PBR Spotlight Game: #2 Poland Seminary vs Tallmadge
June 2, 2015
By Chris Check
PBR Ohio NE Regional Scout
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PBR Spotlight Game: #2 Poland Seminary vs Tallmadge
Poland Seminary got some clutch hits to tie the game, then benefited from errors and wild pitches to take the lead and eventually defeat Tallmadge in the Hudson Regional Semi-Finals.
Tallmadge got on the board first with a big 4 run bottom of the second inning. Three consecutive singles by senior catcher Matt Noel, freshman 3B Zach Boyd and freshman DH Scott Seeker. Junior SS Ben Pratt then drew a bases loaded walk to score the first run of the game then freshman LF singled in another run. Freshman lead-off hitter CF Jared Burick and senior P Will Woods each drew bases loaded walks to drive in a third and fourth run.
Poland junior Jared Burkert then got the last two outs of the inning to put an end to the big inning.
Poland came right back as senior LF Nick Romeo singled to left center, followed by a bunt hit by junior CF Eric White. Lead-off hitter SS Anthony Calcagni pounded a single up the middle to drive in the first run for Poland. Senior 3B Dom Lipari blasted a double to left center field to drive in two more runs and senior C Ricky Svetlack singled up the middle to tie the game.
Romeo then got 1-out single in the 4th inning. That’s when Tallmadge started to self-destruct. An infield error and two wild pitches eventually scored both Romeo and White, making the score 6-4.
Burkert battled the rest of the way, working out of jams in the 3rd and 7th innings to keep the score at 6-4 for the win.
Tallmadge finished the season at 14-15 and a District Championship. (Starting four freshman).
Poland advanced to the Regional Championship game with a 26-2 record.
Box Score
POLAND SEMINARY AB R H BI TALLMADGE VARSITY AB R H BI
Anthony Calcagni 4 1 2 1 Jared Burick 3 0 0 1
Marty Malenic 4 0 0 0 Will Woods 2 0 1 1
Dom Lipari 4 1 1 2 John Rensel 4 0 1 0
Ricky Svetlack 4 0 2 1 Tyler Duben 4 0 1 0
Jared Burkert 3 0 0 0 Matt Noel 4 1 1 0
Jake Hawkins 1 0 0 0 Zach Boyd 4 1 2 0
Andrew Kosco 3 0 0 0 Scott Seeker 4 1 2 0
Nick Romeo 3 2 2 0 Ben Pratt 2 1 1 1
Eric White 3 2 1 0 Seth Gergley 3 0 1 1
TOTALS 29 6 8 4 TOTALS 30 4 10 4
POLAND SEMINARY 004 200 0 -- 6
TALLMADGE VARSITY 040 000 0 -- 4
LOB--POLAND SEMINARY 5, TALLMADGE VARSITY 9. ERR--Zach Boyd,
Will Woods, Phillip Glasser. 2B--Dom Lipari, Ricky Svetlack.
HBP--Jake Hawkins. SACB--Jared Burkert. SB--Anthony
Calcagni.
POLAND SEMINARY IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jared Burkert 7.00 10 4 4 4 4 0
TALLMADGE VARSITY
Will Woods 2.33 7 4 4 1 1 0
Ben Pratt 1.00 1 2 0 0 1 0
John Rensel 3.67 0 0 0 0 0 0
WP--John Rensel (2). SO--Marty Malenic, Andrew Kosco, Scott
Seeker, Jared Burick (2), Ben Pratt. BB--Jake Hawkins, Will
Woods (2), Jared Burick, Ben Pratt.
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