Breathing
easy
No one-run win needed this time.
The
The Golden Tornado offense put together a pair of four-run
innings and Jesse Savisky was masterful again on the mound as
“It was definitely refreshing, both on the pitching staff and our
hitters,” said
Butler scored a run in the bottom of the first inning on a wild
pitch and then added four more in the third, keyed by a two-run double by Ryan
Vero, to give Savisky plenty of run support.
Savisky did the rest, striking out six and walking three in six
innings of work.
North Hills (5-5, 2-3) didn't have a runner reach second base
until the fourth inning and didn't have two batters reach in the same inning
until the sixth.
Mark Gross pitched a perfect seventh inning to close things out
for
“We haven't had back-to-back hits in 16 innings,” said North
Hills coach Randy Miller, whose team was also shut out by
The game nearly ended by mercy rule, but North Hills' left
fielder Chad Meyer made a diving catch to end the inning.
Vero went 3-for-3 and Goslaw, Werth and Kibbie also had multi-hit
games for
Coming off a two-win campaign last year,
It's a stark turnaround and a very satisfying one for the Golden
Tornado.
“I'm very excited,” Erdos said. “Our kids have all worked hard
and they are going to continue to work hard. It's only the first half of the
section and it's wonderful to be 5-0, but it's all going to depend on how we
finish. Everyone has seen us once and they know what we have. They'll probably
be gunning for us a little more.”
North Hills 000 000 0 — 0 4 1
Butler 104 040 x — 9 11 0
W: Jesse Savisky 6IP (6K, 3BB). L: Josh Kaminski 3IP (2K, 3BB).
North Hills (5-5, 2-3): Brendan Burke 1B, Vince Ruggieri 1B,
Tyler Pusateri 1B, Chad Meyer 1B
Butler (8-2, 5-0): Garrett Goslaw 2-1B RBI, Reid Werth 2B 1B RBI,
Cory Wheeler 1B, Ryan Vero 2-1B 2B 2-RBI, Ryan Denny 1B, Nathan Kibbie 2-1B RBI