Generals Score Opening Day Win in Rockport

Late Score Pushes Generals over Townies

• Rockport Townies (0-1) lost the lead late in a 6-5 defeat to Hamilton Generals (1-0) on Sunday. Hamilton Generals was down 5-4 in the top of the sixth inning when Harrison O'Brien singled off of Nolan Webb, driving in two runs.
• Hamilton Generals took an early lead in the first inning.  Hamilton Generals scored one run when Mark Ruggiero singled with two outs in the first inning.
• Rockport Townies evened things up at one in the bottom of the first inning. With zero outs in the first inning Segel drove in one run when he singled.
• Rockport Townies scored three runs in the third inning.  Rockport Townies's big inning was driven by a double by Vizenq and a double by Cottone.
• Matt Greeke earned the win for Hamilton Generals. He tossed four innings, surrendering zero runs, three hits, striking out five, and walking one.  Nolan Webb took the loss for Rockport Townies. He pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing zero runs, one hit, striking out one, and walking zero.
• Osmond started the game for Rockport Townies. He tossed five and a third innings, giving up six runs, eight hits, striking out eight, and walking one.  Luke Painchaud started the game for Hamilton Generals. He went three innings, allowing five runs, six hits, striking out two, and walking zero.
• Rockport Townies had nine hits in the game.  Douglass and Alex Webb each collected multiple hits for Rockport Townies.  Vizenq and Cottone each drove in two runs to lead Rockport Townies.
• Hamilton Generals collected nine hits.  Chris Huggett and Ruggiero each collected multiple hits for Hamilton Generals.  Hamilton Generals was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Ruggiero had the most chances in the field with nine.