by Andrew Giantasio
The Massapequa Cyclones took on the LI Pride at Cantiague Park in the 12U division of the East Coast Columbus Day Tournament and they came away with a 9-0 shutout.
The game had a different feel in the top of the first as the Pride loaded the bases with only one out, but starting pitcher Justin Graham would quickly settle in and would escape the inning unscathed. He wound up working three spotless innings.
From there, the Cyclones would take over as they jumped ahead in the bottom half of the first with a six-spot. Evan Walters started the scoring with a two-run double, which was followed by Justin Graham hitting a two-run single to help himself. Aggressive base running through out the game helped keep pressure on the Pride.
Massapequa Cyclones defeated the LI Pride 9-0 at Cantiague Park. Here’s Coach Andy on the victory @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/caQ1pZss3U
— Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 13, 2019
In the third, the Cyclones would extend the lead further with an RBI double by Joseph Cacciatore, that helped put the game further out of reach.
The Cyclones would use two more pitchers, Mike Fossorile and Caden Eker, who each threw a scoreless inning to close the game out. They will play the LI Titans White at 5:15pm today.
