Reading Bulldogs

Reading vs. Blue Sox 7-28-13 at Morton Field 

Lexington (3)  Borden 4-1, Vigurs 3-1, Gath 3-1, Ahern 3-1, Graham 3-0, Wright 3-1, Haugh 3-1, Silvestro 3-1, Capra 3-0 Totals   28-7 

Reading (2)– Hartwell 2-0, Oringer 3-2, Talis 2-0, N. Conti 3-1, Taylor 3-0, Bingel 3-0, Cataldo 2-0, Padovani 1-1, Sitarz 3-0, Crehan 2-0  Totals 25-4

 Lexington  200 001 0  -3

Reading     200 000 0  -2 

Doubles: Oringer, Bourdon, Silvestro, Ahern

WP- BrzozowskiLP-  Robinson  

Wrap: by Jeff Pierce Daily Times Chronicle 

The Bulldogs (14-7-2) let a big opportunity slip away on Sunday losing to the Blue Sox 3-2 on a late slippery run, in a game that for a change Lexington needed more than the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs entered the game with a three game lead in the loss column to Lexington who is their nearest competitor for the last playoff bye. A win would have put Reading in a very favorable position for that slot with just seven games left. The Bulldogs had already swept the Blue Sox in an earlier doubleheader and the Blue Sox trotted out their best nine and their top hurler.  The Blue Sox put two on the board after two were out in the first inning, as RMHS Hall of Famer Steve Gath singled and scored on a Dave Ahern double, and Ahern then scored on a Justin Wright flair to take an early lead. Reading was not deflated by the early deficit as it too just two batters to put their first run in when Hank Oringer's long line drive double scored Darren Hartwell. Oringer then scored to tie the game on a Lexington error. Bulldog hurler Taylor Robinson got out a few jams to keep the Blue Sox off the board until the sixth, and was aided by a key double play in the fifth turned by Oringer and Brandon Bingel. Mean while the Blue Sox ace Drew Brzozowski breezed through the Bulldogs allowing just three soft singles after the first inning and walking no one. The winning rally in the sixth started with one out on back to back hits by Tommy Haugh and Justin Silvestro (double). Robinson bore down to strike out the next hitter and had an 0-2 count on the Blue Sox leadoff hitter Tommy Bourdon when he bounced his curve in the dirt and the ball got away from the catcher scoring Haugh. It was the third time this year that the Bulldogs have lost or tied a game with the winning or tying run scoring in that fashion in a late inning.  The Bulldogs return to Morton on Monday evening in a makeup game versus Mooney Dental in a game which they will be playing as the visiting team.