MIDDLETOWN - Down 8-0 after just 1 1/2 innings on Friday night, Middletown South's baseball team battled back to beat cross-town rival Middletown North 10-9 in a Class A North thriller on Friday night under the lights.
The over three-hour-long game was decided in the bottom of the seventh when an RBI double by junior Kevin Slavin
tied it and a walk-off, bases-loaded walk by senior Jack Provine won the game for South.
Everything looked to be going North's way through the first part of the game when the Lions (4-5 4-4) scored five runs off of senior righty Tom Waski in 1 1/3 innings, but the bullpen came in and controlled the bleeding.
Eagles junior Tim Ens allowed another three runs to cross home in the top of the second for South (3-5, 3-5), but helped quiet the Lions down after that. Senior Ben Hammond came on after that to hold them scoreless, while junior Kenny Paterson allowed a run in the top of the seventh inning.
Despite the large deficit, South stayed in the game, and began chipping away at the lead. A three-run bottom of the second and two runs in the fourth cut the lead to 8-5. Another score in the bottom of the sixth pulled the Eagles within two, but the insurance run by North extended the lead back to three.
Sophomore Craig Sweeney and junior Mike Farrell got on base to start off the inning, with a walk and a hit-by-pitch, respectively. Junior Tyler Cotterell then singled home Sweeney and moved Farrell to third before being thrown out trying to advance to second. An RBI single by senior Jay Levy brought the score to 9-8 in favor of North before Slavin's double tied the game.
Senior Eric Dunn singled to give the Eagles runners on first and third with only one out. After an intentional walk to senior Jon Altino, junior Connor Delepine came in to face Provine with the bases loaded. Provine worked a full count before drawing the game-winning walk.
Slavin was awarded the MVP of the Rich Veth-Walter Woods Memorial Game for his 2-for-4, three-RBI performance. Cotterell finished 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Patterson picked up the win in relief.
The over three-hour-long game was decided in the bottom of the seventh when an RBI double by junior Kevin Slavin
tied it and a walk-off, bases-loaded walk by senior Jack Provine won the game for South.
Everything looked to be going North's way through the first part of the game when the Lions (4-5 4-4) scored five runs off of senior righty Tom Waski in 1 1/3 innings, but the bullpen came in and controlled the bleeding.
Eagles junior Tim Ens allowed another three runs to cross home in the top of the second for South (3-5, 3-5), but helped quiet the Lions down after that. Senior Ben Hammond came on after that to hold them scoreless, while junior Kenny Paterson allowed a run in the top of the seventh inning.
Despite the large deficit, South stayed in the game, and began chipping away at the lead. A three-run bottom of the second and two runs in the fourth cut the lead to 8-5. Another score in the bottom of the sixth pulled the Eagles within two, but the insurance run by North extended the lead back to three.
Sophomore Craig Sweeney and junior Mike Farrell got on base to start off the inning, with a walk and a hit-by-pitch, respectively. Junior Tyler Cotterell then singled home Sweeney and moved Farrell to third before being thrown out trying to advance to second. An RBI single by senior Jay Levy brought the score to 9-8 in favor of North before Slavin's double tied the game.
Senior Eric Dunn singled to give the Eagles runners on first and third with only one out. After an intentional walk to senior Jon Altino, junior Connor Delepine came in to face Provine with the bases loaded. Provine worked a full count before drawing the game-winning walk.
Slavin was awarded the MVP of the Rich Veth-Walter Woods Memorial Game for his 2-for-4, three-RBI performance. Cotterell finished 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Patterson picked up the win in relief.
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