Coach Carlesi said: “Though it was just a scrimmage, we had a good win today against Midwood HS. Final score 3-2. Great pitching by Iravan Bhattacharyya and Ethan Kirschner. Iravan went 5 strong innings giving up 1 unearned run, 2 walks and 7 strikeouts. Ethan Kirschner closed out the final 2 innings giving up 1 run, 2 walks striking out 4. Ethan struck out the side in the last inning after giving up a single with 2 base error. Finally we hit the big hit by Jeremy Lee with a 2 out double that scored 2. Adam Lucey threw out another 2 runners attempting to steal. Nice job boys!”

Coach Carlesi said of this nonleague PSAL game: “Today was a very heart warming return to Pier 40. After a 2 year absence, the Peglegs were victorious over the Lab school 6-1. Playing on the newly surfaced field was so surreal. The bounces were clean and I didn’t come home covered in turf. My wife was very happy.

Paul Liou threw 5 scoreless innings striking out 10. Sam Levine came in to close out the last two innings. Adam Lucey had another great day in the batter box as well as behind the plate. Adam went 2-2 and gunned down another two runners trying to steal. Jeremy Lee went 2-3, Iravan Bhattacharyya and Jordan Gray both had doubles. The Peglegs accumulated 9 hits today.”

The Peglegs dropped their first game of the PSAL season to uptown rival Beacon 2 to 0. Both teams were strong on the mound. Paul Liou started the game for the Peglegs and recorded nine outs. The righty allowed zero hits and one run over three innings, striking out four. The Peglegs lost despite out-hitting Beacon three to one. Iravan Bhattacharyya threw three innings in relief. Jeremy Lee, Bhattacharyya, and Sam Levine each managed one hit to lead the team. “Unfortunately, we fell short to Beacon in a pitchers duel,” Coach Carlesi said. “We played well but just couldn’t get the big hit.”

More game photos: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0hG0ehgLYMolO

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In the final pre-season warmup before the first PSAL game, the Wrath Hitmen played solid baseball despite a five to four defeat against Eleanor Roosevelt. Ethan Kirschner toed the rubber for  the Hitmen and shined with remarkable pitch location. He surrendered two runs on two hits over five and two-thirds innings, striking out ten and walking one. Catchers Adam Lucey and Jordan Gray each threw out a baserunner, shutting down the opponent’s running game. But Eleanor Roosevelt’s hitting picked up in the final innings and a few costly plays handed them the game. Ben Harwayne threw two-thirds of an inning in relief. Julian Singer went two-for-three at the plate to lead the team in hits.

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The Wrath Hitmen dropped their third travel game of the season against Brooklyn Wrath 7 to 4. Paul Liou was on the hill for the Hitmen for the first two innings in a solid outing, allowing one hit and no runs. Brooklyn got on the board in the third inning to take the lead. The Hitmen rallied in the fourth when Luca Bielski and Liou drove in runs. Brooklyn trailed 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning when their first baseman homered on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring three runs. Justin Lin, Ethan Lin and Iravan Bhattacharyya each contributed in relief for the Hitmen. Julian Duran went two-for-two at the plate to lead the team in hits. Coach Carlesi said, “Next to last scrimmage before season starts. Hope it gets better!!”

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