Mansfield Shuts Out Foxborough Baseball
Jimmy Flaherty went 2-3 against the Hornets while Nick Sestito went 1-3 with a double.
The score alone does not imply a close game but take away one inning of action and the showdown between Foxborough and Mansfield becomes a closer game. Yet even if you remove the Hornets’ big fifth inning during their 5-0 win over Foxborough Monday, the Warriors still would have needed to find a way to pull ahead instead of keeping things close. “We’re just staying even with teams in the first three innings instead of getting guys on and putting pressure on them,” Foxborough head coach Billy Sittig said. Unable to find anything at the plate, Warriors' pitcher Brandon Fowler did everything he could to keep Mansfield off the scoreboard. With bases loaded and two outs in the top of the second inning, a strikeout by Fowler ended the early jam …
