THE FACTS
Gettysburg (5-0) 20, New Jersey City (0-1) 3
What: Non-conference baseball game
When: Saturday, Feb. 28
Where: Fairfax, Va.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg scored three or more runs in five innings for a 20-3 win over New Jersey City.
THE LEADERS
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Henry Smith (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle Area) led the Bullets with a 3-for-3 day, two RBIs and three runs scored.
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John Francesconi (Syracuse, N.Y./Marcellus) got the start on the mound, going five innings with four strikeouts. He allowed two hits and did not give up a run to pick up the win.
FOR THE FOES
• Mike Novak was 1-for-2 with a walk and RBI to lead the Gothic Knights.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Will Bercaw (Langhorne, Pa./Pennington School),
Robert Murphy (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Gov. Livingston) and
Jack Amirata (Montclair, N.J./Montclair Kimberley Academy) all walked to start the bottom of the first, loading the bases with no outs. A
Dominick Balsamo (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian) infield single before an error and
Henry Smith two-run double made it 4-0.
• Smith walked with one out in the third before stealing second and scoring on a
Brendan Laqui (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) single and error.
Mike Coleman (Drexel Hill, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) followed with an RBI double before a walk and double steal made it 7-0.
• The Bullets tacked on a run on a Laqui sacrifice fly in the fourth before plating three more in the fifth. Two free passes with two outs and a Balsamo three-run home run made it 11-0.
• New Jersey City got its first two runs in the top of the sixth. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases with two outs before back-to-back walks pushed in the two tallies.
• Gettysburg took advantage of eight free passes in the seventh to plate six more and build a 17-2 lead.
• A walk, stolen base, error and RBI groundout made it 17-3 in the top of the eighth before another two walks, error and wild pitch got the Bullets to 20 in the home eighth.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Dominick Balsamo had two hits and four RBI.
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Tyler Hillson (Gettysburg, Pa./Delone Catholic) threw the final three innings, allowing a single unearned run for his first save of the season.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at Catholic on Tuesday. Game time is 3 p.m.
