Robert Jeffrey

Sun Sports Contributor

NORWICH – It’s likely assumed that the Purple Tornado baseball team would certainly like to have their home-opener back, as the Tornado defense gave up nine runs in the top of the seventh inning to the reigning section IV class B champion Saints in a 15-0 loss on opening day.

The Saints plated their first run of the game in the first inning, and followed with another three runs in the fourth and two runs in the fifth.

Purple Tornado starting pitcher Mike Trevisani, threw the first five innings of play exiting the game having thrown 83 pitches- 43 for strikes, giving ups six runs totally and five earned runs on six hits and four walks.

The new Tornado pitcher Cristobal Caballero had a quiet sixth inning, before exiting the game after giving up six earned runs in the seventh. Freshmen Eli Rodriguez did his best to stop the bleeding, giving up three runs in his outing on the mound – none of which were earned.

As for the rest of Tornado defensive platoon, it did no favors for their hurlers as the defense gave up six errors, two of which came in the top of the seventh.