Smitties hurl zeroes in sweep of Crush
Photo by Kathryne Davis
By Stephen Borgna
CORTLAND, N.Y. -- The Sherrill Silversmiths swept a pair (6-0/7-0) from the Cortland Crush in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Beaudry Park, Saturday evening.
The Crush found themselves back on their home turf following a string of cancellations due to bad weather.
“It’s been a long time,” Cortland head coach Yale Hughes said. “All we’ve been doing is waiting to play and practicing inside. I feel like its high school in the gym in March and it’s real frustrating. It’s good to be outside.”
The Crush took the opportunity to utilize most of their pitchers throughout the day’s doubleheader.
“We pitched a lot of pitchers today,” Hughes said. “We wanted to see what they could do. They haven’t pitched in a while.”
The Crush used five in each game—a trend that paid off in the middle of the second contest. Beginning at the top of the fifth, a trio consisting of Daniel Karasinski (Concordia College), Terence Engels (St. John Fisher), and Tom Taplin (University of Buffalo), limited the Silversmiths to one hit, and no runs. They were aided by a solid infield defense that executed two double plays throughout the game. READ MORE...
