Tri-County Baseball · Western Massachusetts · Est. 1929
Saints
Pools & Spas
Jodoin Breaks a Seventh-Inning Tie as Saints Edge Teddy Bear, 2–1
Yasu and Magni trade zeros for six innings before St. Joe's scratches across a pair in the seventh — Hayes closes it out for the save in a gem from both staffs
For six innings on Tuesday evening at South Hadley High School, Trey Yasu and Ryan Magni were locked in a pitcher's duel that neither offense could crack. Runs were an afterthought. Baserunners were a luxury. It took 117 pitches from Magni and a walk in the top of the seventh to settle the matter — and when Greg Vouros drew that free pass with the game tied, it was all the St. Joseph's Saints needed. Final score: 2–1.
Teddy Bear Pools had drawn first blood in the bottom of the fourth, when Sean Rosemond's fielder's choice plated a run and gave the home club a 1–0 lead that looked for a long time like it might be enough. Magni was throwing with precision — efficient, economical, and difficult to square up. But the Saints answered in the seventh, when Mark Jodoin tripled down the right-field line to tie the game at one, and then Vouros followed by working a walk that scored a second run and gave St. Joe's the lead for good.
Yasu earned the win, working six innings and allowing just three hits and one run while striking out four and walking three. Jackson Hayes came on for the final frame and nailed down the save, keeping Teddy Bear off the board to preserve the one-run margin. Magni, despite the loss, was outstanding — all seven innings on 117 pitches, two earned runs on five hits, four strikeouts, two walks. On another night, that complete game might easily have been enough to win.
Offensively, Pat Fitzgibbons was the unsung hero for St. Joe's, going a spotless 3-for-3 to lead the club in hits, while Jodoin went 2-for-3 with the go-ahead RBI triple. Joey DiMichele was the busiest defender on the diamond, handling 12 chances without an error as the Saints posted another clean fielding game. For Teddy Bear, Magni, Ramon Jimenez, and Ray Toth each chipped in a hit, but the offense simply couldn't solve enough of the puzzle against Yasu's six strong frames. St. Joe's heads to the Spartans on Wednesday, while Teddy Bear looks to regroup.
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