For the third time this season, the Westhampton Aviators scored over 10 runs in a single inning as they put a 12 spot on the Sag Harbor Whalers in the bottom of the seventh, resulting in a 12-2 mercy victory. The Aviators head into the All Star break at 21-10-1 tied with Riverhead for first place. The Whalers, now 16-15, have fallen to fourth place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gabe Karslo<\/b> of Fordham got the start for the Westhampton Aviators. He gave up two runs on five hits, striking out five batters in four innings of work. He began the game with two straight punch outs before walking Sag Harbor shortstop <\/span>Brock Franks<\/b> (Northwest Florida State). <\/span>Karslo<\/b> induced a groundball to the next batter to get out of the first inning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Southpaw <\/span>Duke Jordan<\/b> of LSU Eunice took the mound in the bottom of the first inning for Sag Harbor. Jordan was on the losing end after throwing six innings, giving up six runs, three earned, on four hits. All of the runs came in the top of the seventh. Jordan retired the first 12 batters he faced, taking a perfect game into the fifth inning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the game still scoreless in the top of the third, <\/span>Franks<\/b> reached on a two out single for Sag Harbor. Clean up hitting First Baseman <\/span>Ramon Jimenez<\/b> of Boston College then deposited an 0-1 fastball over the right center field wall for his second home run of the season, giving the Whalers a 2-0 lead in the third.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sag Harbor threatened again in the top of the fourth inning. With one out, designated hitter <\/span>Matt Woods<\/b> (Bryant) singled, and advanced to second on a four pitch walk to catcher <\/span>Matt Stone<\/b> of Georgetown. McDaniel college Second Baseman <\/span>Will Strauss<\/b> followed it up with a single to left to load the bases, still with one out. Left fielder <\/span>John Lopez<\/b> (St Mary\u2019s College of California) stepped to the plate and hit a groundball to Aviators Second Baseman <\/span>David Franchi<\/b> (NYIT). <\/span>Franchi<\/b> got the first out at second, and the batter <\/span>Lopez<\/b> was ruled out when <\/span>Strauss<\/b> slid dangerously into second base, resulting in a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning that kept the Whalers off the board.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Whalers\u2019 starter <\/span>Duke Jordan<\/b> took his dominant start into the bottom of the fifth inning, yet to allow a baserunner. Aviators catcher <\/span>Landon Gray<\/b> of the University of Tennessee lead off with a double to the right field wall for Westhampton\u2019s first hit of the game. He advanced to second on a walk to Left fielder <\/span>Jason Bottari<\/b> of Albany. <\/span>Jordan<\/b> came back to strike out designated hitter <\/span>Sean O\u2019Keefe<\/b> (Western Michigan). <\/span>Gray<\/b> attempted to steal third but was thrown out by Sag Harbor catcher <\/span>Matt Stone<\/b>. <\/span>Jordan<\/b> induced a fly ball to the second baseman to end the fifth inning, with the Whalers 2-0 lead intact.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kyle Johnson<\/b> of Stony Brook was called to the mound for the Aviators to begin the top of the sixth inning. In <\/span>Johnson\u2019s<\/b> two innings of work, he struck out two, and gave up only one hit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Westhampton Shortstop <\/span>Eric Callahan<\/b> of Millersville began the bottom of the seventh with a single to right off of <\/span>Jordan<\/b>, just the second hit for Westhampton. Third baseman <\/span>Bailey Peterson<\/b> (Michigan State) then roped a line drive over the left field wall for his fourth home run of the season, to tie the game at 2. <\/span>Landon Gray<\/b> followed it up with his second double of the game. <\/span>Bottari<\/b> reached on a throwing error by Sag Harbor Third Baseman <\/span>Lucas Stalman<\/b> (Boston College) resulting in runners on second and third with no outs in the bottom of the seventh. <\/span>O\u2019Keefe <\/b>was intentionally walked to load the bases, before <\/span>Joe Stewart <\/b>of Michigan State hit a groundball to first, off of the glove of Sag Harbor\u2019s <\/span>Ramon Jimenez<\/b>, giving Westhampton a 3-2 lead. That ended the game for <\/span>Duke Jordan<\/b>, and he was then relieved by <\/span>Scott Rothschild<\/b> of the University of Chicago. <\/span>Chaney Dodge <\/b>(Northwestern State) pinch hit for <\/span>Frankie Gomez <\/b>(Hofstra) and drove in <\/span>Bottari<\/b> on a sacrifice fly to left putting the Aviators up 4-2. <\/span>David Franchi<\/b> walked to load the bases, before his older brother <\/span>Dan<\/b> would step to the plate. <\/span>Dan Franchi<\/b> doubled off the base of the left field wall scoring two more runs for Westhampton, 6-2. <\/span>Callahan<\/b> singled for the second time in the inning, putting Westhampton up 7-2, before <\/span>Peterson <\/b>homered for the second time in the inning to put Westhampton up 10-2 with just one out. <\/span>Rothschild<\/b> walked <\/span>Gray<\/b>, ending his outing. He finished a third of an inning giving up five runs, three hits, and two walks. He was relieved by <\/span>Jose De La Cruz<\/b> (Manhattan College). <\/span>De La Cruz<\/b> got B<\/span>ottari<\/b> to fly out to right, before <\/span>Sean O\u2019Keefe<\/b> hit his fifth home run of the season, a two run shot to left to cap the 12 run inning, putting the mercy rule into effect. <\/span>Kyle Johnson<\/b> was the winning pitcher for Westhampton, while <\/span>Duke Jordan <\/b>received the loss for the Whalers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The @WHAviators<\/a> erupted for 12 runs in the 7th for the 12-2 mercy victory over the @SagHbrWhalers<\/a>. @mattytredeuce<\/a> spoke with Bailey Peterson after he hit 2 of 3 Aviator home runs in the inning, for 5 runs batted in. Tonight\u2019s interview has been brought to you by @hamptoncoffee<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Gir9JCB0vw<\/a><\/p>\n

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