DC wins home opener, moves to 2-0

The DC Grays improved to 2-0 with a home-opening win against the Metro South County Braves, coming from behind to win 7-6 at Woodbridge High School.   The Grays scored four runs in the seventh inning to take the lead and held on for the one-run win.

 Kimani Davis (Xavier) toed the rubber for the Grays to start the game. He posted 4.2 innings, punching out four batters and allowed four earned runs.  Left-hander Anders Ahladas (Randolph-Macon) earned the win in 2.1 innings of work out of the bullpen.

 Left fielder Andy Rivera (Holy Family) ignited the Grays offense with two hits and two RBIs.  Second baseman Luke Caucci (Lafayette) also had two hits and drove in a run for DC.

 A back and forth battle reached a climax in an action-packed seventh inning. In the top of the frame, the Braves tacked on two runs to take a 6-3 lead.  The game changed in the bottom of the seventh, when the Grays plated four runs to take a 7-6 lead that would ultimately hold up.

 The action started after centerfielder TJ Addonizio (Richmond) reached on a fielder's choice.  Rivera notched his second single of the game and first baseman Ryan Grace (Lafayette) walked to load the bases. Caucci and catcher Jack McMullan (Liberty) then hit consecutive singles to drive in two runs each and give DC the 7-6 lead.

 Right-hander Sam Moseman (NYU) – who had entered and retired the side easily in the eighth inning – worked around two walks in the ninth before retiring the Braves to notch his first save of the young season.  

The Grays sit alone in first place in the South Division of the Ripken League on the young season. DC will travel to Alexandria on Friday to take on the Aces at Frank Mann Field at 6:30pm.