Mahopac Falls 6-2 to Yorktown

On Saturday afternoon April 22, Mahopac hosted the Yorktown Huskers at the high school, and after waiting 45 minutes for the umpires to arrive, the teams were finally able to get down to the business of baseball. A cold, windy affair, Mahopac seemed as though they were going to weather the difficult day with a 2-1 lead after four full innings. But the top off the fifth would prove the Indians ultimate undoing.

The Huskers sent a total of ten men to the plate and the five run inning was enough in the 6-2 victory.

The day did start pretty big for Mahopac, though. After Tommy Castrataro picked off Derek Patrissa at first to end any notion of a first inning rally, Joey Koch made his own in the bottom of the inning. The centerfielder stepped in and swung big time. His home run to right got the Indians on the board, and then Drew Lichtenberger knocked in Tyler DeBrocky with a clutch two out, line drive single.

Up 2-0, a lead off single by Brad Garrity was no bother either for the Mahopac starter. Castrataro got a ground out, a fly out and a strikeout to stay firmly in the groove.

Patrissa showed the Indians he knew the feeling too. The Yorktown starter struck out the side in the bottom of the second, but Yorktown was again very obliging on the base paths in the top of the third inning. A single by Brian White turned into a caught stealing by catcher DJ DeMatteo, and Castrataro got out of the jam unscathed when Patrissa grounded out to third base.

No add on for Mahopac in the third, the Huskers decided to hold their ground in the top of the fourth inning. After Castrataro recorded the first two outs of the inning, the starter hit Garrity, walked Nick Pace, Joe Carucci and Aj Solla. The run coming across, Castrataro settled down and got Luca Masillo looking at a called strike three.

Mahopac had no answer for Patrissa in the bottom of the inning, and Yorktown didn’t have to respond big to get going in the fifth inning. White reached on an infield hit, and Patrissa executed a perfect two strike, drag bunt to put runners on first and second.

Castrataro did get Dylan Koch on strikes, though. But Cole Haddock singled in the tying run, and a walk to Garrity knocked the Mahopac starter from the game.

The bases loaded for Joey Koch’s entrance, the reliever threw two wild pitches in a row to Pace, and the lead grew to 4-2. Another walk to Carucci, and the stage was set for Solla do the game's most damage. He worked the count and singled in two for a commanding 6-2 lead.

And Patrissa didn’t let up in the fifth inning either. He struck out the side, but had help on defense in the sixth inning. After Joey Koch led off with a single to left field, White robbed DeBrocky with an amazing diving catch in center.

Two more fly outs and Patrissa returned in the seventh with his sights set on throwing a complete game. He struck out Lichtenberger and Keller but singles by Kyle Brandstetter and Nate Mascoll had the tying run on deck.

A miracle was not to be, though. Mascoll got picked off first base, and Yorktown bundled up with the 6-2 win.

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