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West Warwick gets ready for Rhode Island Connie Mack State Playoffs!
Tommy Lasorda once said, “There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happened, and those who wonder what happens.” This past summer, many of the players who dedicated themselves to getting better, have simply “made things happen for themselves,” in the all wooden bat Rhode Island Connie Mack League for players 18 and under. West Warwick, which fielded a team mainly comprised of past, present, and future Wizards of West Warwick High School, finished second place in the Southern Division (Cooney Division) with an 8-7-1 league record just one point behind Slocum Baseball Club of North Kingstown (9-7). Due to the limited time left in the regular season, West Warwick, who defeated Slocum twice during the regular season, could not complete a suspended game (6-6 after seven innings) with South Kingstown I. Therefore, West Warwick will be the number two seed out of the Southern Division and play Providence (9-7), the number three seed out of the Northern Division (Dickerman Division). In their only regular season meeting, Providence came from behind in the last two innings to defeat West Warwick, 5-4. The three game Quarter-Final series begins on Wednesday night at McCarthy Stadium (5:30). Game two will be played on Friday night at Davis Park (6:30) in Providence. The third game, if necessary, will be played on Saturday morning (10:00) at McCarthy Stadium.
As the summer progressed for West Warwick (9-7-1 overall), each player participating in the RICML realized that the use of wooden bats were going to be beneficial to the pitchers and defense in the league. For the year, West Warwick, who batted only .226 for the year (OBP of .400), held their opponents to a .184 batting average and an OBP of .382. In 113 innings pitched, West Warwick pitchers allowed only 36 earned runs (2.23 ERA), struck out 170 batters and walked only 79. In 112 innings pitched, West Warwick’s opposing pitchers allowed 53 earned runs (3.31 ERA), struck out 119 batters and walked only 73.
West Warwick’s starting pitching for the upcoming playoffs will include: 17 year olds Kurtis Melvin (1.64 ERA, 54 strikeouts and 8 walks in 33 IP) and Amine Malki (2-1, 0.78 ERA, 29 strikeouts in 15 1/3 IP) and 16 year old Scott Tallo (2-2, 1.14 ERA, 44 strikeouts in 21 IP). West Warwick, also, has a plethora of quality relievers in 15 year old Rich Grenier Jr. and 14 year olds Matt Masse, Drew Doran, and Kyle Beck.
West Warwick’s top hitters, who have been flirting with the coveted batting average of .300 this summer, include part-time player Garrett DeBlois (8/17, .471 batting average, and an OBP of .556), Ryan O’Kelly (15/39, .385 batting average, 5 doubles, 14 runs scored, 8 walks, and an OBP of .542), Kurtis Melvin (10/33, .303 batting average and an OBP of .462), Rich Grenier Jr. (8/28, .286 batting average, 11 walks, and an OBP of .525), Scott Tallo (8/28, .286 batting average, and an OBP of .375), and Nathan LaCroix (11/40, .275 batting average, 7 runs scored, team leading 11 r.b.i.’s, 10 walks, and an OBP of .442). Other players who have contributed offensively are Brent Reed (team leading 12 walks and an OBP of .474), Alex Casey (4/15, .267 batting average), Amine Malki (OBP of .421), Rich McNeil Jr. (3 hits, 7 walks, and an OBP of .323), Matt Masse (4 hits, 4 walks, and an OBP of .303), and CJ Allen (3 hits and 4 r.b.i.’s).
A recap of West Warwick’s second half of their season follows.
West Warwick 5 East Providence 1
Led by the stellar pitching Matt Masse, West Warwick defeated East Providence, 5-1, in the second game of a league/non league doubleheader.Masse (14 years old), who will be a sophomore at West Warwick High School next year, struck out 11 batters and walked three. Out of 74 pitches thrown, he threw 49 strikes.
Offensively, Masse received support from Scott Tallo (1/4, one run scored), Ryan O'Kelly (1/4, two runs scored and one r.b.i.), Nathan LaCroix (1/3, one run scored and one run r.b.i.), Rich Grenier Jr.(two walks, one hit batsmen, and two stolen bases), Greg D'Ambrosca (one walk), Rich McNeil Jr. (two walks and one stolen base), Anthony Indeglia (one hit), and Andrew Hebert (one hit, one run scored, two stolen bases, one walk, and one hit batsmen).
Blackstone (Mass.) 3 West Warwick 0
Led by the pitching of 18 year old Tyler Heilsel, Blackstone (Massachusetts) defeated West Warwick, 3-0. Heilsel, who pitched seven innings, struck out 13 batters, walked two, and limited West Warwick to three hits. Josh Simard, who earned the save, struck out three batters in two innings of work.
Kurtis Melvin, West Warwick's starting pitcher, struck out 16 batters, walked three, and allowed just one earned run on three hits in seven innings of work.
Warwick 9 West Warwick 2
The defending Rhode Island Connie Mack Champions held off a tough West Warwick nine in nine innings, 9-2.
In the top of the first inning, West Warwick took an early 1-0 lead when Ryan O’Kelly singled, stole second base, and scored two batters later on a wild pitch.
In the bottom of the first inning, Warwick tied the game, 1-1, on four consecutive walks.
West Warwick’s starting pitcher, Drew Doran, settled down nicely after the first inning. In fact, the sophomore to be, struck out four batters and allowed just one run on four scattered hits in four innings of work.
In the top of the fifth inning, West Warwick tied the game, 2-2, when alternate Anthony Indeglia singled, and scored after back to back two out hits by Nathan Lacroix (single) and Amine Malki (double).
West Warwick received two innings of solid relief from freshman to be, Rich McNeil Jr. In two innings of relief, the lefty struck out two batters and did not allow a hit to the older Warwick nine.
Offensively, West Warwick received this from O’Kelly (two singles and one run scored), McNeil Jr. (one single), LaCroix (one single), Malki (one double), Rich Grenier Jr. (one single), Alex Casey (one single), and Indeglia (one single).
Providence 5 West Warwick 4
Despite the solid pitching of Kurtis Melvin, West Warwick allowed Providence to come from behind in the last two innings for a 5-4 victory. Melvin, who did not allow an earned run in 5 2/3 innings pitched, struck out nine batters and walked one.
Trailing 1-0 in the top of the first inning, West Warwick tied the game at 1-1 when Amine Malki (hit by a pitch) moved to second base on a walk (Matt Masse), advanced to third on a fielder’s choice (Brent Reed), and scored on a sacrifice fly by CJ Allen.
In the top of the fifth inning, West Warwick took a 3-1 lead when Alex Casey (single) Drew Doran (hit by a pitch) scored on Ryan O’Kelly’s towering two run double to left field.
In the top of the sixth inning, West Warwick upped their lead to 4-1 when Kurtis Melvin doubled, moved to third base on a balk, and scored on Nathan LaCroix’s sacrifice fly to deep center.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Providence tied the game at 4-4 with three runs on two singles, one walk, and three errors.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Providence scored the winning run on a lead-off double and an error.
West Warwick 10 South Kingstown II 0
Led by the five-hit pitching of a quartet of West Warwick pitchers, West Warwick won their seventh game of the summer over South Kingstown II, 10-0.
Rich Grenier, who was making his first appearance in three weeks, struck out two and allowed three hits in three innings of work. Out of 55 pitches thrown, he threw 35 strikes. Kyle Beck allowed only one hit in one inning of work. Alex Casey followed Beck by striking out three in two innings. C.J. Allen, who threw only 10 of 23 pitches for strikes, pitched out of a seventh inning jam by striking out two batters. Scott Tallo struck out five batters in the final two innings.
Offensively, West Warwick received hits from Ryan O'Kelly (1/4, two runs scored), Kurtis Melvin (1/4, two runs scored and one r.b.i.), Nathan LaCroix (1/3, one run scored and two r.b.i.'s), Amine Malki (2/4, one double, one run scored, and one r.b.i.), Rich Grenier (1/4, two runs scored and one r.b.i.), Alex Casey (1/5, one r.b.i.), and Brent Reed (1/3).
West Warwick 6 South Kingstown I 6
In a game suspended because of darkness, West Warwick tied South Kingstown I, 6-6.
In the top of the first inning, West Warwick jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Kurtis Melvin singled, stole second base, and scored on Nathan LaCroix’s r.b.i. single to right center.
In the bottom of the first inning, South Kingstown lashed out with three consecutive doubles and took a 3-1 lead.
In the top of the fourth inning, West Warwick tied the game at 4-4 when they scored three runs on three walks (Kurtis Melvin, Brent Reed, and Rich Grenier Jr.) and three hits by Rich McNeil Jr., Matt Masse, and Nathan LaCroix (two run single).
South Kingstown, however, scored two runs on two singles and one double to take a 6-4 lead.
West Warwick came right back in the top of the sixth inning on one error and two extra base hits by Brent Reed (triple) and Kurtis Melvin (double).
In the bottom of the seventh inning, West Warwick secured at least a tie with the defensive play of the game. With runners at first and second base, Mike Thomas hit a deep drive to right center, which Alex Casey caught. After Casey fell down making the catch, he threw the ball into Kurtis Melvin, who rifled the ball to Nathan LaCroix for the third out of the inning.
West Warwick received a fine effort in relief from Drew Doran. Doran, who worked the final two innings, struck out one and did not allow a hit.
Offensively, West Warwick received contributions from Brent Reed (one triple and two runs scored), Matt Masse (r.b.i. single and one run scored), Kurtis Melvin (one single, one double, two walks, and two runs scored), Nathan LaCroix (two singles and three r.b.i.’s), Rich Grenier Jr. (three walks and one r.b.i.), and Rich McNeil Jr. (one single and one run scored).
West Warwick 5 Slocum Baseball Club (NK) 2
Led by the tremendous pitching effort of 17 year old Amine Malki, West Warwick clinched a bye into the Rhode Island Connie Mack Quarter-Finals with a 5-2 road win over Slocum Baseball Club of North Kingstown.
Malki, who gave up two runs on one walk, one error, and a two run double in the bottom of the first inning, was simply brilliant from that moment on. After surrounding his only hit of the game, Malki retired 15 consecutive batters (11 via strikeouts). In seven innings of work, Malki struck out 15 batters, walked two, and threw 64 of his 93 pitches for strikes.
While Malki was locked into the strike zone, West Warwick took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fourth inning. Nathan LaCroix led off with walk, advanced to second when Kurtis Melvin singled, and scored when Malki reached on an error. Then, Melvin scored when Matt Masse single to right field and Malki scored on a perfectly executed suicide squeeze by Kyle Beck.
In the top of the seventh inning, West Warwick scored two insurance runs on one hit (Ryan O’Kelly), one error, and three stolen bases.
Offensively, West Warwick received hits from O’Kelly (two singles), Garrett DeBlois, Kurtis Melvin, Matt Masse, and Alex Casey.
Chariho 1 West Warwick 0
In an old fashion pitcher’s duel, Chariho opportunistically defeated West Warwick for the second time this summer. The loss paved the way for Slocum Baseball Club (North Kingstown) to edge out West Warwick for the Southern (Cooney) Divisional Championship by one point.
Kurtis Melvin pitched an outstanding game for West Warwick. In eight innings of pitching, Melvin, who did not give up an earned run, struck out 11 batters, walked one and allowed just four singles. Out of 99 pitches throw, Melvin threw 69 strikes.
Jake Marchessault was equally impressive for Chariho. The lanky righty, who did not allow a run, struck out 13 and walked one in eight complete innings. Kyle Audette picked up the save by striking out one in the top of the ninth inning.
In the top of the first inning, West Warwick put runners at first and second when Scott Tallo and Brent Reed led off with back to back singles. Kurtis Melvin, then, hit a high fly ball to right center, which dropped in at the last second between two Chariho outfielders. Centerfielder Kyle Audette alertly threw out Reed at second base on the force out. Marchesseault, then, induced one ground out and struck out a batter to get out of the inning. Unfortunately for West Warwick, that would be their best chance to score until the final inning.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Chariho scored an unearned run with one of the most bizarre plays. After Kyle Audette reached on an error, Melvin struck out the next two batters. With two outs, Audette attempted to steal second. On Nathan LaCroix’s throw to second, the ball hit Audette’s cleat and ricocheted fifty feet into left center. Audette, then, raced around third and just beat the throw to the plate for the game’s only run.
West Warwick, who did not have a runner advance past second base after the first inning, rallied in the top of the ninth inning. Kurtis Melvin singled to lead off the inning and moved to second on a broken bat fielder’s choice by Amine Malki. With two outs, Rich Grenier Jr. hit a slow roller to second base which got past Chariho’s charging second baseman, John DeCataldo. DeCatalo, then, quickly recovered, picked up the grounder which was heading into right field and threw a perfect strike to catcher Tyler Parenti, who blocked the plate as Melvin was sliding in.
West Warwick Cal Ripken Final Results
The 12 year old All Stars finished with a 3-2 record in the New England Regional Touranment. West Warwick, who lost 2-1 to Burlington (Massachusetts) in the Loser's Bracket Finals, finished in third place at this year's regionals. Although Burlington won the first game of the N.E. Championship 8-2, they lost the second game to Oxford (Connecticut), 5-2, and finished second place. Oxford will represent New England in the 2010 World Series in Wilson County, North Carolina. For more details of the game and pictures scroll down and click the game below.
The 11 year old All Stars lost two games in the Cal Ripken State Tournament to CLCF, 11-1, and Darlington, 4-1.
The 10 year old All Stars lost two games in the New England Regional Tournament to Exeter (NH), 10-2 and (Massachusetts), 17-2.
The 9 year old All Stars, who finished 1-2 in the Cal Ripken State Tournament, lost a heartbreaker in the bottom of the sixth inning to CLCF, 7-6. In their two previous games they split with Darlington (lost 9-4) and Apponaug (won 12-2).
West Warwick 12's do well in team events at Field of Dreams!
Andrew In,who won the AquaFina PHR Running Championship in May, won the Base Running competition with a time of 11.25.
In addition to that, Tyler Boisclair, who had come close in three other Home Run Hitting Contests, became the 2010 Home Run Hitting Champion with a total of seven home runs.
During the Around the Horn competition (Joe Maynard, Kyle Henseler, Ray Zincone, & Matt Grenier), West Warwick finished in second place behind Oxford, Connecticut (7.50) with a time 7.75.
In the Radar Gun Throw, West Warwick was well represented by Mike Pellerin (58 mph) and Mitchell Moore (55 mph); the winner from Burlington, Massachusetts was clocked at 71 mph.
West Warwick Connie Mack Team in first place at midway point of the season!
For the second consecutive year, West Warwick has fielded a Connie Mack team which is mainly comprised of the past, present, and future Wizards of West Warwick High School. West Warwick, who won six league games last year, looks to improve on last summer’s competitive run which ended in a 6-5 extra inning loss to South Kingstown in the playoffs last year.
This summer, West Warwick, who is off to a respectable 5-3 start at the midway point, sits a top the Cooney (Southern) Division. West Warwick, as well as every other U-18 team in Rhode Island and the New England region, will play with wooden bats the entire season.
A recap of West Warwick’s first eight games follows.
West Warwick 10 South Kingstown-II 6
Led by the solid starting pitching of Scott Tallo and the relief pitching of Rich Grenier Jr., West Warwick won their first game of the year over South Kingstown, 10-6.
Tallo, who pitched the first four innings of a nine inning game, struck out eight batters, walked four, and allowed just one earned run on two hits. Grenier, who pitched out of a seventh inning jam, allowed no runs on two hits in two innings of relief.
The West Warwick pitching contingent received great offensive support in their league opener. While making a quick adjustment to using wooden bats, West Warwick scored ten runs on eleven hits.
In the bottom of the first inning, West Warwick took an early 1-0 lead when Garrett DeBlois doubled off the left field fence and scored on Nathan LaCroix’s r.b.i. single.
With the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning, West Warwick exploded for five runs on four hits and two walks for a 6-1 lead. Providing the timely hits in the inning were Ryan O’Kelly (single), Garrett DeBlois (r.b.i. single), Scott Tallo (r.b.i. single), and Rich Grenier Jr. (r.b.i. single).
After SK-II scored two runs in the top of the fifth inning, West Warwick scored one run when Rich McNeil walked, stole second base, and scored on DeBlois’ third hit of the game for a 7-3 lead.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, West Warwick added two more runs on two errors, one single (Nick Carney), one walk (Rich Grenier Jr.), and r.b.i. single by Andrew Hebert.
West Warwick scored their final run of the game in the bottom of the seventh inning when Ryan O’Kelly doubled, moved to third on a fly out, and raced home on Nathan LaCroix’s sacrifice fly to centerfield.
Offensively, West Warwick received hits from Ryan O’Kelly (2/4, one double and two runs scored), Garrett DeBlois (3/4, one double, two runs scored, and two r.b.i.’s), Nathan LaCroix (1/3, one run scored and two r.b.i.’s), Scott Tallo (2/4, one run scored and one r.b.i.), Jim Thornton (1/4, one run scored), Nick Carney (1/4, one run scored), Rich Grenier Jr. (1/2, one run scored and one r.b.i.), and Andrew Hebert (1/2, one r.b.i.).
West Warwick 10 South Kingstown-I 1
Led by the one hit pitching of Amine Malki, West Warwick defeated South Kingstown-I, 10-1, for their second league win of the year.
Malki, who finished his senior season at West Warwick High School, had strong command of his fastball and kept SK-I’s batters off balance with his change-up. In six innings of work, he struck out ten batters.
In the bottom of the first inning, West Warwick scored three runs on two hits (Scott Tallo and Garrett DeBlois), two errors, and one walk.
In the bottom of the second inning, West Warwick took a 4-0 lead when Brent Reed walked, stole second base, advanced to third on a passed ball, and scored on Rich Grenier Jr.’s r.b.i. ground out to short.
In the bottom of the third inning, West Warwick built a 5-0 cushion when Ryan O’Kelly (lead-off double) scored on a single by Kurtis Melvin.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, West Warwick broke open the game with five runs on three hits and four walks. Brent Reed and Rich Grenier Jr. led off with back to back walks. After a passed ball moved Grenier and Reed to second and third base respectively, Andrew Hebert grounded out to first base to score Reed. Rich McNeil Jr. and Ryan O’Kelly both reached via the walk to load the bases for Ryan O’Kelly. The sophomore to be lined a single to centerfield scoring Grenier. Garrett DeBlois and Nick Carney, also, recorded singles in the five run inning.
Offensively, West Warwick received contributions from Andrew Hebert (0/3, one r.b.i.), Rich Grenier Jr. (0/1, one walk, one run scored and one r.b.i.), Brent Reed (two walks, two stolen bases, and two runs scored), Nick Carney (1/3, one r.b.i.), Nathan LaCroix (0/2, one walk and one r.b.i.), Garrett DeBlois (2/3, one stolen base), Kurtis Melvin (2/3, two runs scored and three r.b.i.’s), Ryan O’Kelly (1/1, one double, two walks, two stolen bases, and three runs scored), Rich McNeil (one walk and one run scored), and Scott Tallo (1/2, one run scored).
West Warwick 5 Slocum (NK) 0
Led by the stellar pitching of Scott Tallo, West Warwick defeated Slocum Baseball Club of North Kingstown, 5-0.
In eight innings of pitching, Tallo struck out 16 batters, walked only five, and allowed just one fifth inning infield hit.
Offensively, Tallo received all the runs he would need in a five run first inning. Contributing for West Warwick in their five run first inning were Ryan O’Kelly (hit batsmen), Nathan LaCroix (r.b.i. single), Brent Reed (walk), C.J. Allen (r.b.i. single), Rich Grenier (walk), and Drew Doran (r.b.i. single).
West Warwick, which was held to four hits by Lucas Mariani and Cody Horner, was led by Nathan LaCroix (2/2, one run scored, one stolen base, and one r.b.i.).
Chariho 2 West Warwick 0
Chariho, who won the Cooney Division (Southern) last year and reached last year’s Rhode Island’s Connie Mack Championship Series against Warwick, received solid pitching, recorded four double plays defensively, and made the most of their opportunities to give West Warwick their first loss of the season, 2-0.
Although West Warwick received five free passes to Chariho's one and outhit their opponent, 5-3, they hit into four double plays and made one base running miscue which ended a potential "big inning" late in the game.
In the top of the first inning, Chariho scored one run on an infield hit (Despirito) and two West Warwick errors. After hitting a line drive off Kurtis Melvin's glove, Despirito advanced to second base on a throwing error, moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on an error.In the bottom of the first inning, Scott Tallo was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning.
Tallo, however, who was running on a 1-2 pitch, was doubled off first base when Ryan O'Kelly's line drive to second base was caught. Kurtis Melvin followed with a single and Nathan Lacroix walked, but the West Warwick rally was stopped when starting pitcher Kyle Audette struck out the next batter.
In the top of the third inning, Chariho, opportunistically scored their second run of the game when Joe Edgar reached on an error, stole second base, moved to third on a ground out, and scored when Kurtis Melvin's inning ending strikeout got by his catcher.
In the bottom of the third inning, West Warwick received back to back walks (Rich McNeil and Andrew Hebert) to lead off the inning. After Scott Tallo lined out to third, both McNeil and Hebert advance to second and third base on a wild pitch. With two runners in scoring position, Kyle Audette struck out a batter and induced a fly out to end the inning.In the bottom of the fourth inning, Nathan LaCroix led off with a single to left field. After C.J. Allen's fly out to left, Matt Masse hit a line drive which was turned into Chariho's second double play of the game when LaCroix could not get back to first base in time.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Scott Tallo led off the inning with a single and stole second base. The West Warwick rally, however, was ended when Tallo was doubled off second base after Ryan O'Kelly's line out to centerfield. Although West Warwick put the next two runners on with a walk (Kurtis Melvin) and single (Nate LaCroix), Dei got of the inning when C.J. Allen grounded out to third to end the inning.Chariho recorded their fourth double play of the game in the bottom of the seventh inning.
After West Warwick's Rich Grenier Jr. lined a single to centerfield, Dei induced a game ending 5-4-3 double play. West Warwick, who has allowed only nine runs in 30 innings pitched, received another solid effort on the mound.
Kurtis Melvin, who was the hard luck loser for West Warwick, allowed only three hits (two infield hits), walked only one batter, and struck out 11 batters in seven innings of work. Out of 97 pitches thrown, he threw 71 strikes.
Chariho received solid pitching from Kyle Audette and Rico Dei. Audette, who pitched the first three innings, allowed one hit, struck out four and walked three. Dei, who picked up the victory with four innings of four hit relief pitching, struck out two and walked two. Offensively, West Warwick received contributions from Scott Tallo (1/2, one hit batsman, and one stolen base), Kurtis Melvin (1/2, one walk, and one stolen base), Nathan LaCroix (2/2, one walk), Rich Grenier Jr. (1/2).
Flood Ford (Bishop Hendricken) 17 West Warwick 5
Flood Ford Auto, Bishop Hendricken's Connie Mack entry, took advantage of six walks, one hit batsmen, and three errors in the top of the second inning against West Warwick and coasted to a 17-5 crossover victory.
Offensively, West Warwick, who made the competitive after give up nine unearned runs early in the game, received contributions from Ryan O’Kelly (3/4, one double, two stolen bases, and one run scored), Matt Masse (one run scored and one perfectly placed sacrifice bunt), Nathan LaCroix (one run scored), Brent Reed (two walks and one run scored), Tyler Boisclair (1/3, one r.b.i.), Rich Grenier Jr. (2/3, one stolen base and two r.b.i.’s), and Kyle Beck (1/3).
Also, West Warwick received solid relief pitching from Drew Doran and Matt Masse. Doran gave up only one earned run on two hits in 11/2 innings of pitching. Masse, who gave up only three hits in three innings, struck out four batters.
West Warwick 8 Diamond Baseball Academy 2
Led by the solid pitching of Matt Masse and Kyle Beck, West Warwick(5-2) gave Diamond Baseball Academy(5-1) their first loss of the year, 8-2.
Matt Masse, who picked up the victory, allowed just two unearned runs on four scattered hits in four innings of work. Kyle Beck, who picked up the save, worked three innings of one-hit ball.
In the bottom of the second inning, West Warwick opportunistically scored three runs on four walks, two hits and one error. Scott Tallo led off with a single, advance to third on an errant pick-off attempt, and scored two outs later on Rich McNeil’s first hit of the season. Brent Reed, who followed Tallo with a walk, stole second, and eventually scored West Warwick’s second run when Matt Masse walked with the bases loaded. McNeil scored the third run of the inning on a wild pitch.
In the bottom of the third inning, West Warwick, once again, took advantage of several walks and one timely extra base hit by Ryan O’Kelly (three run triple with two outs) to go ahead 8-0 after three complete innings. Scoring runs in the inning were Nathan LaCroix, Scott Tallo, Rich Grenier Jr., C.J. Allen, and Ryan O’Kelly.
Offensively, West Warwick received contributions from Rich McNeil (1/3, one run scored, and one r.b.i.), C.J. Allen (0/2, one run scored and one r.b.i.), Rich Grenier Jr. (0/1, one run scored), Brent Reed (0/1, two walks, two stolen bases, one run scored), Scott Tallo (1/2, two runs scored), Nathan LaCroix (0/2, one run scored), Garrett DeBlois (1/3), Matt Masse (0/1, two walks and one r.b.i.), Ryan O’Kelly (1/2, one triple, one run scored, two stolen bases, and three r.b.i.’s).
Blackstone (Massachusetts) 3 West Warwick 0
Led by the pitching of 18 year old Tyler Helsel, Blackstone (Massachusetts) defeated West Warwick, 3-0.
Helsel, who pitched seven innings, struck out 13 batters, walked two, and limited West Warwick to three hits.
Josh Simard, who earned the save, struck out three batters in two innings of work.
Kurtis Melvin, West Warwick's starting pitcher, struck out 16 batters, walked three, and allowed just one earned run on three hits in seven innings of work.
Offensively, West Warwick received contributions from Ryan O'Kelly (one single), Nathan LaCroix (one single, one walk, and one stolen base), Brent Reed (two stolen bases), CJ Allen (single), and Kyle Beck (one walk and one sacrifice bunt).
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