Both pitching staffs had their hands full on Saturday in a high-scoring affair where Takeover Baseball 13U bested New Jersey Hitman travel baseball team, 10-7. In the first inning, Takeover Baseball 13U got their offense started when Brody Henderson doubled on a 2-2 count, scoring Santino Cignarella who led off the game with a single. Takeover Baseball 13U notched four runs in the third inning. Paul Serra, Gavin Arieno, and Max Romanok powered the big inning with RBIs. Lunden Chadwell was credited with the victory for Takeover Baseball 13U, he surrendered two runs on one hit over two and two-thirds innings, striking out four. Paul Serra and Liam Gallagher entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief. Takeover Baseball 13U tallied 12 hits. Gavin Arieno, Santino Cignarella, and Paul Serra all managed multiple hits for Takeover Baseball 13U. Cignarella and Arieno each managed three hits to lead Takeover Baseball 13U. Takeover Baseball 13U stole ten bases during the game as three players stole more than one, Donovan Epps led the way with three.
