Thursday, June 25: Home vs. Bushkill Twp. Patriots

     Outlaws 5     Bushkill Twp. 3

  Rick Orengo pitched a complete game and the Outlaws bounced back one night after suffering their 2nd loss of the season to defeat the Bushkill Township Patriots 5-3.

  The Outlaws got on the board in the bottom of the 3rd.  With one-out, Brian Archibald walked.  He would reach 2nd on a throwing error by the pitcher.  T.J. O'Connor would single driving home Archibald for a 1-0 Outlaws lead.

  O'Connor would steal 2nd and 3rd and would score on Donnie Pietrafesa's single and a 2-0 lead.  Pietrafesa, like O'Connor, would steal 2nd and 3rd and would score on Joe Abuiso's sacrifice fly to give the Outlaws a 3-0 lead.

  Orengo would give up single runs in the 4th and 5th as the Patriots cut the lead to 3-2.

  In the bottom of the 6th, the Outlaws would add 2 insurance runs.  Pietrafesa would singles and promptly steal 2nd and 3rd to start inning. Abuiso would follow with a single scoring Pietrafesa and a 4-2 lead. Dylan Denninger would be hit by a pitch and then steal second.  He would score on a Jim Redington single and a 5-2 Outlaws lead.

  The Patriots would add a run in the 7th, but it was not enough and Orengo retired the final out for a 5-3 Outlaws victory.

  Orengo would finish with 6 strikeouts, walking 5 and giving up 5 hits and 3 earned runs.

  The Outlaws are now 9-2.
 

BT:  000 110 1 -- 3

PM: 003 002 x -- 5

Pitchers:  Orengo and Abuiso

WP:  Orengo (1-1)

Hitting leaders: 

O'Connor:  1-3, 2 stolen bases, 1 RBI.

Pietrafesa:  2 singles, 4 stolen bases, 2 runs scored.

Abuiso:  2 RBI's.

Redington: single, 1 RBI.