Trojans Escape with the W!

The #2 seeded Trojans escaped with the W on Wednesday afternoon against the #7th seeded BC High Eagles in a very exciting game at Hank Pearson Field in opening round "Super 8" play despite committing 6 errors in a 2 inning span that led to several unearned Eagle runs.

Senior Ace, Notre Dame bound RHP, Jack Connolly, who was very well rested (2 plus weeks worth) sat down the Eagles in the 1st inducing 2 ground outs and a strike out.  After a scoreless first the Eagles would threaten as BC High Jr Joe Roddy would double to lead off the inning only to be starnded at 3rd. The 0-0 game remained scorelss until the bottom of the 5th when the Trojans bats awoke as they scored 3 runs on hits by Zac Nussbaum (single), a Paul Lafond 2 run bomb (his first career HS home run), which was followed by an Andrew Noviello No doubt solo shot (6th of the year). After a scorelss 6th the never say die Eagles came to the plate and scored 3 unearned runs off of 1 Eagle hit and they took advantage of 5 Trojan errors to knot the score at 3. The eagles would take the lead in the 8th on 2 hits to take a 4-3 lead (ironically thats the score the Trojans beat the Eagles by 2 years ago...). The Trojans strode to the plate in the 8th looking for answers and they found those answers when Cory Wasylow (ROE), Mikey Manning (single), and Jonathan Livolsi (BB) would score to make it 6-4.   Cory Wasylow scored on a passed ball and Mikey Manning and Jonathan Livolsi would score on a Paul Lafond 2 RBI single past the diving 3B Eagle.  That is all the insurance Sr. jack Connolly would need as he induced a ground out and struck out the remaining 2 Eagles in the 9th for the win!
Coach Kearney on the win "Great start to Super 8! Jack Connolly was lights out the entire game! Paul Lafond was clutch with 4 RBI! Our team showed great resiliency!"
Offensively the Trojans were led by Sr. Paul Lafond (2-4, HR and 4 RBI's) and Andrew Noviello (2- with a HR and 2 intentional BB). The Trojans will anxiously await their next opponent as they face off against the winner of the Braintree V St Johns Shrewsbury matchup, in the winners bracket,at a date and time TBD.