The Cougars rode the pitching of sophomore Greg Crowe in game one in shutting out the Pioneers, before coming back to earn a thrilling 6-5 in game two. Both teams will be back at it at Cleveland Field beginning at noon with another doubleheader.
WNCC coach Mike Jones said his team played well on Saturday.
“We came out real strong in game one and put together a real good offensive game. Aurelio Monteagudo had a real nice game at the plate, having a break out game for us,” Jones said. “All the way through the line-up I thought we had disciplined at bats and found good pitches to hit. It was real nice to bust out and score a lot of runs early in the ball game.”
Monteagudo finished the double header going 4-for-8, including three doubles and three RBIs. He also scored two runs in the two wins.
The Cougars ran out to a 7-0 lead after three innings in the opening game. The Cougars blasted six extra base hits out of their 11 hits for the game. Monteagudo had two doubles, while David Monteagudo, Garcia, Charles Ocasio each had one double. Garcia also had triple in the first game.
Greg Crowe picked up the win, going four innings, while allowing two hits and striking out three. Eddie Vinas finished the game, throwing three innings of shutout work, while allowing one hit and striking out three.
"Greg Crowe pitched a good game for us and threw a lot of strikes,” Jones said. “He really threw a lot of fastballs on the outside of the plate and controlled the ball game for us. We played good defense behind him.”
In the second game, it was Garcia that proved the hero as his 7th-inning home run proved the winner. Garcia finished the day going 3-for-6 with a double, triple, home run, and four RBIs.
In the nightcap, WNCC held a 3-2 lead heading into the sixth-inning.
Jones said that David Monteagudo came off the bench and delivered the big hit in the sixth. After a sacrifice bunt, Luis Capriles delivered a pitch-hit single to score Monteagudo with the tying run.
WNCC couldn’t hold the lead in the seventh as the Pioneers scored once to hold a 5-4 lead. That is when the Cougars came back in the seventh. Rich Miller led off by drawing a walk. Jones then inserted pinch-runner Marco Jimenez. That was when Garcia took a 0-1 count over the rightfield fence for the game-winner.
“We played a decent ball game in the second game,” Jones said. “They [Miles] did a nice job of putting up some runs and their left-handed pitcher kept us off balance and we really couldn’t put anything together. Late in the game we really came up with some big hits when we needed them and able to come away with a win.”
The Cougars finished the game with six extra base hits out of their eight total. Norbert Susini led the offense with a 2-for-4 game, including two doubles, a RBI and run scored. Susini was 4-for-8 on the day.
Rudy Soto picked up the win, throwing the seventh inning. Eric Bissonette started the game and went four innings, allowing three hits, two runs, while striking out one.
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“I am really proud of the team because they knew what they had to do to win the ball game,” he said. “That shows a real good sign for us. It makes the future look pretty bright for us to keep that mentality that will keep to fight and do to win ball games. That will carry us a long way.”
First Game
WNCC 133 000 x – 7 11 1
WP – Crowe; LP – Tognetti; 2B - D Monteagudo, A Monteagudo(2), C Ocasio, C Garcia, ; 3B - C Garcia, ; HR - ; RBIs - L Capriles(2), N Susini(2), C Ocasio(2), R Soto, ; SB - R Soto.
WNCC 110 011 2 – 6 8 1
WP – Soto, LP Hanna; 2B – N Susini(2), J Guber, A Monteagudo, C Round; 3B - ; HR - C Garcia off J Hanna, ; RBIs – A Monteagudo(2), N Susini, J Guber, C Garcia(2), C Round, J Hanna(3); SB - C Hook
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