PSA baseball team shines
WILLIMANTIC — Andres Jurado pitched 5 complete innings to lead the Putnam Science Academy baseball team to a 4-3 win over Eastern Connecticut State University in its home opener. Jurado gave up only 3 runs on 5 hits. Alvin Rosario went in for relief, pitching 2 innings with 2 strikeouts. On the offensive side Justin Dejesus had 2 hits and 2 RBIs for the Mustangs, including an RBI single in the bottom of the 4th to give Putnam Science the lead. Nolan Rodman and Chris Promades got on base with a hit as well. The Mustangs were very effective in its two-strike hitting, as well as two-out hitting, putting the bat on the ball when it needed it most. Jurado and Rosario were exceptional on the mound as well, limiting walks to opposing batters.
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Janiver Diaz and the Putnam Science Academy baseball team had it going against Mount St. Charles. Diaz pitched 5 innings while giving up only 4 hits and allowing 3 runs while striking out 9 opposing batters. The Mustang offense exploded for 15 runs. Justin DeJesus brought in 3 runs in the game; Nolan Rodman plated 2 RBIs, as did Kike Melo and Mikael Soriano. Chris Promades was the fourth and final Mustang to bring 2 runs across the plate. Diaz got it done at the plate as well with an RBI of his own. Ricky Yoon was able to plate a run as well and Max Sanchez contributed to the offensive onslaught bringing in a run as well. The Mustangs are 8-1-1 on the season.
By Ben Heacox
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