Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lawrence | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Malden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Only the strong survive in extra innings, a lesson that Darwin Brito and Lawrence High proved yesterday, knocking off Malden High in eight innings, 4-2.
Brito stroked a clutch two-run double in the top of the eighth to break the 2-2 tie. Victor Mendez then came on to pitch the perfect bottom half of the frame, saving the hard-earned win by Anthony Rodriguez, who struck out four in seven innings of six-hit ball. Sophomore Jose Cedano had a big day at the plate, going 4 for 4, including a two-run single to put the 6-1 Lancers on the board in the second.
Lawrence (4): Ventura cf 5-0-1, Perez 1b 2-0-0, E. Brito 3b 3-0-1, Quezada lf 4-1-1, Mendez ss/p 3-1-0, Cedano c 4-1-4, Rodriguez p/ss 4-0-1, Urena 2b 3-1-1, D. Brito rf 4-0-1, Totals 32-4-10
Malden (2): Wilcox rf 3-1-1, Valle ss 4-0-0, Woodman c 3-0-2, Teal 3b 4-0-1, Gibson lf 2-0-1, Mendez p 4-0-0, Lucey 2b 4-0-0, Steene dh 3-1-0, Howe 1b 3-0-1, Morton cf 0-0-0, Totals 30-2-6
RBI: L — Cedano 2, D. Brito 2
WP: Rodriguez; LP: Mendez
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