Fermi Clinches Tournament Berth With 13-6 Win

ENFIELD, CT - The bats were working for the Fermi High School baseball team Tuesday, as the Falcons cranked out 18 hits en route to a 13-6 victory over E.O. Smith in CCC North action in Enfield.

Brian Cunningham overcame a shaky start to earn the win on the mound for the Falcons, pitching a complete game and striking out six. He helped himself at the plate, banging out three hits and knocking in a run.

E.O. Smith scored three runs in the first inning, but Fermi tallied two each in the first and third, then exploded for four runs in the fifth to assume an 8-4 lead. The Falcons added five more in the sixth against a pair of Panther relief pitchers to ice the victory.

Thomas Schmidt belted four hits for the winners, and Tyler Merullo had three hits and six runs batted in. Dan Neal, Ethan Boyer and Jeff Falk each recorded a pair of hits.

The win lifts Fermi's record to 8-4, clinching a berth in the Class L state tournament. It also avenged a 7-6 extra-inning defeat at the hands of the Panthers on opening day in early April.

Fermi gets right back on the field Wednesday, traveling to Henry Park in Vernon to face Rockville at 3:45 p.m.

Photo credits: Tim Jensen