The Peglegs came out Tuesday looking to avenge last week’s loss to Beacon and that’s exactly what they did. Behind a strong start by Sam Levine on the mound and an offense that saw nineteen baserunners, Stuy let their game do all the talking in a 12-5 win.  Stuy is now 3-1 and in first place in the PSAL AAA Western Division.

Beacon threatened in the first, loading the bases with two outs, but escaped with just one run on an error. In the third, a double by Iravan Bhattacharyya drove in the Peglegs first run to tie the game. That was as close as Beacon would get.

In the fourth, Stuy loaded the bases with one out. Jeremy Lee drew a walk to drive in the go ahead run. A single by Sophomore Axel Riess followed by a two run single by Levine put Stuy up 5-1.

Beacon threatened again in the bottom of the fifth, loading the bases with two outs but left them stranded as their batter looked at a called strike three.

The Peglegs piled on in the sixth, drawing three walks and highlighted by a two run single by Paul Liou to go up 11-2. Both teams added runs in the late innings after the outcome was already all but decided.

Coach Carlesi was excited about the win, and a life lesson. “Last Thursday I told the boys that I do not condone any type of violence on or off the field. But I did tell them that I do condone sticking up for themselves and not letting anyone walk all over you. If your opponent sees that they will do it always. Today, they stepped up and took it to them. I am very proud of them. They won as a team and had each other’s back!”

Game Notes

• Levine went five innings for his second win of the season, allowing four hits, one earned run and seven strikeouts.
• Bhattacharyya pitched two innings in relief to shut the door on Beacon.
• Every Peglegs starter reached base and six different players had hits, including clutch singles by Julian Malenda and Julian Duran.
• Eight different players had RBI’s, including two each by Bhattacharyya, Levine, Liou and Adam Lucey.

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