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New Hyde Park Bluedevils 15U Extend Win Streak to 13
New Hyde Park travel baseball team sweeps doubleheader from LI Tribe.
The following article was posted by Geoffrey Walter. It was written by Arthur Savarese.
The New Hyde Park 15U Travel Baseball Team extended their winning streak to 13 games with two come-from-behind victories over the LI Tribe, 5-4 and 4-2 Sunday at Memorial Park in New Hyde Park.
In the opener Liam Gallagher pitched a strong 5 1/3 innings and left the game with the scored tied at one. The Tribe rallied in the sixth inning and scored 3 runs for a 4-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh.
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With their winning streak on the line, Michael Greene and Anthony Millan started the comeback with back-to-back singles, Niko Rullo reached first on a infield hit to third to score Greene. After Millan & Rullo pulled off a double steal, Brandon LaFroscia delivered a two-run hit to rightfield to tie the score at four, John Hayes sacrificed LaFroscia to second base and Mike Thornton got hit with a pitch to set the runners on first and second for Liam Gallagher, who drove the first pitch to right center to plate LaFroscia for the winning run and a 5-4 walk off game one win.
In game two it was another well-played match by both teams. Anthony Millan started the scoring in the top of the first with a solo home run to deep left centerfield for a 1-0 early lead. The Tribe came right back in the bottom of their inning with two runs to take a 2-1 lead. Doug Obidienzo settled down and pitched four innings of two-run ball, striking out four. Mike Thornton and John Hayes each pitched a scoreless inning and gave the ball to Mike Greene to close out the game in the seventh.
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While trailing 2-1 in the top of the fourth, Greene started the two-out rally with a HBP, Millan and Rullo followed with singles the latter driving in Greene to tie the score at two. Kyle Cajigas then delivered the big hit with a two run single to right for the 4 to 2 winning margin.
The New Hyde Park 15U Bluedevils went perfect for the month of June and lead the division with a 13-0 record.
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