Purple Eagles shutout Bulldogs
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion third baseman Gavin Boyce puts the tag on Barker’s Drew LaGreca during the Purple Eagles win over the visiting Bulldogs this afternoon.
Scoring in four of the five innings, Albion shutout visiting Barker 10-0 in a Niagara-Orleans League baseball game this afternoon.
Albion grabbed a quick 1-0 lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Elliott Trapiss.
The Purple Eagles upped the lead to 3-0 in the second on an error and a fielders choice play off the bat of Trapiss and to 4-0 in the fourth on an RBI single by Kaiden Froman. Hits by Drew Pritchard and Andrew Boyce and an error loaded the bases to set up the threat.
Albion put a lock on the win by erupting for six runs in the fifth frame on RBI singles by Froman, Nate Gibson and Mason Snook, a two run error and a sacrifice fly by Trapiss.
Gibson and Froman both finished with 3 hits.
Seth Krenning picked up the win on the mound allowing only 2 hits and striking out 6 over the five innings.
Albion is now 2-0 and Barker 2-3 in N-O action.
Newfane 9, Wilson 6
Newfane (1-3) bested rival Wilson (1-4) 9-6 in the other N-O contest as Aiden Perry, Tristan Smith and Noah Okens each had 2 his and Matt Kline drove in 3 runs. Smith’s hits included a two-run homer.
Barker first baseman Logan Flint stretches to take the throw as Albion’s Andrew Boyce reaches the bag safely.
