Published in the August 17, 2015 edition
MELROSE — The Wakefield Merchants’ 2015 Intercity League Baseball campaign came to an end Friday night in a 3-0 playoff loss to the Reading Bulldogs at Morelli Field in Melrose.
The Merchants, 11-18-1 during the regular season, couldn’t muster any offense as they dropped their second game of the week to Reading, who went on to lose Sunday against the Watertown Reds and saw their season end too.
In the two games Wakefield played against the Bulldogs, they did not score a single run.
Friday night, Reading’s Tim Woods kept the Merchant bats at bay, giving up just three hits while striking out five. Nick Quattro pitched in relief, allowing one hit and striking out two.
Reading got one run each in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. Maycn Clifford went 2 for 3 at the plate, clubbing a one-run homer in the process.
Wakefield’s starter Darren Bisso went five innings, giving up three runs on six hits in the losing effort. The Merchants also committed two errors.
Tonight, Andre Chiefs play Watertown at Victory Field at 7:30 p.m., with the winner advancing the championship series against the top seeded Lexington Blue Sox.
Box Score
Friday 14, Aug, 8 p.m., at Morelli Field
Reading Bulldogs 3, Wakefield Merchants 0
Summary | Box Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wakefield Merchants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Reading Bulldogs 0 0 0 1 1 1 x 3 6 0
W: T Woods (1-0), L: D Bisso (0-1), S: N Quatro (1)
Wakefield Merchants ab r h rbi bb so avg
Bobby Losanno 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Scott Searles 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333
Mike Sorrentino 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joseph Breen 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000
James Ramsey 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333
Mike Manoogian 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Nicholas Napoli 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333
John Davison 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Joe Barry 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500
Totals 25 0 4 0 3 7 .160
2B: Nicholas Napoli
SB: Bobby Losanno
E: Scott Searles 2, Joseph Breen, Mike Manoogian
Reading Bulldogs ab r h rbi bb so avg
Darren Hartwell 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250
Harry Oringer 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ryan O’Conner 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333
Zac Talis 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500
Steve Busby 2 0 0 1 0 1 .000
Maycn Clifford 3 1 2 1 0 0 .667
Josh Drew 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Mike Taylor 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333
Cody Hall 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 24 3 6 2 2 4 .250
HR: Maycn Clifford
RBI: Steve Busby, Maycn Clifford
SB: Darren Hartwell
Wakefield Merchants ip h r er bb so era
Darren Bisso (L 0-1) 5 6 3 2 1 3 2.80
John Russolillo 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
Reading Bulldogs ip h r er bb so era
Tim Woods (W 1-0) 6 3 0 0 3 5 0.00
Nick Quatro (S 1) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0.00