Tri-County Baseball · Western Massachusetts · Est. 1929
Pools & Spas
Baseball Club
Strong Hitting Not Enough as bankESB Falls to Teddy Bear Pools, 6–0
Mason Barcomb tosses six scoreless despite ESB's seven hits, while Willie Landman drives in three to lead a patient, error-free Teddy Bear attack
Sometimes the box score lies about who had the better night, and Wednesday's tilt at Bullens Field was a textbook case. bankESB actually out-hit Teddy Bear Pools and Spas seven to six, but a shutout is a shutout — and Teddy Bear walked away with a clean 6–0 decision built on timely two-out hitting, a patient approach at the plate, and a mistake-free defense behind a sharp outing on the mound.
The game stayed scoreless into the fourth, when Jake Delaney delivered the breakthrough — a double that plated two runs and cracked the contest open. From there, Teddy Bear leaned on the middle of its order to keep adding on. Willie Landman, batting third, went 2-for-4 and drove in a team-high three runs, the kind of production that turns a tight pitcher's duel into a comfortable evening.
What made the difference as much as the hits was the discipline. Teddy Bear worked six walks as a team, with Sean Rosemond, Ray Toth, and Ryan Magni each drawing two free passes, forcing ESB's pitching staff to work deeper counts than it could afford. Magni added a pair of stolen bases, keeping pressure on the bases even when the bats went quiet. In the field, Teddy Bear was spotless — zero errors on the night — with Xavion Maldonado the busiest defender, handling nine chances cleanly.
Mason Barcomb was the story on the mound for Teddy Bear, earning the win by working six innings and allowing those seven hits but no runs, striking out four without issuing a walk — a model of efficiency even while traffic piled up on the bases around him. For bankESB, Aleiby Minaya Portorreal took the loss despite battling through all seven innings, surrendering six runs (four earned) on six hits while striking out five and walking six. Kyle Darby and Albert Calderon each chipped in two hits to lead the ESB offense, and the club turned a double play, but the bats simply couldn't find a way to push runs across against Barcomb and the relievers who followed.
It was the kind of loss that will sting a little extra for ESB — outhitting your opponent and still walking away shut out is the stuff of frustrating summer nights. Teddy Bear, meanwhile, will take the clean defensive effort and timely two-out damage and move forward with confidence.
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