Game Recap: How Mattituck won the Long Island championship
The Mattituck baseball team scored three runs in the first inning and pitcher Tom Ascher cruised in a one-hit, 13 strikeout performance to give the Tuckers an 8-0 win over Oyster Bay in the Long Island Class B Championship game.
A recap of all the action follows below:
STARTING LINEUPS
OYSTER BAY
1. Willie Treiber CF
2. Phil Mihlstin 3B
3. Mike Maloney C
4. Joe Siringo P
5. Chris Kelly 1B
6. Dillon Robinson RF
7. Steven O’Neill SS
8. Robbie Morgan DH
9. Blake Meyer LF
Cody Exum 2B
MATTITUCK
1. Marcos Perivolaris SS
2. Travis Zurawski 3B
3. Tom Ascher 1B
4. Greg Siliris C
5. Yianni Rauseo CF
6. Steve Ascher P
7. Nick Bieber DH
8. George Lessard 2B
9. John Schultz RF
Ryan Finger LF
TOP 1
Ascher (10-0) pitching for Mattituck
Treiber grounds out to shortstop. — 1 out
Mihlstin strikes out swinging. — 2 out
Maloney strikes out swinging. — 3 out
Oyster Bay 0, Mattituck 0
BOTTOM 1
Siringo (9-0) pitching for Oyster Bay
Perivolaris strikes out swinging. — 1 out
Zurawski smacks a single up the middle.
Tom Ascher singles to right field. Zurawski moves to second.
Siliris hit by a pitch. Bases loaded.
Rauseo clears the bases with a three-run double down the left field line. 3-0 Mattituck.
Rauseo steals third but Steve Ascher is caught looking. — 2 out
Nick Bieber caught looking. — 3 out
Mattituck 3, Oyster Bay 0
TOP 2
Siringo strikes out swinging. — 1 out
Kelly grounds out to pitcher. — 2 out
Robinson flies out to right field. — 3 out
Mattituck 3, Oyster Bay 0
BOTTOM 2
Lessard grounds out to shortstop. — 1 out
Schultz strikes out swinging. — 2 out
Pervolaris strikes out swinging. — 3 out
Mattituck 3, Oyster Bay 0
TOP 3
Steven O’Neill strikes out looking. — 1 out
Robinson single to left field breaks up Ascher’s no-hitter.
O’Neill now batting.
Morgan strikes out swinging. — 2 out
Exum strikes out looking. — 3 out
Mattituck 3, Oyster Bay 0
BOTTOM 3
Zurawski flies out to left field. — 1 out
Tom Ascher strikes out looking. — 2 out
Siliris reaches on an infield single when the shortstop can’t make the play on his sinking liner.
Rauseo strikes out swinging. — 3 out
Mattituck 3, Oyster Bay 0
TOP 4
Trieber reaches on a two-base throwing error by third baseman Travis Zurawski.
Mihlstin pops up a bunt and the pitcher Ascher makes a diving grab. Runner holds. — 1 out
Maloney Strikes out swinging. Seven Ks for Ascher. — 2 0ut
Siringo strikes out swinging, Eight Ks for Ascher. — 3 out
Mattituck 3, Oyster Bay 0
BOTTOM 4
Due up for Mattituck:
Steve Ascher hit by a pitch
Nick Bieber singles and reaches second on a throw. Ascher to 3rd. Still nobody out.
Lessard strikes out swinging. — 1 out
Schultz squeezes home Ascher and reaches first safely. Bieber to third base. 4-0 Mattituck, still 1 out.
Perivolaris with an RBI single. Runners on 1st and 2nd with one out. 5-0 Mattituck.
Zaworski pops out to shortstop. — 2 out
Tom Ascher now batting. Siringo balks. Schultz scores. Perivolaris to third. 6-0 Mattituck.
Ascher flies to left field. — 3 out
Mattituck 6, Oyster Bay 0
TOP 5
Kelly grounds out to shortstop. — 1 out
Robinson smacks a single to left field. Breaking up Ascher’s no-hitter.
O’Neill reaches on a fielder’s choice. Robinson out at second. — 2 out
Morgan flies out to center field. — 3 out
Mattituck 6, Oyster Bay 0
BOTTOM 5
Greg Siliris with a home run to left field. 7-0 Mattituck.
Rauseo draws a walk.
Steve Ascher now batting. Rauseo to second on a wild pitch and third on a bunt single by Ascher.
Bieber grounds out to second base. Rauseo scores. Brian Phelan, who courtesy ran for Ascher reaches second base. — 1 out 8-0 Mattituck
Lessard flies out to left field. — 2 out
Schultz grounds out to pitcher. — 3 out
Mattituck 8, Oyster Bay 0
TOP 6
Meyer strikes out swinging. — 1 out
Treiber strikes out swinging. Ten Ks for Ascher. — 2 out
Mihlstin flies out to left field. — 3 out
Mattituck 8, Oyster Bay 0
BOTTOM 6
Kelly now pitching
Perivolaris strikes out looking. — 1 out
Zurawski strikes out looking. — 2 out
Tom Ascher strikes out swinging. — 3 out
Mattituck 8, Oyster Bay 0
TOP 7
Mike Maloney strikes out swinging.
Joe Siringo strikes out swinging. Twelve Ks for Ascher.
Kelly strikes out swinging. Ascher finishes with 13 ks. He surrendered just one hit.
FINAL SCORE
Mattituck 8, Oyster Bay 0