Narragansett Takes 1-0 Series Lead in DII Baseball Finals
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Third-seeded Narragansett powered its way past Westerly in game one of the Division II baseball best-of-three title series on Wednesday night.
After the game was suspended Tuesday night with the Mariners ahead 3-0 in the fifth inning, Narragansett was able to finish off the job they started the night before, defeating the Bulldogs with a convincing 9-0 win.
Standout Pitcher
Narragansett is up 1-0 in the championship series thanks to starting pitcher Zach McKanna, who threw a complete-game no-hitter, completing the final four innings of work that were still to be played on Wednesday night. Behind McKanna's impressive outing, the Mariner's were able to tack on six more runs in the final four innings of play on Wednesday night, putting them one win away from a state title.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTWesterly's lineup isn't an easy one to keep off the board either. They have seven hitters that hit .300 or better this season, highlighted by Cameron Newell and Joseph Baldini, who hit .436 and .383 respectively this season.
Narragansett can win the state title with a win over Westerly at 3:30pm today at McCoy Stadium. If Westerly prevails in game two, a decisive game three will be played at 3:30pm on Friday.
