By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – After a miserable three-game home stand that saw the Bristol American Legion baseball team go 1-2, the squad knows it has a lot of work to do in order to get the season back on track. On Tuesday, June 17, Bristol slipped by Wallingford in a 2-1 non-exhibition victory but fell to Torrington 6-2 in a contest which was error plagued. But even in that one-run win against Wallingford, the tying and go-ahead run were forced in by consecutive bases-loaded walks and not off base hits. “I didn’t think we played that well yesterday,” said Bristol coach Jerry LaPenta of the 1-1 split. “We got a win [against Wallingford] but we didn’t earn it. We just kind of got it.” Post 2 can’t expect that kind of fortunate luck to cross their path on a daily basis like that because when opponents come to Muzzy Field, Bristol always seems to encounter squads who are on their “A” games that day. Torrington was certainly on its “A” game against Bristol and when Post 2 made a move, the visiting team countered to stuff out any gathered momentum. And then the following day on Wednesday, [...]
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