Gates Chili Varsity Spartans stayed in it until the end, but Churchville-Chili Varsity Saints pulled away late in an 18-11 victory on Thursday. The game was tied at 11 with Churchville-Chili Varsity Saints batting in the bottom of the fifth when Anthony Shortino’s sac fly scored one run for Churchville-Chili Varsity Saints.
Gates Chili Varsity Spartans collected 16 hits and Churchville-Chili Varsity Saints had 16 in the high-scoring affair.
In the first inning, Gates Chili Varsity Spartans got their offense started when Pete Dellefave singled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs.
Churchville-Chili Varsity Saints scored five runs in the sixth inning. Churchville-Chili Varsity Saints’s big inning was driven by a walk by Jaylen Lopez, a single by Drew Stewart, by Parker Farnham, and an error on a ball put in play by Michael Sardou.
Stewart was the winning pitcher for Churchville-Chili Varsity Saints. The ace surrendered zero runs on zero hits over two innings, striking out one and walking zero. Dom Morsch recorded the last six outs to earn the save for Churchville-Chili Varsity Saints.
Austin D’Ettore took the loss for Gates Chili Varsity Spartans. The pitcher went one inning, allowing three runs on three hits.
Alex Mangini started the game for Gates Chili Varsity Spartans. Mangini surrendered 12 runs on 11 hits over four innings, striking out one
Gates Chili Varsity Spartans tallied 16 hits. Dylan Sweeney, Zac Antinelli, D’Ettore, Dellefave, James Connolly, and Cole Gorman each collected multiple hits for Gates Chili Varsity Spartans. Antinelli and Sweeney each managed three hits to lead Gates Chili Varsity Spartans.
Churchville-Chili Varsity Saints saw the ball well today, racking up 16 hits in the game. Lopez, Evan Putney, Aaron Reina, and Stewart all had multiple hits for Churchville-Chili Varsity Saints.