02/08/2024
The 16U Cheektowaga Knights take 1st two games of pool play at Sports at the Beach in Delaware.
In the 1st game the Knights scored seven runs in the fourth inning, which helped them defeat the Upper Deck Titans 12-1. Joey Sapio drew a walk, scoring one run, Matthew tulshi singled, scoring one run, Ryan Patronaggio was struck by a pitch, driving in a run, Landon Guzowski singled, scoring three runs, and Dominic Pasek hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run.
A single by Pasek put Cheektowaga on the board in the top of the first.
The Knights added to their early lead in the top of the third inning after the Titans committed an error, Pasek singled, and Payton Sikorski hit a sacrifice fly, each scoring one run.
Jeffrey Nawojski Jr earned the win for Cheektowaga. Nawojski allowed two hits and zero runs over three innings, striking out two and walking three.
Guzowski provided pop in the middle of the lineup, and led the Knights with two runs batted in. The center fielder went 1-for-2 on the day. Pasek went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Cheektowaga in hits. Patronaggio led the Knights with two walks. Overall, the team had a strong eye at the plate, piling up six walks for the game. Tulshi stole two bases.
In the second game the Knights defeated the PA Playmakers by a score of 12-6.
Cheektowaga was the first to get on the board in the first when Dominic Pasek singled, scoring one run.
A single by Victor Borowiak, and an error helped the Knights extend their early lead in the second.
In the bottom of the fourth, Cheektowaga broke up a tie when Landon Guzowski grounded out, scoring one run. Then a single by Pasek followed to extend the lead to 7-4.
The Knights scored five runs on three hits in the bottom of the fifth inning. Joey Sapio doubled, scoring two runs, Matthew tulshi hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run.
Ryan Patronaggio earned the win for Cheektowaga. He surrendered three hits and two runs over three and two-thirds innings, striking out four and walking none.
Pasek provided pop in the middle of the lineup, and led the Knights with three runs batted in. The catcher went 2-for-3 on the day. Pasek, Guzowski, and Borowiak each collected two hits for Cheektowaga. Overall, the team had a strong eye at the plate, accumulating seven walks for the game.
Two more games of pool play tomorrow include an 11am game against the Delmarva Aces and 1:30pm against Titus Baseball