Hammers Rally to beat Cagney's 13-12

HOUGHS NECK, MA - Newly acquired free agent Jimmy Dennis made an immediate impact with his new team last night in Houghs Neck softball action at LeBreque Field. With the Hammers trailing by two in the 7th inning Dennis connected on a two out, two run homer to tie the game at 10.

One batter later cleanup hitter Billy Wysocki put the M.C. club ahead with a solo shot to left. The Black & Orange scored two more runs with some clutch hitting from Mark Free & John Gray to make the score 13-10.

Cagney's came back with two runs in the bottom of the seventh to make it a one run game before a fly ball to right center ended the comeback bid.

The game went back and forth, with a vastly improved Cagneys club grabbing a 2-0 lead after one inning. McInnis Carpentry took the lead right back in the second and built an 8-3 advantage after a three-run homer by Hammers outfielder Tom Fratolillo.

“They (Cagney's) have a much better team than what we've seen the last few seasons. They now have a solid infield, and will win quite a few games this year. But we played well below our capability,” said Hammers outfielder Steve Yocco after the team went 3-for-15 with runners in scoring position. “We are a much better team than what we showed tonight. Almost everyone was flat, there was a lot of low energy out there... guys just were'nt themselves. It was if we were sleepwalking for 6 innings. Thank god we woke up just in time. We can't expect to have much success playing like that though... things have to change if we want to make a run for the title this year.”