Sangiuolo Pitches Fairfield 19U Past Westport

Joey Sangiuolo delivers a pitch during Sunday's game

After getting swept in a doubleheader against the same Westport team on Saturday, Fairfield 19U bounced back in a big way on Sunday. 

Joey Sangiuolo's three-hit complete game shutout lifted Fairfield past Westport 3-0 on Sunday morning at Owen Fish Park in Fairfield. 

Sangiuolo allowed two hits in the second inning, one of which did not leave the infield. 

In the third, with Fairfield leading 1-0, Westport's Chris Veneruso came up with a man on second and two outs. Veneruso singed to center field and the runner tried to score to tie the game but Christain Homa threw a strike from center field and Jack Hernandez applied the tag to the runner to preserve the lead. 

Fairfield got on the board in the second inning. Ryan Cowles tripled to deep left field with one out. The next batter, Anthony Espinoza singled to deep shortstop and Cowles was able to come in and score. 

Fairfield tacked on in the third. Sam Weinstein was hit by a pitch leading off the inning and Charlie Mount followed up with a single to center field. Hernanez then laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners to second and third. Two batters later, Jack Pierce singled to left field to bring home Weinstein and Mount to increase Fairfield's lead to 3-0. 

Over the final four innings, Sangiuolo allowed only a walk and nothing else. For the game, he struck out seven. 

Fairfield will be back in action on Monday vs Trumbull at Trumbull High School at 5:30.