By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Knights baseball team (10-2) qualified for the postseason this past week with three wins and a loss. With just over two weeks remaining in the season, Southington is within striking distance of home field advantage throughout the postseason. Southington opened the week up with their only road game of the week as well as their closest game of the week and season with a 14-13 over the Maloney Spartans (5-8), qualifying for the state tournament by doing so. The Knights landed the first punch with two runs in the top of the first inning, but the Spartans answered back with four in the bottom of the inning. The Spartans built an 8-4 lead in the top of the fifth, but Southington scored seven times in the fifth inning and held off a late Spartan rally to win, 14-13. Brett Shaw went 3-for-3 with two RBI and five scored runs, including a triple and double. Zac Susi went 4-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored, including a double. Four different pitchers pitched on the mound for the Knights. Cameron Fahey (doubled), Mike Charest (home run), and Angelo Palumbo (doubled) each batted in three RBI for […]
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Knights baseball team (10-2) qualified for the postseason this past week with three wins and a loss. With just over two weeks remaining in the season, Southington is within striking distance of home field advantage throughout the postseason. Southington opened the week up with their only road game of the week as well as their closest game of the week and season with a 14-13 over the Maloney Spartans (5-8), qualifying for the state tournament by doing so. The Knights landed the first punch with two runs in the top of the first inning, but the Spartans answered back with four in the bottom of the inning. The Spartans built an 8-4 lead in the top of the fifth, but Southington scored seven times in the fifth inning and held off a late Spartan rally to win, 14-13. Brett Shaw went 3-for-3 with two RBI and five scored runs, including a triple and double. Zac Susi went 4-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored, including a double. Four different pitchers pitched on the mound for the Knights. Cameron Fahey (doubled), Mike Charest (home run), and Angelo Palumbo (doubled) each batted in three RBI for […]