DEVON – It got late very early on Tuesday night, as an 11-run, 16-batter bottom of the first inning put Game 2 of the Delco League Championship Series out of reach almost before it began.  Wayne eventually came away with a 16-1 victory, and more importantly, a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series.

 

The first eight batters of the game reached base and scored for Wayne before Upper Darby pitching recorded an out.  The Blue Sox used three pitchers in the first and six in total for the night as the defending champions took an 11-0 lead into the second.

 

Wayne tacked on two more in the third and three in the fourth before Upper Darby added a consolation tally in the top of the seventh.

 

Each player in the Wayne starting lineup scored at least one run in the game, with Nate Sides crossing the plate four times.  Steven Wells had three hits and four runs batted in, while Luke Zimmerman added a pair of hits and drove in three.  Wayne pounded out 15 hits on the night – 14 of them singles – and drew 10 walks.  For the Blue Sox, Darren Hagan's seventh-inning double scored Steve Theisen, who was on base twice with a pair of walks in the game.

 

Cam Mathes threw three perfect innings for Wayne, while Corey Woodcock tossed two shutout innings of relief to earn the win.  Frank Parrotti took the loss; he faced the first seven batters of the game and did not record an out.  Appearing in his second consecutive Delco League Championship Series, Mathes has appeared in four of the seven games over the past two seasons; he has pitched 13.2 shutout innings and allowed just one hit and three total base runners while striking out 11.

 

 

Wayne will look to claim league championship number 19 – its second in a row and fourth in five years – on Wednesday night.  First pitch for Game 3 is set for 5:45 p.m. at Cardinal O'Hara.  A live audio stream will be available on DelcoLeague.com.