Geneva Red Wings News & Notes

The Red Wings pounded out nine hits, but struggled in clutch situations as they fell to the Nitros 4-3.
Allegany County scored early against Geneva starter Boomer Hermes. Nick Barbalato singled to lead things off in the bottom of the first. He advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Jake Kowell and scored on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Fisher.
The Red Wings answered in the top of the second inning with a two out rally. Max Casper singled to right and moved to third on a single by Paul Speicher. Casper came into score on a single by Paul Moreno, but Speicher was thrown out at the plate to end the inning.
Allegany County came right back with a run of their own in the bottom of the second. Ryan Dimascio worked a walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. Barbalato brought him home with a single to left giving the Nitros a 2-1 lead.
Allegany County stretched its lead in the 3rd. Vinnie Malzahan and Anthony Genna got the offense in motion with walks. Alex Baldock followed with a single that drove in Malzahan. Genna would make the score 4-1 when he came home on a sacrifice fly by Marquardt.
The Red Wings got one back in the top of the 4th when Casper scored again. This time on a sacrifice bunt by Paul Moreno.
James Heine entered the game on the mound for Geneva in the 5th. Heine was effective throughout tossing four scoreless innings allowing only one hit. Coach Ross Trachtenberg said, “James did a great job keeping us in the game and giving us a chance to win in the end.”
With Heine holding the Nitro lead at 2, the Red Wings eked closer in the top of the 6th. Skylark Barnett led off with a ground rule double and moved to third on Casper’s third hit of the ball game. Paul Bello drove Barnett home when his hard hit ground ball ricocheted off of third baseman Jake Kowell.
From there the Red Wings would go scoreless. Richard Hester tossed one and a third scoreless innings to get the save. It looked like Geneva would knot things up in the ninth when Bello led off with a walk, but Hester induced a double play and picked up a strike out to end the ball game.
The loss was the third straight for the Red Wings, who fall to 9-12 on the season.