Friday, May 24, 2013

Game 15: Reading 8 Woburn 0 Reading kept its title hopes alive with a solid win at home vs. Woburn. Sean O’Neill pitched 6 masterful innings, yielding just 2 hits while striking out 10. Nate Terry pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning, recording two strikeouts. The offense supplied more than enough runs for its pitchers, beginning with two runs in the 2nd inning on doubles by Scott Tully and Rob DiLoreto, and a single by Garrett Colantino. Reading made it 3-0 in the 3rd inning when Liam Kenneally singled, stole 2nd, and scored on O’Neill’s RBI single. Reading broke it wide open with a 5-run 5th inning where Mike O’Leary, Kenneally, O’Neill, DiLoreto, and Chris Ehl all had singles. O’Neill had a big day overall; in addition to being the winning pitcher, he also had 2 hits, 3 RBI, 2 stolen bases, and a run scored. Other multiple-hit players were O’Leary, Kenneally, and DiLoreto. It was great to see 3 players from Coach Mosc's very first RMHS team - 1976 Freshman Team. Steve Mello, Jack Marlin, and Pete Collins attended the game and it was wonderful to visit with them afterwards. Great memories of those great guys who went on to be outstanding varsity players and become my first tournament team in 1979.