Rizzi Scores Three Against Piscataway

The Watchung Hills Regional High School baseball team pounded Piscataway High School in Warren on Monday afternoon, winning 11-4.

In Short

Things looked bleak for the Warriors right out the gate, falling behind 3-0 after a half inning of play. But Watchung answered back with two runs of its own in the bottom of the first to close the gap.  After trading scoreless innings, the Warriors finally broke through, scoring five in the fourth and four in the fifth, en route to the blowout victory.  Following the first inning, the Warriors pitching and defense were sharp and in those fourth and fifth innings and the Watchung batters made Piscataway throw a lot of pitches, wearing them down during their scoring outburst.

Warrior of the Game

Eric Langenauer–The sophomore pitcher went five innings, yielding three runs on six hits.  He walked no batters and struck out four. After getting knocked around in the first for three runs, Langenauer faced the minimum amount of batters from the second through the fourth and escaped a mini-jam in the fifth inning when the score was 7-3 in favor of Watchung.

Other key performances

Junior outfielder JC Rizzi went 2-for-2 with a walk, 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored.  Senior third baseman Nick Rivera went 2-for-4 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs.  Senior DH Chris Berry went 1-for-2 with 2 walks and 2 RBIs.

They said it

“I knew I had to help pick the team up.  It was a big win for us.” – Langenauer

“It was [smart pitching], I was concerned but he did settle down. He’s still a youngster.  It was very positive to see.” – Head Coach Mario Diez on Langenauer

Up Next–Hunterdon Central at home Thursday at 3:45 p.m.

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