The North Shore Navigators grabbed their fourth-straight win Tuesday in a tight, 10-inning contest with the Wachusett Dirt Dawgs.
Drew Delsignore (Mercyhurst) drew a leadoff walk in the 10th, and moved to second on Jake Dexter’s (Southern Maine) acrifice bunt. Delsignore would later move up on a wild pitch that put him on third with one out. With two outs, Joey Pena (St. Thomas Aquinas) hit a single into left center field that scored Delsignore and gave the Navigators the win.
The Navigators offense was solid throughout the night. Riley Herold (Nebraska-Omaha) and Mike D’Acunti (Southeastern University) had solid games. Herold went 4-5 on the night and scored a run.
D’Acunti had another great game and drove in two runs. In a 2-for-4 night, he raised his batting average on the season to a stellar .359.
On the mound, the Navigators got a good effort out of starting pitcher and newcomer Evan Glew. Glew went five innings, striking out two.
Dexter came on in relief and finished the game strong. Going two innings, he gave up only one run and held Wachusett scoreless in the tenth inning. He only allowed three of the 10 batters he faced to reach base.
The Navigators will return to action on Wednesday night, June 22, when they host the Brockton Rox at Fraser Field. First pitch will be at 7:00 p.m. The team also has some exciting events coming up, as Friday night will be Firework Night at the ballpark and Saturday will be Christmas at the Ballpark. The Friday game will begin at 7:00 p.m. and the Saturday contest will start at 6:00 p.m.
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After a week that saw the North Shore Navigators start their first winning streak of the young 2016 season, it was announced Monday that Mike D’Acunti was named the Futures League Player of the Week, becoming the first Navigator to win the award in the 2016 season.
“Mike really helped to spark our offense this week,” said Navigators general manager Bill Terlecky. “He certainly is deserving of this award because of his great performance.”
D’Acunti, a rising senior at Southeastern University, had a monster week. Playing in seven games, D’Acunti was an offensive catalyst for the Navigators. He hit .448 during the seven games and he cracked his first home run of the season. He also totaled five doubles, a triple, and drove in eight runs.
He displayed positional versatility during the week as well. D’Acunti played four different positions including catcher, first base, left field, and designated hitter in the seven games.
D’Acunti’s best day came on Saturday when he helped lead the Navigators to a sweep of the Brockton Rox in a doubleheader. During the two games, he went a combined 5-for-8 and scored four of the team’s runs. He drove in three runs en route to the two victories.
