Smith powers Pulaski Mariners past Princeton

PRINCETON, W.Va - Tyler Smith tripled, homered and drove in three runs and Emilio Pagan held off a late Rays' rally attempt as the Mariners beat Princeton 5-4 at Hunnicutt Field.

Hunter Lockwood's fifth homer of the year staked Princeton to an early 1-0 lead before Pulaski erupted for five runs in the fourth and fifth innings.

Back-to-back triples by Smith and Wilton Martinez gave Pulaski a 2-1 lead, while Luke Guarnaccia doubled in a run to make the score 3-1 Pulaski. Smith's two-run homer in the fifth made the score 5-1.

Lockwood scored on a throwing error in the sixth to trim the lead to two.

In the bottom of the eighth, David Garcia singled home a run and Coty Blanchard walked with the bases loaded to make the lead 5-4.

Leoncio Munoz (6-0) relieved Edwin Diaz and scored his sixth victory of the year. Pagan earned his 11th save of the season.

German Marquez (1-4) took the loss for Princeton.

Pulaski 000 320 000 - 5 8 1
Princeton 010 001 020 - 4 7 1

Diaz (5), Munoz (7), Saquilon (8), Pagan (9) and De Mello; Marquez, Havlicek (5), Gomez (9) and Dominguez.

WP- Munoz (6-0), LP- Marquez (1-4), S- Pagan (11), HR- Smith (2), Lockwood (5).

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