by Matthew Cataruzolo
Westbury, NY The LI Red Dogs faced off against the LI Thunder at Eisenhower Park on the first day of the East Coast Columbus Day Tournament.
A pitchers duel between Red Dogs pitcher Brandon Scott and Thunders Connor Sanders saw just a 1-0 Red Dogs lead for the first four innings. An RBI single by Red Dogs Matt Infranco was the games only run until the bottom of the fourth inning.
The Red Dogs got a much-needed cushion on their lead when Tyler Giordano crushed a two-run home run over the left field wall off Thunder reliever Matt Biscardi. Red Dogs now led 3-0 after four innings.
Tyler Giordano smacks a two-run home run to left field and puts the Red Dogs up 3-0 here in the bottom of the fourth inning. pic.twitter.com/4QfQZ9o3K9
Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) October 9, 2021
Red Dogs also continued to find their rhythm behind Scotts performance. Giordano added another run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth inning, and a two-run single by Gianni Rizzuto brought the Red Dogs run total to six after six innings.
Red Dogs emerged victorious as Brandon Scott was dealing on the mound all game, finishing with 12 strikeouts and only one earned run. Scott continued to finish off a very strong. Holding the Thunder to just one run the entire game.
Scott struck out three of the final five Thunder batters he faced to seal the 6-1 victory for the Red Dogs.