Clippers pg 9 4-19-18


By Shawn Bates
The Putnam Clippers varsity was victorious over Killingly April 14, by a score of 10-9.
The Clippers nabbed the lead late in the game. They trailed 6-5 in the top of the sixth inning when Aiden Ciquera singled on a 0-1 count, scoring two runs.
Despite falling down by four runs in the sixth inning, Killingly tried to fight back.  Killingly scored three runs in the failed comeback on a single by Zanauskas, a single by Yaworski, and a groundout by Nurse.
Killingly captured the lead in the first inning. Tarrik singled on a 0-2 count, scoring one run.
Scott Davagian led things off on the rubber for Clippers. He went three innings, allowing six runs on five hits and walking zero.
Yaworski was on the mound for Killingly. He went three innings, allowing two runs on two hits and striking out six.  Preston and Nurse entered the game as relief, throwing two and a third innings and one and two-thirds innings respectively.
The Clippers scattered eight hits in the game.  Mitchell Barylski, Ciquera, and Jack Lomax each collected multiple hits for the Clippers. Ciquera, Lomax, and Barylski each collected two hits to lead the team.
Chitamanothoa and Yaworski each had multiple hits for Killingly.  Killingly didn’t commit a single error in the field. Zanauskas had  11 chances in the field, the most on the team.
The Clippers beat Parish Hill 8-5
The varsity fired up the offense in the first inning, when Mitchell Barylski doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
Scott Davagian was the winning pitcher for Clippers. He surrendered three runs on seven hits over five innings, striking out four and walking zero.  Barylski threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen.  Barylski recorded the last six outs to earn the save for Putnam.
Barylski went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Putnam in hits.  Cole Davagian led Putnam Clippers Varsity with two stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with seven stolen bases.
Parish Hill collected 10 hits in the loss.
Softball
In extra innings the Ladies came up short with a 10-9 loss to Parish Hill. Ashley Burke would lead the ladies in hits with 3 and 3 RBIs.
Abby St. Martin had five strikeouts but would take the loss on the  hill for the Clippers.

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