Tue - May 23, 2023
4:00 PM
GHS Field
Guilford, CT
4:00 PM - GHS Field
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Guilford, CT
Guilford
Guilford
Xavier
Xavier
The Guilford Grizzlies defeated the Xavier Falcons 6-2 in their SCC Semifinal Game on Tuesday afternoon at GHS, and will now play Fairfield Prep in the SCC Championship Game on Thu., 5/25, at West Haven High School's Whitey Piurek Field - first pitch is 5:30 pm.
Andrew Shosho earned his team-leading 6th win of the year by pitching 6-1/3 innings, striking out 4 Falcons, while giving up just a single earned run to the GametimeCT's #7 ranked team in the state. Shosho demonstrated his resilience in the top of the 1st when he walked a pair of Falcons with 1 out, but got the next 2 batters to end the early rally. Xavier's only run through the first 6 innings came on a sac fly in the top of the 4th, after a Guilford error prolonged the inning. Otherwise, the "Big Sho" scattered 5 Falcon hits in a commanding outing that earned his team a bus ride to West Haven on Thursday.
Xavier starter, Owen Sotero, held Guilford scoreless through the first 3 innings, but the Grizzlies would score 5 times in the bottom of the 4th to give Shosho a cushion to work with. Bryce Meder lead off with a single to right and was followed by Carter Williams, who singled over the 3rd base bag, putting 2 runners on base to start the inning. Grizzlies' Head Coach, Nick Merullo, then had Colin Pompano lay down a sacrifice bunt, but an errant throw by Sotero attempting to get Meder at 3rd, loaded the bases for Guilford with no outs.
Up next was Alex Vincent, who drew a RBI walk and the game was tied at 1. Cole Morgan-Berry followed Vincent with an RBI ground out that gave the Grizzlies a 2-1 lead, and Sam Ametrano drew a walk to re-load the bases. Sotero would then commit a balk that forced in another run to make it 3-1, Guilford, while moving Vincent & Ametrano into scoring position. A few batters later, Lucas Deshefy, the SCC Player of The Year, delivered a 2-RBI single up the middle, scoring both baserunners, and the Grizzlies took a 5-1 lead into the 5th.
In the bottom of the 5th, Morgan-Berry delivered an RBI single to give the Grizzlies a 6-1 lead. Defensively, some great plays were made in the outfield by Lucas & Sam Ametrano, who both had diving catches to rob Xavier hits, and Morgan-Berry also laid out for a grounder playing 2nd base, that ended the top of the 6th. Shosho gave way to Deshefy in the top of the 7th, who came on to get the final 2 outs of the game via strikeouts.
Lucas Deshefy went 3 for 4 in the game with a double & 2 RBI, while Cole Morgan-Berry had a hit and 2 RBI as well. Carter Williams also had 2 hits for the Grizzlies.
The Semifinal win over Xavier pushes Guilford's win streak to 13 games and a 19-3 record on the year. On Thursday, they will have a chance to win their first SCC Championship since 2007, when they take on Fairfield Prep at 5:30 pm. in West Haven.
Tms | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
XAV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
GLFD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Lineup | PA | AB | R | H | TB | RBI | BB | SO | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ametrano, S. | LF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ametrano, L. | CF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Deshefy, L. | SS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Copeland, A. | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buccaro, M. | 1B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Meder, B. | RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Williams, C. | DH | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pompano, C. | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Vincent, A. | C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Morgan-Berry, C. | 2B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 32 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shosho, A. |
6.1 | 95 | 58% | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Deshefy, L. |
0.2 | 15 | 53% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 7.0 | 110 | 57% | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beattie, C. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hosney, J. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Fox, N. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Breton, M. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schafer, J. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Frezza, L. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Gaer, B. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Beattie, B. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ciampi, C. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Misenti, S. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sotero, O. | 4.0 | 92 | 54% | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Sotero, Q. | 1.2 | 38 | 66% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Prestash, M. | 0.1 | 7 | 57% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 6.0 | 137 | 58% | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
Lineup | PA | AB | R | H | TB | RBI | BB | SO | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ametrano, S. | LF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ametrano, L. | CF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Deshefy, L. | SS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Copeland, A. | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buccaro, M. | 1B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Meder, B. | RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Williams, C. | DH | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pompano, C. | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Vincent, A. | C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Morgan-Berry, C. | 2B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 32 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shosho, A. |
6.1 | 95 | 58% | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Deshefy, L. |
0.2 | 15 | 53% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 7.0 | 110 | 57% | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beattie, C. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hosney, J. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Fox, N. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Breton, M. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schafer, J. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Frezza, L. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Gaer, B. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Beattie, B. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ciampi, C. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Misenti, S. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sotero, O. | 4.0 | 92 | 54% | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Sotero, Q. | 1.2 | 38 | 66% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Prestash, M. | 0.1 | 7 | 57% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 6.0 | 137 | 58% | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 |