March 28, 2024

Baseball Townies Lose to Central. Senior Night Acknowledged.

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TOWNIE PLAYOFF HOPES SLIM

The EPHS baseball team needed a win against Central High on Wednesday afternoon to clinch a playoff spot in Division I play. A loss would mean that help would be needed from others for a slim chance to continue the season. The Townies jumped out on top in the first inning after a 2 run double smacked by Nathan Silveira. However that would be all the runs that East Providence would score on the day as they took a 10-2 spanking from the Knights.

"I thought we had a good start and Andrew (pitcher Andrew Rodriques) looked good for awhile, but we didn't show much offense after that," said coach Bobby Rodericks. An error, a couple of walks and Central pecked away until they blew the game open. EP is not deep in pitching and that makes a playoff run difficult in Division I. "Should we get back in this thing, we'll show up ready and give it our best," said coach Rodericks.

After a come from behind extra inning win the night before against Barrington High, the Townies couldn't repeat that feat and now must await the winner of the Central-Portsmouth game. A Central win may put the Townies into the playoffs.

Senior honorary captain Nick Faella threw out the first pitch and has been with the Townies throughout his high school years. After the game, East Providence honored their senior players on the field as parents were introduced and given a red rose by the players.

The 2016 Townie Roster:
Riley Cronin, Matt Conrad, Adam Duarte, Jared Cardoza, Austin Hartley, Tyler Midelfort, Ray Aponte, Jordan Gibson, Derek Geiger, Derek Silva, Nate Silveira, Andrew Rodrigues ,Nick Machevich, Nick Lemire, Cam Almeida, Ben Sears, Deyshaun Tengbeh, Andrew Lethbridge and Dylan Carreiro. Head Coach, Bobby Rodericks, Assistant Coach, Chris Kennedy.

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