Windham’s First Team Defeats Thornton Academy In the Bottom of the Seventh 4-3

Baseball - WHS First Team

May 15, 2010

By David Field

 

The Eagles congratulate Cole Moran after he drove in Brad Carpentier in the bottom of the seventh inning to win the game.

 

Windham ME: Thornton and Windham were deadlocked from the third inning until the bottom of the seventh inning when Windham's Cole Moran hit a single to drive in Brad Carpentier to seal the win.

 

Cole Moran braces for possible ball impact. It just missed him. Moran had the game winning RBI for the Eagles. David Field photo.

 

The contest was scoreless until the second inning when Thornton took advantage of a Windham error, a hit batter and a walked batter and then created the offense necessary on passed balls to record three runs.  The Eagles managed to recover, but it took them another inning before they countered.  In the third, Calvin Field started the offense with a single and stole second base.  Christian Coons then put the ball in play and managed to get on base on an error by the Trojan third baseman.  Field scored on that play.  Brad Carpentier came to the plate and drew a walk.  Nick Sundquist hit a single to drive in Coons and Carpentier scored on a passed ball to even the game.

 

Calvin Field gets some air to record an out early in the game for the Eagles. Field broke his thumb in the fifth inning attempting to catch another fly ball. David Field photo.

 

In the fifth inning, the defense took a hit when Calvin Field came  running in from center field and looked to catch the fly ball on a diving play.  The official ruled it a non-catch.  However the effort cost Field as he broke his thumb on the play.  After two batters time was called and Field was pulled from the game and wouldn’t return.  Because Windham had used all its substitutes, some difficult decisions had to be made on who was eligible to return to the lineup.  With Corey Cole in the game replacing starting pitcher Colby Waterhouse, the decision was made to put Waterhouse in Field’s spot due to the injury.  With the technicalities aside, the game continued.

 

Colby Waterhouse drops a nice bunt for the Eagles. Waterhouse was tossed out on the play. David Field photo.

 

The Eagles offense came to life in the bottom of the seventh.   Brad Carpentier started the inning with a nice single.  Nick Sundquist followed with a double.  The next two batters flied out.  Cole Moran came to the plate and hit a little single that Brad Carpentier took advantage of and scored to win the game.

 

Catch the Eagles on Tuesday when they travel to Deering to face the Rams.