Leary's Walks to a Win

Going into the bottom of the sixth, Leary's Kork & Keg looked on the brink of a loss. What happens too often in the BWBL, though, is that teams take it easy with a big lead and pay for it in the end.

The Superfans learned this lesson in a bad way. They were up 13-7 going into the final frame and ended up losing by the final of 14-13. Leary's waited patiently and walked eight times in the inning and got a two-out single to win it.

With the win, Leary's improves to 7-2 on the season. The Superfans' playoff hopes have been all but shattered as they fall to 3-5 on the campaign - 3.5 games out of playoff position.

Matt Cecconi led Leary's at the plate, going 2-for-7 with a double and two RBI. Dave Hampton hit a solo home run in the win.

Shawn Swim was 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in the loss for Superfans. Vince McClosky also had a good game hitting, as he went 4-for-six with two doubles and five runs batted in.

Cecconi picked up the win on the mound for Leary's. He pitched the final three innings, allowing six runs on seven hits. The starter, Josh Mezanis, pitched the first three innings, allowing seven hits and walking nine for the no-decision.

Angel Silva took the loss for the Superfans. He pitched just 2/3 of an inning, allowing four runs on just one hit, walking five. McClosky pitched the first five innings, allowing ten runs on eight hits for the losers.

Date: August 28, 2005     Time: 2:00pm      Venue: Levy Park