MISHAWAKA, Ind. - Goshen lost a pair of close games at Bethel on Friday. The Pilots won 6-5 and 5-2. Both teams had the same number of hits and errors in both games, but the Pilots came away with more runs in each.
Game One
Goshen was up 5-3 after five innings of game one.
Nick Padron scored on a wild pitch in the first,
Trent Sillett hit a two-RBI single in the second to score
Joey Paternostro and
Nathaniel Muriel and the Leafs piled in more runs in the fourth due to singles from
Fernando Marte Santana and
Aidan Calvey.
The crucial moment came in the sixth inning, where Bethel rallied to score three runs and shifted the momentum in their favor. The Leafs had four hits but no runs from the fifth through the ninth inning. They left runners on base in four of the last five innings.
Lance Wilson allowed three earned runs in 3.1 innings as the starter.
Logan Wilson then came in and threw the next 3.2 innings in relief, allowing three earned runs and taking the loss.
AJ Lenn threw the last inning, not allowing any runs or hits.
Trent Sillett had three of Goshen's 12 hits and two RBIs.
Fernando Marte Santana,
Aidan Calvey and
Joshua Rubio had two hits each. 11 of Goshen's hits were singles, with the exception being a double from Marte Santana.
Nick Padron scored twice and
Chase Smith was hit by a pitch twice.
Game Two
The temperature had risen from 62 degrees in game one to 76 degrees by game two. Bethel took a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back.
Eric Pettipiece had still only given up the two earned runs through five innings and his offense scored a couple in the top of the sixth to tie the game.
Aidan Calvey had an RBI single and
Joshua Rubio came up right after and reached on an error, scoring
Fernando Marte Santana from third.
But after getting one quick out in the bottom of the sixth, Pettipiece allowed three straight hits, one being a two-run home run. After a triple with two outs in the inning that brought in a fifth Bethel run, Pettipiece's day was over. Through 5.2 innings he struck out five and walked one. The Leafs got a runner on base in the top of the sixth but a double play ended the game.
Axell Espino Montero hit a double and a single and scored a run for Goshen. All of Goshen's remaining hits were singles.
Goshen is back at Bethel on Saturday, March 15, at 1:00 pm to finish the series.
