Reading Bulldogs

Reading vs. Watertown Reds  6-19-13 at Victory Field

Reading (2)– Bounopane 3-0, Oringer 4-1, Talis 4-2, Sitarz 4-1, Taylor 4-1, Bingel 3-1, N. Conti 4-0, Cataldo 3-0, Padovani 4-0, Totals 33-6

Watertown (2)  Jacobsen 3-1, Jones 4-2, Callahan 4-0, Feliciano 4-1, Chiasson 2-0, LaVigne 1-0, Casey 1-0, Boyer 4-0, Brennan 4-1,Tramatozzi 4-1  Totals   31-6

Doubles: Talis

Triples:  Bingel, Taylor

Reading     000 020 000 -2

Watertown 000 020 000 -2

TP- Boyle

TP-  Carroll

Wrap:  By Jeff Pierce Daily Times Chronicle

The Bulldogs (3-4-1) battled the Watertown Reds to a 2-2 extra inning tie under the lights at Victory Field in a typically tight matchup between the two Intercity League rivals.

On a night where the Bulldogs had only one regular pitcher at the game, they received a heroic performance from lefty Sean Boyle who threw 130 pitches in a complete game effort. Boyle scattered six Reds hits to go along with his six strikeouts and was supported well by strong outfield play from Tommy Bounopane and Colin Sitarz.

It was Bounopane who made the key play leading to the two Bulldog runs when he avoided an inning ending tag play at the plate with a brilliant juke of the Red's catcher who was waiting for him. After that play Zac Talis singled in the second run of the night to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning.

After the Reds scored two to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth, the Bulldogs were hit with some bad luck on the only field in the league that does not have a right field fence. Leading off the sixth, Mike Taylor hit a bomb that virtually split the uprights on the football field 400 feet away. Taylor legged out a triple but in another case of untimely hitting this year, by the Bulldogs, he was left stranded there.

Over the last three innings neither team mounted a threat and the game ended after two extra innings (per league rule) in a 2-2 deadlock.

Reading vs. Andre Chiefs  6-16-13 at Tufts University

Reading (2)– Hartwell 3-0, Oringer 3-1, Talis 3-1, N. Conti 3-2, Padovani 3-0, Cataldo 3-1, Bounopane 3-0, Crehan 2-0, Z. Conti 2-0, Totals 22-5

Andre Chiefs (4)  Serino 3-1, Deshler 3-0, Portes 4-3, Copa 2-0, Andre 3-1, Witkowski 0-0, Boleski 3-0, Conner 3-1, Barbati 3-0,  Totals   24-6

Reading   100 000 1  -2 

Andre       200 020 x  -4

WP- Dunphy

LP-  O'Neil

Wrap:  Jeff Pierce Daily Times Chronicle

The Bulldogs gave away a couple of late runs to the league champion Chiefs and suffered a disappointing 4-2 defeat at Tufts University in the Fathers Day tilt.

The Bulldogs scored first and last runs in the game but which has been historically the case at this field the Bulldogs found a way to give away the game to the Chiefs.

The Bulldogs jumped out early in the first when Hank Oringer singles stole second and scored on Nick Conti's single.

The Chiefs came back with two runs in the bottom of the inning aided by a streak of wildness from Reading pitcher Brian O'Neil, who walked three batters and forced home a run on a hit batter, around just one Chief hit.

O'Neil settled down and pitched a strong game the rest of the way but a Bulldog two out error on an outfield fly gave the Chiefs two insurance entering to work with.

In the seventh, Dante Padovani reached base to start the inning and scored on a Bill Cataldo double with one out, but the threat and game ended there and the Bulldogs went down to a frustrating loss once again at Huskins Field.

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Reading vs. Watertown Reds  6-9-13 at Morton  Field

Watertown (1)  Jacobsen 2-0, Jones 3-0, Zazueta 3-1, Callahan 2-0, Brennan 3-0, Feliciano 2-1, Boyer 3-0, Casey 2-1, Tramatino 1-0,  Totals   21-3

Reading (0)– Hartwell 4-1, N, Conti 3-0, Talis 3-2, Sitarz 2-0, Wolfsberg 2-0, Buitkus 0-0, Oringer 2-0, Padovani 2-0, Z Conti 2-0, Cataldo 1-0, Halsey 3-0 Totals 25-3

Watertown 000 001 0   1

Reading     000 000 0   0

WP- Lueders

LP-  Kelley

Wrap: By Jeff Pierce Daily Times Chronicle

The Bulldogs suffered a tough 1-0 defeat to the always pesky Watertown Reds on Sunday afternoon at Morton Field.

For the third time in the past two seasons, and for the second consecutive time, these two teams locked up in a 1-0 pitchers duel.

Reading righty Nick Kelley entered the sixth allowing just one base runner and having retired 15 in a row. But Chris Casey lead off the sixth with a solid line drive hit and he was meticulously advanced to third with outs. Then Kelley's one strike pitch in the dirt scooting to the backstop and bringing home the only run of the game.

The Bulldogs had their chances to score but left four runners in scoring position never having totally solved Reds pitcher Scott Lueders.

Reading vs. Melrose Americans  6/4/13 at Endicott College

Melrose (3)-  Burgoyne 3-0, Burke 2-0, Davis 4-0, Adessa 2-0, McConville 3-0, Powers 2-1, Gray 2-0, Barrera 3-0, Ardizanni 1-0,  Totals 24-1

Reading (4)– Buitkus 2-1, N. Conti 4-2, Sitarz 2-0 Taylor 3-1 Oringer 3-1, Hartwell 3-1, Padovani 3-1, Z. Conti 1-0, Cataldo 1-1, Halsey 3-0, Totals 23-8

Melrose   200 100  0   3

Reading  100  120 X   4

Doubles – Buitkus, Oringer, Padiovani, Powers

Triples- Hartwell, Taylor

WP- Boyle

LP- Chamberland

Wrap: By Jeff Pierce Daily Times Chronicle

The Bulldogs combined extra base power with solid relief pitching to comeback from a two run deficit in the late innings to win their first game at Endicott College.

The Reading pitchers held the Americans to just one hit on the night, but a tight strike zone         ( eight free passes) and two throwing errors put the Bulldogs in a 3-1 hole in the fourth inning.

The Bulldogs had five extra hits on the evening but left several runners stranded in scoring position until they finally had some timely hits in the fifth inning. Steve Buitkus and Nick Conti set the table to start the fifth inning and then both came around to score on a Colin Sitarz sacrifice fly and a Mike Taylor 380 ft triple to dead center bring home the lead run.

Sean Boyle settled down the walkathon with three hitless innings of relief, including three strikeout while retiring the last eight American batters.