Matt Cook allowed just two runs on Thursday at Pier 40, but Hitmen couldn’t get the offense going in a 3-2 defeat to HS Environmental Studies. Cook was in control on the mound holding HS Environmental Studies hitless over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run and striking out six.

Junpei Taguchi scored the first run of the game in the fifth inning on an error by the third baseman after a walk, and two stolen bases. Ben Sydel scored in the the sixth to give the Hitmen a 2-0 lead, but Environmental came back in the bottom of the sixth to tie and won with a walkoff single to right field an inning later.

The Hitmen and Environmental Studies passed the lead back and forth five times on Wednesday at Pier 40, but in the end the Hitmen pulled out a 7-6 win in seven innings over HS Environmental Studies.

The Hitmen pulled out the win thanks to a strong fifth inning. A passed ball scored Mike Mazzeo to give the Hitmen the lead for good.

Timothy Diep put himself in scoring position with two extra-base hits for the Hitmen. He doubled in the first inning and tripled in the fifth inning.

Peter Lucido got the win in relief for the Hitmen. Lucido pitched two innings and allowed no runs.

The Hitmen jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Diep got things going for the Hitmen with a double. A passed ball then moved him from second to third. Mazzeo tripled, driving in both Diep and Ben Sydel.

The fifth spelled defeat for Environmental, as the Hitmen grabbed the lead for good with runs scoring on a sacrifice fly by Sydel and an RBI single by Mazzeo.

After pushing across two runs in the top of the seventh, Environmental Studies brought the tying run to the plate, but closer Max Litvack-Winkler got the strike out to end the ballgame.

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Hitmen versus Environmental

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Pre-game warmup

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Soft toss: Nick Kalantzopoulos and Michael Mazzeo

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Coach Carlesi's words of wisdom

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Go Hitmen!

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Nathan Chandler

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Alex Mandell at first base

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Ben Sydel

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Tim Diep scores

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Nathan Chandler

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Demos Sfakianakis at third base

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Alex Mandell

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Luke Morales at second base

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Peter Lucido

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Demos Sfakianakis

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Max Litvack-Winkler

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Line up

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Take a knee

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Post game meeting

Mercy, Mercy. The Hitmen won a 10-0 victory over HS Graphic Communication Arts at Pier 40 in five innings.

The Hitmen got the win thanks in large part to Matthew Cook’s dominant, 12-strikeout performance. The Hitmen’s pitcher tossed five innings of shutout ball and allowed only one hit while striking out 12.

Six runs in the opening three innings allowed the Hitmen to easily put away HS Graphic Communication Arts. An error, a passed ball, and a groundout by Jack Archer during the first inning supplied the early offense for the Hitmen.

The Hitmen added three more runs in the bottom of the third. Junpei Taguchi’s single got things going, scoring Mike Mazzeo and Nick Kalantzopoulos. That was followed up by Alex Mandell’s single, driving in Taguchi.

The Hitmen put the game away with four runs in the bottom of the fourth. Ben Sydel lead off the scoring in the inning with aggressive baserunning by stealing third and then coming home on a passed ball.

The Hitmen grabbed an early lead against Graphic Communication Arts and won a 17-0 victory behind a strong pitching performance from Nathan Chandler. Chandler allowed no runs, walked two and struck out five during his four innings of work.

A passed ball, a passed ball, an error, and a passed ball during the first inning and a passed ball in the second inning helped the Hitmen put some runs on the board early.

Ben Sydel had two extra-base hits for Hitmen. Jack Archer, Nick Kalantzopoulos and Sydel helped lead the Hitmen. They combined for three hits and three RBIs.

The Hitmen added four more runs in the top of the third. A bases loaded walk scored Mike Mazzeo for the inning’s first run. That was followed up by Alex Mandell’s single, scoring Kalantzopoulos.

The Hitmen scored eight more runs in the top of the fourth leaving no doubt of the outcome and ending the game after just four innings.