Recap

Henry Rizzotti With 4 Hits As Oak Park Varsity Eagles Beat Hoover Varsity Tornados

Henry Rizzotti collected four hits in five at bats, as Oak Park Varsity Eagles defeated Hoover Varsity Tornados 16-4 on Wednesday. Rizzotti doubled in the sixth inning, singled in the first inning, doubled in the fifth inning, and singled in the third inning.

Oak Park Varsity Eagles got on the board in the first inning after Rizzotti singled, scoring one run.

Gabriel Flores singled to center field, which helped Hoover Varsity Tornados tie the game at one in the bottom of the first.

Oak Park Varsity Eagles took the lead in the top of the second. Mason Tannous singled, scoring one run, to give Oak Park Varsity Eagles the leg up, 2-1.

Kieran Sinta grounded out, which helped Hoover Varsity Tornados tie the game at two in the bottom of the second.

Oak Park Varsity Eagles flipped the game on its head in the top of the third, scoring six runs on two hits to take the lead, 8-2. The biggest blow in the inning was a single by Tyler Perez that drove in three.

Tannous started the game for Oak Park Varsity Eagles. The hurler gave up seven hits and four runs (two earned) over five innings, striking out three and walking none. Jesse Carbonneau led things off on the bump for Hoover Varsity Tornados. The hurler surrendered four hits and two runs over one and one-third innings, striking out one and walking two. Gary Gray tossed one inning of scoreless ball for Oak Park Varsity Eagles in relief. The right-handed pitcher gave up zero hits, striking out none and walking two.

Oak Park Varsity Eagles tallied 14 hits in the game. Dylan Hirsh, Perez, Tannous, and Rizzotti each drove in three runs for Oak Park Varsity Eagles. Luke Sater collected three hits for Oak Park Varsity Eagles in three at bats. Hirsh paced Oak Park Varsity Eagles with three walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, accumulating 13 walks for the game. Sater stole two bases. Oak Park Varsity Eagles stole six bases in the game.

Number eight hitter, Owen Marks, showed the depth of Hoover Varsity Tornados’s lineup, by leading them with two hits in three at bats. Daniel Cano, Sinta, Marks, and Flores each drove in one run for Hoover Varsity Tornados. Hoover Varsity Tornados turned one double play in the game.

Oak Park Varsity Eagles play at home on Saturday against Hoover Varsity Tornados in their next game.

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