Whalers fall to Brass City Brew 5-0


 

TORRINGTON — The Winsted Whalers fell to the top-seeded Brass City Brew by a score of 5-0 in Tri-State baseball playoff action at Fuessenich Park in Torrington Tuesday, Aug. 12. The Whalers never got off the ground as Brass City pitcher Eric Gormley kept hitters off balance all night. After the Whalers failed to capitalize with base runners in scoring position in the top half of the first inning, the Brew posted three runs and never looked back.

Winsted pitcher Donny Crossman certainly did his part pitching a complete game, only giving up six hits over the nine innings. Crossman ended with a very impressive 10 strikeouts and even slugged one of a total five hits at the plate for Winsted. In addition to the offensive woes the Whalers experienced, the defense did not come through as it had all year long. Winsted ended with a total of four errors, two of them directly resulting in runs for the opponent.

Overall, the Brass City Brew only collected six hits for the game, one more than the Winsted total; however, the Brew committed no errors throughout the game and made several nice plays late in the game to extinguish any thoughts of a Winsted rally. It was a frustrating night for the Whalers, who nearly got on the board on more than one occasion only to be denied by a slick defensive effort.

Due to the double-elimination tournament format, the Whalers will continue on, as this is their first loss in the tournament. Their next opponent will be the winner of the Litchfield-Bethlehem contest and the game itself will take place on Thursday, Aug. 14, at Fuessenich Park in Torrington. Results of this game took place after printing and will appear in next week’s issue.

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