Bucs Tame Leopards in Buzzards Bay

BUZZARDS BAY, MA -- The Buccaneers hosted Wentworth on Tuesday in non-conference play at Hendy Field. Five no-hit innings from starting pitcher Chase Dwight helped the Bucs to a 4-3 win over the Leopards.

The Basics

Final: Buccaneers 4, Leopards 3

Records: Maritime (11-8, 1-2 MASCAC)

               Wentworth (1-16, 0-5 CCC)

On The Mound

Maritime: Chase Dwight (W, 2-1): 5 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 4 BB | 2 K

                Brenden Baiardi (Sv, 3): 1 IP | 1 H | 1 R | 0 ER | 0 BB | 2 K

Wentworth: Brady Aubuchon (L, 1-2): 5 IP | 7 H | 4 R | 4 ER | 3 BB | 3 K

                    Brandon Sullivan: 3 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 2 BB | 5 K

At The Plate

Maritime

• Aidan Weir had a two-hit game for the Bucs, drvoe in two runs and scored once. 
• Zach Sylvia, Jake Quillen, AJ Pietrafesa, John Tropea, and Chris Perito all had one hit in the win.
• Sylvia, Weir and Tropea each had a double.
• Brett Velzis and Quillen both drove in a run.
• Sylvia scored twice and Perito scored once.
• Weir recorded a stolen base for the Bucs.

Wentworth

• Five different Leopards recorded a hit in the game. 
• Nolan McManus hit a double in the loss.
• Nick Cullinan drove in two runs, Matt Robinson drove in one. 
• A.T. DiPina, Christian Peruzzi, and Matthew Favazzo all scored once.
• Griffin Cournan stole the only base of the day for Wentworth.

How It Happened

The Buccaneers struck first in the bottom of the first inning when Velzis grounded out to second base to score Sylvia from third. 

With Dwight dealing on the hill, the Bucs held the 1-0 lead into the third and added to it in the bottom of the inning. Weir doubled to left center to score Sylvia and Perito then Quillen singled to right bringing in Weir from third to make it 4-0 Buccaneers.

The Bucs and Leopards went to the pen after five innings and the momentum shifted slightly. In the top of the sixth, Cullinan singled to left to score Peruzzi and DiPina to erase the shutout making it 4-2 Buccaneers. The new Wentworth pitcher, Sullivan, shut down the Bucs, not allowing a run the rest of the way.

In the ninth, Baiardi allowed an unearned run on a Robinson single that scored Favazzo who had reached earlier due to a Maritime fielding error. With their backs against the wall and the tying and go-ahead runs on base, Baiardi struck out the final batter of the inning to secure the 4-3 win for the Bucs.

What's Next

The Buccaneers host Westfield State on Friday at 4pm in the first of three games with the Owls in conference play this weekend.