The Cicero Rattlers came into the Sports Zone Arena on Saturday looking for their 4th win in a row. On this night, they would be taking on the home team as they met up with SZ Black.
SZ Black started off with a 4 hits that brought in one run for the early lead in the first inning. Unfortunately, they would never hold the lead again thanks to a solid defense and an offense led by Jacob Calabria, Nicholas Capece, Daniel Capp and Dylan Bertollini.
The Rattlers came out strong in the first inning, scoring 3 runs off of hits by Calabria, Capece, Capp, Bertollini, Lucas Thelen and Luke Crawford.
SZ Black brought in another run in the second inning and held the Rattlers to zero runs, making the score 3-2, Rattlers.
Over the next 5 innings, the Rattlers went on to score 7 more runs while the defense held SZ Black to zero runs. Hits were made by Calabria, Capece, Capp, Bertollini, Thelen, Crawford, Ethan Matthews and Kenton Cochran. During this run, Bertollini belted in the only home run of the night. This 10-4 Rattlers win is their 4th in a row.
Highlight plays for the Rattlers:
- Diving catch and throw by Calabria (3B) to Matthews (1B).
- 2-run homerun by Bertollini.
- Nice charging play by Cochran (3B) to Matthews (1B)
- Nice tag play by Thelen (1B)
- Nice tag play by Matthews (1B).
Rattlers Lineup / Hitting:
- Jacob Calabria (LF) – 5/7
- Nicholas Capece (2B) – 5/7
- Daniel Capp (RF) – 5/7
- Dylan Bertollini (3B) – 5/6
- Lucas Thelen (1B) – 3/6
- Luke Crawford (C) – 4/6
- Ethan Matthews (CF) – 4/6
- Kenton Cochran (SS) – 4/6
MVP for this game was Dylan Bertollini, who went 5/6 at bat with a 2-run homerun, plus some nice defensive put-outs from 3B.
Team quote for this game: “Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears.”
Missing from this game: Jack Clary, Connor Pearce.