The boys came out focused and took care of business with four conference wins this week. I am very proud of how well they continued to have solid at-bats and competed on the mound.”

Coach Rob Mortimore

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The Tigers ‘C’ team boards the bus to play Laramie on Sunday, June 15, for a double-header beginning at 1 p.m.

TORRINGTON – The Torrington Tigers ‘C’ Legion baseball team repeated their performance against the Saratoga Cutthroats – this time at home – in two back-to-back victories at a twin bill on Thursday, June 5.

A 13-0 run by the Tigers in the second inning of the first game clinched an overall 13-3 victory in four innings at Jirdon Park. Torrington went on to shut out Saratoga in the second game for an 11-0 blowout win.

“The boys came out focused and took care of business with four conference wins this week,” coach Rob Mortimore said. “I am very proud of how well they continued to have solid at-bats and competed on the mound. We were able to get several arms on the mound and all three did very well. Offensively, we are seeing the ball very well as a team right now.”

Overall, the team is looking strong headed into the home stretch of the season.

“When we have everything clicking, this is a fun group to watch,” coach Mortimore added. “We have a few things to clean up as we head into the stretch of our season, but those things are fixable and I have no doubt we’ll be ready come tournament time.”

Game 1

The first game opened with a 0-0 stalemate in the first inning before the Tigers found their footing offensively in the second inning.

Torrington’s fielders stepped up to collect three outs in the top of the second inning to leave the Cutthroats scoreless. Leftie pitcher Patrick Mortimore struck out two. Saratoga sent a grounder to Mortimore and Mortimore tossed the ball to Chase Moeller at first for the third out.

The Tigers dominated the scoreboard in the bottom of the second inning with 13 runs. Owen Curry and Asher Mattis set the pace with singles for two RBI apiece. Ebin Hunter and Mortimore both singled for one RBI each.

A grounder by Marek Nunnes sent Mortimore home. Mattis also drew a walk and Moeller reached home. Bruch hit a fly ball, allowing Nunnes to score.

A pop fly from Moeller drove Hunter home. Nunnes walked on his second attempt to bat, sending Brody Shields home. Hunter was hit by a pitch, setting up Mattis to score. 

Barrett Bruch rounded out runs in the bottom of the second when he reached home on a passed ball.

Saratoga attempted to put a dent in Torrington’s lead with three runs in the top of the third while shutting out the Tigers in the bottom, but the effort was too little, too late.

Solid fielding by Torrington in the top of the fourth inning prevented Saratoga from reaching home. Mortimore struck out two batters before Saratoga hit a grounder to Shields at second base. Shields sent the ball to Curry at shortstop for the out.

The Tigers tallied eight hits against Saratoga in the first game. Mattis paced the Torrington offense with two hits for three RBI. Curry collected two hits for two RBI while Mortimore totaled two hits for one RBI. Hunter recorded one hit for two RBI with Bruch rounding the total out with a hit.

Mortimore pitched all four innings for Torrington, striking out seven.

Game 2

The Tigers won the first inning, 3-0. Curry struck out two as pitcher for Torrington in the top of the first inning. Saratoga grounded out to Hunter at third base. Hunter sent the ball to Alex Chulski at first.

In the bottom of the first inning, Curry hit a line drive, sending Bruch home. A grounder by Mortimore allowed Curry to score while Shields reached home on a wild pitch.

Torrington once again shut out Saratoga in the top of the second inning. Curry struck out two and Mortimore fielded a fly ball in center field.

The Tigers added four more runs to their tally in the bottom of the second. Bruch and Curry both singled for one RBI apiece. Hunter sacrified a grounder to send Bruch and Curry home.

Torrington prevented Saratoga from scoring in the top of the third inning with Bruch stepping in as relief pitcher and striking out three.

Torrington clinched its win with a 4-0 run in the fourth inning. In the top of the fourth, Hunter struck out three from the mound.

Bruch opened the bottom of the fourth inning with a double for one RBI. Curry singled for one RBI and Shields doubled, driving two home.

Overall, Torrington tallied seven hits against Saratoga in the second game, led by Bruch with three hits for two RBI. Curry posted two hits for two RBI with Shields tallying one hit for two RBI and Chulksi contributing a hit.

Curry opened as pitcher for the Tigers, striking out four over two innings. Bruch and Hunter both played relief, striking out three apiece in a single inning.