BRISTOL, Conn. – Host Bristol scored two runs on wild pitches – including the winning run in the ninth – to edge Brewer 4-3 in the first round of the American Legion Region I Tournament here Friday night.

Bruce Morneault’s 0-1 wild pitch with the bases loaded and no outs scored Dave Giovinazzo from third with the winning run in the ninth.

Brewer (20-11) will take on Swampscott, Mass., – a 3-1 loser to Yardley, Pa., – in an elimination game Saturday afternoon in the losers bracket of the double-elimination tourney. The game will start at approximately 1 p.m.

Brewer jumped on Bristol starting pitcher Adam Platt early with three runs in the first on an error and four straight hits, but Platt didn’t allow a Brewer runner past second the rest of the game.

Brewer scored on Greg Gobel’s two-run double and Dennis Roy’s RBI groundout.

In the eighth, Bristol’s Ed Kalmin led off by reaching on a wild pitch strikeout, moved to third on two groundouts, and scored on Brewer starter Matt Gilbert’s wild pitch. The wild pitch walked Kevin Kalmin and Jim Ziogas (2-for-4) drove him in with an RBI double.

In the ninth, Morneault walked Giovinazzo and moved him to second with a wild pitch. Jeff Ryan reached on an error at third and an intentional walk to Andy Freimuth loaded the bases before Morneault came into the game.

Bristol, which improves to 27-11, had runners on the bases every inning, but four Brewer double plays helped to end several threats.

Bristol 4, Brewer 3

Brewer (20-11) Bristol, Conn. (27-11)

Name ab r h bi Name ab r h bi

Peak, 3b 5 1 0 0 Alamo, cf 2 0 1 0

Kane, rf 4 1 1 0 E.Kalmin, lf 1 1 0 0

Gobel, 1b 4 1 1 2 Rouillard, lf 2 0 0 0

Sawyer, ss 4 0 1 0 Kulak, lf 1 0 0 0

Dority, dh 2 0 1 0 Deschaine, ss 3 1 1 0

Smith, dh 0 0 0 0 K.Kalmin, c 2 1 1 1

Roy, cf 4 0 1 1 Ziogas, 3b 4 0 2 1

Largay, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hebert, dh 4 0 0 0

Gross, c 4 0 0 0 Giovinazzo,1b 1 1 0 0

Knickrbckr,lf 4 0 0 0 Lyon, rf 4 0 1 0

Fradette,2b 2 0 0 0

a-Crosbie 1 0 0 0

Freimuth, 2b 0 0 0 0

Totals 35 3 6 3 Totals 27 4 6 2

a-grounded into double play for Fradette in seventh

Brewer 300 000 000 – 3

Bristol 000 100 021 – 4

E – Peak; Deschaine 2, Platt 2 2B – Gobel; Ziogas 3B – Deschaine LOB – Brewer 7; Bristol 8 DP – Brewer 4 SB – Sawyer, Roy; Alamo S – Kulak

PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO

Brewer

Gilbert (L) 8 6 4 3 7 7

Morneault 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bristol

Platt (W) 9 6 3 2 2 11

HBP – Alamo by Gilbert WP – Gilbert 3, Morneault; Platt TIME – 2:21 ATTENDANCE – 1,600