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7-run sixth inning lifts Bravehearts over Bees

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    Worcester caps 5-game home stand 4-1

    WORCESTER – Behind 7 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning the Worcester Bravehearts came from behind to top the New Britain Bees, 9-4, Tuesday morning at Fitton Field.

    On the third of 3 Baseball in Education Days for the ’Hearts this summer, the crowd of Worcester-area children fell silent when New Britain plated 4 runs on 6 hits in the first inning against Worcester starter Jake LeFrancois (St. Paul Diocesan, UMass Lowell).

    LeFrancois left the game after an inning, but the Bravehearts bullpen held the Bees scoreless the rest of the way. Noah McMahon (Wofford), Hudson’s Keegan Antelman (Bentley), Dedham’s Michael O’Brien (Tufts) and Owen Pincince (New Haven) combined to pitch 8 scoreless innings in relief.

    Worcester finally cracked the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth when Wyatt Hoffman (Rowan), batting in his Bravehearts debut, cracked an RBI single to score Nolan DeAndrade (Franklin Pierce) and make it 4-1 New Britain.

    In the sixth, with Bees starter Will O’Connor out of the game, Worcester jumped on reliever TJ Winn, plating 7 runs on 6 hits. DeAndrade drilled an RBI double to left-center, plating Charlton’s Joey Rubin (Alabama). Worcester’s Max LeFrancois (Assumption) hit a sacrifice fly to right to make it 4-3, then Pincince tied the game with a run-scoring ground ball.

    Still, the Bravehearts weren’t done. The ’Hearts took the lead when Holden’s Cody Smith (Assumption) grounded a 2-run single up the middle before Matt Milone (SUNY Maritime) cranked a 2-run home run, his second of the season, to left. A bases-loaded walk to Carter Hanson (Wofford) the following inning extended the Worcester lead for the 9-4 final.

    The Bravehearts go back on the road Wednesday, opening a 2-game road stint against the Westfield Starfires. First pitch is set for 10:30 a.m. at Bullens Field.

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