Francis Lewis Nearly Erases 5-Run Deficit In Loss To Stuyvesant

Stuyvesant got out to a five-run lead in the third inning and held on for a 13-11 victory over Francis Lewis on Saturday.
There was plenty of action on the basepaths as the Peglegs collected 14 hits and Francis Lewis had nine.  The Peglegs put up eight runs in the third inning. The big bats in the inning were led by singles by Peter Carini, Isaac Lageschulte, Axel Riess, Julian Malenda, and Carini and a sacrifice fly by Meyer Polanco.
Francis Lewis scored five runs in the fourth inning to tie the game.

Stuyvesant took the lead for good with two runs in the fourth inning. In the fourth Julian Duran doubled on a 0-2 count, scoring two runs.

Jared Virasami got the win for the Peglegs. The righty lasted four innings, allowing four hits and three runs while striking out five. Charles Merkel threw two and two-thirds innings in relief out of the bullpen.
Ethan Lin started the game for Stuyvesant. The righthander allowed one hit and three runs over one-third of an inning.
The Peglegs had 14 hits in the game. Lageschulte, Duran, Carini, and Malenda each had multiple hits for Stuyvesant. Duran and Lageschulte each managed three hits to lead the Peglegs.  Lageschulte led Stuyvesant with three stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with seven stolen bases.