Del Gallo helps Avon win fifth straight game by blanking Fermi, 7-0

AVON, May 9 – First baseman Sean DelGallo was 3-for-4 with a home run to help the Avon High baseball team capture their fifth straight game with a 7-0 shutout over Fermi-Enfield in a Central Connecticut Conference game at Buckingham Field Monday.

Avon (9-3) had seven hits and took advantage of six wild pitches from Fermi pitcher Leyden Brousseau. Avon’s first two runs in the first inning scored on a pair of wild pitches. Avon’s Ian McDonald was 2-for-4 with a RBI single in the second inning while Chris Jacobs added a RBI double in the third inning for the Falcons.

Connor Harris (2-1) earned the win on the mound for the Falcons, who were the first team this season to hold Fermi to no runs. Avon returns to the field on Tuesday with a game at Bristol Central, followed by another road game on Wednesday at Windsor. The Falcons host Hall on Friday.

Avon 7, Fermi-Enfield 0
At Avon
Fermi (7-4)          000  000  0 – 0-7-2
Avon (9-3)           222  001  x – 7-7-1
Leyden Brousseau and unknown; Matt Rose, Connor Harris (1), Ian McDonald (6), Justin Olson (7) and Jeremy Zarwanski; WP: Harris (2-1); LP: Brosseau; 2B: Chris Jacobs (A); HR: Sean Del Gallo (A)