B R WINS!

The #5 ranked Bridgewater Raynham Trojans upset #1 ranked Walpole Rebels, in come from behind fashion, in a slugfest, on Wednesday afternoon at Campanelli Stadium in a 3 Hour and 40 minute marathon, that I never thought would end, winning 13-9 and advancing to the state D1 South finals.
Let me start by saying I am a big fan of this BR team, and they have exceeded my pre-season expectations by leaps and bounds, but after being down 6-0 after 1 inning of play against the #1 ranked Rebels, I mentally prepared myself for a 15-2 route by the Rebels.  I couldn't have been more wrong!
The Rebels jumped out to an early lead in the first, scoring 6 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks .
The Trojans answered in quick fashion throwing up 4 runs in the top of the 2nd. Dave Miller started it off with a double and was driven home by Corey Dinunno (single).  Tyler Glavin came to the plate and lined a bases loaded single to center scoring Dinunno. A Mike Bruemmel hit by pitch plated Tyler Carey, and Connor Sullivan would score on a wild pitch to make the score 6-4.  NEW BALL GAME!!!
The Rebels added a run in the 3rd to make it 7-4.  Joe Freiday led off the 5th with a BOMB triple to center field, sliding Pete Rose style into 3rd, and popped up with a big fist pump to get the BR faithful roaring and the team pumped up, and it worked! Freiday would be knocked in by Adam Chase, followed by hits by Dave Miller, Corey Dinunno, and a bases clearing triple by (the slumping no more) Tyler Carey.  Senior pinch hitter Ryan Scripter followed it up with a single, scoring Carey, to take the lead 8-7. The Trojans added 2 more when Tyler Glavin singled, followed by a Mike Bruemmel RBI single, and throw in walks by Freiday and McSherry (RBI) to make the score 10-7!
The Rebels answered in the bottom of the 5th scoring 2 runs on 2 hits, to make it a 1 run game. After a scoreless 6th, the Trojans bats roared again as singles by Connor Sullivan, Tyler Glavin  and Mike Bruemmel would load the bases for Joe Freiday who single to right, scoring Sullivan, and a BIG 2 RBI single to center by Senior Dave Miller to make the score 13-9.
Senior Cody Medeiros came in to pitch the final 2 inning, striking out 4, and that was all she wrote.
Josh Monson earns the W, followed by gutsy, scoreless relief performances by Bruemmel and Medeiros.
Offensively leading the way for the Trojans were Tyler Glavin (4 for 6 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored), Joe Freiday (3 for 4 with a triple, 2 walks,1 RBI), Dave Miller (3 for 6 with a double, 2 RBI's, and 2 runs scored), Tyler Carey (2 for 5 with a triple, 2 RBI's and 2 runs scored), Mike Bruemmel (2 for 5 with 2 RBI's), and Connor Sullivan (2 for 3 with 2 runs scored)!
The Trojans will face BC High in the D1 South Finals at Campanelli Stadium Sunday night under the lights at 7:45.