Barnums Open Playoffs With Comeback Win

Evan Rossi delivers a pitch during the Barnums playoff win on Thursday. 

The Bridgeport Barnums used a six run fifth to defeat the Gold Star Generals 7-5 on Thursday evening at Seaside Park in Bridgeport in the second round of the Connecticut College Baseball League Playoffs. 

The game was scoreless through the first three, but Gold Star was able to pick up a run in the fourth and four runs in the fifth, thanks in large part to four errors committed by the Barnums. 

The Barnums also left nine guys on through the first four innings. Everything changed in the bottom of the fifth inning though. 

Sean Fallon led off with a single. Pablo Aquino followed up with a double. That set up Nick Piscioniere, who tripled to center field to bring home Fallon and Aquino and cut the deficit to 5-2. 

TJ Baer and Will Stellato each followed up with RBI doubles to trim the Generals lead to one, 5-4. 

Two batters later, Christian Nilsen tripled to center field to score Stellato to tie the game. 

The Barnums took the lead on Meyer Stransky's sacrifice fly to bring in Stellato. 

Bridgeport added an insurance run in the sixth on an RBI single by Aquino to score Cam Forte who had singled earlier in the inning. 

Will Gregor got the win on the mound for the Barnums, allowing three earned runs over five innings. Evan Rossi picked up the save with two scoreless innings to close it out. 

The Barnums, who had a bye in the first round, advance to round three on Saturday at Seaside Park. They will face the West Haven Sailor at 12pm at Diamond 10.