A wild pitch, scoring Caulin Rogers gave the Manchester/Essex Mariners the lead in the seventh inning, and the ITL Manchester/Essex Mariners hung on to beat Ipswich Chiefs 5-2 on Monday.
Max Nesbit racked up two RBIs on three hits for the Manchester/Essex Mariners. He singled in the first, third, and seventh innings.
Mike Curtis was effective even in defeat, mowing down five the Mariner batters and allowing zero runs.
Peter Clark recorded the win for the Mariners. He allowed one run over two innings. Clark struck out one, walked two and gave up two hits.
Will Corkum took the loss for Chiefs. He lasted just one inning, walked one, struck out two, and allowed four runs.
The top of the first saw the Mariners take an early lead, 1-0. Manchester/Essex caught fire after Mike Cain singled. Then Nesbit singled, plating Mike Cain.
Ipswich quickly matched the Manchester/Essex Mariners' strong inning with a one-run inning of its own in the first. Ipswich scored on an RBI triple by Greg Doucette.
The Manchester/Essex Mariners stayed on top until the final out after taking the lead in the seventh, scoring four runs on an RBI double by Clark and two singles.
