Originally posted on jerseypilots.com
After playing a doubleheader on Tuesday, the North Jersey Eagles
and Jersey Pilots played another doubleheader Wednesday. The Pilots won game
one in walk-off fashion, 9-8, while the Eagles won game two 7-5.
The Eagles led for most of game one. Luis Amaro hit a sacrifice
fly in the first inning and Zachary Tondi hit a solo home run in second inning
to make the score 2-0. The Eagles added three more runs in the fourth on RBI
singles by Ryan Rivera and Andrew Murnane and on an error on a ball hit by Paul
Rufo.
The Pilots added two runs of their own in the fourth on a Rob
DeAngelis triple and Austin Unglaub groundout. Both teams also scored runs in
the sixth. Rivera hit a solo homer for the Eagles and Greg Kocinski had a 2 RBI
single for the Pilots.
After scoring two more runs in the top of the seventh, the
Eagles had an 8-4 lead. With one out, the Pilots loaded the bases with David
Young at bat. He hit a single that scored one run and then Greg Kocinski hit a
double that scored two runners. Those two hits cut North Jersey’s lead to one.
Kocinski’s double was followed up by a Stephen Petriello sacrifice fly to tie
the game. Kocinski advanced to third on the sacrifice fly.
With the game tied, Brian Dudeck came to the plate. After
getting two strikes on Dudeck, Eagles pitcher Anthony Auletta threw a wild
pitch. Kocinski broke immediately from third and slid in just ahead of the tag
to give the Pilots the win.
In game two, the Eagles again took an early lead. They scored
two runs in the first and one run in the second. The Pilots responded with two
runs of their own in the third and one run in the fourth. Both teams score one
run in the fifth inning. The score was 4-4 through five innings.
The Eagles blew the game open in the sixth. Murnane knocked in
two runs with on an error and Amaro knocked in a run to make the score 7-4.
The Pilots did rally in the seventh, but they fell just short of
tying the game. Young knocked in a run on a double and the Pilots also had runners
on second and third with no outs. However, they could not manage to get the
runners to cross home plate.
The Pilots are now 10-25-1, while the Eagles are now 17-21.
The Pilots will be at Quakertown on Friday and the season finale
is currently set for Sunday with a doubleheader.
