The Crestwood Comets traveled to Pittston Area to take on the Patriots on Monday afternoon. The Comets would serve as the home team at the Patriots' home field. The Patriots are coming off a victory over Valley West on Thursday. The Comets are coming off a shutout victory over Berwick on Friday. The Patriots would start Hunter Ralston on the mound. Colby Jones would get the start for the Comets.
Andrew Krawczyk hit a leadoff double to right, after a strikeout, Joe Cencetti hit a single to move Krawczyk to third but a lineout to first would result in a double play to end the threat. Mike Palmiero would hit a one out double then Matt Dean would hit a single to score Palmiero for a 1-0 Crestwood lead. A fielder's choice and a flyout would end the inning. Derick Cunis drew a one out walk but a strikeout and a groundout would end the top of the second. Mike Geroski would reach on an error with two outs but a strikeout would end the inning. Krawczyk would hit a one out single for his second hit of the game, then Joe Stella would hit a single to move Krawczyk to third. A caught stealing and a strikeout would keep the Patriots off the board. Matt Dean would record his second hit with a two out single but a groundout to second would keep it 1-0. Cole Cherkas would draw a one out walk then Cunis would single. Devon Markert would single home Cherkas to tie the game at one and move Stella to third. Hunter Ralston would give Pittston Area the lead with a sacrifice fly to left for a 2-1 lead. A lineout would end the top of the fourth. Brad Papura would single with one out then move to second on a wild pitch. Stew Caladie would then follow with a walk. Both runners would move up one base on a wild pitch. Papura would score on another wild pitch to tie the game at two. Caladie would move to third. Geroski would draw another walk then Chico Mendoza would hit by a pitch to load the bases. Dean Ambosie would get hit by a pitch to bring in Caladie for a 3-2 Comets lead. Alex Bouika would come in to pitch for the Patriots. Mike Palmiero would bring home courtesy runner Nico Schwartz on a sacrifice fly to left for a 4-2 Comets lead. Matt Dean would hit a single to bring home Mendoza and a 5-2 lead. Mick Bafunno would reach on an error and Ambosie would score for a 6-2 lead. A groundout would end the inning. Krawczyk would lead off with a single then Stella would draw a walk. Cencetti would hit a double to score Krawczyk to cut the lead to 6-3. A groundout to third would move pinch runner PJ Pisano to third. A groundout to second would score Stella to make it 6-4. Cunis and Markert would draw walks to load the bases but a flyout to right would end the threat. Adam Felinski would come in to pitch for Pittston Area. Zach Andrews would hit a one out single but a strikeout and a flyout would end the inning. Stew Caladie came in to pitch the sixth for the Comets. Krawczyk would draw a one out walk but a pickoff and a strikeout would end the top of the sixth. Felinski would throw a 1-2-3 sixth for the Patriots. Johnny DeLucca would hit a one out single and Cole Cherkas would draw a walk but a flyout to center and groundout to third would end the threat as the Comets would take a 6-4 victory over the Pittston Area Patriots.
Thoughts on the game: Crestwood's Matt Dean had a great game at the plate, going 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs. It was a great victory for Crestwood. For Pittston Area, Joe Cencetti went 2 for 4 with an RBI and Andrew Krawczyk went 3 for 3 on the day.
Crestwood 6 Pittston Area 4
Pittston Area 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4
Crestwood 1 0 0 5 0 0 x 6
Pittston Area
CF Krawczyk 3 1 3 0
C Stella 3 1 1 0
3B Cencetti 4 0 2 1
PR Pisano 0 0 0 0
LF Delucca 4 0 1 0
SS Baiera 0 0 0 0
DH Cherkas 2 1 0 1
DH Johnson 0 0 0 0
2B Cunis 2 1 1 0
1B Markert 3 0 1 1
P Ralston 1 0 0 1
P Bouika 0 0 0 0
PH Brody 1 0 0 0
P Felinski 0 0 0 0
RF Dillon 3 0 0 0
2B: Krawczyk, Cencetti
Crestwood
CF Ambosie 3 1 0 1
SS Palmiero 3 1 1 1
3B Dean 4 0 3 2
LF Bafunno 3 0 0 0
P Jones 0 0 0 0
2B Litchkofski 0 0 0 0
DH Petrochko 3 0 0 0
2B/1B Papura 3 1 1 0
1B/P Caladie 1 1 0 0
PH Andrews 1 0 1 0
C Geroski 2 1 0 0
RF Mendoza 2 1 0 0
2B: Palmiero
Pitching
Pittston Area
Ralston (L) 3.1 IP 19 BF 5 R 4 ER 4 H 4 K 2 BB
Bouika 0.2 IP 4 BF 0 R 0 ER 1 H 0 K 0 BB
Felinski 2 IP 7 BF 0 R 0 ER 1 H 2 K 0 BB
Crestwood
Jones (W) 5 IP 26 BF 4 R 4 ER 8 H 4 K 5 BB
Caladie (S) 2 IP 8 BF 0 R 0 ER 1 H 1 K 2 BB
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