Overwhelming Offense Leads To 16-1 Warrior Win In Somerset County Baseball Tournament Opener
A seven-run fourth inning powered the Franklin High School Warriors baseball team to a 16-1 win over Manville High School April 22 in the opening day of the Somerset County Tournament.
Nearly every Warrior had a say in the win, which featured an inside-the-park two-run homer in the home third inning and a total of 10 stolen bases.
Earlier in that inning, a ground-rule double by pitcher A.J. Gordon scored two runs.
Later in the frame, Joshua Kuroda-Grauer buried one deep enough into left field to allow for an inside-the-park home run.
Kuroda-Grauer ended going 3-for-4, with two runs, two RBIs, a double and a stolen base.
Ryan Hannah went 2-for-4, with a run, an RBI and a stolen base, and Danish Nadeem went 1-for-4, with a run, an RBI and a stolen base.
Nick Rosikiewicz went 2-for-2, with two runs, three RBIs, two doubles and two stolen bases, while Gordon went 1-for-2 with a walk, with two runs, an RBI, a double and a stolen base.
Gabe Perez went 1-for-1, with two runs, and RBI and a stolen base and Taj Muhammad went 1-for-1 with two walks, three runs and two stolen bases.
Matt Matos went 1-for-1 with an RBI and a stolen base, while Jason Ferner went 1-for-1 with a run and a walk.
Also scoring a run was Rodrigo Cantillo.
With the win, the 10th-seeded Warriors move on to the tournament’s first round against Gil St. Bernard’s on April 27. Gil, seeded number 7 in the tournament, received a bye in the tournament’s play-in round.
Following are some scenes from the game: