Waves Come Up Short Against Navigators
Waves Come Up Short Against Navigators
LYNN, MA – The Ocean State Waves got on the scoreboard first, but weren’t unable to hold on as they fall 5-3 to the North Shore Navigators and fall to 21-21 on the summer.
In the second inning, a pair of hits from Chase Meggers and Creek Robertson set up Justin Long at the plate to put Ocean State out in front, sending home Meggers on an RBI notch to give the Waves a 1-0 lead.
The score held all the way until the fifth, when the North Shore offense broke open the game with a four-run burst. Bryant’s Jake Gustin sent in the tying run, and he would eventually come around to score on a two-RBI shot from Nathan Blasick. Another run in the next at-bat gave the Navigators a 4-1 advantage to end the frame.
The Waves got back on the scoreboard all the way in the eighth. A wild pitch allowed Drew Holderbach to stroll home to cut the deficit to just two. But the Navigators matched that on a bases loaded hit-by-pitch to go back up by three.
With three outs left to work with, Ocean State made one last push in the ninth. Khyree Miller racked up his second triple of the season to drive in a Holderbach run, but their efforts would be stopped there as the Waves fall back to .500.
Inside the Box Score:
Creek Robertson’s hitting streak extends to seven games after his base shot in the second.
Khyree Miller picked up his second triple of the summer, while Jake Studley had a double.
Miller and Justin Long each picked up an RBI.
Drew Holderbach came around to score twice.
Long, Holderbach, Studley and Alex Ramirez each stole a base.
Nick Payero struck out seven batters in five innings.
Up Next:
The Waves head across the bridge to Newport Friday in the final matchup of the Pell Bridge Series against the Gulls. Action from Cardines Field is set to begin at 6:35 p.m.
