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Baseball: East Lake Rallies In 7th For Win

EAGLES 10, BROOKS-DEBARTOLO 9

Eric Horchy/SUNCOAST

East Lake reliever Nick Papa delivers a sidearm pitch. The righty picked up the win for his two innings on the mound.

By Eric Horchy | The Suncoast News

Published: February 18, 2009

EAST LAKE - Despite two sloppy innings in the field and allowing five walks overall, East Lake managed to weather its mistakes and come from behind to beat Brooks-Debartolo Collegiate High 10-9.

The Eagles entered the bottom of the seventh trailing 9-7 and wasted little time storming back. First basemen Drew Posavec laced a no-out, two-run single to center that tied the game, then East Lake quickly loaded the bases with only one down. Taylor Lesch, who started the game on the mound for East Lake, stepped up and hit into what should have been a routine pop up behind third, but the ball was lost in the night sky. Posavec trotted home easily for the game-winning run.

Posavec (1-for-1, 2 R, 2 HBP, BB, SAC, 3 SB), Lesch (2-for-5) and right fielder Lincoln Dunham (3-for-5) led the Eagles at the plate. Each drove in two runs.

East Lake's Nick Papa is credited with the win, limiting Brooks-Debartolo to one run in the final two innings.

Brooks-Debartolo looked to get an insurance run in the top of the seventh with Adam Eggnatz's solo home run to left. It was the visitors' second long ball of the night. Jadamion Williams hit a two-run bomb to left-center in the fifth inning.

Free passes and errors also brought about much of Brooks-Debartolo's demise Tuesday. The team combined for four errors, surrendered nine walks and hit four batters.

The game was the second of the day during East Lake's annual Lee Byers Tournament.

BOX SCORE:

Brooks-Debartolo-104-030-1 --- 9 – 5 – 4
East Lake-130-003-3 --- 10 – 6 – 6

WP – Nick Papa (EL)
LP – Aaron Fludd (BD)

Eric Horchy can be reached at 727-815-1071 or ehorchy@suncoastnews.com.

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