Monday’s American Legion roundup

NASHUA – One day after beating a team it had lost to twice during the regular season, Milford Post 23 had the same done to it, falling to Sweeney Post 2 in Monday’s first game at the American Legion senior baseball state tournament.

Sweeney scored five runs in the first, three in the third and two each in the fourth, fifth and sixth to clobber Milford 14-1 in seven innings at Holman Stadium. The game was shortened due to the mercy rule.

Post 2, which lost to Milford twice during the regular season, got three RBIs from Connor Walsh, including a two-run double in the first inning. The first seven batters of the game reached safely for Sweeney (15-6) and it sent 10 to the plate in the first.

Brendan Sullivan was 5 for 5 with two RBIs, Dan O’Connor scored three runs and Brian Shea also drove in a pair. Drew Merrick picked up the win by pitching seven innings of one-run ball, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out three.

CJ Bilodeau drove in the lone Milford (13-8) run in the fourth inning on Post 23’s first hit of the game. Tommy Bennett took the loss, allowing eight runs (six earned) in three innings. Sean McClure also went two-plus innings and allowed six runs (four earned) while Ryan Aho and Jacob Grassett also pitched an inning each.

Dover 6, Londonderry 1

Dover Post 8 kept its hopes of a repeat alive by eliminating Londonderry Post 27 in the second game of the day.

Post broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the sixth and put the game away with a four-run eighth inning. Evan Zuchowski got the win for Dover (13-8), going the distance and allowing an unearned run on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts.

Jordan Goss had a three-run home run in the eighth to give Dover a cushion and Connor Rittenhouse also drove in two runs. Ryan Cordeiro scored three times.

Londonderry (13-8) got an RBI from Colby Joncas, scoring Geoffrey Kayo in the fifth inning to tie the game. Robert Baril suffered the loss, allowing two runs on three hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings. He also struck out four.

Rochester 6, Exeter 4

Rochester Post 7 earned a spot in the championship game Wednesday with its third win of the season over Exeter Post 32.

Post 7 (19-2) scored five runs in the fourth inning to take the lead, only to watch Exeter (16-5) score two runs each in the fifth and sixth to make it a one-run game. Rochester added some insurance in the eighth and held on for the win.

Rick Creteau drove in two runs for Rochester while Justin Jewell and Mac Struthers were both 2 for 5 with a run scored and an RBI. Anthony DiPrizio also drove in a run and had two hits.

Andrew Barnes got the win, allowing four runs on seven hits and a walk in six innings, striking out seven, while Christopher States pitched three innings of scoreless relief for the save.

Michael Strabone took the loss, as he went just four innings and gave up five runs (four earned) on four hits and a walk. Exeter also used Alexander Sprague and Cody Morrisette for two innings of relief and Jared Brescia for one.

Schedule

• Game 12: Sweeney vs. Dover, 4 p.m. on Tuesday
• Game 13: Exeter vs. Winner of Game 12, 7 p.m. on Tuesday
• Game 14: Rochester vs. Winner of Game 13, 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday
• Game 15: If necessary, 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday