Sharks Are Alive in the Playoff Hunt

Coming in to Sunday’s game the Sharks had to win 3 of 4 from the the Torrington Titans who are ahead of the Sharks for the last playoff spot. The Sharks took down the Titans in a dramatic come-from-behind victory as they were down 5-0 at one point. The final score 6 -5.

The game started out unfavorably for the Sharks as Corey Laliberty (Wheaton College) pitched 2.1 innings not giving up a hit but allowed 4 runs (3 earned). J.D Dickenson (Wheaton College) pitched 2.2 innings allowing only 1 run, Kyle Contino (Queens College) pitched 2 scoreless innings and Rob Rozzi (Massasoit Community College) and Ryan Morris (Presbyterian College) both pitched a scoreless inning as the Sharks held down the Titans the remainder of the game with Contino picking-up the win. Morris picked up his 9th save albeit with a scare as a blast hit the left field wall in the 9th inning for a single.

In the 7th inning the Sharks woke-up and completed their come-from-behind rally; at one point they were down 5-0 . Capitalizing on an error by the Titans shortstop the Sharks were able to score 3 runs with Eric Jensen (Wheaton College) scoring the final run on a single by Jeremy Matos (University of Central Florida). Neither team scored the remainder of the game.

The Sharks now need to win 2 out of the 3 remaining regular season games, all against the Torrington Titans to make the playoffs. Shark Week is officially about to begin.

Join us home at Vineyard Baseball Park on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, both games at 5pm against the Torrington Titans. Wednesday is a make-up game for an early season rainout and is not on most schedules.

Come show your support!