Bristol waves goodbye to hard luck season
By Steve Sherman
Sports Editor
Bristol sure did have a hard-luck year in the 13-14 year-old division. After posting an 8-3-1 record in the regular season, the boys finished in first place in the Bristol Recreation League.
From there, the red and white defeated Morrisville in a playoff, 11-9, despite trailing the Bulldogs, 7-1, earlier on in the third inning. Bristol then made it all the way to the championship game against Penndel but lost, 11-4. With only nine players on the bench in that game—and two of them were injured—the Bristol cause was hurt.
Still, according to head coach Fred Pirollo, the boys in red and white gave it their all.
“Even though our numbers were down in that game, the kids played very well against Penndel,” stated Pirollo.
From there, it was on to districts where Bristol’s first foe was its old nemesis Morrisville.
This wasn’t the same team that Bristol beat in an earlier playoff, however. Trailing, 7-6, in the top of the 7th inning, Derek Whitfield led off with a single then stole second base. Fred Pirollo moved him over to third base with a ground ball to second and Whitfield scored on a sac-fly to center, tying the sides at 7-all.
In the bottom of the frame, however, the Bulldogs got the run they were looking for to walk off with an 8-7 triumph. Morrisville would go on to win the District 21 Tournament.
“We tied the game but then lost in the bottom of that inning,” stated Pirollo. “It was a tough loss.”
Facing Levittown-International the next day, Bristol took their frustrations out on that day’s foe, stringing together 28 hits in a 25-3 whopping.
“I could tell the kids weren't happy,” stated Pirollo of his team’s pre-game demeanor.
Still, another day later against Levittown Pacific, Bristol came out to play in a 12-1 spanking of their opponent. With only one foe standing between Bristol and the championship, the red and white went up against another one of its nemeses in Penndel.
Bristol came out strong, producing a 7-1 second inning lead that, at the time, seemed insurmountable. With two outs however, the wheels fell off. Between them, the boys from Bristol produced seven errors in the second and third innings combined.
The team never did recover and wound up falling in that contest to Penndel.
“The kids came out strong and had the lead 7-1 in the second inning with two outs and everything fell apart for them,” explained Pirollo.
“I always tell the kids that errors will always come back to haunt you.
“And it did.”
The top three mound men for Bristol this season were Dylan Evert, Daulton Brady and Sean Coughlin. Derek Whitfield had the biggest bat for Bristol this season with a .733 average. Dylan Evert also excelled at the plate, hitting .555 as did Daulton Brady with a .500 batting average.
The team was coached by Fred Pirollo along with help from Milton Padilla and Joe Malone.
“It was definitely a team effort to get as far as we did and they were a big part of our success,” stated Pirollo of his assistants.
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Bristol Baseball
13-14 year-old division
Sean Couglin 8th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Dylan Evert 7th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Derek Whitfield 8th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Fred Pirollo 8th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Gino Cefalone 8th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Shane Adamson 8th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Ryan Rigby 7th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Chad Palmer 7th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Trevor Leone 7th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Michael Petrino 8th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
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Daulton Brady 8th grade, St. Ann School
Coilean Malone 7th grade, St. Ann School
Milton Padilla 8th grade, St. Mark School
Sports Editor
Bristol sure did have a hard-luck year in the 13-14 year-old division. After posting an 8-3-1 record in the regular season, the boys finished in first place in the Bristol Recreation League.
From there, the red and white defeated Morrisville in a playoff, 11-9, despite trailing the Bulldogs, 7-1, earlier on in the third inning. Bristol then made it all the way to the championship game against Penndel but lost, 11-4. With only nine players on the bench in that game—and two of them were injured—the Bristol cause was hurt.
Still, according to head coach Fred Pirollo, the boys in red and white gave it their all.
“Even though our numbers were down in that game, the kids played very well against Penndel,” stated Pirollo.
From there, it was on to districts where Bristol’s first foe was its old nemesis Morrisville.
This wasn’t the same team that Bristol beat in an earlier playoff, however. Trailing, 7-6, in the top of the 7th inning, Derek Whitfield led off with a single then stole second base. Fred Pirollo moved him over to third base with a ground ball to second and Whitfield scored on a sac-fly to center, tying the sides at 7-all.
In the bottom of the frame, however, the Bulldogs got the run they were looking for to walk off with an 8-7 triumph. Morrisville would go on to win the District 21 Tournament.
“We tied the game but then lost in the bottom of that inning,” stated Pirollo. “It was a tough loss.”
Facing Levittown-International the next day, Bristol took their frustrations out on that day’s foe, stringing together 28 hits in a 25-3 whopping.
“I could tell the kids weren't happy,” stated Pirollo of his team’s pre-game demeanor.
Still, another day later against Levittown Pacific, Bristol came out to play in a 12-1 spanking of their opponent. With only one foe standing between Bristol and the championship, the red and white went up against another one of its nemeses in Penndel.
Bristol came out strong, producing a 7-1 second inning lead that, at the time, seemed insurmountable. With two outs however, the wheels fell off. Between them, the boys from Bristol produced seven errors in the second and third innings combined.
The team never did recover and wound up falling in that contest to Penndel.
“The kids came out strong and had the lead 7-1 in the second inning with two outs and everything fell apart for them,” explained Pirollo.
“I always tell the kids that errors will always come back to haunt you.
“And it did.”
The top three mound men for Bristol this season were Dylan Evert, Daulton Brady and Sean Coughlin. Derek Whitfield had the biggest bat for Bristol this season with a .733 average. Dylan Evert also excelled at the plate, hitting .555 as did Daulton Brady with a .500 batting average.
The team was coached by Fred Pirollo along with help from Milton Padilla and Joe Malone.
“It was definitely a team effort to get as far as we did and they were a big part of our success,” stated Pirollo of his assistants.
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Bristol Baseball
13-14 year-old division
Sean Couglin 8th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Dylan Evert 7th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Derek Whitfield 8th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Fred Pirollo 8th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Gino Cefalone 8th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Shane Adamson 8th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Ryan Rigby 7th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Chad Palmer 7th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Trevor Leone 7th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
Michael Petrino 8th grade/ Bristol Junior HS
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Daulton Brady 8th grade, St. Ann School
Coilean Malone 7th grade, St. Ann School
Milton Padilla 8th grade, St. Mark School
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