Kieran Coffey
Sun Sports Contributor
MIDDLETOWN – It was a rough weekend for the Chenango County Junior Hellcats, as they went 0-4 at the Middletown Tournament.
The bright side for the Junior Hellcats is that they were pitted against all Senior Legion teams, so the four losses will not count against their overall record.
In the first game of the tournament, the Hellcats faced off against Newburgh Nuclear, falling by a final score of 9-0.
This game was never really much of a contest. The Nuclear jumped out to a four-run lead after just the third inning, and tacked on five more runs in the final inning to cruise to victory.
Offensive woes were the story for the Hellcats in the defeat, as they only managed to muster up just three hits against the Nuclear, coming off the bats of Mike Trevisani, Cody Beckwith and Eli Rodriguez.
Mahusky was lights out on the mound for the Nuclear in the win, pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing just the three hits, and giving up no runs.
JH: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0– 0 3 0
NN: 1 2 1 0 0 0 5– 9 10 1
In the second game of the tournament, the Junior Hellcats put up a much better offensive performance, collecting seven hits, but were unlucky to fall victim to Orange on a final scoreline of 4-2.
The third inning was the difference in this game, and was the only inning where Hellcats starting pitcher Cody Beckwith struggled. In that inning, he gave all of his four earned runs.
Other than that blemish, Beckwith put in a spectacular performance on the mound, pitching a complete game, allowing just four hits, and one walk, while striking out seven, but he would still come out on the losing end.
To their credit, the Junior Hellcats mounted a comeback in the sixth inning, scoring two runs off the bats of Beckwith, who contributed to his own cause, and Nick Shoemaker, but it wasn’t enough and the Hellcats suffered the defeat.
