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Saratoga Brigade's Zach Looney caught the ball as Danbury Westerners Daniel Spingola missed the base during their baseball game on Wednesday evening at East Side Rec.Photo Erica Miller 7/24/13 spt_Brigade3_Thurs
Saratoga Brigade's Brian Taylor up to bat as he broke his bat during a swing during their baseball game against Danbury Westerners on Wednesday evening at East Side Rec.Photo Erica Miller 7/24/13 spt_Brigade5_Thurs
Saratoga Brigade's outfield Wardy Polanco slides to get the ball as teammate Greg Pezzuto helped during their baseball game against Danbury Westerners on Wednesday evening at East Side Rec.Photo Erica Miller 7/24/13 spt_Brigade2_Thurs
Saratoga Brigade's pitcher Kyle Bagnell warmed up during their baseball game against Danbury Westerners on Wednesday evening at East Side Rec.Photo Erica Miller 7/24/13 spt_Brigade1_Thurs
Saratoga Brigade's Zach Looney slides safely to third base against Danbury's Johnny Caputo during their baseball game on Wednesday evening at East Side Rec.Photo Erica Miller 7/24/13 spt_Brigade4_Thurs
SARATOGA SPRINGS ? The Saratoga Brigade and Danbury Westerners were tied at 3-3 going into the ninth inning at East Side Rec, but Kris Simonton of Danbury hit a two-out, bases-clearing double in the top of the ninth, lifting the Westerners to a 6-3 victory.
Gage Green singled for the Brigade with one out in the bottom of the ninth, but it would amount to nothing as Craig Lejeune came in and retired the final two batters to seal the victory.
Danbury had jumped out to an early lead in the first, touching up Saratoga Starting pitcher Kyle Bagnell for two earned runs with a walk and a sacrifice fly. Bagnell settled in and held the Westerners to just one more run in his six innings of work. Bagnell gave up three earned runs on five hits while striking out two.
Saratoga came right back in the bottom of the first and tied the game at 2-2 when they turned to small-ball. Green led off the inning with a single, bringing Zach Looney up to the plate. Looney laid down a perfect bunt, catching Danbury off-guard.
?I was just trying to move Gage into scoring position and luckily it worked out and we were both on base? Looney said.
A pass ball and Matt Beaty sacrifice-fly later, and the score was 2-1. Looney then stole third base and scored on Brian Taylor?s single to make it 2-2 going into the second.
The Brigade took the lead in the bottom of the second when Jordan Striegel, who had walked to lead off the inning, scored on a sacrifice fly to left field from Green.
Jonathan Testani doubled in the fourth with one out, scoring Alexander Cruz to tie the game at 3-3, but again Bagnell was able to buckle down and retire the last two batters of the inning.
The game remained tied until Danbury?s at-bat in the ninth inning, but there were plenty of opportunities for both teams to move runners around the bases.
The Brigade?s best chance came in the bottom of the eighth when they had runners on first and second with no outs, but unlike the first inning, the attempt to bunt only produced an out. The Brigade continued to move runners and found themselves with the bases loaded with one out, but their bats could not connect. Continued...
?We had first and second with nobody out and we didn?t get the bunt down. After you don?t get that bunt down it?s kind of take your chances swinging the bats,? Brigade manager Garett Barron said.
Despite the loss, Saratoga has to turn the page quickly, returning to the field at 6:30 p.m. tonight for its second of four straight games in its push for the playoffs.
?If you have a tough night one night you get to come back and start all over tomorrow, so I think that?s what we?re trying to focus on doing,? Barron said.
Source: http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2013/07/24/sports/doc51f08867ac1f8362179726.txt
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