{"id":42451,"date":"2019-07-23T08:29:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T03:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/?p=42451"},"modified":"2019-07-23T08:29:51","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T03:29:51","slug":"sag-harbor-whalers-win-11-7-over-southampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/2019\/07\/23\/sag-harbor-whalers-win-11-7-over-southampton\/","title":{"rendered":"Sag Harbor Whalers Win 11-7 over Southampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>by Chris Sacchi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With their playoff spot already clinched heading into the <strong>Sag Harbor Whalers<\/strong>\u2019 matchup in Southampton against the Breakers, manager <strong>James Pereira<\/strong> decided to switch things up.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42395 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/749477E0-485D-4ABE-B021-79C3FAA700BC-232x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/749477E0-485D-4ABE-B021-79C3FAA700BC-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/749477E0-485D-4ABE-B021-79C3FAA700BC.jpeg 494w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 232px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 232\/300;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Marren<\/strong>, in his first action on the bump since high school, started for Sag Harbor. The usual infielder walked three batters and plunked one in two innings, but allowed only one run thanks to two double plays, a 6-3 initiated by shortstop <strong>Brock Franks<\/strong>, and a 5-4-3 started by third baseman <strong>Pete Giombetti<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Next in for the Whalers on the mound was <strong>Johnny Lopez<\/strong>, who led off in the batting order and started in left field. Lopez hit the first batter he faced but also struck out one. During an at-bat against Justice Thompson with a 3-1 count and two out, Lopez motioned for his manager Pereira and removed himself from the game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usabaseball.com\/events\/national-team-identification-series\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41346 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/USABaseballlogo.png\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[image-42451]\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"122\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/122;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All-Star outfielder <strong>River Town<\/strong> jogged in from right to replace Lopez, and immediately allowed a two run homer to Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>It was Town, though, who recovered and earned the victory in an 11-7 win.<\/p>\n<p>Usual pitcher <strong>Nathan Moore<\/strong> also enjoyed the switch up, hitting a two RBI double in the fourth to give his team a 6-4 lead, one they would not give up.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40076 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/maxeffortlogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/maxeffortlogo.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/maxeffortlogo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/maxeffortlogo-100x100.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/225;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just having fun, we were trying to save some pitching today and I told coach I could play the field,\u201d said Moore, who also pitched the final frame to nail down the win. \u201cIt was a lot of fun, and I ended up hitting a double that put us up two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of the Whalers true offensive players, <strong>Andrew Bates, Brendan Dowd<\/strong>, and <strong>Ramon Jimenez<\/strong> stand out.<\/p>\n<p>Bates enjoyed a 3 for 4 day with a double and an RBI. Dowd cracked a homer and totaled three RBI on the day, and Jimenez had one of the biggest hits of the day, along with Nathan Moore\u2019s; a two RBI double in the top of the seventh to give Sag Harbor two insurance runs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40079 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/strength-heals-jpeg-1-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/strength-heals-jpeg-1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/strength-heals-jpeg-1-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/strength-heals-jpeg-1-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/strength-heals-jpeg-1-800x582.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/strength-heals-jpeg-1.jpg 1267w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/218;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Along with <strong>Justice Thompson<\/strong>\u2019s home run, Southampton received big days from <strong>Johnny Hipsman<\/strong>, who also went yard for a HR, as well as <strong>Gerard Sweeny<\/strong> and <strong>Isiah Winiker<\/strong> with two RBI each.<\/p>\n<p>Sag Harbor enters the playoffs as the three seed, and will either face Westhampton (if Southampton beats Riverhead tomorrow,) or Riverhead (if they beat Southampton.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An 11-7 win for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SagHbrWhalers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SagHbrWhalers<\/a> over the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SH_Breakers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SH_Breakers<\/a>, in a game where position players took the mound and pitchers took at-bats. Nathan Moore did both today for the Whalers, knocking a two RBI double and pitching the final frame. He discusses the switch ups w\/<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SachChristopher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SachChristopher<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cUm5gbnjAV\">pic.twitter.com\/cUm5gbnjAV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1153404708645679112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Southampton, regardless of tomorrow\u2019s game, will take the ferry over to Shelter Island to play the Bucks in the wild card game on Wednesday. The wild card winner will take on the one seed, either Riverhead or Westhampton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Chris Sacchi With their playoff spot already clinched heading into the Sag Harbor Whalers\u2019 matchup in Southampton against the Breakers, manager James Pereira decided to switch things up. Peter Marren, in his first action on the bump since high school, started for Sag Harbor. The usual infielder walked three batters and plunked one in two innings, but allowed only one run thanks to two double plays, a 6-3 initiated by shortstop Brock Franks, and a 5-4-3 started by third baseman Pete Giombetti. Next in for the Whalers on the mound was Johnny Lopez, who led off in the batting order and started in left field. Lopez hit the first batter he faced but also struck out one. During an at-bat against Justice Thompson with a 3-1 count and two out, Lopez motioned for his manager Pereira and removed himself from the game. All-Star outfielder River Town jogged in from right to replace Lopez, and immediately allowed a two run homer to Thompson. It was Town, though, who recovered and earned the victory in an 11-7 win. Usual pitcher Nathan Moore also enjoyed the switch up, hitting a two RBI double in the fourth to give his team a 6-4 lead, one they would not give up. \u201cI was just having fun, we were trying to save some pitching today and I told coach I could play the field,\u201d said Moore, who also pitched the final frame to nail down the win. \u201cIt was a lot of fun, and I ended up hitting a double that put us up two.\u201d Of the Whalers true offensive players, Andrew Bates, Brendan Dowd, and Ramon Jimenez stand out. Bates enjoyed a 3 for 4 day with a double and an RBI. Dowd cracked a homer and totaled three RBI on the day, and Jimenez had one of the biggest hits of the day, along with Nathan Moore\u2019s; a two RBI double in the top of the seventh to give Sag Harbor two insurance runs. Along with Justice Thompson\u2019s home run, Southampton received big days from Johnny Hipsman, who also went yard for a HR, as well as Gerard Sweeny and Isiah Winiker with two RBI each. Sag Harbor enters the playoffs as the three seed, and will either face Westhampton (if Southampton beats Riverhead tomorrow,) or Riverhead (if they beat Southampton.) An 11-7 win for the @SagHbrWhalers over the @SH_Breakers, in a game where position players took the mound and pitchers took at-bats. Nathan Moore did both today for the Whalers, knocking a two RBI double and pitching the final frame. He discusses the switch ups w\/@SachChristopher pic.twitter.com\/cUm5gbnjAV \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 22, 2019 Southampton, regardless of tomorrow\u2019s game, will take the ferry over to Shelter Island to play the Bucks in the wild card game on Wednesday. The wild card winner will take on the one seed, either Riverhead or Westhampton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,472,461],"tags":[1410,1357],"class_list":{"0":"post-42451","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-archive","8":"category-game-recaps","9":"category-news","10":"tag-hamptons-collegiate-baseball-league","11":"tag-hcbl"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sag Harbor Whalers Win 11-7 over Southampton - Axcess Baseball<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/2019\/07\/23\/sag-harbor-whalers-win-11-7-over-southampton\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sag Harbor Whalers Win 11-7 over Southampton - Axcess Baseball\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"by Chris Sacchi With their playoff spot already clinched heading into the Sag Harbor Whalers\u2019 matchup in Southampton against the Breakers, manager James Pereira decided to switch things up. Peter Marren, in his first action on the bump since high school, started for Sag Harbor. The usual infielder walked three batters and plunked one in two innings, but allowed only one run thanks to two double plays, a 6-3 initiated by shortstop Brock Franks, and a 5-4-3 started by third baseman Pete Giombetti. Next in for the Whalers on the mound was Johnny Lopez, who led off in the batting order and started in left field. Lopez hit the first batter he faced but also struck out one. During an at-bat against Justice Thompson with a 3-1 count and two out, Lopez motioned for his manager Pereira and removed himself from the game. All-Star outfielder River Town jogged in from right to replace Lopez, and immediately allowed a two run homer to Thompson. It was Town, though, who recovered and earned the victory in an 11-7 win. Usual pitcher Nathan Moore also enjoyed the switch up, hitting a two RBI double in the fourth to give his team a 6-4 lead, one they would not give up. \u201cI was just having fun, we were trying to save some pitching today and I told coach I could play the field,\u201d said Moore, who also pitched the final frame to nail down the win. \u201cIt was a lot of fun, and I ended up hitting a double that put us up two.\u201d Of the Whalers true offensive players, Andrew Bates, Brendan Dowd, and Ramon Jimenez stand out. Bates enjoyed a 3 for 4 day with a double and an RBI. Dowd cracked a homer and totaled three RBI on the day, and Jimenez had one of the biggest hits of the day, along with Nathan Moore\u2019s; a two RBI double in the top of the seventh to give Sag Harbor two insurance runs. Along with Justice Thompson\u2019s home run, Southampton received big days from Johnny Hipsman, who also went yard for a HR, as well as Gerard Sweeny and Isiah Winiker with two RBI each. Sag Harbor enters the playoffs as the three seed, and will either face Westhampton (if Southampton beats Riverhead tomorrow,) or Riverhead (if they beat Southampton.) An 11-7 win for the @SagHbrWhalers over the @SH_Breakers, in a game where position players took the mound and pitchers took at-bats. Nathan Moore did both today for the Whalers, knocking a two RBI double and pitching the final frame. He discusses the switch ups w\/@SachChristopher pic.twitter.com\/cUm5gbnjAV \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 22, 2019 Southampton, regardless of tomorrow\u2019s game, will take the ferry over to Shelter Island to play the Bucks in the wild card game on Wednesday. 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Peter Marren, in his first action on the bump since high school, started for Sag Harbor. The usual infielder walked three batters and plunked one in two innings, but allowed only one run thanks to two double plays, a 6-3 initiated by shortstop Brock Franks, and a 5-4-3 started by third baseman Pete Giombetti. Next in for the Whalers on the mound was Johnny Lopez, who led off in the batting order and started in left field. Lopez hit the first batter he faced but also struck out one. During an at-bat against Justice Thompson with a 3-1 count and two out, Lopez motioned for his manager Pereira and removed himself from the game. All-Star outfielder River Town jogged in from right to replace Lopez, and immediately allowed a two run homer to Thompson. It was Town, though, who recovered and earned the victory in an 11-7 win. Usual pitcher Nathan Moore also enjoyed the switch up, hitting a two RBI double in the fourth to give his team a 6-4 lead, one they would not give up. \u201cI was just having fun, we were trying to save some pitching today and I told coach I could play the field,\u201d said Moore, who also pitched the final frame to nail down the win. \u201cIt was a lot of fun, and I ended up hitting a double that put us up two.\u201d Of the Whalers true offensive players, Andrew Bates, Brendan Dowd, and Ramon Jimenez stand out. Bates enjoyed a 3 for 4 day with a double and an RBI. Dowd cracked a homer and totaled three RBI on the day, and Jimenez had one of the biggest hits of the day, along with Nathan Moore\u2019s; a two RBI double in the top of the seventh to give Sag Harbor two insurance runs. Along with Justice Thompson\u2019s home run, Southampton received big days from Johnny Hipsman, who also went yard for a HR, as well as Gerard Sweeny and Isiah Winiker with two RBI each. Sag Harbor enters the playoffs as the three seed, and will either face Westhampton (if Southampton beats Riverhead tomorrow,) or Riverhead (if they beat Southampton.) An 11-7 win for the @SagHbrWhalers over the @SH_Breakers, in a game where position players took the mound and pitchers took at-bats. Nathan Moore did both today for the Whalers, knocking a two RBI double and pitching the final frame. He discusses the switch ups w\/@SachChristopher pic.twitter.com\/cUm5gbnjAV \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 22, 2019 Southampton, regardless of tomorrow\u2019s game, will take the ferry over to Shelter Island to play the Bucks in the wild card game on Wednesday. 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