Dukes win in dramatic
fashion against Newport
Seltzer’s RBI single in tenth
wins it for Dukes
PITTSFIELD, MA.
(Saturday, July 15, 2006) The Pittsfield Dukes rallied back in the
second half of the ballgame and defeated first place Newport 4-3 at
Wahconah Park.
The fireworks began early for the Dukes (11-16) when Rick Seltzer
hit a game winning RBI single in the bottom of the tenth inning to
give them a big victory. Seltzer went 3-5 on the night with a triple
and two RBI.
The Dukes scored two runs in the sixth inning to tie the game at
three after falling behind by two runs early. In the inning, both
Rick Seltzer and Dan Mellies picked up RBI singles.
Mitch Clegg got the start for the Dukes and went five innings,
picking up a no decision. Charlie Bashara and Santo Maertz pitched
well in relief to keep Pittsfield in the ballgame. Maertz picked up
the win.
Offensively, Jake Willis went 3-5 with an RBI and scored the winning
run for the Dukes in the tenth.
The Dukes next game is tomorrow, July 16th, when they take on
Danbury on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Wahconah Park.
General admission tickets for home games are $5, senior citizens and
students $4. Please call (413) 447-DUKE for more information or
visit us online at www.pittsfielddukes.com.
