Tri-County Baseball · Western Massachusetts · Est. 1929
Saints
Spartans
Eleven in the Third, a Grand Slam in the Fourth: Saints Rout DOC Spartans, 16–5
Fitzgibbons drives in five, DiMichele delivers a three-run double, and an eleven-run third inning turns a close game into a rout at St. Joseph's Field
It looked, briefly, like it might be a game. DOC Spartans opened the scoring in the first inning on a Joshua Gutierrez single, then added another run in the second on a Patrick Hefner single and a Daniel Spaulding double to center. Through two innings, the Spartans led 2–0 at St. Joseph's Field, and the visiting club was swinging the bats. Then the bottom of the third happened, and everything changed.
Eleven runs. That's what the Saints put up in a single inning — an eruption that turned a two-run deficit into an eight-run lead in the span of one half-inning. Jake Hayes singled to score one. Mark Jodoin singled to score another. A fielder's choice by Pat Fitzgibbons brought in a third. Brandon Magni singled and drove in two more. Nate Carillon singled and plated two more after that. Hayes drew a walk to score yet another. And then Joey DiMichele capped it with a double that drove in three. Eleven runs, eight hits, and a game that was effectively over before the fourth inning began.
The Saints weren't done. In the bottom of the fourth, Fitzgibbons — who had already been busy — stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and sent a grand slam to left field, capping a five-run inning and running his RBI total for the day to five on just two hits. By the time the dust settled, St. Joe's had scored 16 runs on 10 hits and drawn 12 walks, with Devin Slattery and DiMichele each earning three free passes. Jake Hayes went 2-for-2 and stole four bases. The Saints swiped five total.
On the mound, Matt Irzyk earned the complete-game win, working five innings and allowing 11 hits and five runs — four earned — while striking out two and walking two. Chase Young absorbed the loss for DOC, lasting just 2⅓ innings and surrendering eight runs on six hits with five walks and one strikeout. To DOC's credit, the Spartans were not without their own offensive contributions — Merced, Spaulding, Arroyo, and Hefner each collected two hits, and the club went errorless in the field, with Jovanni Merced handling a game-high seven chances cleanly. Isaiah Ramos led DOC with two RBI. The 16–5 final, despite DOC out-hitting the Saints 11-to-10, speaks to the gap in walks and the damage done in those two decisive innings. St. Joe's welcomes PeoplesBank on Friday; DOC travels to PeoplesBank on Thursday.
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