Westwood Little League 10B fell to Wellesley Sunday night 11-4 in five innings at Morrison Field in Westwood.
The game will most likely be the last of the regular season for Westwood, pending the status of a makeup game vs. Medfield later this week. Both Westwood and Wellesley start the league playoffs next week.
Wellesley lead 4-0 after the first inning thanks to RBIs by Calvin Isley and William Horblit, but the Westwood's bats woke up in the fourth.
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Trailing 6-0, Westwood scored four runs, capped off by pitcher Keith Paik's RBI single to pull within 6-4.
Wellesley then batted around in the fifth to break the game open, building its lead to 11-4.
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"I liked the way the kids battled today. We gave the other team too many free outs, but they did a nice job," said Westwood coach Bob Reissfelder.
He joked afterward about his team's approach to the game.
"Its our trademark style, we like to let up a few and try to come back."
Despite the loss coach Reissfelder still seems to feel good going into the playoffs.
"They improved dramatically over the course of the season," he said.