Apr. 7—Yough baseball coach Craig Spisak emphasized one element after Tuesday’s WPIAL Part 4-3A loss to Brownsville: “We must be better.”
Four Cougars pitchers issued 12 walks and hit two batters in a 13-8 loss. The 2 teams will meet 4: 15 p.m. on Wednesday at Republic.
“I set apart now not care who you are. The finest team within the sphere goes to lose if you give that many free passes,” Spisak said. “We’re better than we pitched, and we are better than that. We factual must point to it.”
Spisak hopes senior Vinny Martin will give him better innings within the rematch.
Yough (0-1, 0-3) grabbed a 2-0 lead on a two-roam double by Sean Royer within the principle inning. But Royer’s wildness led to a five-roam 2d inning for Brownsville (1-0, 2-2).
Senior catcher Cole Rankin’s two-roam double modified into the principle hit within the inning. Rankin’s flit ball to stunning field modified into misplaced within the sun. Royer additionally hit two batters and walked two within the inning.
“We took profit of their wildness,” Brownsville coach Scott Roebuck said.
Brownsville’s starter, sophomore Dave Timko, walked three as he worked into the sixth inning. He modified into victimized by about a about a throwing errors that kept Yough within the game.
Yough tied the rating 5-5 within the third inning when Jack Sampson singled home Ryan Lubovinsky, who doubled, and two runs scored on a throwing error.
“We truly didn’t luxuriate in Dave penciled in as our starter to delivery the half,” Roebuck said. “But I fancy his effort and grit.”
Brownsville spoke back with four runs within the fourth inning, three coming on a home roam by senior first baseman Zach Kutek, to stretch the lead to 9-5. Kutek done with four RBIs. Rankin went 4 for 5 with two doubles and three RBIs.
“That home roam gave them a cushion,” Spisak said. “I cherished how we kept combating. We had alternatives to salvage lend a hand into it.”
Yough rallied once more with two runs within the fifth inning when a hustling Carson Pasinski compelled a throwing error that made it 9-7.
“I cherished our methodology at the plate,” Spisak said. “Our handiest error did lead to four unearned runs within the sixth inning.”
Yough outhit Brownsville, 11-9. Royer, Lubovinsky and Sampson each and each had a double and single, and Christian Park had two singles.
“I’m now not keen on the unusual schedule,” Roebuck said. “We will see the map it goes. We will be OK for pitching on Wednesday.”
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