Eastern Illinois) was credited with the win, while the Newport pitcher Case Murphy (Louisville) was given a loss on the season.

The Newport Gulls return to the baseball diamond Friday as they host Bristol Blues. The Valley Blues Sox get set to face the Bristol Blues Thursday night as Bristol rolls into Valley Territory for another South Division match-up

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Mystic Schooners vs. Ocean State Waves

Final Score: Ocean State 8, Mystic 4

Wakefield, RI – With a combined 14 strikeouts, the Ocean State Waves pitching staff led its team to an 8-4 victory over the Mystic Schooners on Wednesday night.

Ocean State jumped out in front early, as Coen Niclai (Oregon) blasted a three-RBI home run in the bottom of the first, marking back-to-back days he has left the building. Mystic responded right away with three of its own, as Anthony Belisario (UConn) hit a ground rule double to get the Schooners on the board before an error and groundout plated runs two and three to tie the game in the top of the second. 

Mystic added another run in the third on a Michael Torres (Miami) double, but that’d be all they’d get for the day, as it was all Ocean State from there. Brandon DeGoti (Miami) regained the lead with a two-RBI single in the fourth, before Kolton Reynolds (Arkansas) hit a solo shot in the fifth to extend the lead to 6-4. The Waves added two more runs of insurance in the seventh on a Reynolds RBI single, who would later come around to score on a wild pitch. 

The Ocean State bullpen was fantastic, highlighted by Max Marchetti (Northeastern) and Caleb Hughes (Southern Miss) striking out the side in the sixth and seventh, respectively. JT Weaver (Shippensburg), who came on in relief in the third, was issued the win for the Waves while Mystic pitcher Jake Neely (Arizona State) was tagged with the loss.

The Schooners lose their third in a row and drop to 13-16. They get the day off tomorrow before hosting the Keene SwampBats on Friday, while Ocean State travels to the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks tomorrow at 7:05 as they jump to 13-14 on the year. 

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