Reading Bulldogs

Reading (3) – Cataldo 3-0, Castoldi  3-1, Taylor 4-1, Fischer 4-0, Buitkus 2-1, Manzi 2-0, Halsey 2-0, Carmain 1-0, Talis 1-1, O’Leary 3-1, Hartwell 3-3  Totals 28-8 

Wakefield (5)-  Orlowitz  3-2, Searles 3-1, M. Sorrentino 4-2,  Ramsey 4-2,  Hartung 3-0,  Losanno 3-0, Napoli 2-0, Dahl 2-0, D. Sorrentino 2-1 Totals 26-8 

Doubles – Orlowitz 

WP- Bisso

LP-  O’Neil 

Reading      0012000  -3

Wakefield    002021x  -5    

Wrap: The Merchants came back with three late runs to defeat the Bulldogs in the usual see-saw affair between the two rivals, 5-3. Reading broke out on top in the third inning after two walks and a Pete Castoldi sacrifice fly gave them a 1-0 lead. Wakefield took advantage of the Reading hurler Brian O’Neil’s (4 walks) wildness in the bottom of the inning to go ahead 2-1. Reading flipped the score once more in the fourth when Kevin O’Leary and Darren Hartwell (three hits) had rbi singles, giving them a 3-2 lead. In the decisive fifth inning Wakefield took the lead back 4-3 aided by three straight singles and a passed ball which  brought home the eventual winning run. Wakefield tacked on an insurance run in the sixth on a Dave Orlowitz double. Reading had one last chance in the seventh when with a runner on base Trevor Manzi’s line drive was flagged down in right field to end the game.