Renaud & Enright ignite rally to give Townies 2-1 win over Lincoln. Hallene with complete game pitching.

Townies (15-4) with better record but LSA (14-7) gets home field Thursday

Before a packed house at EPHS, Alex Enright, Max Pawlik, and JJ Renaud combined for five of the team's eight hits in the come from behind victory Tuesday night over Lincoln. East Providence didn't take the lead until late in the game. The Townies were down 1-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning. With one out and a count of 2-2, JJ Renaud lined a hard single to center field. Alex Enright then drove a triple to center field with Renaud scoring the game tying run. As Enright reached third base, he then scampered home with the go ahead run on an overthrow from the outfield to third. Pawlik then doubled to left field but after a walk to Aidan Martins the go-ahead rally ended with EP up 2-1.

In the top of the 7th for Lincoln, Hallene stopped the lions in order on a ground out, pop up and ground out to end the game in convincing fashion.

A single by Carson Mellen on an 0-2 count put Lincoln on the board in the top of the third, but Lefty Hallene stopped Lincoln from doing anything more. The senior southpaw struck out six and allowed 7 hits in the complete game victory.

Alex Enright and JJ Renaud were a force together in the lineup, as they each collected two hits for East Providence while hitting back-to-back. East Providence also turned one double play in the game and didn't commit a single error in the field.

Also getting hits for East Providence were Aidan Martins, Kyle Desrosiers and Jamison Sydney.

East Providence moves forward in playoff action against La Salle at La Salle on Thursday at 4:30 pm. Although the Townies beat LaSalle once and have a better regular season record, LSA is awarded the home field advantage on Thursday, due to a RIIL complicated non-league rating system.

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