Martlets defeat Pelicans in game one of home-and-home series.

The JV Baseball team traveled east to Windsor’s island of the Pelicans, though they saw more geese, and came up victorious for their third straight win. Though the Martlets came away with an eight-run victory, the game was only a one-run contest through five innings, and Westy scored seven runs in the final two frames to put the game out of reach for the Pelicans. The quality at-bats against the second pitcher were impressive. All three Martlet pitchers combined to throw a two-hit, one-earned-run game - Lucas Steniger got the win for his three innings, and Kyle Zhou and Michael Rossi each pitched two scoreless frames in relief. Steniger struck out three batters, Zhou fanned five, and Rossi got one strikeout. Offensively, Westminster amassed 12 hits and 8 walks in the game. Will Derbyshire led the hit parade with three hits and 2 RBI, Kareum Skovron-Rasheed and Rossi added two hits each and Paul Coccaro, Lucas Steniger, Massimo Guarnieri, Matteo Di Marzo, and Eli Heffer each tallied one hit. Coccaro led the team in walks with two. Lester Gu, Eli Wilderman, and Arthur Lilley each scored a run in the win. Nice defensive plays in the game were recorded by Di Marzo, Skovron-Rasheed, Derbyshire, Steniger, Adam Heffer, Eli Heffer, Rossi, and Jack Owens. The JV squad is back in action at home on Osborn Field this Wednesday for the second game of the home-and-home series with Loomis; first pitch is scheduled for 4:15 pm.