MONROE, CT — Masuk High’s baseball team went on the road and posted a 12-1 five-inning, mercy-rule triumph over Kolbe Cathedral on Monday. Coach Brian Hourigan’s Panthers erupted for seven runs in the second inning to pull away.
Greg Nivison, Colin Jarnutowski, Quinn McGuire and Tobey Bajda combined to pitch five innings, allowing only one hit and combining to strike out 11 batters.
Kaige Garrity was 2 for 4 with an RBI double and a two-run triple. Sean Minnick hit a three-run homer. Greg Nivison hit an RBI triple and added a sac fly. Ryan Fedeli was 1 for 2 with a single and reached base and scored three times. Carson Falcone, Colin Hope and Allan Perez also had hits.
On Wednesday, the Panthers were at home and posted a 5-3 win over Immaculate to improve to 3-1.
Brandon Francisco had a single, RBI double and scored a run. Ryan Fedeli had two hits, an RBI and scored a run. Allan Perez had two singles and scored a run. Nivison, Kaige Garrity and Drew Scalia also added one RBI each.
Greg Nivison struck out 4 in 4 and 2/3 innings. Justin Feinstein pitched 2 1/3 innings for the save, striking out three.