Stuyvesant Secures Lead In Sixth Inning To Defeat Bayside

Stuyvesant ran off with the lead late in the game in a 2-1 victory over Bayside on Wednesday. The game was tied at one with the Peglegs batting in the bottom of the sixth when Meyer Polanco singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run.
The pitching was strong on both sides.  Peglegs pitchers struck out eight, while Bayside sat down 13.
Mantas Kempinas went four innings, allowing one run on two hits, striking out five and walking one.
Stuyvesant racked up six hits.  Kempinas and Julian Malenda each had two hits to lead Stuy. The Peglegs were sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error. Adam Lucey made the most plays with eight.