Glancing at the scoreboard Tuesday night at Weston High School, one might have assumed a football contest was in progress.
But no, that was just the Newton and Weston American Legion baseball teams scoring runs by the dozens. Newton won, 25-14, in a game fat with offense and light of defense.
“They came out of the gate and we got right on them,” said Newton coach Manny Connerney. “We are starting to hit our stride in our hitting. They didn’t really have much pitching over there, either.”
With its record standing at 12-4-1, Post 440 is currently placed second in District 5 with one game remaining. Other teams have more games to play, but as the top four make the postseason, Newton's position is promising.
For Weston, the loss drops its record to 6-10. Once the season ends, the team will play in the double-elimination tournament to determine the champion of the district Chairman’s Cup.
“There’s not much to say about a loss like that,” said Wildcats coach Justin Miller. “I mean, the kids battled and did not give up, which is important. We not here for moral victories, but anytime your team keeps going, attacking the ball, running hard, it’s a good sign. Obviously the overall result, there is not much to say about it.”
After tallying a 1-0 lead in the first stanza, Newton split the game wide open with a eight-run second inning.
Starting pitcher Hector Coscione aided his own cause igniting the scoring spree with a two-run double. TJ Quinn and Collin Whittier followed with a RBI triple and RBI sacrifice fly, respectively. Post 440 would add three more scores before Alex Foner capped off the spurt singling in Alexander Joyce.
Newton amassed an 18-run advantage until Weston finally broke through when James Goulart scored on a Nick Neu sacrifice fly. The play would become sloppy from there on out, but Newton cruised to the 25-14 victory.
