Bristol Legion wins pitchers’ duel at Naugatuck on Tuesday as Tom Pirog pitches one-hit shutout

Posted By: Jack Krampitz June 26, 2024

Bristol travelled to Naugatuck on Tuesday and had trouble mounting much of an attack, but Tom Pirog pitched a 1-hit gem against Naugatuck, striking out 10 in an overpowering performance, allowing Bristol to walk away with a 1-0 victory.

Bristol punched in a run in the first extra inning with Caleb Molinsky driving in the only run of the game. Brian Grabowski tripled to start the eighth and came home on Molinsky’s single.

The solo run was all Pirog needed, but Molinsky topped off his night by getting the final two outs of the contest. He did make things interesting by walking two batters in the bottom of the eighth but was able to escape the threat and Bristol came home with the win.

Molinsky and Rocco Spirito each had two hits to lead the offense. One of Spirito’s hits was a double.

Bristol now stands at 5-4 in Zone One and sits in third place. West Hartford remains in first with a 6-0 record.

Tonight, Bristol returns to Naugatuck High School for the second of three in a row against Naugatuck, as the teams will play again at Muzzy on Thursday night.

Game Stats – 6/25/24

Bristol at Naugatuck

Box Score

BRISTOL SENIOR (1) AT NAUGATUCK (0)

BRISTOL 24 SENIOR    AB  R  H BI  NAUGATUCK 24         AB  R  H BI
Caleb Molinksy        3  0  2  1  Damon                 2  0  0  0  
Connor Cyr            2  0  0  0  Colton                3  0  0  0  
Ryan Maglio           2  0  1  0  Kevin                 2  0  0  0  
 Jonny Montgomery     1  0  0  0  Alex                  4  0  0  0  
Rocco Spirito         3  0  2  0  Kyle                  2  0  0  0  
Jose Feliciano        3  0  0  0  Colin                 2  0  1  0  
Brayden Schenck       3  0  0  0  Jacob                 3  0  0  0  
Caleb Simard          3  0  0  0  James                 3  0  0  0  
Brian Grabowski       3  1  1  0  Isaiah                1  0  0  0  
Jedric Sutula         3  0  0  0                        1  0  0  0  
TOTALS               26  1  6  1  TOTALS               23  0  1  0

BRISTOL 24 SENIOR             000 000 01 -- 1  
NAUGATUCK 24                  000 000 00 -- 0  

LOB--BRISTOL 24 SENIOR 5, NAUGATUCK 24 7. 2B--Rocco Spirito.
3B--Brian Grabowski. HBP--Connor Cyr, Kyle ,  Kevin.
SACB--Connor Cyr. SB--Ryan Maglio, Colton , Colin .

 BRISTOL 24 SENIOR               IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Thomas Pirog (W)               7.33    1    0    0    4   10    0
Caleb Molinksy                 0.67    0    0    0    2    0    0
 NAUGATUCK 24               
James (L)                      8.00    6    1    1    2   10    0

Editor's note: The article was updated to correct a misidentification. Tom Pirog is the Bristol pitcher with the 1-hit gem, not Tom Ford as originally stated.

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