Baseball

Norwich 7, Windsor 2

WINDSOR – Coming off a lopided loss Wednesday in its home opener, Norwich went back to Ben Barnes to regain its early-season momentum.

Barnes, who threw a no-hitter Monday at Greene, pitched a complete-game five-hitter allowing two unearned runs as Norwich improved its record to 2-1 Thursday afternoon. “Ben did another outstanding job on the mound, and we played exceptional defense behind him,” said Norwich coach John Martinson.

Robbie Wheeler was 2-for-2 for Norwich with an RBI and a run scored, Colby Griffin ripped a two-run single, while Justin Lindenthaler and John Yacano added ribbies for the Tornado. “Everybody in our lineup produced tonight,” Martinson added, whose club is 2-0 in road games.

NhS 030 010 3 7 8 2

Win. 002 000 0 2 5 2

Ben Barnes (W) and John Yacano. Howler (L), Wrighter (3) and DiNardo. Doubles: (N) Robbie Wheeler.

Unatego 9, Bainbridge-Guilford 5 (9 innings)

BAINBRIDGE – Unatego broke a tie game with four runs in the top of the ninth to defeat B-G Thursday.

Dan Shelton and Tyler Butler hit two-run singles in the final inning to lead the Spartans. Shelton added two innings of scoreless relief for the victory. “Our kids came out and played a lot better than the first game,” said B-G coach Tim Mattingly. “Our kids made a couple of mistakes - and that’s part of the game, - but overall it was a much better performance.”