MONROE, Conn. — Masuk High’s baseball team, the No. 12 seed in the Class L State Tournament, defeated visiting and No. 21 New London 4-1 in the first round on Monday.
Graham Gabriel pitched a complete game allowing only one run on two hits, while striking out five and walking one.
Jackson Zylick scored Masuk’s first run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the first. In the second inning, Nico Convertito doubled and then scored on a Nate O’Hara RBI single.
In the bottom of the third, Austin Patti scored on a Steven Curtin sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the fourth Matt Boyle doubled and later scored on a Nate O’Hara RBI ground out.
Masuk will visit No. 5 seed Kaynor Tech on Tuesday, June 2, at 3:45 p.m.
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The team is playing great defense along with some timely hitting to win close games. Keep it up.