Bloomfield junior Alex Klena delivers a pitch in the 9-6 win over Nutley on April 12 at Bloomfield Middle School field.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School baseball team defeated Nutley and Lyndhurst.
The Bengals scored seven runs in the first inning against Nutley and went on to win, 9-6, at the Bloomfield Middle School field on Tuesday, April 12, in the home opener.
Junior Tyler Bell had a single, a double, a walk, and an RBI. Senior Nico Ong had a single, a walk, a sacrifice fly, and an RBI. Junior Keithdem Perez had two doubles and an RBI. Sophomore Evan Freid had a walk, a sacrifice fly and two RBIs. Junior Brandon Piacenza pitched 4 and a third innings, allowing six hits and one walk, and fanning eight for his second win of the season.
After losing to Montclair, 5-0, on Wednesday, April 13, at the Bloomfield Middle School field, the Bengals defeated Lyndhurst, 3-2, on Saturday, April 16, on the road. Bell hit an RBI single in the top of the eighth inning for the game-winner. Bell also was the winning pitcher, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks with 10 strikeouts in seven innings. Piacenza went 2-for-3 with two singles and a run scored, and also got the save, as he pitched the eighth inning.
The Bengals visited Seton Hall Prep in West Orange and lost, 12-0, on Monday, April 18, to move to a 3-4 record on the season.
Bloomfield also visited Livingston on Tuesday, April 19, after press time. The team will host Morris Knolls on Wednesday, April 20, at noon; West Essex on Friday, April 22, at 4 p.m; and Old Tappan on Saturday, April 12, at noon, and will visit Nutley on Monday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m.
Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon
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