Sports Brief: JHS Over Prout, 11-7
Johnston staves off a late rally by The Prout School to take Game 1 of the Division II finals.
Senior Dylan Pingatore held The Prout School's varsity baseball team to five hits over six innings and tallied eight strikeouts to held Johnston High School to an 11-7 victory and a 1-0 series lead in the best-of-three Division II finals on June 6 at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket. Johnston led 9-1 after four innings and carried an 11-4 margin into the seventh. Prout's Crusaders staged a late rally against Panther relievers Joe Bongiovanni and Steve Perfetto, bringing in three runs in the top of the seventh before Perfetto closed out the game on a strikeout. The potential comeback for Prout wasn't the only drama on June 6. Following the contest, Prout coach Mike La Barbera declined to send out his squad for handshakes after Johnston's players …
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