Bay Baseball sweeps Valley Forge behind Liatti gem, seventh-inning rally
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| VAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ROC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| VAL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Bay Baseball completed a two-game conference sweep of Valley Forge with two very different wins, rolling to a 10-0 victory in five innings on Monday before breaking through late for a 7-6 comeback win Tuesday in Parma.
The opener belonged to Andrew Liatti. The right-hander threw a five-inning complete game, allowing just one hit, striking out five and not surrendering a run. Liatti faced only 16 batters while recording all 15 outs, a dominant outing that set the tone for Bay from the start. He also contributed at the plate, going 1 for 2 with two RBIs, a run scored and a walk as the Rockets built steady offensive pressure in the run-rule win.
Bay got production throughout the lineup Monday. Ryan Egan went 1 for 1 with an RBI and two walks, and he scored three times. Jack McManamon finished 1 for 2 with two RBIs, while Travis Ropelewski also went 1 for 2 and drove in a run. With Liatti controlling the game on the mound and several hitters cashing in scoring chances, the Rockets closed out the five-inning shutout at home.
The second game required much more patience. Bay was held scoreless into the seventh inning during the trip to Parma, but the Rockets erupted for seven runs in the top of the final frame to steal a 7-6 victory and finish the series sweep. The decisive swing came from Johnny Veverka, whose three-run home run ignited the rally and changed the game after Bay's bats had been quiet most of the afternoon.
Veverka finished 2 for 4 and added a double, while Ethan Sedivec went 2 for 3 with two doubles. Sedivec also gave Bay a strong start on the mound, working four innings without allowing an earned run and striking out eight in a no-decision effort. Trevor Ormsby picked up the win in relief, and Veverka returned to the mound to earn the save after delivering the biggest hit of the day.
Taken together, the two wins showed Bay's range in a conference series. The Rockets got a clean, overpowering performance behind Liatti in the opener, then answered with a dramatic late push in the finale. Bay left the series with a sweep, a dominant pitching line from one game and a last-inning hit parade in the other, capped by Veverka's go-ahead three-run blast in the seventh.
