BELLEVILLE, NJ —The Belleville High School baseball team hopes to bounce back after losing both its games last week.
The Bucs lost to Becton, 6-4, on Monday, April 28, at home. Belleville fell behind, 6-0, after committing several errors early in the game.
“We did a good job of battling back, but fell short,” BHS head coach Joe Sorce said. “Senior relief pitcher Ariancy Paulino did a good job out of the bullpen, pitching 4 1/3 innings with six strikeouts.”
Senior Derek Gonzalez went 2-for-3 at the plate.
The 16th-seeded Bucs lost to 17th-seeded Glen Ridge in the Greater Newark Tournament preliminary round on Wednesday, April 30. The Bucs took a 1-0 lead into the sixth inning, but a few mistakes proved costly, said Sorce.
The Bucs, who moved to 6-9 on the season, hope to avenge that loss when they host Glen Ridge on Monday, May 5, at 7 p.m. in a Super Essex Conference game.
Belleville will then visit Lodi on Thursday, May 8, and host Caldwell on Friday, May 9.
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