Big fourth inning gives Senior Cubs the win

June 4, 2016 · 0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

The Mansfield Senior Cubs won their first game of the season on the night of Wednesday, May 25, when they hosted the Orangeville Giants at the Mansfield diamond.
They were at 0 – 3 going into the game.
Orangeville started the scoring bringing in a single run in the first inning.
The Cubs tied it up in the second when Tyler Linger scored a single off a hit past the Orangeville shortstop, then stole second base.
Linger scored when Brad Pendleton followed up with a drive over third base.
After a scoreless third inning, the Cubs took the lead in the fourth inning, again starting with Linger hitting to left field for a double. An Orangeville error on the next play allowed the Cubs to score.
Jesse Ragazzon drove in Cubs’ run number three on a hit that took him to second base.
The Cubs managed to score run number four before the inning ended to give them a 4-1 lead.
From there, it was a matter of playing some good defensive ball to keep the Giants from closing the gap in the score.
The Giants managed to notch one in the sixth inning.
The Cubs last at-bat saw them get a couple of men on base but they couldn’t finish, and with one inning left they held on to take the game 4 – 2 and win their first outing of the season.
“It was a really good game,” said Cubs coach George Linger. “We had three runs in the third. There was an error that sort of got us on base and kept our inning alive. We were able to capitalize on the throwing errors.”
The Cubs had success when they were at the plate, they just were getting on base on the hits.
“We weren’t getting the big hits we usually get but it was nice to see we were making contact,” Linger said. “The last few games, guys were getting called out on third strikes, looking, and tonight we kept that down to a minimum. They had the bats off their shoulders.”
The Cubs will have three road games against Lisle, New Lowell, and Ivy before returning to their home diamond on Wednesday, June 8, to host the New Lowell Knights.
The first pitch is scheduled for 6.30 p.m.