The Bristol Eastern baseball team suffered a 10-0 loss to Platt on Friday evening, in a game played at Muzzy Field. The game was called after five innings of play, due to the mercy rule.
Platt took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first against Eastern starter Caleb Molinsky. Leadoff hitter Brandon Candelora singled to left to open the game, stole second, went to third on a fly-ball out to center, and then scored on a wild pitch.
In the second inning, with two outs and a Platt runner on first, an Eastern infield error on a routine force out at second kept the inning alive for Platt, and opened the flood gates for a huge rally. The next six batters all reached base, with Platt scoring six times to take a 7-0 lead.
Key hits in the inning were a two- run double to right center off the bat of Hunter Sinovic, a two- run single to left by Zack Baker, and another two- run single hit by Dylan Link. Jonny Montgomery relieved Molinsky and got the final out of the inning.
The Eastern bats were quiet for the most part, as the Lancers collected only three hits for the game, a second inning single by Rio Fernandez, a fourth inning infield single by Ben D’Amato, and a single by Anthony Nocera to open the fifth.
Platt turned a double play to end the second inning, and then turned an unassisted double play by shortstop Ryan Zauner in the fifth to end the game. (catching a line drove off the bat of Cole Chaivanik and then doubling up Nocera at second).
Montgomery kept Platt scoreless until the fifth, when a double by Tyler Cioffi scored the eighth run, and a two- run single by Candelora scored the final two. Candelora was a perfect 3-3 (with a walk) on the day, with two stolen bases, two runs scored and two rbi’s.
Eastern falls to 7-12 on the season, while Platt improved their mark to 13-6.
Note: Meriden swept Bristol on Friday, as Maloney defeated Bristol Central 4-3 in the first game at Muzzy on Friday, ending Central’s ten- game win streak.
PLATT (13-6): 1 6 0 0 3 – – – – – 10 11 1 BRISTOL EASTERN (7-12): 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – – 0 3 1
Platt: Zack Baker, JoJo Malone (5) & Hunter Sinovic Bristol Eastern: Caleb Molinsky, Jonny Montgomer (2) & Owen Myers
WP: Baker LP: Molinsky
2B: P: Sinovic, Cioffi
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