Week 8: Braves score first victory! Rain ruins Sunday for Blue Division, June 9th

06/09/2013, 11:15pm EDT

By FA

RED DIVISION

SHOCKERS 9   CATLIN ENGINEERS 0

With this victory, the Shockers moved into sole posession of first place.

WHITE DIVISION

BRAVES 5    BRUNSWICK BARONS 4

The Braves picked up their first win of the season on Sunday behind strong pitching by Jarrad Reynolds (5 IP, 3 R, 1 ER), Derrick Pigford (W, 3 IP 1 R, 0 ER), and Pete Camenzind (SV, 1 IP, 0 R). RBI hits by Jason Worrell and Jarrad Reynolds put the Braves on top before the Barons tied the game in the 8^th. SS Nick Philemon scored on a wild pitch in the top of the 9^thto put the Braves ahead. C Dan Weighton also chipped in with a 2 hit performance including a double to the RC gap in the 7^th.

CROSSOVER

PIRATES 15 OUTLAWS 6

Pirates’ WP Brad Matthias threw 6 innings to earn the win. The Pirates built a lead on the strength of a 2 run double by their manager, 1B Nick Basta. The Outlaws battled from a 5 run deficit to pull within one run, 6 -5. The rally was started by C Charlie Buonocore as the Outlaws batted around. The Pirates broke it open in the 7th inning with a 2-out, 2-rbi shot from Pirates RF Laurence Nadeau, who later stole home on a pickoff attempt to first base. Other big at bats came from Pirates manager Nick Basta, who ended the game with 4 rbi’s, and Papa John fraker, who hit a homerun in his first at bat after his 2 week paternal leave. Big hit from the Outlaws came from Joe Defeo in the form of a center field homerun. Pirate closer Miles Landron came in for 2 innings before John Fraker finished off the ninth inning with 3 straight outs. Other notable performance was of Outlaws RF Chris Hancock, who recorded 4 Ks in the last 2 innings

BLUE DIVISION

Rain scuttled the games in the Blue Division. The early game at Trask MS between the Alpha Dogs and the Queensboro Shirt Riptides was interrupted by rain and finally cancelled in the middle of the 3d inning. Before the rain shut down the game, Ryan Trobaugh blasted a 2 RBI double. The later game between the Hurricanes and the Seahawks was cancelled. The games will be rescheduled for next Sunday, June 16^th.