Trailing 5-3 against the Danbury Westerners entering the bottom of the ninth, the Valley Blue Sox sprung to life Friday night.
Cole Andrews tied the game in the final at bat, driving in Nate Thomas and Travis Holt to make it a 5-5 game, and the Blue Sox
“Cole is always coming through,” said Blue Sox coach Hez Randolph. “He has a knack for getting that big hit. He’s becoming one of those guys that you want to have a bat in his hands in a clutch situation.”
Danbury pushed a run across in the top of the 10th, but Valley answered in the home half. The (almost) four-hour game came to a conclusion when Nate Thomas bombed one to right field with two runners on, driving in a pair for a walk-off 7-6 victory.
“I want to commend our guys for sticking with it and fighting to win it. It’s really tough, especially in summer ball, when everyone is new and there aren’t really ties to the team, so it’s special to see that the guys really care. That’s awesome,” said Randolph.
The Blue Sox travel to face the Mystic Schooners Saturday at 6:05 p.m. before meeting the Bristol Blues on Sunday at 5:05 p.m.
“We have to continue to fight, to battle, it’s so easy to just lay down. Especially when our first guy gets out, we just continue to fight, continue to push, and we got it tonight,” said Randolph.