Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Game 14: Reading 4 Arlington 0 Reading avenged its earlier loss to Arlington with a solid 4-0 win. Scott Tully led the way by pitching a complete game shutout, yielding 4 hits and striking out 15 batters. Tully also had a big offensive day with two hits, a run scored, an RBI, and three stolen bases. Reading forged a 2-0 lead in the 2nd inning when Derek Galante doubled, Sean O'Neill sacrificed him to 3rd, and Tully singled. After Tully stole 2nd, DH Rob DiLoreto singled to score Tully. Reading's other two runs came in the 5th: Mike O'Leary reached on an error and Liam Kenneally bunted him to 2nd. After a ground out, O'Neill delivered a clutch RBI single that scored pinch runner Nate Terry. Next, Tully singled, moving O'Neill to 3rd and the pair pulled off a 1st and 3rd play to score a big run. Tully did the rest from there, although he escaped some jams, stranding 10 Arlington runners on the day. Reading improved its record to 9-5, tied with Lexington, and a half-game behind 10-5 Arlington.