Westfield starting pitcher Brent Houle delivers in the first inning against visiting Taconic. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
WESTFIELD – The Westfield High School baseball team picked up a narrow victory with a 3-1 win over Taconic Wednesday at Bullens Field.
The 2013 tournament MVP, Brent Houle, scattered seven hits and one walk over six innings of one-run ball for the defending champion Bombers. Houle recorded six strikeouts before turning the ball over to the team’s other top veteran stalwart, Matt Irzyk, who struck out three batters in the final inning to pick up a save.
Chris Sullivan led the Westfield offense by going 2-for-3 at the plate with 2 RBIs. Houle had a hit and RBI, and Bombers’ Cody Neidig ad Colin Dunn collected one hit apiece.
