The Cats starting pitcher, Brian Zeldin, was extending his arm to offer his skipper the ball when Dailey was halfway to the mound. Instead, he left Zeldin in the game, and the starter rewarded Dailey by dealing a ground ball that North Adams defense turned into a double play. North Adams got out of the inning and went on to a 5-2 win over Sanford to advance to the second round of the New England Collegiate Baseball League playoffs. Zeldin had cruised through the first six innings and ended up allowing just three hits and no runs in 6-2/3 innings of work for the SteepleCats, who advance to a best of three series against the Upper Valley Nighthawks, who dispatched Winnipesaukee, 7-6, in 12 innings on Tuesday night.
Keene scored three runs in the eighth to erasea a 7-4 North Adams lead and one more in the top of the ninth to take an 8-7 lead. Matt Shilling started North Adams winning rally in the ninth with a one-out single. Golinski was then hit by a pitch. Marti delivered a ground ball, and Keene was unable to turn two as Golinski raced home to win the game. Jeremy Lea went 3-for-4, and Justin Grech was 2-for-4 with three RBIs to lead North Adams offense. Vincenzo Zappulla earned the win with one inning of relief. He allowed one unearned run in the top of the ninth and struck out three.
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