BUZZARDS BAY, MA -- In a makeup from a rainout earlier this month, Buc Ball played Wentworth at home on Tuesday afternoon on one of the windiest days on Taylor's Point. Having to comeback against the Leopards twice, Maritime went on to win the game, 7-6.

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 7, Leopards 6

Records: Maritime (16-11, 8-2)

              Wentworth (12-10, 2-6)

On The Mound

Maritime: Jake Dziczkowski (W, 1-1): 1 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 2 BB | 0 K

               Brendan Baiardi (Sv, 4): 1 IP | 1 R | 1 ER | 1 BB | 1 K

Wentworth: Brady Aubuchon: 3 IP | 1 H | 4 R | 0 ER | 2 BB | 4 K

                    Jeff Rodden (L, 0-1): 3 IP | 4 H | 3 R | 2 ER | 0 BB | 3 K

At The Plate

Maritime

• Chris Perito, Micahael Estrada, Brett Velzis, A.J. Luciano, and Evan Vieira each had one hit for the Bucs.
• Perito and Estrada each droe in two runs. Hunter Dean drove in one run.
• Dean scored twice in the win. Perito, Zach Sylvia, Velzis, Luciano and Vieira all scored once.
• Perio and Dean each drew a walk.
• Estrada and Velzis each had an extra base hit; Estrada a double, Velzis a triple.
• Luciano was credited with a stolen base.

Wentworth

• Michael Petit, Christian Peruzzi, and Kyle O'Neill each had two hits.
• Justin Kirst had one hit.
• Petit, O'Neill and Kirst all hit doubles in the loss.
• Petit and Kirst both drove in two runs. Peruzzi and O'Neill drove in one each.
• Peruzzi scored twice. Kyle Dejardins, Petit, O'Neill and Nolan McManus all scored runs.
• Desjardins walked three times from the leadoff spot.

How It Happened

Wentworth jumped ahead in the top of the first, scoring two runs on Petit's double and a Peruzzi single. The Leopards went on to add a second run in the top of the second to take a 3-0 lead on another Petit hit that plated a run. In the bottom of the second, Maritime got on the board scoring two runs. Both runs came across on Leopard errors with Velzis and Dean scoring to bring the score to 3-2.

In the bottom of the third, the Bucs tied the game and took the lead. The tying run came across on another Wentworth miscue, the second on a Dean ground out to the pitcher that scored Luciano. The Bucs led 4-3 after three.

Wentworth took the lead back in the top of the fifth on Kirst's double that brought two runs across to give them a 5-4 advantage.

The Leopards held their lead until the bottom of the sixth when the Bucs came back for the second time in the game. Tying the game at 5-5, Perito singled to left center, scoring Dean. Estrada came to the plate and doubled to left center and plated two runs, Perito and Vieira, to take a 7-5 lead.

Not out of the woods, Maritime sent Baiardi to the hill in the seventh. O'Neill doubled to left center bringing Peruzzi in to score. A wild pitch moved O'Neill up to third base. Baiardi went on to strike out the next hitter for the second out of the inning. The next hitt hit a sharp liner to second. A ball that looked like it would get over the head of Vieira ended up in his glove as he leapt up to grab the third out and seal the 7-6 win for the Bucs over the Leopards.

What's Next

The Bucs open a three-game series with MCLA on Friday in North Adams. They will host the Trailblazers in a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1pm. Join the Buccaneers as they celebrate 50 Years of Buccaneer Baseball at the Academy.