Saturday, June 13
Tri-Town 3, Litchfield 1
The Tri-Town Trojans got the best of their crosstown rivals in a 3-1 win over the Litchfield Cowboys at Community Field in Tri-State Baseball League action Saturday. Jason Patrick pitched eight scoreless innings for Tri-Town (4-3), striking out six. Only a Chris Beach home run in the bottom of the ninth kept Patrick and Andrew Osolin (1 inning pitched) from combining on a shutout. The Trojans scored two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth off complete game pitcher Carl Rivers (8 strikeouts). Jon Smart (2 RBI) and Dan McCarty (double, RBI) each went 2-for-4 for Tri-Town. For Litchfield (4-4), Adam Claire went 2-for-3 with two singles.