Two is better than one...

Recap:
On a cold blustery day, the Petrels ran their record to 3-0 with a sweep of the Scots. In game one Mario Rivera scattered 5 hits over 5 innings to pick up his first college win. John Hale picked up his first college save throwing 2 innings and only giving up 1 hit. Offensively JJ Rizzo and Matt Anderson both had 2 hits in the pitchers duel.....Game 2 saw the Petrel bats catch on fire as they pounded out 13 hits and scored 5 runs in the first and 3 in the second. Andrew Llano led the offense going 3 for 4 with 3 runs and 2 RBI's. Greenfield picked up the win and by his own account, could have pitched better....good enough is never good enough.


Lost in the Box Score:
Defense, defense, defense...Matt Anderson was stellar, made all but one play (and there were a lot)...Llano was solid at SS despite a few blunders, a few balls of which not many SS even get to....JJ played a flawless game at1B.....both catchers played GREAT!!!. Outfield 'D' was solid, Pilger made a beautiful running catch in front of the tarp, then a great catch over his head at the base of the wall. Tim should have caught a sinking liner, but we'll excuse him once in awhile (ha ha).

Coach's Recap:
Overall it was a good day. Pitching and defense in game one and defense and hitting in game 2. If you are solid in 2 out of the 3 phases of the game you will most likely win the game, we did today. There is still A TON of improvement to be made, we left too many guys on base. Especially with guys on third and less than two. Too many strikeouts!!! Pitching needs to be more consistent, and we can always make one or two more plays a game on defense. The 3-0 start is nice but the season is a marathon. We have a long way to go and a lot of work left before we reach our goals.......Enjoy the wins today, tomorrow we get back to work!