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Solon Comets Baseball Handles Cuyahoga Falls 10-3

Big fourth and fifth innings propel Comets over Black Tigers for a conference win

Solon baseball coach Damien Kopkas has a simple motto: Win every inning.

And that's exactly what the Comets did today to defeat the Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers 10-3. The Comets climb to 3-4 with the Northeast Conference win.Β 

The Comets took a 2-0 lead into the fourth inning, but Cuyahoga Falls tied it up when Alex Overfield hit a two-run blast over the right field wall.Β 

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What did Solon do? Respond with a four-run fourth.

Senior second baseman Anthony DeMarco led off with a single, then stole second. Then senior first baseman Dan Goetz singled. Leadoff hitter Jesse Circelli, a junior playing centerfield, hit in DeMarco and moved runners to second and third bases.

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Chris D'Amato bunted safely to load the bases and senior designated hitter Elliott Wood walked to bring in a run. Then Eric Esborn, a senior shortstop, hit a monster double to bring in two more runs.

Kopkas said he was pleased with the Comets' performance, which he called sound and fundamental baseball against a good opponent.

"We expect to play well and and hope good things will happen," he said. "Our goal is to win every inning. When they put two on the board, we had to get them back. That was exactly what we needed."

Solon repeated that performance in the fifth inning, scoring another four runs.Β 

Leading the way for Solon was Esborn, who collected four RBIs, and Goetz who hit in two RBIs.

Collecting the win for the Comets was junior pitcher Danny Sutyak, who pitched five innings and gave up three runs. Junior Pat Vogel finished things off on the mound for Solon, pitching two scoreless innings.

Up next for Solon is an away game at Cuyahoga Falls Wednesday and a make-up game against Mayfield Thursday at home.

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