| GAME SUMMARY |
| The Troy Haymakers knocked out 19 hits and Josue Cruz had two homers and drove in 8 runs as Troy outslugged the Waterford Nationals 17-7 at Kelts Field on Tuesday. Cruz hit a 2-run HR in the 1st, then a grand slam in the 2nd as Troy jumped out to a 9-0 lead. But the Nationals answered with 7 runs of their own on 7 hits, highlighted by Mike Mann's 3-run HR. The Haymakers kept the hits coming, scoring 4 more runs in both the 3rd and 4th innings. Nick Kraz picked up the win in relief for Troy, scattering 3 hits in 4 innings. HAY - Rogers, Kraz (2), Savoca (7) and Laurilla; Cruz HR/HR/2B/8 RBI, Savoca 1B/1B/1B, Laurilla 1B/1B/1B/2 RBI, Barbero Sr 1B/1B/3 RBI, Rhoden 1B/1B, Lansing 1B/1B, Joly 2B. NAT - Moore, Denatale (3), Brunson (3), Dean (5) and Lettierei; Mann HR/1B/3 RBI, Landau 2B/1B/1B, Curtis 1B/1B, B Becker 1B/1B, Lettierei 1B/1B. WP - Kraz (HAY), LP - Moore (NAT) |
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