Metro Baseball Team Drops to 1-2 in Bay State Games

In Day Two of the Bay State Games, Metro kept up its gaudy offensive pace from notching five runs against Northeast and eight runs later in the day against Southeast.

Problem is, Metro gave up a whole lot more runs than they scored, losing to Northeast 8-5 and Southeast 12-8 to fall to 1-2 in the tournament and put an appearance in the Gold Medal Game in serious doubt.

In yesterday's final game, Roslindale's Gavin Pittore gave up eight runs --six of them earned -- to Southeast in three innings of work. Southeast opened up a 11-0 lead by the fifth inning and never looked back, though Metro mounted a six-run rally in the bottom of the sixth and final frame to close the gap to 12-8.

Leftfielder Malcolm Nachmanoff led Metro with two hits and two RBI, and Chestnut Hill's Eric Dumas added two RBI of his own. For Southeast, leftfielder Cameron Hanley led the way with three RBI, and shortstop Johnny Adams went 4-for-5.

In yesterday's first game, Metro also fell behind, this time 4-0 in the first inning after Medford's Brad McClean surrendered four of six runs he gave up in a four-inning outing.

Boston's Bartley Regan made the score 4-1 with an RBI single in the bottom of the frame, but that three-run differential was the closest Metro would get all game long.

The four Metro RBI in the game were spread one apiece among Regan, centerfielder Sean Gustin, Malden's Austin Teal and second baseman Adam Lucey, another Malden product.

Metro continues its tournament this morning at 9 a.m against Central.