Wizards Baseball

     West Warwick's winning streak reach four games, as they won their fifth league game of the year over the Bulldogs of Westerly, 6-2. 

     After allowing the Bulldogs to score two runs on two walks, two errors, and one single, the Wizards scored an unearned run of their own in the bottom of the first inning.  Tim Parente, who had reached on a two-out error, scored when Rich Lizotte doubled to left field. 

     In the bottom of the third inning, the Wizards tied the game on three consecutive singles by Aaron Richards, Tim Parente, and Richard Lizotte.

     After reliever, Tim Parente, struck out three batters with the bases loaded in the top of the fifth inning, the Wizards took that momentum and scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth. 

     Jeff Sampaio led off with a bunt single and advanced to third base on some "heads up" baserunning on Aaron Richards' sacrifice bunt.  After Tim Parente and Rich Lizotte walked to load the bases, Charley Parent lined a shot off a drawn-in infielder (third baseman), scoring two runs.

     In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Wizards added two additional runs to their tally to go up 6-2.  Pinch hitter Garrett DeBlois led off the inning with a single to right center.  After advancing to second on a wild pitch, DeBlois moved to third on Jeff Sampaio's single to right field.  Two outs later, Richard Lizotte lined a double over the left fielder's head, scoring DeBlois and Sampaio.

     Offensively, the Wizards received hits from Sampaio (2/4, two runs scored), Richards (1/3, one run scored), Parente (2/3, two runs scored), Lizotte (3/3, two doubles, and 4 r.b.i.'s), Parent (1/4, 2 r.b.i.'s), and DeBlois (pinch hit single).

     Defensively, the Wizards, who committed three errors in the first two innings, received solid contributions from first baseman Matt Grosso (7 assists), third baseman Chris Morrison (three assists), and left fielder Derek Hebert (four putouts).

     Despite not having his "best stuff,"  Anthony Giarusso gutted out four innings  to keep the Wizards close.  In four innings, Giarusso, who left seven runners stranded, allowed only one earned run on four walks and three hits.  Tim Parente, who pitched the fifth and sixth innings, earned the victory by striking out three batters and allowing two hits.  Pitching ace, Richard Lizotte struck out one in a scoreless seventh inning.