HITTERS TAKE OVER IN CRVBL WEEKEND ACTION
By Kevin McElhinney–CRVBL
Fans attending any of the past weekend’s games in the Connecticut River Valley Baseball League were treated to displays of heavy hitting, as each of the four contests featured impressive displays of offense.
On Thursday night in Dummerston, the Walpole Wild Blue thought they had their game with the Putney Fossils safely put away heading into the seventh and final inning with a 7-1 lead, but the Fossils fought back with four runs to fall short, 7-5. Walpole’s Joey Parrott got the win on the and scored two of his team’s runs, while Chris Ballou got the save, scored one run and drove in another. Center Fielder Jed St. Pierre had two hits, scored a run and stole a base. Putney Catcher Steve Stanley went two for three, scored a run and drove in a pair.
The Wild Blue returned to their home field in Walpole on Saturday night for a 19 – 0 win over the Keene Black Dawgs. Frank Brown gave up only one hit in pitching the shutout while Blake Gowen hit a pair of doubles, driving in five runs and scoring two. Chris Ballou scored four runs on three hits and two walks.
In Sunapee, the Old Lakers hosted defending CRVBL champion Claremont on Sunday, and by the end of the third inning, each team had already put up eight runs. Though Sunapee took the lead in the top of the fourth, Claremont came back with five runs in the fifth on its way to a 14 -10 win. Paul Felix was the hero of the day for the Cardinals with five runs batted in. Jon Nicholas picked up the win in relief.
And in Dummerston, the Putney Fossils spotted the Brattleboro River Rats a two run lead in the first inning, but roared back to a 14-2 win. Keith Lyman was the big story on offense and defense, hitting a home run and going five innings on the mound for the win. Dave Guadalupe and Chris Jensen contributed scoreless releif pitching and Lyman, Steve Kapral, Steve Stanley Richard Bissell, Pres Pierccini and Dave Guadlupe each had two hits.
Next weekend’s adult town team action begins Friday night at 6 when Putney hosts Claremont at Dummerston Field. On Sunday, Newport travels to Sunapee for an 11:00 a.m. game, while Brattleboro hosts Walpole in Dummerston at 1:00 p.m. Admission to all CRVBL games is free, and to learn more about the league, please visit its website at http://www.crvbl.org/ .
STANDINGS
Chester/Saxtons River 7 1
Claremont 5 1
Sunapee 5 3
Newport 4 3
Walpole 4 3
Putney 2 5
Keene 2 5
Brattleboro 0 8
