ADAMS, Mass. - Val’s jumped out to an early 3-1 lead after 2 innings against Lions’ ace Colby Gage, as Matt Waltermire sparked the offense with 3 hits and scored twice. David Haley added 2 hits and an RBI and also scored a run. Unfortunately for Val’s, with the exception of a single from Matt Koperniak, the rest of the bats were silent as Gage settled in and recorded 12 strikeouts in 5⅓ innings of work.
Lions chipped away scoring a run in the 4th to trim the lead to 3-2 and chase Val’s starter Matt Waltermire from the game. David Haley came on to pitch the final 4 innings and allowed only 2 runs on 2 hits, while striking out 4, but the patient Lions offense worked him for 8 walks. Waltermire allowed the two runs on 3 hits and 3 walks and finished with 5 strikeouts in his 3+ innings of work.
Both teams had chances to put this game away but came up empty. Lions tied the game with a run in the 5th but stranded runners at second and third. Then with a runner on 3rd and none out in the 6th, they again failed as Haley struck out one batter and got the next hitter to line into an inning-ending double play. Val’s left runners in scoring position in the first two innings and also failed to score in the fifth with a runner on third and one out, hitting into a double play of its own.
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