PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP : Golisano Gets Happy by Shutting Out Troy

Pitcher Ryan Golisano had been in a slump.

True, he had consecutive victories that kept Fullerton one step ahead of the crowd in the Freeway League. But Golisano was not happy about it.

“I wasn’t throwing enough strikes,” Golisano said. “I was walking too many batters and making too many mistakes. They were just bad outings.”

Golisano found satisfaction Wednesday, pitching a three-hitter to beat Troy, 4-0, at Fullerton, keeping the Indians in first place.

It was Golisano’s first shutout of the season, and a performance that left Troy Coach Dane Ilertsen shaking his head in admiration.

“We could have played all day and not beaten him,,” Ilertsen said. “His fastball was fast, his slider was sliding and his splitter was splitting. Everything did what it was supposed to do.”

Golisano (10-1) struck out only two, but he was nearly unhittable. He retired 10 of the last 12 batters he faced.

The Warriors (14-7, 7-5) hit only five balls out of the infield.

Golisano had labored since losing to Sunny Hills three weeks ago. He had won but had not looked good doing so.

“Ryan hadn’t been going at hitters,” Coach Dolf Hes said. “He needed to be more aggressive.”

He was. Troy had opportunities early, but Golisano hung tough.

The Warriors loaded the bases with two outs in the second, but Rich Richey’s line drive was snagged by second baseman Steve St. Pierre. In the third, Troy had two on with one out, but Golisano got two weak popups to wiggle out.

The Indians (17-5, 9-3) provided some offense, but not a lot. Troy’s Rick Parmenter (5-3) pitched a strong game but made a few mistakes.

The Indians got three consecutive hits, including RBI singles by Craig Freeman and Ryan Schatz, to take a 2-0 lead in the third. They also got a home run by Keith Ginter in the fifth and a run-scoring single by pinch-hitter Matt Sanders in the sixth.