Bears lose heart breaker in nightcap of tournament
Friday May 7, 2021
New Orleans, La: Baseball
The final game of day one in the Region XXIII baseball tournament had the Baton Rouge Bears squaring off against the Delgado Dolphins. It would be the 105 meeting all time between these two teams. The game was an all-time classic in the series. It was like games in the pass with a good pitching duel, homeruns, great defensive, and a dramatic finish. This time the Dolphins would come from behind to walk off with the 6 to 5 victory.
The Bears would get on the board first via a two-run homer by Lane Hutchinson to left field, in the first inning. The Bears would add a run to their lead, in the second inning. William Dunn would single to left field driving in Karius Joseph, who walked. Delgado would get on the board, in the bottom of the second, via a two-run homer by Fasano to left field. In the fourth inning, the Bears would scratch across another run when Nathan Beyer would lead off the inning with a double off the centerfield wall and he would score on a hard ground ball single by Karius Joseph to left field. After four innings, the Bears led 4 to 2. In the bottom of the fifth, the Dolphins would score two runs to tie the game at four. The Bears would take the lead, in the eighth, when Lane Hutchinson would lead off with a double to centerfield. Braxton Gallet would single up the middle moving Hutchinson over to third. Parker Autry would then double to right field scoring Hutch to take the one-point lead. In the bottom of the ninth, the Dolphins would create a bit of magic as they would lead off with a double by Jobert. With two outs the Dolphins would score Jobert with a single by J. Alexander to tie the game at five. The Bears would intentionally walk Feustle to load the bases. Then Mengarelli, who pinch ran for Singletary, would score on a pass ball for the walk off victory. The Dolphins never led in the ball game until the final walk off play.
Karl Levatino earned the victory for the Dolphins. He pitched two innings allowing 0 runs on 2 hits while striking out 3. Christopher Courville started on the mound for the Bears. The crafty lefty pitched six and a third innings allowing 4 runs on 4 hits while striking out 7. Peter Holden would earn the loss for the Bears. Peter pitched two and a third innings in relief. He allowed 2 runs on 2 hits while striking out 4.
Delgado outhit Baton Rouge 9 to 8. Both teams were credited with two errors in the ball game.
Bears Game Highlights:
William Veillon went 1 for 5.
Lane Hutchinson went 2 for 5 with 2 runs, 2 RBIs and 1 HR.
Nathan Beyer went 1 for 3 with 1 run.
Braxton Gallet went 1 for 1.
Parker Autry went 1 for 4 with 1 RBI.
Karius Joseph went 1 for 3 with 1 run, 1 BB and 1 RBI.
William Dunn went 1 for 2 with 1 RBI.
With the win the Delgado Dolphins improve to 33-11, while the Baton Rouge Bears fall to 28-24 on the season.
These two teams will meet again tomorrow in game four of the Region XXIII tournament starting at 2 pm at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium.