The Cicero Rattlers started strong on Friday night against the Central Square Red Hawks 15u team as they looked to notch their 4th straight win.
The action started off with a walk by Lucas Thelen, followed by a single by Nicholas Capece. Jacob Calabria walked next, followed by hits by Ethan Matthews, Michael Mooney, Daniel Capp and Jack DeVinney. A Chase Mearon walk was followed by a KJ Cochran single and Jake Sadowski walk. The top of the first inning ended with the Rattlers ahead 6-0.
Nicholas Capece started on the mound for the Rattlers. He faced 5 batters and held the Red Hawks scoreless, giving up one hit while striking out 1 and walking 1.
The second inning brought in one run for the Rattlers, with singles by Sean Bombard and Connor Pearce and a Calabria RBI that brought in Bombard. Capece faced 4 batters in the bottom of the inning and retired the side with 12 pitches (1 put-out, 1 hit, 2 strike outs, zero runs).
The third inning started with the Rattlers leading 7-0. Mooney and Capp both singled to start, but the inning stalled on 3-straight strikeouts courtesy of some questionable calls by the umpire. The questionable calls continued as Capece returned to the mound in the 3rd inning. He started off with a strikeout, before giving up 2 hits and a walk.
With 1 out in the bottom of the 3rd, Ethan Matthews relieved Capece as pitcher. With bases loaded, Mathews started off with a put-out from the mound. A walk followed to give Central Square what would end up being their only run of the night. The inning ended on a fielders choice, as a hit to center field to Calabria led to an out at 2nd base.
The 4th inning started with a new pitcher for the Red Hawks. The new pitcher’s struggles from the mound weren’t helped by patient batters and a couple of questionable calls by the ump. Sadowski and Clary were walked, Bombard hit a single, and then Pearce walked to force in the 8th run. Hits by Thelen, Capece, Matthews, Mooney and Capp followed, catapulting the score to 15-1. With only 1 out and Jack DeVinney at the plate, a frustrated Central Square coach decided to end the game.
This was the 4th straight win for the Rattlers – and their 7th victory in 8 games.
Team quote for this game: “Ability is what you are capable of doing. Attitude determines how well you do it.”
Photo: Rattlers walk off the field after the 2nd inning ends with a strikeout and a 7-0 score in their favor.
2020 Rattlers CLLDetails
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 11, 2020 | 11:56 pm | Cicero Little League | 2020 CLL Fall Ball |
Results
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Rattlers CLL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| Central Square Red Hawks F | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 1 |
Central Square Red Hawks F
| PA | AB | HBP | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IP | H | R | ERA | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Rattlers CLL
| # | Batting | PA | AB | HBP | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Thelen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nicholas Capece | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacob Calabria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ethan Matthews | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Mooney | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daniel Capp | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack DeVinney | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chase Mearon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kenton “KJ” Cochran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jacob Sadowski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Clary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sean Bombard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Connor Pearce | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ERA | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Capece | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ethan Matthews | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 1.71 | 1 | 4 | 0 |