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Big innings boost Watertown past Smittys

Andrew Richardson, of the Aberdeen Smittys, right, puts a tag on Watertown’s Trevon Rawdon, left, as Rawdon tried to score on an overthrow during Thursday’s first game at Fossum Field. Photo by John Davis taken 5/5/2022
Watertown used three big innings to fuel a doubleheader sweep over the Aberdeen Smittys Thursday night at Fossum Field. The visitors scored five runs in the first and 10 in the sixth of a 15-1 first game victory. Watertown then plated three runs in the opening frame of a 5-1 win in the nightcap. "They’re a good team. They had some good ABs in the first game. Their pitchers threw a lot of strikes, kept our guys off balance, mixed their pitches really well," said Smittys coach Brandon Kusler. "That first game, especially, just shaking off a little bit of rust, first time out here. We saw a lot better things in game two, though, especially offensively." Watertown had 10 hits and took advantage of nine Aberdeen walks in the opener. Meanwhile, the Smittys managed just one hit during that game. Watertown also led from start to finish in the second game, although Aberdeen stayed within striking distance, and finished with more hits. "I think we had baserunners on in just abou

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