The Aquidneck Island American Legion squad falls in the second round of the playoffs.
The R&R Construction of Newport American Legion baseball team got off to a great start but couldn't sustain the pace during Wednesday's state quarterfinal game against West Warwick. Following an RBI double by Kevin Galvin and a two-RBI double by Mark Ventura, Newport had a 3-0 lead after two innings. West Warwick respond, however, with a pair of run-producing singles in the top of the third, before getting a huge boost the next inning. With two runners on first and second, West Warwick's Dan Smith sent a towering shot over the right centerfield fence to propel West Warwick to a 4-3 lead. Newport responded in the bottom half of the inning via small ball; Matthew Wojichowski led off the inning with a single and advanced into scoring position…
One day after a blowout victory, the American Legion squad wins a close one to advance in the summer playoffs.
R and R Construction (Newport) and Navigant Credit Union (Woonsocket) met at Gaudet School in Middletown Sunday for the tiebreaker of their three-game playoff series. This was an evenly matched game in which the lead was exchanged twice and good pitching was a key before the locals pulled out an 8-5 victory. Unlike Saturday's 22-7 rout by Newport at Cardines Field, Navigant held a lead through the fourth inning, when they were ahead 2-1. The scoring began in the bottom of the third when a sharply hit single by Newport's Kevin Galvin scored Matt Murphy, who had led off the inning. In the top of the fourth, a searing home run by Woonsocket's Melvin Torres scored "Bam Bam" Rodriguez. Newport put all nine up to the plate in the fifth and …
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