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Youth Teams Watch as Ridge Rolls at TD Bank Park [Video]
Red Devils score 18 runs and get strong pitching effort from Greg Lauricella.
The baseball team played its annual game at TD Bank Park Friday night against Warren Hills. The game is also an event for the Ridge Baseball Club with hundreds of Little Leaguers in attendance. As part of the evening, the uniformed youth players take to the field and line the infield.
It's an annual evening in which the Little League, t-ball and Babe Ruth players get to see what happens if they keep playing — and make it to the Ridge Red Devils baseball team when they're older. This year's event was an inspiration — the Red Devils trounced their opponents 18-1 to give their audience something to really cheer about.
the teams for ages 5 to 12, crowded out onto the field.
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The high school baseball players are very involved throughout the year in helping the younger players, said Ridge High School's head baseball coach, Tom Blackwell. "The event creates a great atmosphere for my guys and also creates a memory for the Little Leaguers to someday have the opportunity to play in the event," he said.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th RUNS HITS ERRORS Ridge (9-12) 8 0 1 8 0 0 1 18 18 0 Warren Hills (8-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1IN SHORT
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Ridge jumped out with eight runs in the first inning and added eight more in the fourth inning en route to an 18-1 win. Solid defense and a strong outing from pitcher Greg Lauricella, Ridge never allowed Warren Hills to get on the board until the bottom of the seventh inning.
DEVIL OF THE GAME
Greg Lauricella - The senior starter went five innings with six strikeouts, scattering four hits and giving up only one walk.
"Greg was 'lights out' tonight. He went out and did what he does, he mixes it up, throws hard and gave them a tough time tonight. We never score any runs for him, but I guess we made up for that tonight."—Ridge coach Tom Blackwell
COACH'S TAKE
"We're on the right track. We keep battling. It is a great group of talented guys that play hard every single time. We have had inconsistent results, the effort has been the same every time."—Coach Blackwell
UP NEXT—Ridge hosts Bernards Saturday at 1 p.m.