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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Mitchell (20-9-1) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 3 |
| Becker (22-11) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 3 |
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| Pitching |
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| Win: Paul Martinez (6-2) - Mitchell |
| Loss: Jheremy Brown (1-2) - Becker |
| Mitchell Batting |
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| 2B: Jeff Perillo; Drew Rossi; John McGarry |
| 3B: none |
| HR: Osmer Collado |
| Becker Batting |
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| 2B: Todd Tompkins; Weston Meehan; Cody Ewest; Joe Corey 2 |
| 3B: none |
| HR: none |
Baseball Gets Eliminated From NECC Tournament
Mitchell (20-9-1 overall) remained alive by eliminating second-seeded Becker (22-11 overall) in a nine-inning affair that lasted nearly four hours. The Mariners move on to play Daniel Webster, a team they swept in three regular season meetings.
Jeff Perillo (Newington, Conn./Newington) had a four-hit day for Mitchell while Mike Marcello (West Haven, Conn./West Haven) finished with four hits for Becker. Osmer Collado (New York, N.Y./St. Agnes) also had a big day for the Mariners, going 3-for-4 with a homer, three RBI and four runs scored.
Mitchell put up four runs in the first inning to jump on top early. Collado delivered the big hit in the frame with a two-run single while Felix Colarte (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) also plated a run with a base hit.
Becker cut the deficit in half with a two-run second inning that was highlighted by a sacrifice fly by Tom Natoli (Suffern, N.Y./Suffern). The teams then traded runs in the third, with Collado supplying a solo homer in the top of the frame and Weston Meehan (Thomson, Ga./Thomson) driving in a run on a fielder's choice in the bottom.
The Hawks rallied to tie the game at 5-5 in the fourth and could have had more in the frame. After Joe Corey (Billerica, Mass./Billerica) and Keith Kandel (Fresno, Calif./Edison) each drove in runs, Mitchell starter Paul Martinez (New London, Conn./New London) escaped a first-and-third jam by getting an inning-ending double play.
Mitchell quickly broke the tie with four runs in the fifth. The Mariners took the lead for good on a RBI single by Anthony Santiago (Newark, N.J./Bloomfield Tech) and added another run when Colarte was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Designated hitter Gus Maclao then tacked on two more runs with a single to cap the rally and give Mitchell a 9-5 advantage.
The Mariners went up 11-5 in the sixth and added four more runs in the seventh to take their biggest lead at 15-8. The Hawks scored two in the seventh and two more in the ninth, but the deficit was too much to overcome.
Every Mitchell starter and all but one Becker starter finished with a hit in the contest. The teams combined for 33 hits and stranded 24 runners.
Martinez worked 7.0 innings and allowed nine runs (six earned) in the win. He struck out five and walked three to improve to 6-2 on the season. Becker starter Jheremy Brown (Agawam, Mass./Agawam) took the loss for Becker and allowed eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits in 4.1 innings. He finished with five strikeouts and five walks. Becker used a total of six pitchers in the game and issued 10 walks as a staff.
