Congratulations to the Norwich Purple Tornado baseball seniors, who pose with the whole team and coaches : Jacob Dowdall, Hunter Coombs, Aiden Whaley, Graham Burton, and Cyrus Graham. (Photo by Morgan Golliver)

NORWICH – The Norwich Purple Tornado baseball team went into Friday night with two games remaining in the 2025 season and were destined for that first win. The win came on a special night for Norwich.

Norwich celebrated its seniors on Friday night in a rescheduled ceremony, where everyone could make it. Congratulations to Aiden Whaley, Cyrus Graham, Graham Burton, Hunter Coombs, and Jacob Dowdall.

Game 1:

Norwich 7 - Johnson City 6

Norwich fought back after trailing 4-0 in the first with two runs in the bottom of the first and a run in the second to cut the deficit to one. However, the Wildcats added two more runs but Norwich tied it at six, thanks to an RBI double by Zack Parker, and two RBI singles by Jaxson Francis and Connor White.

The go-ahead run almost came in the bottom of the sixth inning with the bases loaded with two outs, but the out happened before the runner touched home plate.