Cubs Rally Against Brewster, Fall to Mahopac

CARMEL—With their season winding down the Carmel Cubs U-10 team got a chance to see where they stand against potential playoff opponents. The Cubs (8-5) took on two teams ahead of them in the standings and got a split, losing 8-2 to Mahopac on Tuesday before beating Brewster 8-7 with a late inning rally on Thursday.

Carmel’s Ryan Beauchesne slides safely into second against Brewster. SKIP PEARLMAN Against Brewster the Cubs found themselves in an early hole before they got their offense going in the final two innings. The Cubs scored five runs in the fifth and sixth innings, and won the game when Artie Shofi scored on a wild pitch.

“It was a good comeback against a top team,” said coach Tom Mills. “I think it will help us as we push for the playoffs.”

Tyler Parshley and Ryan Beauschene each had two RBIs, while Max Ryerson, Mike Prestopino and James Peterman all added RBIs of their own.

Above: Luke Barnes of Brewster takes a swing. Right: Brewster pitcher Nathan Beal delivers against Carmel last week. Photos by SKIP PEARLMAN. “We have a lot of one run wins,” Mills said. “We’re winning the close games, which we were losing last year.”

Peter Mills started for the Cubs and pitched two innings, Shofi came on in relief and pitched the final four innings to earn the win.

Like they did against Brewster, the Cubs found themselves in an early hole, but this time they couldn’t battle their way out. Due to some sloppy fielding the Cubs put themselves behind from the very beginning.

“We’ve made too many errors,” Mills said. “We were down six after the second inning, and lot of it was on errors, three of the runs they scored were unearned.”

Once again Mills made the start for the Cubs, and eventually gave way Beauschene. In addition to their struggles in the field, the Cubs struggled to get much going offensively. Parshley led the way, going 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Ryerson had one hit and an RBI.

The Cubs will continue their push for the playoffs with a game against North Salem at Crane Road tonight (Thursday) at 8 p.m., and will play Ossining at Camarda Park on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Carmel pitcher Artie Shofi winds up in game against Brewster last week. SKIP PEARLMAN
Trey Whitley of Brewster looks for a hit last week at Camarda Park. SKIP PEARLMAN
Tyler Parshley of Carmel takes swing against Brewster. SKIP PEARLMAN