PLYMOUTH, May 22 – Matt Donofrio had two doubles while Pat Norton was 2-for-3 with three RBI to lead the Terryville Black Sox to a 16-3 win over the Canton Crushers in the Tri-State League opener for both teams on Sunday.
The Black Sox (1-0) had 21 hits in the game. Pat Mulcahy had a solo home run for the winners. Terryville hurler Billy Armstrong had five innings of no-hit ball and he struck out 12 in seven innings of work.
Canton (0-1) had six hits, led by Spirito with two hits, including a double. Canton got on the scoreboard in the seventh inning. Shortstop Jake Bryant and Spirito had back-to-back singles. Both scored on a two-RBI double from Chris Van deBogart.
The Crushers added another run in the ninth inning. Center fielder Andre Eason singled and stole second base. He scored on a two-out double by Spirito for the third run of the game. Third baseman Jon Scippa also had a single for Canton.
Taylor Riley pitched three innings of strong relief for Canton, allowing just one hit – the Mulcahy home run in the seventh inning.
Canton returns to the field Sunday for their home opener when the Crushers host the defending champion Litchfield Cowboys at 5 p.m. at Bowdoin Field.
Terryville 16, Canton 3
At Plymouth
Canton (0-1) 000 000 201 – 3-6-0
Terryville (1-0) 330 600 13x – 16-21-0
Jim Spirito, Taylor Riley (4), Chris Van deBogart (8) and Jeff Mulhall; Bill Armstrong, Kenny Kerski (8) and Kyle Kerski; WP: Armstrong (1-0); LP: Spirito (0-1); 2B: Spirito (C), Van deBogart (C), Matt Donofrio (T) 2, HR: Pat Mulcany (T)
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