Kieran Coffey
Sun Sports Contributor
sports@evesun.com
ONEONTA – It was a rough day for the Norwich varsity baseball team yesterday, May 1, as they succumbed to Oneonta on a final score of 23-6.
The Tornado struggled to find their footing, giving up 13 runs to the yellow jackets in the first inning.
“They sent 17 guys to the plate in the first inning; you’re not going to win too many games like that,” said Norwich head coach Rich Turnbull following the loss. “We couldn’t get an out. They batted through the entire lineup. All nine guys scored.”
Following their first inning collapse, Norwich picked up their play, and managed to start a rally, stringing together five consecutive hits in a four-run fourth inning. They tacked on two more runs in the fifth, to cut Oneonta’s lead to 10, but ran out of gas in the sixth inning, surrendering six more runs to the opposition.
