Baseball Splits Opening Games

The baseball team started things off with a doubleheader which BA split with the Frozen Ropes. In the first game of the series Bridgton won 8-7. In a very close second game, Frozen Ropes was able to slip past Bridgton 3-2 in extra innings.

In the games, Nick Swim led the attack with a single, a double and a triple. Paul and Ryan Iasiello each added RBI hits in the games while Connor Steckel had two hits as well. Walker O'Connor and George Seigel led the pitching staff for the day. Seigel struck out seven batters over his three innings pitched and O'Connor threw three shutout innings in the second game.

Coach Izaryk was pleased with the performance saying, “in our first day of outside competition, we played hard and with intensity. In the first game, we played well enough to win and in the second game, we didn't, plain and simple. Our approach to the game will continue to develop as we build our team identity, and more and more players earn their time on the field. The week of practice leading up to our next games will be important for us, as we need to improve many of the fundamentals of the game. At the end of the day, we played a solid Frozen Ropes team and learned a lot about the make-up of our ball club. We're looking forward to Southern Maine Community College on Wednesday."