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Wallace Dominates as Madison Beats Parsippany
Pitcher strikes out 10 as Dodgers score seven in the seventh to put game out of reach.
The baseball team took the lead in the second inning and never looked back Thursday, scoring seven runs in the seventh inning to secure a 12-2 win over Parsippany High.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Total Madison (15-5)
0 3 1 0 0 1 7 12 Parsippany (11-10)
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
IN SHORT
Parsippany struggled against Michael Wallace, who at one point struck out six Red Hawks in a row, including a 1-2-3 bottom of the fifth. In the seventh, Madison extended a 5-1 lead by scoring seven more runs to put the game out of reach. Most of the Dodgers, including pinch-hitters Tommy Kennedy and Connor Allen, had hits. Allen had an RBI double.
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DODGER OF THE GAME
Michael Wallace—Six innings pitched, 10 strikeouts, only one run allowed.
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OTHER KEY PERFORMANCES
Alex Brownlee (Madison), 3-for-3 with four RBIs, two runs scored; Jake Meister (Madison), 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored; Clayton Cerrato (Parsippany), 1-for-2 with an RBI and a walk.
THEY SAID IT
"I think we just got our bats going today and didn't stop; it was a good day for everyone."–Alex Brownlee, Madison's offensive leader on Thursday.
"This was a 4-1 game, a very good game, but fortunately, we put them away in the last inning."–Madison head coach Mickey Ennis.
"I think my velocity was up there today...this is definitely one of my best games this year,"–Madison starting pitcher Michael Wallace.
Up Next—Dover Friday at home at 4 p.m.
