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Gershkoff falls in legion playoffs

By RYAN D. MURRAY
Posted 8/2/22

Gershkoff Auto Body was ousted from the R.I. American Senior Legion Baseball tournament last Wednesday, after falling to R & R Construction by a final score of 4-3 at McCarthy Field.

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Gershkoff Auto Body was ousted from the R.I. American Senior Legion Baseball tournament last Wednesday, after falling to R & R Construction by a final score of 4-3 at McCarthy Field.

R & R Construction was topped by Chris Bulk, a catcher, who hit a 3-run triple, and right fielder Caleb Banks, who added a single, a double, plus an RBI.

Second baseman Dylan Martins led Gershkoff with a walk, and a 2-run triple, while Mike Bogasian contributed an RBI single.

Cam Ruggieri was the starting pitcher for R & R Construction and he tossed five innings and gave up two runs (one earned), on two hits and six walks, with four strikeouts.

Nick Masse took the ball for Gershkoff and the southpaw matched Ruggieri, with five innings of work, and yielded four earned runs, on seven hits and three walks, with five strikeouts.

All four of R & R Construction’s runs came in the second inning where they jumped out to a 4-0 advantage.

“Masse was a fighter,” Gershkoff manager David Schiappa said. “He had a great night with just one tough inning. He’s been great all year and a stud for us on the mound. And the same goes for (Caleb) Maytum.”

Maytum came on in relief of Masse in the bottom of the sixth frame and the right hander pitched one scoreless inning and got all three batters he faced to ground out.

Gershkoff cut the lead in half at 4-2 in the top of the sixth when Martins smashed his triple to right field and drove in two runs.

“Dylan Martins showed me he could play multiple positions and he came up big for us at that time,” Schiappa said.

Next, Bogasian drove home Martins with a single to center field and got Gershkoff within 4-3.

But with two outs and the bases jammed, R & R Construction relief pitcher Marcus Botelho struck out Gershkoff third baseman Chris Torres for the last out of the inning.

Schiappa was satisfied with his team’s effort despite the early exit in the postseason.

“I’m proud of all these players,” Schiappa said. “They were all part of our success and as a coach for life I wish all my graduates the best.”

“I thought our team did a very good job this summer bouncing back from several key injuries,” Schiappa said. “We lost two pitchers in (Caleb) Harris and (Jay) Patalano in the first week of the season. Other guys all stepped up including Maytum and (Nate) Poshkus, as well as Masse, (Matt) Winn, and Torres on the mound.”

Upper Deck Post 14 went on to win the tournament, which marked its second straight state title. Upper Deck went undefeated throughout the tourney and blanked R & R Construction 4-0 on Friday night during the championship game.

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