By John Goralski Sports Writer Charlie Lembo said that he’s never worried about a loss. That’s why he embraces such a tough regular season schedule. It’s the way his team responds to a loss that concerns the Southington coach. That’s why Lembo had a hard time suppressing his smile when he welcomed visitors into the Plainville dugout after a 4-0 win over the defending Class M champions. The Knights began the week with their first loss of the season, but they responded with two of their best defensive efforts. Brett Susi scored his first varsity no-hitter in a 7-0 win over Newington, and Joe Rivera came one hit short of matching him against Plainville. Southington improved to 4-1 overall. “I wish we would start scoring a little earlier in the game to put some pressure on the other teams,” said Lembo. “Maybe if we could get more baserunners, we can do more things like hit and run, bunting, or stealing. I think it’s going to come around.” The Berlin Wall Andrew Goralski went 4-for-4 with a pair of RBI. Matt Sirois scored two hits in four attempts, and Ted Shaw scored twice. On Monday, April 8, Southington batters went 7-for-14 [...]
By John Goralski Sports Writer Charlie Lembo said that he’s never worried about a loss. That’s why he embraces such a tough regular season schedule. It’s the way his team responds to a loss that concerns the Southington coach. That’s why Lembo had a hard time suppressing his smile when he welcomed visitors into the Plainville dugout after a 4-0 win over the defending Class M champions. The Knights began the week with their first loss of the season, but they responded with two of their best defensive efforts. Brett Susi scored his first varsity no-hitter in a 7-0 win over Newington, and Joe Rivera came one hit short of matching him against Plainville. Southington improved to 4-1 overall. “I wish we would start scoring a little earlier in the game to put some pressure on the other teams,” said Lembo. “Maybe if we could get more baserunners, we can do more things like hit and run, bunting, or stealing. I think it’s going to come around.” The Berlin Wall Andrew Goralski went 4-for-4 with a pair of RBI. Matt Sirois scored two hits in four attempts, and Ted Shaw scored twice. On Monday, April 8, Southington batters went 7-for-14 [...]