LOCAL BASEBALL
The Peninsula Pilots snapped a three-game losing streak Saturday night with a 5-4, 10-inning victory over Martinsville before a crowd of 3,431 at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton.
VMI’s Trey Morgan, who has played for the Pilots since his Hampton High days, drew a bases-loaded walk to bring home Ryan Dooley with the winning run.
Extra innings in the Coastal Plain League begin with runners on first and second. Craig Kenny scored on Carter Dorighi’s sacrifice fly to give the Mustangs (3-7) a 4-3 lead in the top of the 10th, but the Pilots (3-8) sent their fans home happy by answering in the bottom of the 10th.
Marc Cisco scored the tying run on a wild pitch, setting up Morgan to complete the victory.
The Mustangs went ahead 1-0 before Henry Garcia stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on an error for a 1-1 tie. Sacrifice flies in the fourth inning by Morgan and Zac Morris put Peninsula ahead 3-2, but Martinsville squared the game at 3 in the seventh.
Doc Daniels, who began the game playing second base but was the sixth Mustang to pitch, had three hits but took the loss, giving up both runs in the 10th.
Garcia batted 3 for 4 for the Pilots, who will play the Morehead City Marlins at 6 p.m. Sunday in North Carolina. Michael Caldon pitched the ninth and 10th for the victory.
LOCAL SOCCER
Lionsbridge, D.C. United U23s compete to draw
Lionsbridge FC and the D.C. United U23 team played to a 1-1 non-league draw before a large crowd at Christopher Newport’s TowneBank Stadium.
The Lions (5-1 in USL League Two) went ahead in the 18th minute when Shepherd converted a pass from Blondel. D.C. United leveled the score in the 31st minute, and that score held.
Lionsbridge next will play at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday against league foe Northern Virginia FC in Leesburg, then will return home to face the Patuxent Football Athletics at 7 p.m. Saturday.
