Shortstop Nick DiFlorio knocked a run in the first inning, two in the third and stroked a two-run home run in the fourth as Churchville-Chili defeated Leroy 8-4 in a non-league baseball game.
DiFlorio’s RBI double in the first came after Scott Neu led off the inning with a single and stolen base.
After the Knights scored three runs in the third after their first five batters reached base, Churchville-Chili countered in their half of the stanza by batting around and plating four runs to retake the lead.
Aaron Monroe led off the rally with a single, went to second on a wild pitch and third on an infield single by Neu. After another stolen base, DiFlorio drove both in with a single and he took third on a wild throw home. Billy Sanborn knocked him in with an RBI sacrifice fly. Ben Martin singled and advanced to second on an error before another error allowed him to score from second on a dropped infield pop.
The Saints added two more runs in the fourth as Monroe reached on an error and scored ahead of DiFlorio’s two-run home run to left on a 3-2 pitch.
After the Knights scored once in the fifth, the Saints responded in the bottom half as left fielder Jason Wallace led off by reaching second on an infield single and ensuing throwing error. After stealing third, Monroe plated him driving a single to left on a hanging curveball.
Starting pitcher Tyler Johnson threw four innings and allowed seven hits and three earned runs to earn the win. Dylan Angora picked up the three-inning save allowing only two hits and striking out four. He allowed just one walk over the final ten Knights batters.
DiFlorio was 3-for-4 with five RBI’s and two runs scored.
