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Classical Varsity Baseball Team 2006

Coach - Jim " The Jet " Tgettis Athletic Director - "Babe" Ruth

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Classical Varsity Baseball Team vs Lynn English 5/24/06

Photos by Ed Calnan

English Baseball Capitalizes on Classical Mistakes
By Jonathan Weiner / For The Item, Thursday, May 25, 2006

You can't afford to give any baseball team extra outs in any inning. Yet that's what Classical did last night against English, and the Bulldogs took advantage with a 7-4 triumph at Fraser Field.
     Both clubs had chances in their first at-bats, yet came up empty. That changed in the top of the second. English designated hitter Dave Kolozetski walked, and first baseman Chris Carroll dropped a bunt in front of the plate. Pitcher Matt Church threw to shortstop Lymbal Guerrero covering the bag at second, but caught the ball nowhere near the base. His attempt to get Carroll sailed past first baseman Sean Fitzgerald to put runners on second and third. They crossed the plate on third baseman Carlos Baez's double.
     Cory Enquist beat out an infield bouncer, then took second on a wild pitch. Jairo Valdez singled them both home to increase the score to 4-0. English closed the scoring when Chris Cole hit a bouncer to third baseman Sean Walleston. Walleston retired Cole with his throw, but the return toss back by Fitzgerald flew over the base, and Valdez was allowed to score.
     "We gave away too much too soon," said Classical coach Jim Tgettis, whose Rams fall to 5-11. "The walk and error started it, and you can't do that when you're having trouble scoring runs as well."
     English coach Joe Caponigro said, "We played Danvers earlier in the week, and left 11 on, including several of them in scoring position. It was a good inning for us, getting in those runners."
     In the bottom of the third. English (11-5) righty David Burke set down the first two batters, before allowing a single to catcher Mike Chakoutis. Burke walked Guerrero, and moments later, catcher Ryan Healey tried to pick off Chakoutis off second. The throw instead went into center field. The throw by Enquist went over the head of Baez, and Chakoutis put the Rams on the board. Mike Jesaroldo reached on a throwing error by second baseman Junior Rodriguez, plating Guerrero to bring the Rams within 5-2. Jesaroldo would be thrown out at the plate for the final out, attempting to score on Bryant Gauthier's single. Right fielder Franly Duran's heave to home was well in time to retire Jesaroldo.
     The Bulldogs added a run in the fifth when Carroll singled in Duran, who led the frame with a double, and extended the lead to 7-2 in the seventh when another Carroll single plated Duran. Burke got the first two batters in the bottom of the inning, but walked the bases loaded, before being lifted for Valdez. Church greeted him with a two-run double, bringing the Rams within 7-4. Yet Valdez got Gauthier to fly out to end the game.
     "Classical had two out and no one on, and they battled and hustled," said Caponigro."They had the tying run at the plate, and just never gave up. "This was Burke's first start of the year, and he really wanted to finish. He just got too tired, but he did a lot more than I expected him to."

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