Jesuit-based Retif Oil edges Malcolm Dienes to win CCS Summer League opener

METAIRIE – Any time teams from Jesuit and Rummel meet on the baseball diamond, you can expect an extremely competitive close game.

That was the case again Wednesday night at John Ryan Stadium.

Gates Barre delivered a sacrifice fly, scoring William Good in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Jesuit-based Retif Oil a 5-4 win over Rummel-based Malcolm Dienes in Crescent City Sports Prep Summer League action.

It was the league opener for Retif, while Malcolm Dienes fell to 1-1.

Good had reached on a three-base throwing error.

On the sacrifice fly, right fielder Gavin Kennedy made a nice running catch and threw to first base to double off Hunter Oufnac, who had walked. The home plate umpire ruled that Good had crossed the plate before Oufnac was out at first.

Retif Oil struck first with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third inning. With one out, Patrick Berrigan tripled to left, Alex Jeansonne walked and William Good was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Oufnac doubled home Berrigan and Jeansonne to make it 2-0.

Malcolm Dienes evened things up in the top of the fourth as Anthony Mouney was hit by a pitch and Gavin Nix walked. Gavin Kennedy laced a single to right, scoring Mouney and an error allowed a second run to score and it was 2-2.

The Oilers recaptured the lead in the bottom of the 4th on a walk to Soter, a single by by Brandon Thomas and an RBI single by Berrigan to make it 3-2.

Malcolm Dienes came right back to tie it in the top of the fifth inning on a single by Mikey Ryan, who stole second, and scored on a single by Rhett Centanni to make it 3-3.

Retif Oil bounced back to take the lead with a run in the bottom of the fifth on a walk to Everett Denny, a wild pitch, a passed ball advancing him to third and he scored on error to make it 4-3.

Once again, the Rummel-based squad came back to tie it in the top of the sixth. With two outs, Evan Burg singled, Ryan reached on an error and Centanni walked. Burg then scored on a wild pitch to even the score at 4-4.

Lee Bridgewater, the third pitcher of the game for Retif, picked up the win, pitching the final two innings. Bridgewater allowed an unearned run on one hit. He walked one and struck out three.

Bryce Pitts started for Retif Oil, pitching three strong scoreless innings, allowing just two hits with a walk and three strikeouts. Jake Moreci followed Pitts to the mound and allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits.

Ryan Claverie took the loss for Malcolm Dienes (1-1), pitching two innings, allowing two unearned runs without a hit. Shane Hirstius started for Dienes, allowing two runs on four hits and 2 1/3 innings before Ryan went 1 2/3 innings, allowing a run on two hits.

FINAL
MD 000 211 0 — 4 6 2, 10 LOB
RO 002 111 X — 5 6 1, 9 LOB
WP—Lee Bridgewater
LP—Ryan Claverie
Time of Game:
SB—Evan Burg, Gavin Nix, Anthony Mouney, Will Soter, Mikey Ryan-2, Derek Delatte, Brandon Thomas
2B—Hunter Oufnac
3B—Patrick Berrigan