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Tri-County Baseball, Western Mass — Tuesday, June 2, 2026
The St. Joseph's Saints made quick work of the Daniel O'Connell's Sons Spartans Tuesday night at South Hadley High School, rolling to a 12-0 victory behind a six-RBI performance from reigning Ziemiam Award winner Pat Fitzgibbons, and a lights-out outing from starter Matt Irzyk.
Fitzgibbons did half of his damage with one swing when he doubled in the second inning to clear the bases, driving in three, then added a sacrifice fly in the fifth for two more.
Joey DiMichele set the table all night. He tripled in the first, scoring two, and drew a key walk in the second to load the bases for Fitzgibbons. Jake Hayes went two-for-three and swiped a pair of bases. Greg Vouros and Devin Slattery each drew two walks as the Saints worked the count patiently all evening, collecting eight free passes as a team.
Irzyk was the story on the mound. The right-hander went the full five innings, surrendering just two hits, striking out six, and walking nobody. Sixty-two pitches, forty-two for strikes. He was never in trouble.
For the Daniel O'Connell's Sons Spartans, who are making their first run through the Tri-County schedule in the club's inaugural season, Ramos and Kreis had the only hits off Irzyk. Starter Merced lasted three and two-thirds before giving way to Rosado, who kept the Saints hitless the rest of the way but couldn't prevent the damage from compounding.
These two very young clubs will meet again three more times this summer, and as their rosters evolve with players returning from college, we look forward to seeing some very good baseball being played.
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