: Snapper News: Snappers Scorch Pepper
Friday, May 29Snappers Scorch Pepper
The Niagara Snappers improved their GHFL record to 2-1-1 with a 5-3 victory over the St. Catharines Red Hot Chili Pepper (RHCP) at Lancaster park on Thursday night. Matt Lyon took to the mound looking for his 1st win of the season. Lyon, despite only giving up 2 total earned runs in his first 2 games came into the contact with a record of 0-1-1. Lyon did his part, not only pitching 4 innings, allowing an unearned run and striking out 5 along the way, but also contributed with a single and 3 walks. Scott Young and rookie catcher Ryan Rothwell each hit their first home runs of the season for the Snappers and each drove in 2 runs. For Rothwell, it was his first hit as a Niagara Snapper and he made it count, with a runner on, in the first inning, Rothwell drove the ball from RHCP pitcher Rich Vassos over the right-center fence to put Niagara up 5-0. Mike Bateman continued to swing the hot bat for the Snappers, going 1-2 with a double and 1 RBI.
Next action for the Snappers will take place Thursday June 4th at 7pm against the Niagara Dawgs at Lancaster Park in St. Catharines. The Snappers will then be hosting the 6th annual Snapper Shootout which is set to take place June 5th-7th at Centennial Park in Virgil, ON. 16 of the best junior and intermediate teams across the province and from the US will take part to compete for over $4000 in prize money. More details on the tournament can be found on www.niagarasnappers.com
Niagara Snappers 5
St. Catharines RHCP 3
WP: Matt Lyon (1-1-1) 4IP, 3H, 1R, 0ER, 5K, 2BB; in relief Scott Young (S1) 3IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 1K, 2BB
LP: Rich Vassos (0-3) 4IP, 5H, 5R, 5ER, 7K, 6BB; in relief Dan Duemo 2IP, 2H, 0R, 1K, 0BB
Snappers: Scott Young 2-4 HR (1st) 2RBI, Ryan Rothwell 1-3 HR (1st) 2RBI, Matt Lyon 1-1 (3 walks)
RHCP: Darren Newson 1-3 HR (1st) 2RBI, Mike Beckman 1-3