Vinal’s homer in the fifth leads Tornado to win over Seton on senior night
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Norwich’s magic number for playoffs is down to one
NORWICH – Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of fifth, Norwich needed to get their bats going in order to take down the Seton Catholic Saints Wednesday for their magic number to become one to make the sectional tournament.
Dakota Franklin got things started in the inning with a lead-off hit, putting him on the bases for teammate Marcus Cashman. Cashman ripped a line-drive to the outfield, sending Franklin into score while the Tornado senior landed on third base.
Next to the batter’s box was JT Vinal with his teammate in scoring position. Vinal didn’t waste any time during the at-bat, sending a the ball deep over the left field fence for the two-run home run.
His shot became the eventual game winner as Cashman and the Norwich defense held off the Saints to win 3-2.
Cashman, who reached the maximum pitch count of 105 pitches with one out remaining in the contest, struck out 14 in his seven innings pitched. He surrendered four hits and allowed one earned run on his way to the win.
Norwich’s Jordan Jacquette came in for the final batter of the game, tossing four pitches for a strikeout to pick up the save.
Seton’s Nick Diute took the loss on the mound, allowing three runs on six hits over five innings. He did strike out eight Tornado batters in the process.
Michael Bucko went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Saints in the hits column.
Norwich tallied six hits with Franklin and Vinal each finishing the game 2-for-3 at the plate. Vinal had two RBIs – both coming from his left field dinger. Cashman added his triple to the hit column.
Purple Tornado head coach Rich Turnbull recognized eight seniors – Dakota Franklin, Tanner Franklin, Kegan Wright, Jon Clarke, Marcus Cashman, Nate Thorpe, Justin Bates and Mike Morey – prior to the game.
With just one game left to win before reaching the qualifications for the Section IV Class B tournament, Norwich takes on Susquehanna Valley Thursday at 4:30 p.m. Turnbull stated earlier this season that the Sus Valley is the best team in the league this year but anything can happen.
“We are going to come out ready, knowing what is on the line for us and this season,” said Turnbull. “We are going to play hard and hope everything is in our favor against [Sus Valley].”
NORWICH – Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of fifth, Norwich needed to get their bats going in order to take down the Seton Catholic Saints Wednesday for their magic number to become one to make the sectional tournament.
Dakota Franklin got things started in the inning with a lead-off hit, putting him on the bases for teammate Marcus Cashman. Cashman ripped a line-drive to the outfield, sending Franklin into score while the Tornado senior landed on third base.
Next to the batter’s box was JT Vinal with his teammate in scoring position. Vinal didn’t waste any time during the at-bat, sending a the ball deep over the left field fence for the two-run home run.
His shot became the eventual game winner as Cashman and the Norwich defense held off the Saints to win 3-2.
Cashman, who reached the maximum pitch count of 105 pitches with one out remaining in the contest, struck out 14 in his seven innings pitched. He surrendered four hits and allowed one earned run on his way to the win.
Norwich’s Jordan Jacquette came in for the final batter of the game, tossing four pitches for a strikeout to pick up the save.
Seton’s Nick Diute took the loss on the mound, allowing three runs on six hits over five innings. He did strike out eight Tornado batters in the process.
Michael Bucko went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Saints in the hits column.
Norwich tallied six hits with Franklin and Vinal each finishing the game 2-for-3 at the plate. Vinal had two RBIs – both coming from his left field dinger. Cashman added his triple to the hit column.
Purple Tornado head coach Rich Turnbull recognized eight seniors – Dakota Franklin, Tanner Franklin, Kegan Wright, Jon Clarke, Marcus Cashman, Nate Thorpe, Justin Bates and Mike Morey – prior to the game.
With just one game left to win before reaching the qualifications for the Section IV Class B tournament, Norwich takes on Susquehanna Valley Thursday at 4:30 p.m. Turnbull stated earlier this season that the Sus Valley is the best team in the league this year but anything can happen.
“We are going to come out ready, knowing what is on the line for us and this season,” said Turnbull. “We are going to play hard and hope everything is in our favor against [Sus Valley].”
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