Merillon Sharks swim into 1st place

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Merillon Sharks 8, Whitestone Angels 7. The Sharks were trailing by five runs heading into their final inning at bat when the team started to mount its dramatic comeback.  

After cutting the deficit to three and the with bases loaded, the Sharks’ Kenny Hirschfeld came to the plate and blasted a grand slam, bringing home Chris Naronis, Anthony Mifsud and Ryan Wasserman to put Merillon in the lead. 

Jimmy Weedon came in to pitch in the bottom half of the inning and closed the door on the Angels.  Weedon racked up six RBIs on three hits for the Sharks on the day. 

Merillon Sharks 5, Merrick Vipers 0. Anthony Agerenza had four RBIs, helping the Sharks to a 5-0 victory over the Merrick Vipers on Sunday at Borella field.  With the Sharks clinging to a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning, Agerenza smacked a grand slam over the wall in right center.  

Weedon kept the Merrick Vipers off the scoreboard from the mound, tossing a complete game shutout, while scattering on three hits and striking out four. 

Erik Lyngstad-Hughes was the defensive star of the game, recording seven putouts. 

It was an all-around team effort by the Sharks, who are find themselves in first place after the weekend. 

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