The Cicero Rattlers racked up 26-runs on Saturday night in the 481 Sports Center Arena as they met up with the Syracuse Warriors.
The Rattlers offense came out strong right from the start, bringing in 4 runs in the first inning off of hits by Capece, Crawford, Benjamin, Bertollini, Burch, Rumpel and Calabria. The scoring continued in the 2nd, as another 4-runs came in off of hits by Sadowski, Benjamin, Bertollini, Burch, Rumpel and Calabria.
A scoreless third inning was followed by a 3-run fourth inning that included a 2-run homerun by Luke Crawford. The Rattlers continued with 3-5 run innings until they ended the 8th inning with 26 runs on the board. The Rattlers defense held the Warriors scoreless.
Rattlers Starting Lineup:
Jacob Calabria 3B
Nicholas Capece SS
Luke Crawford 2B
Jacob Sadowski RF
Nate Benjamin LF
Dylan Bertollini 1B
Austin Burch CF
Evan Rumpel C
Hitting Stats:
Jacob Calabria 5/8
Nicholas Capece 7/8
Luke Crawford 5/7
Jacob Sadowski 5/7
Nate Benjamin 6/7
Dylan Bertollini 7/7
Austin Burch 7/7
Evan Rumpel 5/7
Making their first appearances of the winter for the Rattlers on this night were Dylan Bertollini, Evan Rumpel, Nate Benjamin and Austin Burch. Missing for the Rattlers: Lucas Thelen, Daniel Capp, KJ Cochran, Jack Clary, Connor Pearce, Ethan Matthews.
MVP on the night for the Rattlers was Luke Crawford, who went 5/7 at the plate with a 2-run dinger, plus put-outs on defense.
Quote for the game: “Just play, have fun and enjoy the game.”