Dover-Foxcroft defeated JBapst on Wednesday, 2-1. Jason McBurnie pitched an excellent game, not allowing a hit until the 5th inning. He struck out 6 on the afternoon.
The Ponies scored an unearned run in the 5th inning and then took the lead in the 6th on a single, sacrifice, groundout, and single.
Bapst turned an unconventional triple play in the first inning and a double play in the 7th, thanks to Tyler Chamberlain's 'heads-up' play at first base.
Leading the way for Bapst was Ryan Carr with a triple, single and run scored. Casey Hull had a single and sac fly rbi along with a sac bunt in the 7th. Miles Gagnon was 1 for 3 with a walk, Nick Pooler was on base 3 more times with a single, FC, and a walk. Bill Wetherbee singled and doubled but was stranded twice at 2nd base. Bill also made some excellent defensive plays; he picked a runner off first, threw out a player stealing 2nd, and held on to an out at the plate late in the game to keep the Crusaders within a run. Adam Leadbetter also had a single.
Bapst stranded 8 runners on the day, including the tying run at 3rd in the final inning.
Bapst is now 4-1