Warminster shuts down Glenside

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Glenside starter Mark Bellomo also threw a decent game, but was the victim of timely hitting and some poor defense. The Hawks’ lefty wHnW fiYH LnnLnJV DnG JDYH uS DOO fiYH UunV, EuW DOO wHUH scored in two innings and the other three were of the 1-2-3 variety. It just wasn’t his day.

“We outhit them but they outscored us because they walked more,” Glenside manager Joe Schroeck. “I don’t know why the lineup couldn’t get going; we had a tough time, we needed to hit.”

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It was Warminster’s patience at the plate and timely hitting, along with Bragon’s performance on the, hill that gave the Warriors an edge.

“We had good at bats; we actually have cut down our strikeout total a lot from last year; Boice said. “We didn’t take enough walks last year and we have improved that number this year; we are just playing smarter baseball.”

Boice also liked the fact that the defense was solid and Glenside did not get any cheap runs.

“The thing I was most pleased with was that we