Bravehearts

New Britain, CT – In a game that came down to the final pitch, the New Britain Bees beat the Worcester Bravehearts 7-5.

The Bees started off the game fast, with three runs in the first inning. The first was on a Griffin Arnone RBI double. Arnone later scored when Noah Martinez knocked in two runs with a single

But the Bravehearts answered, as Ben McNeill (NYIT) hit a leadoff homerun in the second. He followed that up with another solo home run in the third inning to make it 3-2 Bees.

New Britain came back with a home run of their own in the fourth, when Derek Tenney hit a solo home run. But the Bravehearts hit yet another solo home run in the fifth, this time by Ben Rice (Dartmouth). This was his league leading 10^th HR of the season.

The Bravehearts tied the game in the sixth when Trevor Johnson (Dartmouth) hit a sacrifice fly. That made the score 4-4. They then took the lead with another a sacrifice fly in the eight, this time by Andrew Selima (Holy Cross).

The Bravehearts were one strike away from closing out the game, but the Bees put together a two out rally. A walk and a hit by pitch put two runners on for Todd Petersen. After fouling off two 0-2 pitches, he launched a walk off, three run home run to left field.

The Bravehearts head to Westfield for a double header tomorrow to face the Starfires with the first game starting at 3pm