Torrington v. Lowell - June 20

The Torrington Twisters play the second game of a four-game homestand tonight against the Lowell All-Americans at 7.
Scheduled to start for Torrington will be Eric Jokisch (Northwestern). It will be Jokisch's first start of the season for the Twisters. Jokisch last pitched against Team USA in an exhibition game Tuesday. Jokisch went one inning, giving up a run on two hits, striking out one and walking none.
Lowell is scheduled to start Conor Fahey (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), according to the NECBL Web site. Fahey is 0-1 on the season with a 1.80 ERA. In two starts, Fahey has pitched 10 innings, giving up 2 runs on 8 hits, striking out 7 while walking 2. Batters are hitting .229 against him this season.
Torrington is 3-4 while Lowell is 4-5.

Twisters nearly no-hit by North Adams

The Torrington Twisters almost made the wrong kind of history Thursday night as they came within two outs of being no-hit by North Adams in a 7-0 loss.
Tim Boyce, normally a closer when he pitches for the University of Rhode Island, made his third start of the season for the SteepleCats. Boyce was on his game, surrendering only a hit batsmen in seven innings while striking out nine. Reliever Derek Shaw (Florida Gulf Coast) walked two in the eighth but go out of it without giving up a run or hit.
Chase Austin (Elon) broke up the no-no in the ninth with one out when he singled past a diving T.J. Greig at third. Dayton Marze (University of Louisiana-Lafayette) had come in to pitch the ninth for North Adams.
Brett Miller (San Diego State) took the loss for Torrington.
The Twisters host Lowell tonight at 7.