The Bridgewater 16-18-year-old Babe Ruth "wood bat" team lost a pitcher's battle to rival Ridge, 1-0, at War Memorial Field in Basking Ridge Thursday.
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Both teams played with great intensity and great pitching. Bridgewater's Ryan Setnicky pitched a complete game with three strikeouts, five hits and three walks. Rob McCarthy, of Ridge, also pitched a complete game with 10 strikeouts, five hits and one walk.
"Danny Setnicky and Rob McCarthy both went the distance and pitched great games," said Bridgewater coach Danny Gerlach. "It was one to nothing."
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"Both pitchers were great tonight," added Ridge coach Bill Devries. "Obviously, it was a 1-0 game."
AT THE PLATE
With both pitchers keeping the other's team in check, the hits were limited. Bridgewater's Jim Swanton went 2-3 with a single and a double, and teammate Dave Garrison, 1-3, hit a double.
For Ridge, Nick Buley was 1-1 with two walks and scored the only run of the game. Christian Frisoli was 1-1, was hit by a pitch and had an RBI.
COACHS' TAKE
"This was a great game. Danny Setnicky pitched a great game. We had runners on second and third base a couple times and they had some great plays by their third baseman (Jeff Heiner) when he doubled up the runner."—Bridgewater coach Danny Gerlach
"A lot of these guys have played together since they were 6 years old. I love coaching these guys. This was a pitchers' dual and Rob McCarthy pitched a gem. We had great defense to back him up. It was all around a great game defensively."—Ridge coach Bill Devries